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...
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Smart potato storage
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.
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 ...
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...
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...
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). ...
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.,...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...ted with technology manufacturers and competence centers to test this technology on maize and potato crops. Read more >>> Wikileeks: Optimizing leek fertilization strategies Currently, lee...
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... 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 Robots for ...
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...uired data to 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 (Alternari...
Proteins from seaweed and legume residual flows
...biofunctional and technological proteins. The current sources of these proteins are soy, cereals or potatoes (mainly imported in Europe and ecologically unsustainable). The scarcity of this type of...
How can farmers adapt fertilization to extreme weather conditions?
...t do they take 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 c...
Local malting barley grown in Flanders? ILVO and Brouwerij Huyghe start an agricultural experiment
...ries specialized in the crop 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...
Agroforestry with trees rows favorable for soil quality and beneficial bugs. Total biomass yield positive.
...lso been mapped. In the 30-meter zone of the mature (highest) trees yield was one-quarter lower for potatoes and corn. Paul Pardon: 'If you calculate the revenues over the years, including the logg...
Congrats to our tech partner AVR CONNECT!
...CONNECT puts sensor technology on AVR machinery to gather field data, such as about the soil or potato size. Data are sent to the Microsoft Azure platform of AVR. This allows farmers to share their...