Plant health
...ntify bacteria that can mitigate the effects of a fungal infection with Rhizoctonia solani in maize. In the next phase, researchers are trying to start "programming" the bacterial root community to...
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Drought tolerant crops
...ological or functional characteristics (i.e. phenotype). For example, a maize plant is clearly different – morphologically speaking – from a wheat plant. However, some differences are more subtle o...
Erosion
...buffers are replenished against later periods of drought. Result of a strong rainstorm in young maize in May and the concentration of sediment at the lowest part of the field.What rules of thum...
Biodiversity and ecosystem services in relation to agriculture
...ew. A comment can be made about the trapping method for pollinators: we set a fluo yellow trap amid maize and grassland. In this way, the trap stands out very much in the inconspicuous matrix of cr...
Crop diversification for forage production on animal farms: focus on forage sorgho and mixed cropping of silage maize-climbing beans
...vestock farming. 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 al...
GOMEROS - Reducing water erosion in maize and vegetables cropping systems in support of cross-compliance.
The GOMEROS-project investigated how growing vegetables and maize can be successfully done under the new erosion regulations.
ILVO fodder beet and maize variety list 2024
Silage maize Silage maize is the main source of energy in the ration on many dairy farms. Cultivation efficiency begins with good variety selection. In doing so, pay attention to the following cha...
Preventing erosion in vegetables and maize: 4 years of GOMEROS
...d and improved over the past four years in the GOMEROS project to prevent erosion in vegetables and maize. Participation of the sector was important throughout the project. Practical and cost e...
A value chain for maize straw in the bioeconomy of Flanders?
Maize (corn) straw and bioeconomy Flanders produces about 400,000 tons of maize straw each year. Usually this remains on the field and is plowed in. In this way it contributes to the supply of org...
Source directed erosion control techniques in vegetables and maize - final report
... on corn and vegetable crops on purple and red plots; the acronym therefore stands for GrOenten and Maize on EROSie susceptible plots. The objective of the project was to perfect techniques to effe...
Maize crop residues crucial for carbon in the soil
...sustainable bioeconomy. Bart Vandecasteele (co-promotor and ILVO soil specialist): 'It appears that maize straw can be transported to a digester or other installation to extract renewable fuel. We ...
Source-based erosion control techniques in vegetables and maize
...AGRO and PCG are investigating source directed erosion control in the cultivation of vegetables and maize. It examines which cultivation techniques maintain crop yields and effectively combat erosi...
Applications submitted for new field trials of genome-edited maize
Climate-resistant maize for more sustainable agriculture One of the consequences of climate change is global warming where we more frequently experience periods of sustained heat waves, droughts a...
ILVO variety lists fodder beet and maize 2023
...jor yield losses. The ILVO variety list shows the tolerance to Rhizoctonia for each variety. Silage maize Silage maize is one of the most important forage crops in Belgium with an area of 177,3...
VIB field trial with maize variety to investigate drought tolerance in practice
... and better soil management, the cultivation of robust, more drought-resistant crops. The maize varieties that will now be tested in the field have showed promising results in the greenhou...
Improving the life production of dairy cattle by optimizing the nutrition and management of young stock in Flanders
...ents at ILVO and Hooibeekhoeve, 4 feeding strategies were investigated: the ideal time to introduce maize silage, the physical structure of concentrate, ad lib milk intake and 'accelerated feeding'...
Prevention and remediation of soil compaction
...combine harvesters in 2020 compared to 1958) and the increased share of late-growing crops, such as maize and potatoes, in the rotation (e.g. +50% area in Belgium) make soil compaction one of the m...
Climate adaptive practices to reduce nutrient losses: a survey
...ccount the expected climate change? Part 2 considers the fractionated fertilization of potatoes and maize. In part 3, several innovative practices and techniques are examined in terms of their adva...
Development of novel technological approaches for a low-cost and reliable characterization of CROP Yield QUALity Traits of target crops grown under Changing Environmental Conditions
...h throughput phenotyping under field conditions. Studied crops are wheat, soybean, quinoa, rice and maize. We identify resilient genotypes and molecular markers linked with better yield and nutriti...
Grass advice
... potential of grass-clover because it is often considered more difficult to grow than crops such as maize.Research approachDedicated advisors are trained to provide tailor-made advice to a ...
Fertilization and disease control via soil bacteria?
...s, and their effect on plant growth. VIB-ILVO researcher Stien Beirinckx took up this challenge for maize: she searched for and found bacterial strains that can promote maize growth under cold cond...
Lab analyses for plants, soil and substrate
...itrogen, raw cellulose, cell wall components, NDF, ADF, ADL.See the list of analyses.Plant: maizeStarch, moisture, dry matter, raw protein, nitrogen, raw cellulose, digestibility of cellula...
Stories
... collaborated with technology manufacturers and competence centers to test this technology on maize and potato crops. Read more >>> Wikileeks: Optimizing leek fertilization strategies Curr...
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...nd weed in the field? Find out on this page about our project that tests this technology on maize and potato crops in collaboration with technology manufacturers and competence centers. Read more R...
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... develop detection algorithms with Artifical Intelligence (AI). We focus on two crops: potatoes and maize. Our research on potato crops focuses on weed and disease detection (Alternaria Solani). Fo...
Lab analyses for plant, soil and substrate
...itrogen, raw cellulose, cell wall components, NDF, ADF, ADL.See the list of analyses.Plant: maizeStarch, moisture, dry matter, raw protein, nitrogen, raw cellulose, digestibility of cellula...
Exceptional ILVO trial proves that new varieties yield considerably more grass than old varieties
...enlijst Three factors determine grass yield: weather, fertilization and variety Besides maize, grass is the most important crop on a dairy farm. A quarter of the ration of dairy cows co...
How can farmers adapt fertilization to extreme weather conditions?
...e into account the expected climate change? In part 2, the fractional fertilization of potatoes and maize is studied. In part 3, innovative practices and techniques are examined that could be of be...
First large-scale AGROECOLOGICAL EXPERIMENTAL PLATFORM launched in Flanders
...his sandy soil, does not immediately opt for vegetable cultivation, not even for the classic maize. He does, however, opt for main crops that can be processed into food (cereals and pseudo-grain su...
Feed strategies in the battle against climate change
...instead of roughage-based rations or by replacing grass roughage with high-starch roughage, such as maize. From her research, Van Wesemael concludes that replacing grass silage with maize s...
Local malting barley grown in Flanders? ILVO and Brouwerij Huyghe start an agricultural experiment
...op and Belgians moved on to other one-year industry crops such as beet, potato, fodder wheat, and maize. Kristiaan Van Laecke (ILVO Plant Sciences): "Working on barley fits into our research in...
Colruyt Group and partners pioneer organic soy growing in Belgium
...ddition to soy, organic farmer Simon Colembie also grows wheat, spelt, potatoes, green beans, grain maize, grass clover and fodder beet. "I was immediately convinced about growing Belgian soy becau...
High-tech breeding opens door for development of compact ornamental shrubs
...ped a new image analysis system. Image analysis is frequently used in larger crops such as rice and maize, but only rarely in the breeding of woody species. This is partly due to the high purchase ...
Persistent soil compaction under arable fields and grasslands
...ilization and mowing of grasslands, the lengthening of the beet growing season, and the increase in maize and potatoes (up to 35% of the agricultural area) which are both harvested late. Econom...
ILVO strengthens contacts with PERU
...seen. The text mentions, among others, cooperation in the field of Identification of transgenic maizeGenetic characteristics of drought, heat and disease resistance in plants(molecular) breedin...