A5055563714- Weed Control and Herbicide Applications
- Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology
- Botany and Plant Ecology Studies
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
- Crop Yield and Soil Fertility
- Energy, Environment, Agriculture Analysis
- Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems
- Bioenergy crop production and management
- Genetically Modified Organisms Research
- Environmental Conservation and Management
- Agriculture, Plant Science, Crop Management
- Plant and fungal interactions
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Turfgrass Adaptation and Management
- Allelopathy and phytotoxic interactions
- Agriculture and Rural Development Research
- Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
- Rangeland and Wildlife Management
- Composting and Vermicomposting Techniques
- Nematode management and characterization studies
- Plant and animal studies
- CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
- Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology
- Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
- Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies
Ghent University
2015-2025
Ghent University Hospital
2007-2021
Instituut voor Landbouw en Visserijonderzoek
1988-2017
Eurogentec (Belgium)
2012-2017
Planta
2014
Flemish Government
2008
Summary We investigated effects of declining plant species richness ( S ) on resistance to extremes in grassland communities. Synthesized model ecosystems different , grown outdoors containers, were exposed a stress peak combining heat and drought. The wave was induced experimentally by infrared irradiation free air conditions. Before the wave, more species‐rich communities produced biomass as result large positive complementarity effect that outweighed small negative selection effect. Water...
Little is known about the chronic effect of herbicides on soil microbial community, with most studies focusing acute impacts. In this study, we investigated 20 years atrazine and metolachlor application community structure, abundance function bacterial groups in bulk a maize monoculture. Group-specific PCR-DGGE (polymerase chain reaction-denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis) 16S rRNA genes was used to characterize composition community. Primers specific for entire group, as well...
Abstract The choice of soilless growing medium for plant nutrition, growth and support is crucial improving the eco-sustainability production in horticultural systems. As our current understanding functional microbial communities inhabiting this ecosystem still limited, we examined community development two most important media (organic mineral) used open We aimed to identify factors that influence composition over time compare distribution individual taxa across their potential...
Genes conferring resistance to antibiotics have been widely used as markers for the selection of transformed cells in development genetically modified (GM) plants. Their presence GM plants released environment or food feed has raised concerns over past years regarding possible risks human health and environment. Although these not supported so far by scientific evidence, implementation approaches avoiding antibiotic marker genes (ARMGs) final plant is increasingly considered developers, only...
The persistence and productivity of forage grasses, important sources for feed production, are threatened by climate change-induced drought. Breeding programs in search new drought tolerant grass varieties, but those still rely on time-consuming less consistent visual scoring breeders. In this study, we evaluate whether Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) based remote sensing can complement or replace breeder score. A field experiment was set up to test the tolerance genotypes from three common...
Abstract We examined the short‐term effect of five organic amendments and compared them to plots fertilized with inorganic fertilizer unfertilized on aggregate stability hydraulic conductivity, OC ON distribution in physically separated SOM fractions. After less than 1 year, addition significantly increased ( P < 0.01) conductivity. The index ranged between 0.97 1.76 conductivity 1.23 2.80 × 10 −3 m/s for receiving amendments, 0.34–0.43, 0.42–0.64 m/s, respectively, unamended plots. There...
Abstract There is increasing interest in tall fescue ( F estuca arundinacea Schreb.) Western Europe and elsewhere, mainly because of its better drought resistance yield potential compared with perennial ryegrass L olium perenne L.). Important drawbacks fescue, ryegrass, are lower digestibility voluntary intake. Mixtures both species might combine the advantages each, interactions may eventually lead to transgressive overyielding. We agronomic performance fescue–perennial mixtures, as...
Summary Vegetables and fruits are an important part of a healthy food diet, however, the eco‐sustainability production these can still be significantly improved. European farmers consumers spend estimated €15.5 billion per year on inorganic fertilizers N‐fertilizers results in high carbon footprint. We investigated if fertilizer type medium constituents determine microbial nitrogen conversions organic growing media used as next step towards more sustainable horticulture. demonstrated that...
Agriculture is responsible for 30–50% of the yearly CO2, CH4, and N2O emissions. Soils have an important role in production consumption these greenhouse gases (GHGs), with soil aggregates inhabiting microbes proposed to function as biogeochemical reactors, processing gases. Here we studied, first time, relationship between GHG fluxes aggregate stability determined via laser diffraction analysis (LDA) agricultural soils, well effect sustainable management strategies thereon. Using static...