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KU Leuven Plant Institute | 2,190 followers on LinkedIn. Growing Knowledge for the Future | At KU Leuven Plant Institute (LPI), we are dedicated to pioneering plant-based solutions for sustainable agr...
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March 14, 2025 at 7:44 AM
🔥🌱If you want to read more in-depth posts about our plant science, please consider following us on LinkedIn where we can write longer nuanced posts and where we can give our scientists a platform to talk about their work in full: www.linkedin.com/company/ku-l...
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New paper out. A classical population genetic study of the last remaining wild populations of the European Yew (Taxus baccata) in Wallonia. The species was almost driven to extinction, likely because it is highly poisonous for livestock.
Sampling was challenging.
Sampling was challenging.
December 14, 2023 at 12:32 PM
New paper out. A classical population genetic study of the last remaining wild populations of the European Yew (Taxus baccata) in Wallonia. The species was almost driven to extinction, likely because it is highly poisonous for livestock.
Sampling was challenging.
Sampling was challenging.
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🔬What about the future of our food? Watch the collaboration between KU Leuven and Wageningen University & Research in an insightful animation video on food security. 🥪 Discover the facts, challenges, and the path to a more sustainable world! youtu.be/o2atI8PSLYQ?...
Wat eten we in 2050 ?
💡 Deze animatievideo zet een aantal feiten rond mondiale voedselzekerheid op een rij. De video kwam tot stand door een samenwerking tussen wetenschappers va...
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December 1, 2023 at 7:39 AM
🔬What about the future of our food? Watch the collaboration between KU Leuven and Wageningen University & Research in an insightful animation video on food security. 🥪 Discover the facts, challenges, and the path to a more sustainable world! youtu.be/o2atI8PSLYQ?...
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🌳🍂 Facing climate change, our forests are at a crossroads. Learn about the challenges and potential strategies for forest composition in the following opinion piece: doi.org/10.1186/s135...
Climate-smart forest management caught between a rock and a hard place - Annals of Forest Science
Key message The UNFCCC COP 27 in Sharm El-Sheikh confirmed that climate policies too heavily rely on climate mitigation by forests rather than on de-fossilizing the energy system, to keep global warmi...
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November 21, 2023 at 8:29 AM
🌳🍂 Facing climate change, our forests are at a crossroads. Learn about the challenges and potential strategies for forest composition in the following opinion piece: doi.org/10.1186/s135...
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🌱This week's LPI 🍕 seminar showcased Hana's research on enhancing pollen thermotolerance using flavonols, alongside Thomas's pioneering work on Agrivoltaics in Belgium. Both addressing critical challenges in sustainable agriculture and energy under climate change.🔋 🌾
November 10, 2023 at 7:53 AM
🌱This week's LPI 🍕 seminar showcased Hana's research on enhancing pollen thermotolerance using flavonols, alongside Thomas's pioneering work on Agrivoltaics in Belgium. Both addressing critical challenges in sustainable agriculture and energy under climate change.🔋 🌾
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We always love it when the @KU_Leuven puts plants in the spotlight! Plants have a lot to say – they just do it in slow-motion! Discover how they communicate their stress in this fascinating article! #plantscience #Biology stories.kuleuven.be/en/stories/s...
Stress in plants
How do plants cope with the stress generated by their sometimes erratic environmental conditions?
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October 30, 2023 at 11:36 AM
We always love it when the @KU_Leuven puts plants in the spotlight! Plants have a lot to say – they just do it in slow-motion! Discover how they communicate their stress in this fascinating article! #plantscience #Biology stories.kuleuven.be/en/stories/s...
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✨ Vanilla's secret garden: Uncover the aromatic potential and biodiversity benefits of wild Vanilla varieties in agriculture! 🍃🌾More about the potential of wild Vanilla species in agroforestry systems: doi.org/10.1016/j.ej...
October 16, 2023 at 5:08 PM
✨ Vanilla's secret garden: Uncover the aromatic potential and biodiversity benefits of wild Vanilla varieties in agriculture! 🍃🌾More about the potential of wild Vanilla species in agroforestry systems: doi.org/10.1016/j.ej...
Two years ago already - two years of adventures later. Time flies. I am still very proud of the ethylene and ACO-work we did! #PhDanniversary
October 14, 2023 at 10:28 AM
Two years ago already - two years of adventures later. Time flies. I am still very proud of the ethylene and ACO-work we did! #PhDanniversary