Drought, caused by climate change, poses a significant threat to the production of barley. To ensure high yields, drought adaptation in barley is critical. Roots are primarily responsible for water uptake, and during drought, when water levels are low, deep rooting traits are crucial for developing drought-tolerant …

Measuring plant health and status is key for growers in the Dutch greenhouse horticulture industry to create optimal conditions for plant growth and predictability and optimization of yield with minimal energy cost. Within the ‘Gewasgroei Goed Gemeten’ project led by The Hague University of Applied Sciences …

Even in well-studied organisms, it is often challenging to uncover the social and environmental determinants of fitness. Typically, fitness is determined by a variety of factors that act in concert, thus forming complex networks of causal relationships. Moreover, even strong correlations between social …

The technological change during the last years changed the way of working in many industries. The use of online marketing became more important because many people can be reached effectively, independent of the place and time of destination. Sweden is a developed and forward-looking country where 96% …

Vale de Moses is een yoga retraite in Portugal. Hier komen bezoekers om afstand te nemen van het drukke leven en in de natuur tot rust te komen. Vanwege het sterk groeiende aantal bezoekers wil Vale de Moses opschalen. Op die manier kunnen er meer bezoekers genieten van de retraite. Om meer bezoekers …

Sinds januari 2016 worden connemara veulens getest op HWSD, een autosomaal recessief overervende hoefaandoening, die binnen de populatie voorkomt. De Nederlandse Connemarafokkers maken zich er sterk voor dat er in Nederland geen pony’s geboren worden die deze aandoening hebben door de dieren die gebruikt …

Plant Breeders Rights were granted to Vandinter Semo BV on 29th December 2020 for the Andean Lupin variety COTOPAXI. COTOPAXI is result of cooperation between Vandinter Semo, Hanze University of Applied Sciences and the H2020 BBI-JU European research project LIBBIO. Andean Lupin (Lupinus mutabilis) has …

The potato is one of the most important staple crops for human consumption. However around 40-50% of the annual global potato production is thrown away. Two major causes of quality loss and the rejection of many potato tubers, by both the consumer and the processing industry, are greening and glycoalkaloid …

Many people on Earth are hungry or do not have a reliable source of drinking water. Drought-tolerantcrops do not need much water to grow and therefor usable in regions where water is an issue. Cropbreeders are working on crops that are more drought-tolerant and grow faster. Corp …

Conflicts between livestock owners and wolves are already present for ages in Europe. In southern Europe, especially in areas with important livestock production, wolves may depend heavily on livestock as prey (Iliopoulos et al., 2009). Predation on livestock is the crucial factor promoting wolf persecution. …