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Dierecologie 4All
De dierecologen van het NIOO proberen uit te vogelen hoe vogels functioneren. -
NIOO brings soil animals and migrating birds to sold-out science festival
The sold-out science festival for children 'Expeditie NEXT' took over the historic Dutch city of Franeker earlier this month. -
NIOO op uitverkocht wetenschapsfestival met bodemdieren en trekvogels
Het uitverkochte wetenschapsfestival voor kinderen Expeditie NEXT nam begin deze maand het Friese Franeker over. -
Microbes for plant health
Microbes can act as bodyguards for plants and can foster plant growth in other ways as well. At NIOO, we are digging into the mechanisms: in what ways do they interact? And how can we stimulate this, to make our agriculture more sustainable? Let's rewild our microbes! -
Farming microbial community for plant probiotic - MicroProFarm
A current challenge for modern agriculture is to meet the food production needs for an increasing global population while improving resource use efficiency and attenuating impacts on human health and environment. In order to maximize reliability and stability in agriculture, optimization of crop management and resource use efficiency have been considered the best approaches for a sustainable increase of crop yields under variable agro-ecological conditions, environments and years. For this purpose, one interesting and sustainable method is the use of natural plant biostimulants, a diverse class of products and microorganisms that enhance plant growth and other plant parameters, such as flowering, fruit set, crop productivity and nutrient use efficiency. In this context, several studies already demonstrated that plant biostimulants can induce morpho-anatomical, biochemical, physiological and molecular plant responses, not only improving crop productivity but also promoting protection against abiotic stresses, such as drought and salinity. Among the different biostimulant classes there are protein hydrolysates (PH), mixtures of polypeptides, oligopeptides and aminoacids originated from partially hydrolyzed animal and vegetal tissues. Even though the effect of PH were already observed in diverse crops, the mechanisms and behind their action are still scarcely studied, and their action can vary depending on their origin, characteristics, crop species, cultivars, growing conditions, time and mode of applications, among other parameters. The objective of this project is to evaluate the effect of protein hydrolysates in the growth, nutrient content and microbial communities of crops, if microbes are responsible for these effects, which are the mechanisms and if such effects are long-lasting. -
Carbon storage in nature
Carbon storage is a hot item. Almost literally, as it is closely linked to climate warming. NIOO researchers discover more and more about the role of the living soil within our planet's carbon cycle. That role is: very influential, invaluable and essential for a sustainable climate policy. -
Koolstofopslag in de natuur
Koolstofopslag is een hot item. Bijna letterlijk, vanwege de link met de opwarming van het klimaat. NIOO-onderzoekers ontdekken steeds meer over de rol van het bodemleven bij de koolstofkringloop. Die rol is: zeer invloedrijk, onmisbaar en doorslaggevend voor duurzaam beleid. -
Sustainable use of land & water
Healthy surface water and soils are essential for life on earth, providing diverse life-support functions. How are these ecosystem services affected by human activity, and how can we change this?
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Duurzaam gebruik van land & water
Van voedselproductie tot afbraak van vervuiling en koolstofopslag: bodem en water vervullen vele functies voor ons. Hoe kunnen we daar ecologisch verantwoord gebruik van maken?
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Waar zijn de kleine zwanen gebleven?
Bijna 13 kilometer per jaar. Zoveel is de afgelopen 50 jaar het overwinteringsgebied van trekvogel de kleine zwaan naar het oosten verschoven.