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We target smart bulk storage of potato tubers. Smart storage means long-term storage with minimal losses by considering all influencing factors as much as possible.
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Evolution of potato cyst nematode populations in Belgium and control strategies
To what extent do (harmful) soil nematodes adapt and pose a threat to resistant potato varieties?
Integrated management of plant-parasitic nematodes in tree nurseries and potatoes with primed plants
...s planned in the WAKKERE PLANTEN ("primed plants") project provide the answer. In the tree nursery, potato cultivation and outdoor vegetable cultivation, one has the most damage by plant parasitic ...
Food: balanced and healthy
...iated). But how can we still see the forest for the trees? Or should we say: see the mash for the potatoes? There are a lot of questions: What is and isn’t a healthy diet, or should we speak mo...
ILVO shares its potato expertise at Potato Europe 2023
ILVO is bringing its extensive potato expertise to the largest open-air fair for potato growers. Potato Europe travels across Europe every year and this year it is descending on Tournai on September 6...
Potatoes as viewed by the drone: the results
On a technology test field, ILVO conducted an unusual potato-precision farming trial during the 2022 growing season. Every three days, a drone with a camera took images of the plants (and any weeds). ...
A field full of sensors? CurieuzeNeuzen installs 500 sensors in potato fields
Insight into the microclimate around a potato plant Dry and hot summers affect more than just our gardens, parks or public green spaces. That is why CurieuzeNeuzen in de Tuin is also studying the...
Smart crop protection in potato and fruit cultivation thanks to Flemish technology
...l cameras mounted on either drones or tractors to detect beginning disease hotspots. Focus on potatoes... The Industry 4.0 experimental farm 'Smart Farming 4.0 ' will optimize and demonstra...
Multiple potential pest susceptibility genes modified simultaneously in potatoes with CRISPR-Cas technique
..., researchers have succeeded in simultaneously modifying multiple genes that potentially predispose potato plants to the dreaded fungus Phytophthora infestans. PhD student Ania Lukasiewicz (ILVO-VI...
ILVO, HOGENT, TRIAS and Peruvian farmers and researchers join forces around potato “TUNTAS”
...her, UNAJMA University in Moquegua, Peru): 'Making tuntas has always been a way to save the smaller potatoes that are not immediately sold on the fresh market for later consumption. This affects a ...
WatchITgrow is first application in potato sector aiming for correct and transparent data sharing via DjustConnect
WatchITgrow is a well-known platform in the potato sector that gives growers access to extensive information about the growth and health of their crops. Users can easily store relevant data from e.g.,...
Research on bacteria causing brown rot on potato and tomato gets boost from recent breakthrough and new DNA techniques
Spread through imported (seed) potatoes, contaminated water and the 'bittersweet' vine The Diagnostic Center for Plants at ILVO mapped the epidemiology of the brown rot bacterium in the 1990s unde...
Internet of Food and Farm 2020
... and quality of meat production, with full transparency and traceability. Another example is in potato farming, where IoT sensors can ensure that the status of the soil, the plants and the climate ...
Climate actions with economic potential on farm
.... Currently, the three largest sectors have a climate trajector (dairy farming, arable farming with potatoes and pig farming). The climate scan shows the current climate status of the farm and poin...
Prevention and remediation of soil compaction
...rvesters 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 main threat...
Agrobody-mediated crop protection
...ocuses on the research and the development of crop protection products with AgrobodiesTM to control potato blight (Phytophtora infestans) and gray mould in tomatoes (Botrytis cinerea).
Climate adaptive practices to reduce nutrient losses: a survey
...y take into account 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 ...
Irrigation 2.0: Which water when and where?
... developed for irrigation purposes, was calibrated and validated for three drought sensitive crops: potato, cauliflower and spinach. To help farmers find thir way to alternative water sources, ...
Upcycling processes of uncontrolled green macroalgae growth and residual biomass from brownmacroalgae and legumes to obtain alternative sources of proteins for food and feed applications
...om underutilized residual streams. The current origin of the proteins in question is soy, grains or potatoes. In other words, they are often either imported and/or less ecologically sustainable pro...
Insect meal and whey powder: new potential protein sources for 100% organic layer feed
... approachIn the study, ILVO replaced 5% of the soybean meal with insect meal, supplemented with potato protein, in a test feed for laying hens. This resulted in a higher laying percentage, heav...
Legumes: indispensable element in agro-ecological crop systems for food production
... that cultivation in strips results in reduced infestation by diseases and pests in cauliflower and potatoes, among others, and in a more stable yield. A rotation of exclusively arable crops for hu...
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.
Optimal spray application of plant protection products
...opment and validation of a CFD-based model that simulates spray applications for three model crops (potatoes, wheat, Brussels sprouts) as well as a flat-field weed control. As input to the model, s...
Preparing for the introduction of exotic strains of the Ralstonia solanacearum species complex (i.e. of Ralstonia pseudosolanacearum and Ralstonia syzygii) – valorisation of culture collections and validation of diagnostics and methods for
...t these efforts.Bacteria belonging to the RSSC are known to cause wilt disease in crops such as potato and tomato, as well as in ornamental plants like Pelargonium and Anthurium. The RSSC consi...
Source identification of brown rot and ring rot infections in Belgium (1989-2021) by forensic investigation of bacterial genome sequences
...onia solanacearum) and ring rot (Clavibacter sepedonicus) have posed a danger to the cultivation of potatoes in particular, but can also infect tomato and eggplant. Still, farmers in some regions a...
Valorization of HTS output data in view of timely risk assessment of regulated or emerging plant viruses - 2023- E447
...p and focuses on three of the most concerning viruses: Physostegia chlorotic mottle virus (PhCMoV), potato yellowing virus (PYV), and tomato fruit blotch virus (ToFBV).Research approachWe c...
Survival and infectivity of Meloidogyne enterolobii under temperate climate conditions
...urope. It has a wide range of host plants, including temperate crops such as carrot, sugar beet and potato. Knowledge on the survival, life cycle and infectivity of M. enterolobii under temperate c...
Sustainable control of fungal pathogens in flax
...n technology for subgroups within Verticillium dahliae and apply these techniques in the search for potato varieties that contribute less to the build-up of Verticillium inoculum in the soil, which...
Early detection of quarantine plant diseases using image processing
...ues at tuber and plant level for both root-knot nematodes (Meloidogyne chitwoodi and M. fallax) and potato cyst nematodes (Globodera pallida and G. rosochiensis).Research approachThis proje...
Smart Farming 4.0 – IN4.0 ready hyperspectral image processing platform for disease detection in agriculture and fruit growing
... interpretation to a (near) market ready level. First, it concerns alternaria (a fungal disease) in potato cultivation and, second, fire blight in apple and pear cultivation. For both diseases, man...
Phytosanitary risks of newly introduced crops
...oneering growers show a growing interest in the edible tubers yacon, ulluco, batat (a kind of sweet potato), crosne, mashua, oca and the so-called "forgotten vegetable" Jerusalem artichoke. These a...
Saline Agriculture for Adaptation
General introductionHow can crops such as potato, quinoa, tomato and New Zealand spinach be grown under saline(er) conditions, and to what extent can vertical and diagonal market development be de...
Phytoplasmas and ‘Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum’ III – vector transmission risk assessment
...clarifies how two new plant pathogens - a bacterium and a phytoplasma - get into commercial carrot, potato and celery fields and surrounding border plants (weeds and trees). Transmission occurs by ...
Structured soil, climate-smart soil management
...r, both organic and conventional. Drought-sensitive crops that will be included in the research are potato and celeriac.Research approachWe take a participatory approach. We map common prac...
Improved detection of regulated Torradoviruses
...ity and specificity. For regulated species such as tomato torrado virus, tomato marchitez virus and potato ridge stunting virus, there will be specific tests that meet international diagnostic stan...