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06 October 2020
NRC interviews Annah Zhu: ‘China plants trees the way it builds buildings: quick, efficient and large’
- This NRC Opinon Editioral piece by Paul Luttikhuis (September 2020) is an interview with dr. Annah Zhu regarding her research on China's growing role... -
16 April 2020
Arable farming prepares for extreme drought and flooding
- Extreme drought or abundant rain. This is the new reality caused by climate change. How can farmers mitigate the effects as much as possible? The PPC... -
16 August 2019
Innovative ‘convertible cover’ is open for protected apple cultivation
- What is a way of protecting apple cultivation from pests and fungal diseases while reducing the use of pesticides as much as possible? Researchers at... -
17 April 2019
The Robotti: a helping hand in ecology
- An autonomous robot named AgroIntelli Robotti will is driving around the test fields of Wageningen University & Research (WUR) today. This... -
27 February 2019
Dutch apples transforming the local Nepalese economy
- Thirty-four years ago, two new apple varieties were successfully introduced to the Mustang Valley in Nepal, brought back by a student who had taken a... -
22 May 2018
Development of an integrated weed management strategy
- Integrated weed management (IWM) is the way to go for sustainable and resilient agriculture. The project IWMPRAISE aims to support and promote IWM in... -
18 April 2018
A growing climate niche for giant trees
- New techniques using lasers on satellites reveal where giant trees are. An international group of scientists led by Wageningen University &... -
18 January 2018
Testing the energy systems of the future
- Europe’s first testing facility for smart energy has opened in Lelystad. Known as ACRRES Smart Grid Test site, the location allows companies to... -
07 September 2017
Can food be produced on floating islands?
- Yes, it can! Today the first of the vegetables were harvested and tasted at the Wageningen University & Research Applied (WUR) Arable and... -
28 June 2017
Reduced sensitivity to fluazinam detected in the rapidly increasing Phytophthora infestans clonal lineage EU-37 (Dark Green 37)
- Results from Wageningen University & Research shows that all P. infestans EU-37 isolates tested, displayed a reduced sensitivity to fluazinam....