Food: balanced and healthy
...ces in bioavailability and/or bioactivity depending on the food matrix in which these nutrients occur. We don’t eat ingredients, we eat meals Interactions between components or with the foo...
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Drought tolerant crops
...lted plants; these are no longer ‘under pressure’. Lastly, a lot of nutrients are also absorbed and distributed within the plant via the internal water transport system. Why are some plants...
Soil health
...ate adaptation)Buffering water against drought (climate adaptation)Retention and release of nutrientsHosting soil biodiversity and its associated functions Soils and climate Soi...
Gut health
...on and health takes place in the gastrointestinal system, which ensures the absorption of necessary nutrients, is in direct connection and interaction with the brain, and at the same time defends o...
Soil: carbon sequestration
..., compost, wood chips, etc. Through soil life, this fresh organic material is converted partly into nutrients for the plants (mineralization) and partly into stable 'soil organic carbon' (humificat...
Algae: seaweed and microalgae
...actors during production and processing. During cultivation factors such as the amount of light and nutrients, temperature and pH (water) can be adjusted to produce exactly the algae you want.T...
On-farm composting
...p yields. In addition, composting maximizes the preservation and recycling of organic matter, plant nutrients, and other useful components from waste products in the cycle on the farm, but also at ...
Soil processes and fertilization
...ant debris and excrement, and convert it into nutrient-rich humus (humification). The mineral nutrients released during this process (mineralization) are consumed by the decomposing organisms, ...
Aquaculture at sea
ILVO studies the mpact of mariculture, including diversity of seabed/soil life, nutrients and pollutants, and land use.
Soil improvement with organic fertilizers
Lab, greenhouse and field trials. ILVO investigates the contribution of organic soil improvers to organic matter, nutrients and biology.
Nitrogen
Soil and nutrients