News Wageningen University & Research
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Wageningen ontology of measurements found to be the best
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From apps with personalised recipes to systems that predict the shelf life of fresh fruit and vegetables, programs only work if computers know how to...
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The purebred-crossbred correlation shows that crossbred information is important to optimize pig breeding programs
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Production animals in pigs are generally crossbred animals, while selection takes place in purebred animals. That is why the genetic correlation...
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Tides stabilize deltas until humans interfere
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The pressure of increasing population growth in deltas is causing more and more interference with the natural processes. Despite global concerns about...
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Biodiversity under pressure from nitrogen deposition
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Nitrogen deposition is the most influential global driver of anthropogenic biodiversity decline besides habitat destruction and the emission of...
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Six young Wageningen researchers receive a Veni grant worth 250,000 euros
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Six recently graduated Wageningen researchers have been awarded a Veni grant worth up to 250,000 euros from the Netherlands Organisation for...
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‘Unjustified delays in approving biotech crops take thousands of lives’
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Uncertainty and confusion on genetic engineering of main food crops in Africa have delayed the acceptance and application of these crops by...
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Shedding light on protein interaction networks in a developing organism
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Researchers succeeded for the first time in mapping protein-protein interactions in living developing plant roots. The findings of three international...
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Executive Board appoints new professor Urban Economics
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Prof. Eveline van Leeuwen has been appointed as chair of the Urban Economics Group at Wageningen University & Research as per October 1, 2017....
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Better farm water management can help to achieve UN Sustainable Development Goals
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Water use for food production today largely occurs on the expense of ecosystems. About 40 percent of the water used for irrigation are unsustainable...
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Groundwater Atlas for pesticides
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The recently published Groundwater Atlas for pesticides provides an overview of where and when pesticides have been found in groundwater. The results...