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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... -
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 &... -
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... -
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... -
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.... -
New App available for the control of Phytophthora in potato - Wageningen University & Research and Agrifirm have cooperated in the development of a new Phytophthora advisory App which has recently been made... -
Apple cultivation in trenches looks promising for the future - The cultivation of apples in soilless trenches already produces higher yields than regular orchards. This cultivation system is also more sustainable,... -
Algae: our original omega-3 source - Omega-3 fatty acids play an important role in our diets in the prevention of cardiovascular diseases and for normal vision and brain functions. We eat... -
Biomass unraveled: small-scale biorefinery for and by companies - On April 13th the results of the PPP (public private partnership) Small-scale Biorefining were presented during the ACRRES symposium Biomass... -
Improving the knowledge of farmers - Posing direct questions to scientists and receiving independent background information on new developments: this is a new concept developed by...