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.
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Better quality of Flemish seed potatoes through new cultivation techniques
The project aims to develop a local potato seed production sector with technical, knowledge, and data support. The overall goal is to strengthen Flemish seed potato cultivation and make it more sustai...
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?
CTRL-ELAT 2.0: towards an integrated management of wireworm in potato cultivation.
General introductionIn the Flemish potato sector, there has been a noticeable increase in damage to (sweet) potato tubers caused by wireworms, which are the larvae of click beetles (Coleoptera: El...
Integrated management of plant-parasitic nematodes in tree nurseries and potatoes with primed plants
...lems do not manifest themselves immediately, resulting in considerable damage in tree nurseries and potato cultivation. Tree nurseries and potato growers can now use environmentally conscious alter...
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
...mine the original source of infection over the past three decades from water samples and batches of potatoes contaminated with brown rot (Ralstonia solanacearum) and ring rot bacteria (Clavibacter ...
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...
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Host status and damage threshold of cauliflower for the quarantine root-knot nematodes Meloidogyne chitwoodi and M. fallax.
... addressed by the MELOBLOEM project. These soil-dwelling nematodes pose a growing threat to Belgian potato and vegetable production. Strict regulations and the lack of proven, effective rotation op...
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...