About the research
About the research
Did you know that plants can grow too many roots? And that's a problem, because if a tomato plant has too many roots, they gobble up all the energy and nutrients. This leaves almost nothing left to grow fruit. A disaster for vegetable growers! At the VIB & KU Leuven, they are conducting research to combat the bacteria that cause the crazy root disease. How? With another, good bacteria, as Ilse Goyens explains.
Agriculture
Contact Ilse
Related videos
ILVO
Can we grow protein crops in Belgium? 🌾 👨🏽🌾 👩🏻🌾
Fafalel, hummus, vegetable burgers, ... These delicacies are made from protein crops such as chickpeas and yellow peas, which unfortunately come mainly from faraway countries such as Russia or Argentina. So can't we grow protein crops in Belgium? "Yes, we can!" says ILVO researcher Elien De Rooze. She explains how farmers can grow protein crops and what exactly they should pay attention to!
ILVO
Cows contribute to the climate solution
Cows burp - a lot. Those burps contain methane, a potent greenhouse gas that, like CO2, causes global warming. Can we make cows produce less methane? "Yes, by adjusting their feed," Nico Peiren (ILVO) explains in this video.
ILVO
Healthy soil for healthy crop development
For a farmer, a soil brimming with life, such as bacteria, fungi, and other organisms, is important for growing crops. But how do you get such a healthy soil? That's what Koen Willekens (ILVO) digs into in his research.
