News & Calendar Wageningen Plant Research News New global data platform facilitates researchers across the world in linking genetic and metabolic data February 16, 2021 - Metabolism is the process by which cells in humans, as well as plants, animals and other organisms, produce metabolites such as amino acids,... Opening the doors of potato pathogen perception February 12, 2021 - An international team of researchers has struck an important blow in the ongoing evolutionary arms race with the notorious potato disease late blight... Sorting flower bulbs using vision technology and deep learning February 4, 2021 - After flower bulbs are harvested they are peeled, sorted and checked on defects. Peeling and sorting the bulbs can cause damage to the bulb, affecting... Less emissions from Phalaenopsis with Controlled Released Fertilizers and reuse of drainwater February 1, 2021 - Phalaenopsis growers are looking for a method to achieve good quality and production with lower emissions of fertilizers. This can be achieved by... How plants and trees stabilize their water pipes to grow taller January 29, 2021 - Plants, especially trees, are by far the tallest organisms on Earth. Height growth is made possible by a specialized vascular system. This system... Cabbage whites triggered egg-killing leaf necrosis in crucifers January 26, 2021 - Until now, little was known about how plants protect themselves from plant-eating insects and how the arms race between insects and plants unfolded.... Unique resistance gene to leaf spot disease for the first time successfully introduced in wheat January 19, 2021 - The fungus Zymoseptoria triciti is one of the most genetically diverse and devastating wheat pathogens in the world. An important step has been taken... Integrated approach needed to increase agricultural production and fishery in the Dutch Caribbean January 14, 2021 - The Caribbean islands Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba have good possibilities to improve domestic agricultural production and fishing and reduce the... Scientific publications Green Deal-project well received January 13, 2021 - Together with companies and organisations involved in biological crop protection products, Wageningen University & Research (WUR) has in recent... WUR launches first large-scale research facility for agroforestry in the Netherlands in Lelystad January 7, 2021 - The large-scale 15-hectare multidisciplinary research facility for agroforestry in Lelystad is the first of its kind in the Netherlands. It concerns a... 1234...17Next Optimized photosynthesis has great impact Optimized photosynthesis can bring solutions for food security, renewable energy and the reduction of CO2 Read more Biological control In biological control, natural enemies of bacteria, fungi and insects are used to control pest populations. Read more Invasive plant species Invasive plants are a major nuisance because they reproduce extremely quickly and are difficult to control. What can you do about it? Find out more about solutions and regulations. Read more Twitter Whatsapp Linkedin Email
Optimized photosynthesis has great impact Optimized photosynthesis can bring solutions for food security, renewable energy and the reduction of CO2 Read more
Biological control In biological control, natural enemies of bacteria, fungi and insects are used to control pest populations. Read more
Invasive plant species Invasive plants are a major nuisance because they reproduce extremely quickly and are difficult to control. What can you do about it? Find out more about solutions and regulations. Read more