News of Wageningen University & Research
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04 July 2019
Promoting the conservation and use of livestock diversity in Europe
- Implementation of a communication strategy, further development and professionalization of the European Gene Bank Network (EUGENA), and development of... -
02 July 2019
Wadden Fund supports Swimway Wadden Sea project
- The Wadden Tools - Swimway Wadden Sea project can start thanks to a contribution from the Wadden Fund. This was announced by the Wadden Fund last... -
01 July 2019
A higher production due to diffuse glass?
- Plants need light to grow. In greenhouse horticulture there is a golden rule: 1 percent more light ensures 1 percent more yield. But what happens if... -
24 June 2019
Fokje Schaafsma tells about Antarctic research
- In order to perform research, scientists of Wageningen Marine Research regularly visit the Antarctic. During these visits, data are collected to study... -
17 June 2019
In the greenhouse? Put on your AR glasses
- Can Augmented Reality (AR) help with training harvesting staff in a greenhouse? Or can AR-glasses show whether the crop is healthy? Wageningen... -
25 March 2019
International agreement needed for continued access to “Digital Sequence Information”
- With the ‘genomic revolution’, organisms, genetic material or genes can be sequenced relatively cheaply, and data can be exchanged rapidly... -
06 July 2018
Rapid loss of seed viability under 4˚C gene bank storage
- The Centre for Genetic Resources, the Netherlands (CGN) has maintained its active collection of wheat and barley seeds for 30 years at 4˚C....