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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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 ...
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
...of a climate scan and a climate course for a number of companies from three sectors (dairy farming, potato farming and pig farming). The climate scan reflects the company's current climate situatio...
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...