Projects
Nitrogen fertilization in ornamental plant production based on in-season demands through proximal sensing and soil modelling KU Leuven
The ornamental plant production sector produces high quality products, but faces challenges in times of increasing environmental constraints.
Growth patterns and nitrogen uptake dynamics of five ornamental crops were determined during three growing seasons (2016-2018). This resulted in nitrogen uptake quantities sufficient for optimum plant quality.
Open field production of herbaceous and woody ornamentals is characterized by a ...
Agroforestry Innovation Networks (AFINET) Inagro vzw
Tropical tree crops. From a driver of deforestation to a restoration opportunity KU Leuven
We live in an era of unprecedented environmental change, motivating unprecedented global actions to both protect and restore forest ecosystems. Tropical deforestation is responsible for about 11% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Reducing emissions from deforestation and sequestering carbon by restoring tropical forests are cost-efficient measures and potentially applicable on a large scale; they therefore take a relevant place in global ...
Hyperspectrale beeld-ontmenging voor de site-specifieke monitoring van appel- en perenboomgaarden. KU Leuven
BOF Sabbatical leave 2018-2019 Prof. Erik Matthysen. University of Antwerp
Forest for people in the Peruvian Amazon: Livelihood contributions, conservation and restoration KU Leuven
Forests make fundamental contributions to the global environment and human societies, strengthening livelihoods, providing goods and services, conserving biodiversity and mitigating the effects of climate change. Nonetheless, the threat of deforestation, resulting from land use change decisions at different levels, continues to grow, affecting the subsistence of millions of people worldwide. Despite these challenges, a good understanding of ...
Smart Growers Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
The SmartGrowers project aims at the implementation of Smart Farming and a more sustainable agriculture and horticulture, specifically in the border region between Belgium and the Netherlands. Farmers and growers collaborate with high-tech companies on both sides of the border. The investigated applications are relevant for three main crops in the Belgian-Dutch border region: ornamental ...
Combining genomic data and machine learning tools to reconstruct the phylogeny and evolutionary history of Ocotea and Nectandra (Lauraceae) Ghent University
We are living a fascinating and challenging turning point in terms of biological research and knowledge. From a positive perspective, we are able now to study the biological diversity using millions of DNA base pairs and combine these data with collection-based information from online repositories in many inventive ways. Considering the systematics and phylogenetic studies, new avenues were opened and we now have a better knowledge of the ...