Plant health
...of the plant is also important. It is clear that the soil microbiome - all of the microscopic soil life found around the roots of a plant (the "rhizosphere") - influences the health of that plant, ...
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Agroecology
...ing for more soil health through good management of the organic matter content and by stimulating soil life closing nutrient cycles more biodiversity, including those which are functional for agr...
Erosion
...are less likely to be loosened by the force of rain. Finally, non-inversion tillage also stimulates soil life, allowing more infiltration of rainwater. However, non-inversion tillage requir...
Soil health
...sms living in the soil account for some 25% of the planet's total biodiversity. Together, this 'soil life' is responsible for countless functions: Keeping plant diseases and pests under con...
Soil: carbon sequestration
...r indirectly via external organic material such as animal manure, compost, wood chips, etc. Through soil life, this fresh organic material is converted partly into nutrients for the plants (mineral...
Soil improvement with organic fertilizers
... and other (products of) residual flows can contribute positively to soil structure, water balance, soil life and nutrient management. As a result, they can increase the resilience of the cultivati...
Climate change adaptation through soil and crop management (CLIMASOMA): synthesis and ways forward
Determining soil health over time via 'microscopic soil life' indicator? PhD shows unexpected confirmation
Catching rhizobia to introduce high protein containing soybean for a sustainable agriculture in Flanders
Integrated management of plant-parasitic nematodes in tree nurseries and potatoes with primed plants
... at a series of tree nurseries and potato growers starting in project year 1. Analyses of the local soil life help to see the effects of interventions on soil health. We optimize the use of (biolog...
Microplastic Contamination in agricultural Soil ecosystems and the effect on soil and plant health
ILVO backs European ambitions for 75% healthy soils
...e and compost application on soil quality, disease pressure and crop yield. Soil Diversity Soil life in all its diversity is the engine for healthy soil. But current scientific knowledge a...
Healthy soil and crops
...ater storage, infiltration and variable irrigation. A better understanding of the role of microbial soil life in the interaction between soil and plants, through the use of new data-driven techniqu...
ILVO expands compost site and points to potential of compost
...ilding layer with good water and air management, the right nutrient balance and a healthy soil life. That doesn’t come by itself." ILVO is a leader in Flanders for the research on farm composti...
Plant and Soil Living Lab
...reducing their environmental impact. You can rely on our multidisciplinary team of experts: Soil life, soil management, compost technology, crop substratesTrial field managementPhenotyping ...
Potential of innovative (mixed) crops and cultivation techniques shown at second PPAE demo day in Hansbeke
... with the following agroecological principles in mind: 1. Consciously choose crops that promote soil life, soil structure, and soil carbon content in a variety of ways. Silage maize...
Residual soil cleaned and returned to the field?
In-depth knowledge of soil pathogens in greenhouse soil offers opportunities for IPM
Persistent soil compaction under arable fields and grasslands
...k on grassland, possibly combined with sowing? And how do you combine that with measures to promote soil life (e.g. earthworms), such as the addition of a soil improver, so that the self-healing ca...