News of Wageningen University & Research
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18 June 2020
Preserving crop diversity
- Today, there are more than 1,750 gene banks worldwide. In order to unlock their potential, a project aims to integrate the seed depots into an... -
29 May 2020
Two-year research on societal impact and improved control of oak processionary caterpillar
- A consortium of almost 20 organisations and municipalities will carry out research on the caterpillar in the coming two years. Main focus will be on... -
26 May 2020
AGROS programme launched: businesses work with WUR to optimise agroecology with technology
- Society has become more critical of the greenhouse horticulture, arable farming and dairy industries and demands change, but the current farming... -
30 April 2020
Catching sea bass in the Staalhaven for research into migrating glass eels
- Researchers from Wageningen Marine Research annually monitor the migration of glass eel from the sea to Dutch inland waters. To gain knowledge about... -
24 March 2020
Computers recognize fish with deep learning
- When fishing at sea there is by-catch: fish or animals other than those that are fished. Fishermen used to throw the by-catch back into the sea, but... -
19 March 2020
Demonstration trial reduced CO2 dosing
- CO2 supply in a greenhouse promotes crop growth. In the future the supply of CO2 has to be reduced considerably because the availability of CO2 from... -
18 March 2020
Research into the quality of drainage water in soil-bound crops
- In 2030 all Dutch growers will have to reuse the drainage water in their greenhouse. But with soil-bound crops, much is still unknown about the... -
16 March 2020
Spinach: past, present and future
- A large number of papers about spinach have been combined into a paper about the history of spinach. The paper, which was published in the journal... -
16 March 2020
Six questions and answers about the coronavirus (COVID-19)
- An outbreak of the new coronavirus SARS-CoV2 started in December 2019 in the Chinese city of Wuhan. This rapidly spreading virus can cause COVID-19... -
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...