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The Autonomous Greenhouse Challenge – Winner of WUR Impact Award 2024
June 24, 2024 - After an eventful afternoon filled with many inspiring impact cases, WUR is glad to announce its new Impact Award winners! The anticipation had been... -
Wanted: seeds of Dikke Leidsche Winter and other 'lost' heritage varieties
June 22, 2024 - A century ago, there were many more varieties in Dutch agricultural and horticultural sectors than there are today. The Centre for Genetic Resources,... -
Circular food systems dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions and require much less agricultural land
June 21, 2024 - Redesigning the European food system will reduce agricultural land by 44% while dramatically reducing greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture by... -
WUR participates in major international research on climate-resilient crops
June 18, 2024 - Deciphering the past to develop future-proof crops. That, in a nutshell, is what the research project Ancient Environmental Genomics Initiative for... -
‘Beware of blinders when discussing agriculture’
June 13, 2024 - Departing professor of Plant Production Systems Ken Giller will never argue solely for separating or combining nature and agriculture, nor between... -
Improved sustainability: mushroom cultivation possible with reduced peat use
June 12, 2024 - Not everyone knows it, but growing our mushrooms uses a lot of peat excavated from valuable natural areas. Growers cover the compost with casing soil... -
These 5 teams are to compete in 4th edition of the Autonomous Greenhouse Challenge
June 11, 2024 - On 6 and 7 June, the Wageningen University & Research location in Bleiswijk hosted the Autonomous Greenhouse Challenge hackathon event, concluding... -
WUR and G-Star develop trousers made from Dutch-grown cotton
June 6, 2024 - Wageningen University & Research, Dutch Cotton BV and clothing manufacturer G-Star have jointly developed a pair of trousers made entirely from... -
New Professor for the Control of disease-transmitting insects
June 4, 2024 - Sander Koenraadt has been appointed Professor of Ecology and Control of Disease-Transmitting Insects at the Laboratory of Entomology at Wageningen... -
Gert Kema awarded KNPV Prize 2024 for research on sustainable crop protection
June 3, 2024 - Researcher Gert Kema has been awarded the 2024 KNPV Prize by the Koninklijke Nederlandse Plantenziektekundige Vereniging (KNPV). The prize is awarded...
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Optimized photosynthesis has great impact
Optimized photosynthesis can bring solutions for food security, renewable energy and the reduction of CO2
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Biological control
In biological control, natural enemies of bacteria, fungi and insects are used to control pest populations.
Read moreInvasive plant species
Invasive plants are a major nuisance because they reproduce extremely quickly and are difficult to control. What can you do about it?
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