Projects
The afterlife of an environmental UN project in coastal Congo (Banana and Muanda) KU Leuven
This project will inquire the afterlives of an international environmentalist project in western DR Congo. The project will contribute to theorization of climate urgency.
Exploration of genetic diversity, drought tolerance and Fusarium resistance of wild bananas in Vietnam. KU Leuven
Bananas accommodate the fourth most important global food commodity grown in more than 130 countries in tropical and subtropical regions. Global climate change and the everlasting demand to feed a continuously growing world population puts an increasing pressure on banana breeding and cultivation. In an era of globalization and climate change, it is important that novel and superior alleles are identified and conserved from wild relatives of ...
RNAi for protecting East African Highland bananas against nematodes and weevils Ghent University
RNAi constructs will first be tested in vitro against Radopholus similis and Cosmopolites sordidus, 2 important pests on banana in Uganda.
The most efficient constructs will than be introduced in banana.
Exploration of genetic diversity, drought tolerance and Fusarium resistance of wild bananas in Vietnam Meise Botanic Garden
Evaluation of drought tolerance in wild bananas from Indonesia KU Leuven
Indonesia harbors a wide variety of wild varieties of bananas with an AA genome configuration that are of immediate interest for breeding programs. This project focuses on screening this valuable germplasm for drought tolerance to unveil its potential.
‘Little by little grow the bananas.’ The lucrative relations of the Congolese diasporas in Belgium, France and The Netherlands with their homeland, the Democratic Republic of Congo. A gendered perspective. KU Leuven
Accelerating evolution: engineering invertase enzymes to enhance fructan metabolism in Musa spp. (banana) KU Leuven
Bananas are produced in more than 120 countries and around 85% of the crop is retained as a vital food source for 400 million people. With a worldwide production of 145 million tons, banana represents one of the most important food crops. The major threat to banana cultivation is drought, which causes yield losses up to 65%. Climate change is a leading human and environmental crisis of the 21st century. Banana fruits can accumulate smaller ...
Accelerating evolution: engineering invertase enzymes to enhance fructan metabolism in Musa spp. (banana) KU Leuven
The equatorial countries of sub-saharan Africa have the highest worldwide mortality rates, primarily caused by infectious disease. Those who are immunosuppressed, including children, the elderly and the sick, are particularly at risk. Improving sanitation, and boosting the immune system with vaccination or improved diet, have been key for continuing to combat this issue.
Short-chain low-digestible carbohydrates (LDCs), act as human ...