Soil health
Healthy soils are as important to life on earth as clean air and water. Healthy soils not only lead to healthy and productive crops, they also provide numerous additional ecosystem services such as cl...
Soil compaction and erosion
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Soil: carbon sequestration
Besides the ocean, soils are the largest carbon storehouse. With proper management, agricultural soils can even store significantly more carbon than they currently do. Capturing CO2 in the form of soi...
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Soil processes and fertilization
Natural processes in the soil are important for crop growth and yield. Taking them into account will benefit your soil and crops, while ignoring them can actually hinder your yield. But what are these...
Measuring soil quality
Soil improvement with organic fertilizers
Soils need a sufficient supply of organic material to improve or maintain soil quality. Organic residues such as crop residues and grass clippings come from agriculture, horticulture and nature reserv...
Application of organic soil improvers
Well-structured soil, climate-smart soil management
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Young farmers, living soil
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Young farmers realize that climate change and legislation require them to invest in sustainable soil management in the broadest sense. But practical knowledge about this is often insufficient or non-e...
Soil organic carbon sequestration potential of agricultural soils in Europe
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Prevention and remediation of soil compaction
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Large-scale agricultural production, which is often accompanied by the use of heavy machinery, results in an increased risk of soil compaction.
Agroecological strategies for promoting climate change mitigation and adaptation by enhancing soil ecosystem services and sustainable crop production
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General introductionA monitoring framework around soil ecosystem services was developed here. The framework establishes clear links between the proposed indicators, the three pillars of soil healt...
Microplastic Contamination in agricultural Soil ecosystems and the effect on soil and plant health
Linked Themes: Healthy soil and crops
The MiCoS project, a collaboration between Ghent University and ILVO and financed by ERC, wants to define the effects of microplastics on soil and plant health
Sustainable soils by quality compost with defined properties
https://northsearegion.eu/soilcom/about/
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Enhancing soil health through values-based business models
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Which reward mechanisms work best to promote farming practices that stimulate soil health in Europe
Towards climate-smart sustainable management of agricultural soils
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https://pureportal.ilvo.be/nl/projects/towards-climate-smart-sustainable-management-of-agricultural-soil
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Bio-economy and Circular Agriculture for Soil Health
...lose nutrient, energy and biomass cycles in multifunctional agroecological production systems, with soil health as a sustainability criterion?" ILVO evaluated biochar as a renewable fertilizer, in ...
Management of soil pests in Protected Foliar Crops
Linked Themes: Healthy soil and crops
...eding damage and/or cosmetic damage) is clearly increasing. The elimination of some broad-spectrum (soil) insecticides and climate change are likely to drive this issue. The BEBOB operational group...
Consultancy service for better soil and water quality (B3W)
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The aim is to reduce nutrient losses to water, soil and air as well as to improve soil fertility.
An open access knowledge and data repository to safeguard soils
https://soilwise-he.eu/
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Climate change adaptation through soil and crop management (CLIMASOMA): synthesis and ways forward
https://ejpsoil.eu/soil-research/climasoma
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Sustainable monitoring and control of key soil pests in outdoor ornamental production
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...et pests exists yet. Therefore, various monitoring systems (including pheromone and light traps and soil sampling) will be tested, and methods accessible to growers for morphological and/or molecul...
Building momentum and trust to achieve credible soil carbon farming in the EU
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(A)biotic stress tolerance in Ilex crenata: high soil pH and the pathogen Berkeleyomyces basicola
Linked Themes: Healthy soil and crops
A research project initiated by the company Plant Select is studying the possibility of achieving a more tolerant I. crenata through breeding, both in terms of high soil pH and disease resistance.
Understanding and managing nematodes as soil foodweb gatekeepers: from individual trophic groups to complex communities
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The NEMWEB project works on unraveling the interaction between plant roots and soil organisms such as bacteria and fungi. This research project maps the interactions between nematodes and plant roots.
Soil Health Conference - World Soil Day
In Europe 60 70 of soils have been diagnosed as ‘non healthy’healthy’( 2020 Flanders is no exception The health of agricultural soils is crucial, not only for sustainable food production but also for ...
Invitation-Soil-health-conference_5-December_2022.pdf
Scenario modelling for assessing impacts of policy changes and socio-economic effects on ecosystem services of soils
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HEATHland-derived organic amendments for augmentation of soil C and reduction of PEAT-dependence in horticulture in Flanders
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Agricultural and horticultural soils often struggle with the so-called carbon-nitrogen paradox
Soil biodiversity enhancement in European agroecosystems to promote their stability and resilience by external inputs reduction and crop performance increase.
https://soildiveragro.eu/
Linked Themes: Healthy soil and crops
The main objective of the SoildiverAgro project is the adoption of new management practices and cropping systems.
Sustainable Management of soil Organic Matter to Mitigate Trade-offs between C sequestration and nitrous oxide, methane and nitrate losses
https://ejpsoil.eu/soil-research/ommit
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Reduction of soil nitrous oxide emissions: innovative mitigation strategies for Flemish agriculture and development of regional emission factors
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How many and which gaseous emissions are released from agricultural soils in Flanders?
Ruimte op zee
... months to study the impact of these activities on the biological and chemical composition of the soil. Baggerschip Pallieter in the port of Zeebrugge - © ILVO Integrated use of space: food + e...
Algae: seaweed and microalgae
... a sustainable source of protein Our natural resources are under pressure. Fresh water, fertile soils, pollinators and raw materials and even open space is becoming scarce. However, there is on...
Protein diversification in food and nutrition
...energy do proteins coming from a fermentation tank require? What is the impact of certain crops on soil or environment? What fertilization do plants require? Are insects sufficient for some residua...
Biodiversity in and on the sea floor
... silt content. Yet other species are opportunists that can thrive in multiple habitats. Different soil communities can thus be distinguished, each inhabited by characteristic species. Types of...
Klimaatmitigatie en klimaatadaptatie
...e bemesten en de bodem duurzaam te beheren. Voorbeelden: EJPSoil SOMMIT Klimaatadaptatie: Zoals hoger aangegeven heeft klimaatverandering impact op veel landbouwaspecten, wat tot verschillende...
Klimaatmitigatie en klimaatadaptatie
...e bemesten en de bodem duurzaam te beheren. Voorbeelden: EJPSoil SOMMIT Klimaatadaptatie: Zoals hoger aangegeven heeft klimaatverandering impact op veel landbouwaspecten, wat tot verschillende...
Integrated mitigation of ammonia field emissions from Flemish agriculture focused on fertilization strategies, soil management and manure quality
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