Water in agriculture
Various ILVO projects are exploring how to improve water use on farms and irrigation recommendations.
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Biodiversity and ecosystem services in relation to agriculture
...orced to irrigate all the gardens so that enough plants survived to study. It is possible that this irrigation filtered out the buffering effect of the landscape on the plants. Moreover, the plant ...
Irrigation 2.0: Which water when and where?
This project "Irrigation 2.0" aims to improve the efficiency of farm irrigation to ensure an optimal application of the available water sources.
CIWI, Integration of a digital tool to optimize irrigation in the INERO and Care4Growing app
In drought periods irrigation is economically justified for some high value crops like vegetables and (early) potato.
Irrigation project helps the farmer make irrigation choices
... and decisions about prioritizing where to use this water are also crucial elements in an efficient irrigation strategy. The Irrigation 2.0 project wants to help farmers to irrigate more efficientl...
What if irrigation water from lettuce, carrots and strawberries contains toxic microcystin?
...n algae) blooms is observed in canals and open surface basins, water sources that are also used for irrigation of agricultural crops during droughts. Microcystis aeruginosa is the main cyanobacteri...
Purified wastewater for irrigation: an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure
...r water or groundwater for their fields. But is it really a good idea to use treated wastewater for irrigation?We have to watch out for the accumulation of salts and other harmful substance...
Saline Farming – Innovative agriculture to protect the environment and stimulate economic growth
... dependent agriculture in this region actually is on a fresh water supply during a temporary ban on irrigation with ground or surface water.
Blue-green strategies for climate change adaptation
... 3) infiltration pools in fields, and 4) infiltration reservoirs with active supply from rivers for irrigation and groundwater recharge. The decision support framework is being developed and valida...
Opportunities for controlled drainage in Flanders
...cally, the necessary expertise is also being built up around 3 knowledge gaps: the potential of sub-irrigation (bringing water underground via the drainage system), the influence of CD on salinizat...
Smart Farm and Agri-environmental Big Data Space (AgriDataValue)
...ted platform of platforms. This will detect and improve sub-optimal performance: such as over-irrigation, excessive use of fertilizers and pesticides (which increase production costs, contaminate g...
Rice remote monitoring: climate change resilience and agronomical management practices for regional adaptation
We aim to map rice water status using remote sensing from drones and satellites, to better tune the irrigation scheduling to the crop water demand.
Healthy soil and crops
...assport. ILVO is pulling out all the stops in the areas of water storage, infiltration and variable irrigation. A better understanding of the role of microbial soil life in the interaction between ...
Toward climate-smart agriculture and food production
... to increase the water supply. For example, the demand for water can be reduced by more efficient irrigation, but also by opting for drought-tolerant crops and even for climate-resistant systems, s...
Precision agriculture and data technology
...n addition, we are working on site-specific applications such as precision fertilization, precision irrigation and targeted treatment and monitoring of diseases, pests and weeds. Precision manageme...
The use of bacteriophages to protect cabbage fields, horticulturists wanted
...r it is more efficient to spray the phages separately on infected plants, or to administer them via irrigation water. A new way of thinking is to coat the vegetable seeds or administer phages durin...
Smart automization, robotization and ICT applications for horticulture
...stainable way. The second application is to use water more efficiently by intelligently controlling irrigation systems. The third application is to investigate the added value of remote sensing tec...
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Insights and guidelines for variable rate irrigation and nitrogen fertilization in potatoBrussels, Belgium
WaterRadar connects water supply and demand for agriculture
..., interested companies and local authorities can use this tool to gain insight into the theoretical irrigation requirements on a regional scale. Active and inactive water sourcesTo help...
Climate-adaptive farming practices push to reduce fertilizer losses in agricultural soils
...e farmer can find out how much nitrogen to apply with a nitrogen supplementation recommendation.Irrigation during drought periods can provide better nitrogen utilization and, consequently, lowe...
Flax cultivation gets monitoring tool based on satellite imagery
...br> The platform foresees that task maps can be created (for variable planting, fertilization, irrigation,...) and that the modern farmer can store crop data digitally. "Thanks to the Flaxsense...
'Arable farmers need to be better prepared for changing weather conditions'
...ng the Interpom. According to her, much more should be done to ensure a healthy soil and efficient irrigation techniques. Weather extremes, she says, pose a significant challenge to agriculture...
Potatoes as viewed by the drone: the results
...g.” A next step is to have smart agricultural machines for weed control, crop protection or irrigation (in case of drought stress) and intervene locally. On the basis of a digital task map, the...
Plant attacker of the month: Xanthomonas hydrangeae, cause of leaf spots on Hydrangea arborescens
...y along the stomata. Keeping the leaf surface dry or ensuring that it dries quickly after irrigation greatly reduces the infection rate. Bacteriological research at ILVO has shown that Xanthomo...
First state-of-the-art field lab 'HYDRAS' accelerates development of drought-tolerant crops
...f drought-tolerant plants but also for agronomic research on how crop rotations, fertilization, irrigation, etc. affect drought stress in plants." Soy as proof of concept ILVO is usi...
Research on bacteria causing brown rot on potato and tomato gets boost from recent breakthrough and new DNA techniques
...st plant for propagation and survival of the bacteria. Brown rot infections subsequently arose from irrigation of potato fields from these contaminated waterways. Today, 45 Flemish municipaliti...