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26
May
13:00
Yanzhou Qi
Wageningen University | Plant Breeding
Genetic analysis of nutrient transport in rice endosperm development
26
May
15:30
Abbey Leigh Marcotte
Wageningen University | Plant Ecology and Nature Conservation
From the ashes: Hydrological and biogeochemical responses to wildfire in temperate peatlands
4
Jun
16:00
Ineke Knot
IBED | Amsterdam Agnietenkapel
Portable genomics for health monitoring of wild primates: Parasitic nematode identification as a model for field-based disease surveillance
6
Jun
15:30
Jordan Van Brenk
Wageningen University | Horticulture & Product Physiology
Mr. Blue Sky: Using electric light to orchestrate lettuce growth and specialized metabolite production
11
Jun
15:30
Johan August de Jong
Wageningen University | Forest Ecology and Forest Management
Different shades of green: from quantity to quality for improving tropical forest restoration
19
Jun
09:45
Matías Muñoz Sandoval
Vrije University Amsterdam | A-LIFE, Section Ecology & Evolution (online)
One eye on the telescope and the other on the microscope: From macro-evolution to individual behaviour in vocal communication systems
27
Jun
15:30
Enno Christian Sonntag
Wageningen University | Farming Systems Ecology
Earthworm Farming for Circular Food Systems Upcycling Residual Biomass into Edible Protein and Organic Soil Amendments
2
Jul
15:30
Luis Fernando Merloti
Wageningen University | Laboratory of Nematology
Soil Lessons from Restored Atlantic Forest
10
Jul
15:30
Yifei Zhao
Wageningen University | Horticulture & Product Physiology
Light, Roots, and Nutrients: Understanding Nitrate Uptake Regulation in Hydroponic Systems
11
Jul
13:00
Makrina Diakaki
Wageningen University | Soil Biology
Allies not Bystanders: the Involvement of Spinach Seed Microbiota in the Suppression of Globisporangium ultimum Damping-Off
11
Jul
15:30
Mexximiliaan M. S. F. Holweg
Wageningen University | Horticulture & Product Physiology
Photobiology of medicinal cannabis pharmaceutical compounds and crop morphology
27
Aug
15:30
Jiayu Zhang
Wageningen University | Horticulture & Product Physiology
Breaking Plant Thermography Barriers: New Insights using the Leaf Energy Balance Model
29
Aug
15:30
Stephan David
Wageningen University | Horticulture & Product Physiology
The regulation of winter dormancy in strawberry
3
Sep
15:30
Eva Suzanne Thuijsman
Wageningen University | Plant Production Systems
Agricultural Research for Development: Grappling with Social Equity
4
Sep
10:30
Zhan Xu
Wageningen University | Centre for Crop Systems Analy
Exploring options for a more sustainable crop production on the North China Plain
10
Sep
10:00
Karimon Nesha
Wageningen University | Laboratory of Geo-information Science and Remote Sensing
Progressing the use of earth observations in national monitoring of forest changes and GHG emissions
10
Sep
10:30
Murambiwa Nyati
Wageningen University | Laboratory of Genetics
Exploration of gut microbiota in children in a low income setting in Zambia
29
Sep
15:30
Elsa Ligaya Dingkuhn
Wageningen University | Farming Systems Ecology
From Soil to Society Rethinking governance for multifunctional land use and management
2
Oct
15:30
Weixuan Peng
Wageningen University | Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
Looking at Both Sides Now: Examining Trade-offs in Ecological Immunology in Birds