2009

2 Nov 2009	Higher carbon content of the soil increases yield
	"Increasing the carbon content of the soil increases yields." This is the conclusion of Steven Groot, Research Coordinator Organic Propagation Material at Plant Research International, after the... more
8 Oct 2009	High potential for wind industry in Flevoland
	Ambition province provides chances for growth employment There is a potential prospect of over 1900 full time jobs if the Province Flevoland fulfils its wind energy policy objectives. This is the... more
8 Sep 2009	Longer shelf-life shrubs and conifers in MA packs
	Packing shrubs and conifers without root ball into so-called Modified Atmosphere foil (MA) can prolong their shelf life in the distribution chain. This was found in new research by PPO Nursery Stock... more
26 Aug 2009	Van den Ende General Director Plant Sciences Group of Wageningen UR
	The Executive Board of Wageningen UR has per 1 September 2009 appointed Dr Ernst van den Ende (46) as General Director of the Plant Sciences Group (PSG). He succeeds Prof. Raoul Bino who takes up a... more
20 Aug 2009	Breakthrough in identification deficiency specific minerals
	Top dressing in the future even more precise with sensor technology The first results of an experiment with sensor technology at PPO location Marwijksoord show that it may be possible to distinguish... more
13 Aug 2009	No objective valuation of agricultural land for buyers and tenants
	Development of an objective valuation method for agricultural land was the main issue in a Transforum project for ‘De Sjalon’, a large agricultural holding. Agricultural land is traded or valued... more
11 Aug 2009	Verticillium in potato plants
	Potato growers find Verticillium wilting disease in their fields at his time of the year. This appears from reactions on the forum of DCA (Dienstencentrum Agrarische Markt; Service Centre... more
10 Jul 2009	Strong impulse for sustainable energy education by ACRRES and CAH Dronten
	First lectureship Sustainable Energy and Green Materials established in the NetherlandsLast Wednesday CAH, the University of Applied Science in Dronten, and ACRRES (Application Centre for Renewable... more
9 Jul 2009	Novelties on the Organic Field Day: Watching live TV from the tractor
	One of the novelties of the Organic Field Day on 9 July 2009 was the possibility of wireless internet in the tractor cabin, presented by Weevers Mechanisatiebedrijf. Checking the weather forecast for... more
8 Jul 2009	BoergerGroep works
	A successful meeting of ‘De BoergerGroep’ was held on 27 June on the urban estate ‘De Kemphaan’ in Almere. Boergers, a Dutch acronym of the words farmer and citizen, is a group of concerned citizens... more
18 Jun 2009	Opening small fruit demonstration garden KICK at PPO in Randwijk
	Rapid transfer of knowledge from research and practice The new Knowledge and Information Centre Small Fruit (KICK) on the research location of PPO Fruit in Randwijk was opened on 18 June 2009. DLV... more
17 Jun 2009	ACRRES partners Wageningen UR and Eneco start construction 'EnergieRijk'
	Start strengthens partnership Wageningen UR and Eneco On 17 June Eneco and Wageningen UR, strategic partner and initiator of ACRRES, respectively, laid the foundation stone for the ACRRES project... more
2 Jun 2009	Advisers to test drive ENDURE Information Centre
	ENDURE’S Information Centre (EIC) will be tested by advisers at the Cereals Event 2009 on June 10 and 11 at Royston, Hertfordshire, UK. EIC is the web-based system for sharing Best Practices across... more
25 Mar 2009	Start Knowledge and Information Centre Small Fruit
	DLV Plant and PPO Fruit (Applied Plant Research) work together in the Knowledge and Information Centre Small Fruit (KICK). The first experiments were started this spring on a field of appr. 5 500 m2,... more
24 Feb 2009	Robotised roguing in tulip
	Virus detection in tulips: first step towards robotised roguingFinding virus-diseased tulips in a field is a difficult job. Even experienced hand-roguers find it difficult, in particular in yellow... more
17 Feb 2009	Growth inhibition pear trees: root pruning best method
	Root pruning inhibits the growth of pear trees and yields the best fruits. This is the outcome of experiments by PPO Fruit in Randwijk. This method offers a good alternative for the growth inhibitor... more
5 Feb 2009	Flowering crop of the month February: Japanese Plum Yew
	February 2009 Cephalotaxus harringtonia (Japanese Plum Yew) Who wonders about a yew with really long needles is probably facing a Cephalotaxus. These are shrubs or small trees up to 5 m high, in the... more
16 Jan 2009	Escape from Phytophthora by advancing the potato crop
	The chance of Phytophthora infestation is lower early in the season; there is less foliage and the fungus has hardly developed; this decreases the chance of infestation of an early crop which in turn... more
10 Jan 2009	Allergic consumer pleased with Santana
	"Allergic consumer pleased with Santana" is the title of an article in the latest issue of ‘Hypersensitivities’, the quarterly (Dutch) magazine of the Food Allergy Foundation. The article describes... more
7 Jan 2009	Databank diseases, pests and weeds
	The digital 'Databank diseases, pests and weeds' (in Dutch) is a public databank. This databank contains over 700 descriptions and illustrations of diseases, pests and weeds and was compiled as a... more
5 Jan 2009	Flowering crop of the month January: Cornus
	Some deciduous Cornus species are known for their beautifully coloured twigs in winter. There are particularly beautiful selections of the species C. alba, C. sericea and C. sanguinea. These Cornus... more