BIOPTIMAL @ WORK: Sustainable cultivation in container and open ground via local additives with increased microbial life as workable and implementable innovation for ornamental growers. (BIOPTIMAL@WORK)

As a general objective, this research project aims to enable the cultivation of high-quality ornamental plants in container and in open ground via a sustainable substrate in which biology can do its work optimally.

Publications

Pot, S., De Tender, C., Ommeslag, S., Delcour, I., Ceusters, J., Vandecasteele, B., Debode, J., and Vancampenhout, K. (2022) Elucidating the microbiome of the sustainable peat replacers composts and nature management residues. Frontiers in Microbiology. 13:983855. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2022.983855

Pot, S., De Tender, C., Ommeslag, S., Delcour, I., Ceusters, J., Vandecasteele, B., Debode, J., and Vancampenhout, K. (2022) Suppression of Phytophthora on Chamaecyparis in sustainable horticultural substrates depends on fertilization and is linked to the rhizobiome. Phytobiomes journal. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1094/PBIOMES-05-22-0029-R

Pot, S., De Tender, C., Ommeslag, S., Delcour, I., Ceusters, J., Gorrens, E., Debode, J., Vandecasteele, B., and Vancampenhout, K. (2021) Understanding the Shift in the Microbiome of Composts That Are Optimized for a Better Fit-for-Purpose in Growing Media. Frontiers in Microbiology. 12:643679. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2021.643679

Vandecasteele, B., Pot, S., Maenhout, K., Delcour, I., Vancampenhout, K., and Debode, J. (2021). Acidification of composts versus woody management residues: Optimizing biological and chemical characteristics for a better fit in growing media. Journal of Environmental Management. 277: 111444. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.111444

Pot, S., De Tender, C., Ommeslag, S., Delcour, I., Ceusters, J., Gorrens, E., Debode, J., Vandecasteele, B. and Vancampenhout, K. (2021). Shifts in the microbiome of management residues that are optimized for a better fit in growing media. Acta Horticulturae. 1317, 107-114. https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.2021.1317.13

Pot, S., Cordaro, T., Vandecasteele, B., Blindeman, L., Vancampenhout, K., Heungens, K., Debode, J. and Delcour, I. (2021). Development of a bioassay for Verticillium dahliae in potted Chrysanthemum. Acta Horticulturae. 1317, 369-378. https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.2021.1317.43

Amery, F., Vandecasteele, B., Delcour, I., Pot, S., Cordaro, T., Debode, J., Tavernier, J. and Vancampenhout, K. (2021). Nature conservation management residues as alternative for farm yard manure: effects on nutrients, carbon and disease suppression. Acta Horticulturae. 1317, 231-238. https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.2021.1317.26

Vandecasteele, B., Van Loo, K., Amery, F., Delcour, I., Pauwels, E., Gorrens, E., Ceusters, J., Vancampenhout, K. and Debode, J. (2021). Peat replacement by composts, plant fibers or management residues: a preliminary classification of methods for stability assessment. Acta Hortic. 1305, 333-340. https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.2021.1305.45