Projects
The intestine as endocrine center: hormone production by intestinal bacteria and modulation of endogenous hormonal processes. Influence of intestinal bacteria on the lipid metabolism and the production of plant hormones. Ghent University
Nitrogen fertilization in ornamental plant production based on in-season demands through proximal sensing and soil modelling KU Leuven
The ornamental plant production sector produces high quality products, but faces challenges in times of increasing environmental constraints.
Growth patterns and nitrogen uptake dynamics of five ornamental crops were determined during three growing seasons (2016-2018). This resulted in nitrogen uptake quantities sufficient for optimum plant quality.
Open field production of herbaceous and woody ornamentals is characterized by a ...
Exergy balances and economic evaluation of plant production systems with valorization in the bio economy Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
The need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and the finite nature of fossil resources forces us to move more and more towards a bio-based economy. This biomass of vegetable origin can be used for the production of food, materials and energy. However, the available agricultural land is not unlimited and therefore the biomass must be produced and used as efficiently as possible. In this research we ...
Building in vitro plant biotechnology capacities for ecological sustainable production of marine phytochemical formulations against skin-cancer in Cuba. University of Antwerp
The influence of nutrient availability on plant production and on above- and belowground diversity across grasslands worldwide. University of Antwerp
Construction of an integral chain valuation tool for sustainable valorization multiple pathways of plant production Ghent University
The general objective of this dissertation is to generate key insights to address organisational challenges of local biomass value chains in the context of the biobased economy.
Several societal challenges, of which the most important is probably climate change, drive the increased interest to transform our fossil resources based economy into a biobased economy.
Research aiming to enhance this transformation often focuses on the ...
Biosensors and high-throughput engineering for the production of secondary plant metabolites with flavones as proof-of-concept product class in E.coli Ghent University
Synthetic biology and metabolic engineering are becoming increasingly vital to sustain as well as revolutionise our current ways of life regarding fossil fuel dependency, deteriorating biodiversity, environmental pollution, human and animal health and space exploration.
These biological engineering disciplines are propelled by the fast and efficient DNA readand-write technologies which are used to, e.g., generate immense libraries of ...
Identification and characterization of novel regulators that affect the production of the plant hormone ethylene KU Leuven
Finding new ways to control the production of the plant hormone ethylene KU Leuven
The gaseous hormone ethylene is an important plant growth regulator that controls many physiological processes and is involved in biotic and abiotic stress responses. The diverse action of ethylene makes it an economically significant growth regulator in both agriculture and horticulture, with many applications in the field. Ethylene is also called the aging hormone and causes rapid decay of fresh produce, due to the high ethylene production ...