Van de Poel Lab
Welcome to the website of the Van de Poel lab.
We are a plant science lab, affiliated with the University of Leuven, focusing on plant hormone physiology, with a special interest in ethylene. We also perform translational research on innovations in horticulture. We use molecular genetics, biochemical and physiological experiments to perform basic and applied research in the emerging fields of horticulture and agriculture.
News
The lab was awarded an new VLAIO LA-project and a new KU Leuven C1 grant to study photobiology and ethylene biology in plants.
Congrats to Dr. Thomas Reher, for the successful defense of his PhD.
New papers accepted in Plant Physiology, and Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews.
New equipment:
A new GC-MS and fluorescence microscope have expanded the lab's thigh-tech science toolbox.
New paper
Mohorović P., Geldhof B., Holsteens K., Rinia M., Daems S., Reijnders T., Ceusters J., Van den Ende W., Van de Poel B. (2023). Ethylene inhibits photosynthesis via temporally distinct responses in tomato plants. Plant Physiology – accepted
New paper
Asa’a S., Reher T., Rongé J., Diels J., Poortmans J., Radhakrishnan H.S., van der Heide A., Van de Poel B.*, Daenen M.* (2024). A multidisciplinary view on agrivoltaics: future of energy and agriculture. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 200: 114515.
LATEST PAPERS
LATEST RESEARCH
In collaboration with the Experimental Research station in Sint-Katelijne Waver, Hoogstraeten and Roeselaere, we are investigating the effect of far-red light on tomato fruit production.
In the new VLAIO-LA project, we study the effect of nature-inspired innovative and energy saving light treatments on a variety of greenhouse crops. We collaborate with the Experimental research stations of PSKW, PCH, Inagro and Viaverda
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