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Prestigious grant for research into plant tactile sense
March 25, 2024 - You probably don't realise it when you walk on grass: the blades of grass not only sense the pressure of your feet, but adjust their growth... -
Lettuce and cabbage most popular crops in CGN plant genebank
March 22, 2024 - The plant genebank of the Centre for Genetic Resources, the Netherlands (CGN) makes seed available for research, breeding and educational purposes.... -
Johan Warringa new manager business unit Field Crops
March 18, 2024 - The Plant Sciences Group (PSG) management board has appointed Johan Warringa as manager of the Open Crops business unit with effect from 1 April 2024.... -
Unique interplay between knowledge of plants and robotics for innovations in precision fruit cultivation
March 18, 2024 - The Next Fruit 4.0 project involves around 35 partners all working to advance the development of technological solutions for precision fruit... -
Researcher Cecilia Stanghellini: 'More sustainable greenhouse horticulture is definitely possible'
March 14, 2024 - Creating optimal conditions for plants and the environment and thus developing a highly efficient greenhouse using green energy - that is the legacy... -
Little attention for sustainable development goals in agricultural models
March 14, 2024 - Setting up sustainable farming systems requires policymakers and farmers to start weighing factors at different spatial scales. Alternative... -
Educational care farm offers dropouts perspective
March 11, 2024 - The education sector faces significant issues with budget cuts, long waiting lists, and early school dropout. National action plans must address these... -
Lasers fighting pests in the greenhouse
March 5, 2024 - One of the challenges for greenhouse horticulture is controlling pests without negative consequences for the crop or the environment. Natural enemies... -
Increasing soil salinity: new discovery may help make crops more resilient
February 27, 2024 - Salination causes harvests to fail across the globe. Plants die, or their growth is stunted. Researchers of Wageningen University & Research (WUR)... -
Stress causes plant DNA to respond
February 21, 2024 - The grey mustard plant, a wild variant of cabbage, has an excellent photosynthesis function. René Boesten discovered this is due to the fact...
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