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Barsics F Universit Volatile Wireworm Alternativ strategies compoun olfactome themselve attracted selection, pest. Fanny té de Gemblo organic com ms are the s ves to insec . Our work nds on the eter we have es to isolate towards mo , in crop rota oux Agronom mpounds rel soil dwelling cticide treatm k consists i orientation b e evaluated t ed root-emit ost of the te ation, or in t mic Sciences leased by ba g larvae of c ments are n in elucidatin behavior of the attractive tted volatile ested baits. O rapping syste arley roots a lick beetles needed in or ng the role Agriotes so eness of a v organic co Our results ems aiming a attract wirew and are pes rder to dev of barley r ordidus wire variety of ba mpounds. W should be t at the reduct worms ts of many velop integra root-emitted eworms. Usin aits ranging f Wireworms w taken into ac tion of the p crops world ated manage d volatile or ng a dual c from barley were signific ccount in va populations o dwide. ement rganic choice roots cantly arietal of this
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Bastin C Universit Using fa Improvin the last y fatty acid covarianc conceptio unfavorab 75% of t over the fertility. Catherine té de Gemblo atty acid con ng dairy cow years in orde ds profile in ces among on were est ble relations the genetic v lactation ind oux Animal S ntents in mil fertility by m r to overcom milk could b 17 fatty aci timated from hip among variability of dicating that Science Unit lk to improv means of gen me the declin be used as an d contents m 29,792 fi fertility and fertility was these traits ve fertility o netic selection ning cow fer n early predi in milk and irst-parity H body fat m explained by could be us of dairy cows n has becom rtility. This s ictor of gene d the numb Holstein cow obilization in y the variabi sed to supple s me increasing tudy investig etic merit for ber of days ws. Results n early lacta ility in milk ement genet gly important gated whethe r fertility. Ge from calvin substantiated ation. Also, a fatty acids p tic evaluation t over er the enetic ng to d the about profile ns for
Bastin Je Universit The imp within tr The spati the North mosaic (D (AGB) w Stratificat forest ty opportun improve ean-Françoi té de Gemblo pact of fores ropical dens ial variability hern Bateke Democratic were estimate
tion was app ype successi nity to study estimates of is oux Forêts, N st spatial str se semi-deci y of carbon s plateau, cha Republic of ed from a ran plied in orde ion along a the influenc AGB throug Nature et Pay ructure on f iduous fores stocks was st aracterized by the Congo) ndomized st er to study a forest-sav ce of the fo gh considerat ysage forest type a st of DRCon tudied within y a fragment . Stem densi tratified samp the determin vannah trans rest spatial s tion of spatia and abovegr ngo n several sem ted landscape ity, basal are pling design nism of fore sition. This structure thr al pattern as a round biom mi-deciduous e known as ea and above with total c est biomass stratificatio rough the ed an additive p mass distribu forest patch a forest-sava e-ground bio cover of 28.2 variability d on provided dge effect, an parameter. ution, hes of annah omass 25 ha. due to d the nd to
Bérénice Universit A new H Garlic is Among th Alliin was of this wo The meth 1,1 betw graphitic was short The meth fulfilled. T e Dethier té de Gemblo HPLC metho recognized he products s synthesized ork. hod describe ween the iso carbon and ter and unde hod leads to This may be oux Chemistr od to quanti for centuries extracted fro d. This proce d in the liter mers. A sec a water-ACN rwent the va o satisfying r valuable for ry and Bioind ify alliin, the s for its hea om the cloves ess leads to tw ature (amino cond metho N gradient w alidation proc results. The future resear dustries e major sulf lth benefits, s, alliin retain wo stereoiso o column, de d was deve as used for t cess. separation is rch on garlic fur compoun mostly link ned our atten
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and the valid c lfur- compon ration was th wed a resoluti hase was po resolution o dation criteri nents. he aim ion of orous of 3,1, ia are
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Boisson Universit Modellin Katanga In South of which species ar 10000 m metalloph general a according exists bet Sylvain té de Gemblo ng realized n copper hi Central Afri h endemic to re distributed mg/kg for co hyte to heav additive mod g to their op tween niche a oux Forêts, N niche of m lls
ica were iden o Katanga an d over a hun opper and 2 vy metals, the dels (GAM). ptimum alon amplitude an Nature et Pay metallophyte ntified more t nd critically ndred hills co 2 to 1000 m e ecological Results sho ng a metal co nd optimum c ysage e species a than 650 plan endangered ontaining high mg/kg for c niches of 80 ow that (1) oncentration copper conce along coppe nt species to by mining a h copper and cobalt). To 0 cupro-coba three group ns gradient a entration. er and coba olerant to hea activities. Th d cobalt con understand altophytes w ps of specie and (2) a po alt gradient avy metals, se hese metallo ncentrations ( the respon were modeled es were iden sitive relatio ts on everal phyte (20 to se of d with ntified nship
BOTUL Universit Develop Congo Soil wate problems alternativ easily me as the SW was recom Congo so content o Nearest N LA MANYAL teit Gent Soil
ment of pe er retention c s. However, ve is its estim asurable soil WRC. In a pre mmended fo oils were ide of soils in Lo Neighbour ap LA Yves-Da l Managemen edotransfer curve (SWRC its direct m mation by ped
data (e.g. tex eliminary stu r Lower Con entified. The ower Congo, pproach. ady nt functions t C) is a key p measuremen dotransfer fun xture, organi udy, publishe ngo. Then, th e objective o based on m to predict w parameter to nt is laborio nctions (PTF ic carbon, bu d PTFs were he best poten of our resear multiple linear water reten o solve many ous, time-con Fs). These ar ulk density) w e evaluated a ntial predicto rch is to de r regressions ntion of soil y soil and w nsuming an re predictive with hydraulic and developm ors of water c evelop PTFs
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k-Bui Tuye Katholiek The resp Botrytis Apples ar quality fr including harvest h was to im from two metabolit of fruits o exposure infection. et ke Universite ponse of a cinerea. re usually sto ruits. Botryti g apple. App have a higher mprove post-o cultivars B tes and antio
of different a to high-ligh . eit Leuven Bi antioxidant ored for a pe is cinerea is ple fruit from
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Bulens A Katholiek The use Accordin and this enriching straw dis intake of variable. intake of concluded crate. Anneleen ke Universite of a straw d ng to the Eur also applies g material ne penser and straw varies Some sows t f straw shows d that the str eit Leuven Bi dispenser in ropean Direc to sows an eds to take i the suitabilit greatly. Also take more str s that there i raw dispense iosystemen n the farrowi ctive (2001/ d piglets in into account ty in the farr o the differen raw before f is a need for er is an inter ing crate 93/EC) pigs the farrowin the specific rowing crate nce between farrowing, wh r straw or en esting enrich s should hav ng crate. Ho housing of e were studie n the pre and
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Buysse P Universit 50 Years carbon b This stud contraste Residue R estimatio The soil input dat were mea SHR sens input doe Pauline té de Gemblo s of contras budget and o dy aims to e d residue m Restitution af ns with field C budgets w ta compiled asured in 20 sitivity to tem es not necess oux Environm sted residue on soil hete estimate the management fter harvest) SHR measu were calculate since the be 10 and 2011 mperature. T sarily sequest mental Scien e managem rotrophic re carbon (C) treatments through the urements. ed in each ca eginning of t 1 to compare he comparis rate the mos
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l crop: imp hic respiratio m Yard Man budgets, and soil organic um, 50 years based estima eatment recei st CO2 fluxe acts on the on (SHR) in nure addition to compare C content a s ago. SHR f ates and to a iving the larg
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Caparros Universit Infestati The toma other hos developm longevity larvae an also long absoluta others po absoluta. s Megido R té de Gemblo on potentia ato miner, T st plants from ment of T. A y and female d pupae dev ger on tomat on potato ev otatoes varie udy oux Agronom al of Tuta ab T. absoluta (M m the Solanac Absoluta. Larv fecundity on velopmental o than on p ven if the ins ties in due t mical Science bsoluta (Mey Meyrick), is a ceae family. W val developm n one hundre time were lo potato. These ects seems to to study the es yrick, 1917) an important We studied t ment time, pu ed insects we onger on tom e results show o prefer deve varietal effe on potatoes t pest of tom the effect of upal time, to ere recorded mato than on w an import eloping on to ect of potato s (Solanum mato crops t potato (varie otal developm d on tomato n potato. Ad tant infestati omato. We a oes on the d tuberosum) that also feed ety Spunta) o mental time, and potato. dult longevity ion capacity are actually te evelopment ). ds on on the adult Eggs, y was of T. esting of T.
Chen Jia Universit Isolation Various divaricata structures hydroxyb methylell glucopyra salicylic a 4-5 and 7 is current an
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Courtens Universit Simple s Oxygen-l anammox robust O unknown process p the disc versa. De directly fr nitratation s Emilie teit Gent Dep strategies to limited autot x for the rem OLAND tec n. In lab-scal performance, immersion l etermination rom the atm n in an OLA partment of B control the trophic nitrif moval of nitr chnology, ye le RBC, disc , although an level (50 to of the biolo osphere. Ov AND RBC. Biochemical oxygen bud fication/deni rogen from w et the factor c rotation sp n abiotic set-75%) could ogical OUR verall, these re and Microbi dget of an O itrification (O wastewater. A rs controllin peeds (1.8 an -up showed a d significantly confirmed t esults demon ial Technolo OLAND rot OLAND) co A rotating bi ng the oxyg nd 3.6 rpm) a significant y prevent un that about 9 nstrated a no ogy tating biolog ombines part iological con gen uptake showed no effect. In co ndesired nitr 90% of the o ovel and simp
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De Bruy Universit The role Cochliob It has bee to (hemi expressio (Magnapo confirmin spot. Fur signaling in rice an yne Lieselott teit Gent Cro e of brassi bolus miyab en shown tha i)biotrophic on analysis, w orthe oryzae) ng brassinoli rthermore, b associated g nd that blast i te op Protection inosteroids beanus at brassinoste pathogens. we investigate
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De Clerc Universit Identific Interactio suspected interactio Nanovirid This wor first step screened every stra parasitoid ck Caroline té de Gemblo cation of bac ons between d to explain t ons have ne dae), transmi rk focuses on p in the cha for symbion ain. Candida ds was identi oux Sciences cterial endo Luteoviruse the viral part ever been st itted by the a n the identif aracterization nt detection tus Serratia w fied in three Agronomiqu symbionts p es particles an ticles lifetime tudied in th aphid Pentalo fication of th n of such an . Buchnera which is an of the five st ues present in P nd proteins es in the inse he case of t onia nigroner he bacterial s n interaction aphidicola a aphid symbi trains studied Pentalonia n of aphid’s sy ect haemolym the Banana rvosa. symbionts pr n. Five aphi and Wolbach iont known d nigronervosa ymbionts are mph. In oppo Bunchy To resent in P. id’s strains w hia pipentis to provide p a Coq. strain e well known osite, that ki op Virus (B nigronervosa were studied were detect protection ag ns n and ind of BTV, a as a d and ted in gainst
De Coni Katholiek Mechani Nowaday problema up to mo on the de the comm growing microfiltr /pilotscal time and nck Maarte ke Universite ical downstr ys, harvesting atic areas of ore than 50% evelopment o mercial prod medium an ration is inve le were perfo reduce opera n eit Leuven Bi ream proces g and recov algal biofuel of the total of a simple a duction of SC nd the disru estigated as ormed and r ating costs iosystems ssing of Sin very of intere l production production c and economi CO. An effi uption of th an alternativ research is do
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De Keers Katholiek Upscalin The hypo challengin field and treatment optical re objective plant spe drought e smaecker W ke Universite ng the Biodi othesis that g ng research laboratory e ts strongly h eflectance dat is to evalua cies diversity events. Wanda eit Leuven Bi iversity – Ec greater speci topics in eco experiments. amper gener ta acquired fr te, based on y are generally iosystems En cosystem fu es diversity l ology. Curre . Yet, the lim ralizations. In from satellite satellite obs y more robu ngineering unctioning p leads to grea ent scientific mited scale a n this project observation servations, th ust against env
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compounds ther stresses. terial inactiv have studie mbination wi ve stress ind und that sy gistic effect o t the case fo act . As a ation, ed the th 3-ducing ynergy of HP or HP
Fischer C Universit Implicat Some ant sugar sou point of v largely un relation. B honeydew recognize of honeyd Christophe té de Gemblo tion of hone t and aphid urce and in ex view, this ph nknown. Thi Bioassays rev w volatile com e myrmecoph dew microor oux Analysis, eydew micro species can xchange prov henomenon h is study aims vealed that t mpounds; en hilous specie rganisms in a , Quality and oflora in ant present a m viding the ap has been wel s to identify the greatest p nabling ant sc s. Many of th ant attraction d Risks -aphid mutu mutualistic re phid colony c ll studied fro semiochemi part of ant a couts to find hose VOCs s
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Garcia S Katholiek Characte Banana The aim varieties: both, plan response transpirat affect the isolated f different fraction i uzana ke Universite erization of of this work Cachaco (dr nt and cell le to the app tion rate of b e photosynth from roots. PEG and de s. eit Leuven Bi the physiol k is to get an rought tolera evel. We mea plication of both varietie hetic capacity To obtain a extran conce iosystems logical resp insight into ant) and Mb asured the tra the stress s and impair . At the cell l a high and p entrations we onses to AB the differen bwazirume (d anspiration ra hormone a red the growt level, our goa pure enrichm ere tested. Th BA to under t levels of dr drought susc ate, growth a abscisic acid wth of Cachac al is to identi ment of plas he higher the rstand drou rought tolera ceptible) wer and photosyn d (ABA). A co plants. Ho ify plasma m sma membra e concentrati ught toleran ance. Two ba e characteriz nthetic capac ABA affected owever, it di membrane pro ane proteins, tion, the pure
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Goubau Universit OptiMIR The Opt producer milk qual will be po The entir productio OptiMIR Belgium, by INTE Amaury té de Gemblo R: new tools tiMIR projec s with new to lity. Data pro ooled and us re MIR milk on costs 2) gi R is a 5 year France, Ger ERREG IVB oux Animal S s for a more ct aims to im ools enabling ovided by mi sed to identi k spectrum w ive an access rs project in rmany, Irelan program. Science Unit sustainable mprove the g them to ma ilk recording fy the links b will be used a s to high adde nvolving 5 r nd, Luxembo e dairy secto sustainabilit anage the cow g organization between anim as indicator ed value mar esearch unit ourg and Un or ty of the da w’s fertility, ns and record mal status an of the cows rket 3) reduc ts, 11 milk r nited Kingdo airy sector b feeding, heal ded in differ nd milk com s’ status in o e the environ recording or m. The proj by providing lth, pollutant rent environm mposition cha order to 1) re nmental impa rganizations ect is co-fina g milk ts and ments anges. educe act. from anced
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Hamsho Universit The Fun Problems search fo activity a insecticid Rhizocto biting-che insects. In vivo e reduction toxicity ou Mohama teit Gent Cro ngal Lectin R
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Hawinke Katholiek Monitori climate c Attempte degradati shift tow spatio-tem to quanti vegetation field surv scaling to approach el Pieter ke Universite ing vegetati conditions ed internatio on (REDD) wards a whol mporally exp fy and separa n, via time s veys. Carbon o a national c h. eit Leuven Ea ion dynami onal measure require acco le-landscape plicit analysis ate the effect eries analysis n stocks are e carbon balan
arth and Env ics and carb es to reduc ounting for b approach. R of vegetatio ts of regional s of satellite estimated fro nce, thereby c vironmental S bon stocks ce carbon e both climatic Remote sens n dynamics o l and local va imagery and om field data comparing a Sciences in complex emissions fro c and human sing archives on different ariability in w d weather rec a and linked sectoral fore x landscape om deforest n impacts on s allow for scales. This weather and cords, image d to detected est approach s under var tation and f vegetation, an area-cov research atte soil conditio classification d land use fo h with a land riable forest and a vering, empts ns on n and or up-dscape
Hias Nic Katholiek The role Studies h stress. Th improve and apple Initially, v apple sca mitoticall Finally a tetraploid stress resp ck ke Universite of polyploi have shown t he main obje the natural d e. varieties of b, respective ly doubled. comparativ d and diploid ponses. eit Leuven Bi disation in that polyploi ctive of this defense mech rose and ap ely and then f
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