News of Wageningen University & Research
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05 March 2020
Optima project already contributing to reducing negative effects of crop protection agents
- The Optima project (September 2018 to December 2021) has already made great progress. This contributes to the reduction of the dependence on chemical... -
04 March 2020
Growing lily bulbs: faster and less use of pesticides
- It is possible to growing lily bulbs with considerably fewer plant protection products. The solution: nursing the bulbs in a greenhouse, instead of in... -
27 February 2020
Tulip virus X is tougher than expected
- The Tulip virus X - or TVX - can survive as long as eight months in the soil. That is one of the results of the PPP 'Towards virus-free and... -
24 February 2020
80 million euro for improvement agricultural soil management in Europe
- The ‘European Joint Programme on Agricultural Soil Management’, or EJP SOIL in short, started on 1 February 2020. This week the kick-off... -
18 February 2020
Analysis of cattle genetic diversity conserved in the Dutch genebank
- Genomic analysis of genetic material of Dutch cattle breeds stored in the Dutch genebank shows that native breeds are genetically unique and all... -
17 February 2020
Compostable plastics disintegrate fast enough in the current Dutch Biowaste disposal system
- Wageningen Food & Biobased Research has studied how compostable plastics behave in the current Dutch system for the treatment of GFT (i.e. source... -
13 February 2020
More light ensures higher production of Alstroemeria
- A higher light intensity ensures a higher production of Alstroemeria. Moreover, the lamps ensure that less fossil fuels are needed. This is the... -
28 January 2020
American and Dutch Ministers of Agriculture open emission-free KAS2030
- Minister of Agriculture Schouten and her American colleague Sonny Perdue jointly opened the demo-greenhouse KAS2030 located at Wageningen University... -
20 December 2019
Working together for a sustainable future for the Dutch Black blazed sheep
- In 2019 the Centre for Genetic Resources, the Netherlands (CGN) analyzed the rare Dutch population of Black blazed sheep population registered at both... -
02 December 2019
New applications for beet pulp in dishwasher detergent and leather industry
- Pectin from sugar beet pulp is suitable as biobased ingredient for (dishwasher) detergents and the production of leather. This was proven by research...