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Contact person for... - CJ (Chris) van Dijk

Dossier

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  Hogweed - How to control and remove it

  Giant hogweed (Heracleum mantegazzianum) can become an incredible nuisance. This plant displaces native plant varieties and the plant sap contains...
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  Exotic species in the Netherlands

  Exotic species, also known as alien or introduced species, are animals, plants, fungi or micro-organisms imported through human activity into an area...

Pages

• 10 questions on biomonitoring - plants that measure air quality

  Biomonitoring is the use of plants to measure air quality. Plants can absorb and store substances from the air. After harvesting, these can be...

• Invasive plant species

  Invasive plant species are species that do not naturally occur in the Netherlands. These exotics are usually brought into the country by human...

• SWEEP

  Work on the development of a sustainable weed management system for pavements (SWEEP) has been conducted since 2002. Extensive field tests have shown...

• SWEEP - Sustainable Weed control on Pavements

  Weed control on pavements requires much attention. Strong weed development between paving stones has negative effects on functionality, safety and...

• Contact SWEEP

  For more information about the SWEEP system, please contact SWEEP.

News

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  Heating soil successful in combating Japanese knotweed

  18 februari 2020 | Japanese knotweed (Fallopia japonica) is an invasive exotic plant, whose strong roots and stems cause significant damage. Hitherto, there were no...