Organisation
Plant Sciences
Research Unit
Plant Sciences studies agriculture, horticulture, energy crops and ornamentals. We study gene characteristics, plant reactions to environmental factors, population diversity, soil characteristics, and plant diseases and plagues. We breed new cultivars and innovate in crop protection and crop husbandry. The four research areas are Applied Genetics and Breeding, Crop Husbandry and Environment, Crop Protection, and Growth and Development.
Current researchers
1 - 10 of 130 results
- Mehrdad Akbarzadeh (Responsible)
- Fien Amery (Responsible)
- Steve Baeyen (Responsible)
- Jochem Bonte (Responsible)
- Jolien Bracke (Responsible)
- Evelien Calsyn (Responsible)
- Sarah Carton (Responsible)
- Gerda Cnops (Responsible)
- Micaela Cosgrove (Responsible)
- Bart Cottyn (Responsible)
Projects
1 - 10 of 304
- Development of ginger cultivation in FlandersFrom1 Nov 2023 → Today
- Breeding European Legumes for Increased SustainabilityFrom1 Oct 2023 → Today
- Linking soil biodiversity and ecosystem functions and services in different land uses: from the identification of drivers, pressures and climate change resilience to their economic valuationFrom1 Sep 2023 → Today
- Developing and testing a framework for the design of harmonized, context-specific Monitoring, Reporting and Verification systems for soil Carbon and greenhouse gas balances by Agricultural activitiesFrom1 Jun 2023 → Today
- Newly emerging risks of pests for plants and plant products in BelgiumFrom1 May 2023 → Today
- Microplastic Contamination in agricultural Soil ecosystems and the effect on soil and plant healthFrom1 May 2023 → Today
- Limiting the impact of Cucurbit aphid-borne yellows virus (CABYV) on the Flemish cucumber productionFrom1 Apr 2023 → Today
- FLOWER4TREES: using flower mixtures as a win-win situation for biodiversity and grower at open field tree nurseryFrom1 Feb 2023 → Today
- Structured soil, climate-smart soil managementFrom1 Jan 2023 → Today
- Cropexplore for FarmersFrom1 Jan 2023 → Today
Publications
371 - 380 of 679
- Shifts in the rhizobiome during consecutive in planta enrichment for phosphate-solubilizing bacteria differentially affect maize P status(2021)
Authors: N De Zutter, Maarten Ameye, Caroline De Tender, Sarah Ommeslag, Jan Verwaeren, Pieter Vermeir, Kris Audenaert, Leen De Gelder
Pages: 1594-1612 - Genetic and Morphological Variation of Belgian Cyperus esculentus L. Clonal Populations and Their Significance for Integrated Management(2023)
Authors: , Dirk Reheul, Jan De Riek, Ellen De Keyser, Benny De Cauwer
Pages: 1 - How to perform RT-qPCR accurately in plant species? A case study on flower colour gene expression in an azalea (Rhododendron simsii hybrids) mapping population.(2013)
Authors: Ellen De Keyser, Laurence Desmet, Erik Van Bockstaele, Jan De Riek
- Crop diversification and soil biodiversity(2020)
Authors: Eva Lloret, Lieven Waeyenberge, Stefan Schrader, Juan A. Fernandez, Raul Zornoza
Pages: 26-34 - NIRS as a fast screening technique for total nutrients in strawberry leaves and in spent growing media(2021)
Authors: Chris Van Waes
Pages: 963-970 - Valorisation of crustacean and bivalve processing side streams for industrial fast time-to-market products: A review from the European Union regulation perspective(2023)
Authors: Yang Zou, Marc Heyndrickx, Jane Debode, Katleen Raes, Donatella De Pascale, Patrice Behan, Michelle Giltrap, Christine O’Connor, Runar Gjerp Solstad, Kjersti Lian, et al.
- Gloxinia-An Open-Source Sensing Platform to Monitor the Dynamic Responses of Plants(2020)
Authors: Olivier Pieters, Tom De Swaef, Peter Lootens, Michiel Stock, Isabel Roldán-Ruiz, Francis Wyffels
- Phenotyping our future crops: in-field, non-destructive, high-throughput phenotyping of above and belowground plant traits(2023)
Authors: Joanna Pranga, Waldo Deroo, Guillaume Blanchy, Bart Vleminckx, Sarah Garré
- Intraspecific diversity in the mechanisms underlying abamectin resistance in a cosmopolitan pest(2023)
Authors: Ernesto Villacis-Perez, Wenxin Xue, Marilou Vandenhole, , Wannes Dermauw, Thomas Van Leeuwen
Pages: 863-879 - Ecotrons: powerful and versatile ecosystem analysers for ecology, agronomy and environmental science(2020)
Authors: Jacques Roy, François Rineau, Hans J. De Boeck, Ivan Nijs, Thomas Pütz, Samuel Abiven, John A. Arnone, Craig V M Barton, Natalie Beenaerts, Nicolas Brüggemann, et al.