Projects of Livestock Research
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Educational Research in Educational Innovations to Stimulate Adaptive Performance
July 18, 2023 - Project - The research team consisting of Yvette Baggen (WUR), Frank van Rijnsoever (UU), Jasmina Lazendic Galloway (UMCU), Annet van Royen-Kerkhof (UMCU), and Jelle de Swart (starting in August at WUR), successfully applied for the EWUU Alliance call for Educational Research Projects. The call was titled ‘Educational Research in Educational Innovations to Stimulate Adaptive Performance’ and was published in spring. -
FoSTr: better policy decisions through clear visions of the future
July 14, 2023 - Project - The clearer the picture of the future, the better policymakers can guide necessary changes in food systems. The Foresight for Food Systems Tranformation (FoSTr) project is working in five low-and-middle-income countries to use foresight and scenario analysis in policy decisions. -
Identification of natural variants that influence responses to ethanol in C. elegans
November 9, 2018 - Project - The goal of this research is to identify and verify (potential) allelic variants that are associated with behavioral and/or transcriptional responses to ethanol in C. elegans. -
Molecular biology of banana Black Sigatoka disease
June 27, 2022 - Project - Pseudocercospora fijiensis is the causal agent of Black Leaf Streak disease or Black Sigatoka Disease, the most destructive and costliest foliar disease of banana worldwide. The disease affects many banana varieties including cooking bananas that serve as a staple food for millions of people worldwide. -
NEUROMUS: toward multi-organ in vitro systems
September 14, 2022 - Project - In the NEUROMUS project, researchers work toward multi-organ in vitro systems, for instance, brain-muscle and brain-gut connections. These systems will be used for human health and livestock research. The focus of NEUROMUS will be on nerve cells and innervation. -
Indonesian State Actors in International Palm Oil Arenas: Their Ideational Power and Negotiation Strategies (PhD project - Faris Rahmadian)
May 8, 2023 - Project - This research explores how Indonesian state actors negotiate and attempt to influence international arenas in which the sustainability of palm oil is at stake. Using theoretical lenses derived from anthropology and international relations, this research not only aims to fill empirical knowledge gaps but also provides new insights into contemporary palm oil issues as well as conceptualizing sustainability diplomacy. -
Monitoring and control of microalgae cultures
July 14, 2023 - Project - Monitoring and control of microalgae production systems at large-scale is still a challenge because of the complex nature of the process. This project aims to contribute through the development of models, methods, and control strategies for automated cultivation. -
WATERAPPscale
November 19, 2021 - Project - Rural households and farming communities in the Bangladesh delta are increasingly developing their agricultural operations and are becoming more (urban) market oriented. Growing higher value crops is essential in further delta development. However, climate and weather risks of the crops are also growing. An important adaptation strategy to cope for example from events like the cyclone Amphan, is to become better informed about weather and climate variability and change. -
Exploring plant genes that participate in the response to the phytotoxic metabolite botrydial produced by Botrytis cinerea
February 13, 2023 - Project - The plant pathogenic fungus Botrytis cinerea attacks a broad range of host species. Due to the genetic plasticity of B. cinerea and its various modes of attack, B. cinerea is difficult to control by fungicides. It is important to utilize natural host resistance resources for sustainable control. In this project, we aim to explore plant genes that participate in the response to a toxin produced by B. cinerea, and identify plant resistance or susceptibility genes against the disease. -
Afterlife of the woods (LOGLIFE)
June 20, 2019 - Project - Deadwood decomposition has been relatively well studied, but how various decomposition drivers interact with each other and how these interactions contribute to wood decay are still unclear. Therefore, we aim to investigate the interactions among tree traits, fungi decomposers and environmental factors and how do such interactions affect stem decomposition.