ie-LICHT - innovative and energysaving light strategies
In greenhouse horticulture, LED-lights help to produce crops all year round. However, the energy consumption of LED's and the fluctuating...
Agrivoltaics
In the VLAIO-funded LA-project on Agrivoltaics, we will study the implementation of photovoltaics (PV) in fruit crop production systems....
ERC Consolidator Grant - ETHYLUTION
All plants produce ethylene, an important volatile hormone that regulates development and responses towards (a)biotic stress. However,...
Far-red light to steer greenhouse production
Far-red light, via phytochrome signaling, activates several plant reactions such as flowering and the shade-avoidance response. It is...
Chicory discolorations
Together with Praktijkpunt Vlaams-Brabant, Inagro and VCBT we are engaging in the project "ChiQon" to improve chicory production and...
Vertical Farming for Small Island States - The Aruba case!
The new and exciting cultivation technique of indoor Vertical Farming is tremendously popular, especially for regions where...
The regulation of photosynthesis by ethylene
Recently we have shown that ethylene exerts a species-specific effect on plant photosynthesis. In many agricultural relevant crops,...
GROW!
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Combining agriculture with sustainable energy production
Agrivoltaics is a new cultivation system where plants are grown underneath photo-voltaic cells. This way food- and energy production can...
How are tomato plants perceiving and signaling abiotic stress
Agricultural yields are maximized when the environmental conditions are optimal for plant production. In greenhouses these climate...