Coastal protection
...cally, three bio-builders were engaged: Marine plants such as seaweed (field experiment) and eelgrass (lab setup)Mason worms (field experiment and lab set-up), with research on rearing and ...
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Aquaculture at sea
... three bio-builders were engaged:1. Marine plants such as seaweed (field experiment) and eelgrass (lab setup)2. Sand mason worms, with research on rearing and attachment process in juve...
Agroforestry
...lants, or aromatic/medicinal plantsBiomass-producing cropsSilvo-pastorale systems combine trees and grassland for grazing. The trees provide extra profit in the form of wood, nuts, or fruit, and pr...
Water in agriculture
...here are examples of businesses that want to purify the liquid fraction of manure to irrigate grassland.Which agricultural sectors consume the most water? Currently, greenhouse horticulture and...
Drought tolerant crops
ILVO develops new varieties with higher drought resistance with a focus on perennial ryegrass, red clover, and soy.
Methane emissions in livestock farming (enteric emissions)
...ribed above gives ruminants the great advantage of being able to convert high-fiber feeds such as grass into high-quality protein (their meat and milk). Methane production is the big downside of th...
Authenticity of food products
...itself. Which expertises does ILVO offer? Variety- and species authenticity in plant crops (grass, hop) In addition to morphological determination, ILVO has DNA-based techniques to dist...
Ruimte op zee
...VO project COASTBUSTERS 2.0 is studying to what extent mussels, shell tube worms, seaweed and seagrass can play a role as "habitat engineers" in the formation of biogenic reefs and natural coastal ...
Biodiversity and ecosystem services in relation to agriculture
Land use around the gardens (cropland, grassland, forest, gardens) affects the gardens: plant growth, temperature, insects in the gardens.
Protein diversification in food and nutrition
...lant proteins, there are other alternative sources of protein. For example, certain insects such as grasshoppers, crickets and mealworms can be a rich source of protein, or (micro)algae. But microb...
Rassenlijsten
...den. Met deze objectieve gegevens kunnen landbouwers een beter geïnformeerde rassenkeuze maken.Grassen Grassen worden dikwijls in mengsels uitgezaaid. Het is daarom belangrijk om inzicht te...
Grass advice
How can we increase the protein autonomy of cattle farmers through targeted advice related to the cultivation of grass and grass-clover?
Optimization of grassland exploitation using a decision support tool
The goal of this grass-oriented project is to validate and apply a grass growth model.
Grassland use in a changing climate
The aim of this project (VLAIO LA-trajectory KLIMGRAS) is to make grassland use more sustainable for the dairy farmer in a changing climate.
Restoring biodiverse grasslands: an examination of ecosystem services
Project HERBIOGRAS investigates, among other things: the feed quality of mowed grass, how much carbon is stored in the soil, the attractiveness of the grassland for pollinators, ...
Soil improvement with organic fertilizers
...of organic material to improve or maintain soil quality. Organic residues such as crop residues and grass clippings come from agriculture, horticulture and nature reserves. These can be used for so...
Soil: carbon sequestration
ILVO samples and analyzes cropland and grassland soils in the Flemish carbon monitoring network Cmon.
Nutritional mitigation and grassland climate adaptation strategies inrelation to enteric methane emissions from dairy cattle on grasssilage based-rations: effectiveness and trade-offs
...of the MelkMethGras project is to investigate the influence of nutritional mitigation strategies or grassland climate adaptation strategies on enteric methane emissions from dairy cattle
Multifunctional use of woody borders, grass strips and extensive grassland management
...recently defended her doctorate: "Multifunctionality in agriculture: the impact of woody borders, grass strips and extensive grassland management on crops, regulating ecosystem services, and biodiv...
That's how to make grass drought-resistant
Grass varieties We have been working on that for over 10 years now," said Greet Riebbels of ILVO in "The World Today" on Radio 1. "Breeding is a slow activity, but since last year our first drough...
Exceptional ILVO trial proves that new varieties yield considerably more grass than old varieties
2. More kilos in the first cut Many dairy farmers sow Italian ryegrass in the autumn to mow one cut in the spring, and then destroy the grass. Italian ryegrass as a species is particularly suitabl...
Possibilities for carbon storage under grass and arable land in Flanders
Persistent soil compaction under arable fields and grasslands
...p tillage successful? Which cover crops should you sow? Does subsoiling (deep ripping) also work on grassland, possibly combined with sowing? And how do you combine that with measures to promote so...
ILVO BLOGS from the Experimental Platform for Agroecology in Hansbeke: A successful way to combat couch grass
The first test showed than this is not true. Although the Kvick Finn can swing small clumps of grass into the air without difficulty, a fully cut turf is too heavy for the Kvick Finn's awls. The resul...
The Kvick-Finn while tearing the grassland.
ILVO BLOGS from the Experimental Platform for Agroecology in Hansbeke: Temporary grassland destroyed with minimal tillage
...ecology in Hansbeke (PPAE Hansbeke) four techniques were applied on one plot to temporarily destroy grassland with minimal tillage. The agroecological approach tries to maximize the benefits of the...
OPTImizing Protein Nutrition in cattle to tackle the N- and P-excretions to the environment in an economical way
...ment improved practices.Relevance/ValorizationThe project has yielded interesting insights. Grass-clover fields have emerged as they efficiently utilize nitrogen and can achieve similar yie...
Optimizing the use of the free range as the key to improve organic chicken production
...were housed in mobile coops with access to two types of vegetation area (short rotation coppice and grassland with small hazelnut trees). The broilers' use of the range was tracked using an ultra-w...
Poultry and Pig Low-input and Organic production systems’ Welfare
...significant effect on range use behavior. The hens tended to stay near the house and preferred open grassy areas over dense forest, likely due to better foraging opportunities with some cover. Alth...
Crop diversification for forage production on animal farms: focus on forage sorgho and mixed cropping of silage maize-climbing beans
...rming. By diversification of cultivated crops, the often narrow crop rotation of silage maize and grass or the monoculture of maize on certain fields can be expanded. ILVO explores two alternatives...
INnovations in plant VarIety Testing in Europe to foster the introduction of new varieties better adapted to varying biotic and abiotic conditions and to more sustainable crop management practices
...breeding, propagation, and food and feed production. These include maize, cereals, and perennial ryegrass. Key steps included:1) Identifying crop traits and bioindicators linked to RUE and resi...
Protein extraction from lucerne and clover for broiler and pig feed
General introductionExtracted protein from alfalfa and grass-clover offers potential to partially replace soy in pig and chicken rations. This is evident from the results of the LUZEX project. The...
Development of a decision support grid regarding human and environmental exposure to herbicides and insecticides
General introductionIn five case studies (beet cultivation, pome fruit cultivation, arable land/grassland, railway verges and non-public pavements), the Decalpe project aims to provide an answer t...
Developing and testing a framework for the design of harmonized, context-specific Monitoring, Reporting and Verification systems for soil Carbon and greenhouse gas balances by Agricultural activities
...hThe MARVIC project will focus on four land uses, being arable land on mineral soils, permanent grasslands on mineral soils, managed peatlands and woody crops/agroforestry. Developing a robust ...
Sustainable monitoring and control of key soil pests in outdoor ornamental production
...d control. For targeted monitoring, we identify companies in open field or container cultivation or grass sod cultivation that experience problems with the target pests, where surveys of the target...
Methane reduction from grazing in dairy cattle
The METHGRAS project focuses on how much methane an outdoor, grass-eating cow emits, and how to reduce these emissions.