Salinity is an important environmental constraint which strongly reduces crop yield in several areas in the world. Rice (Oryza sativa) is considered as a salt-sensitive species and improvement of salt resistance is a major goal for plant breeders. Some species in the Oryza genus may constitute an interesting source of genes for rice improvement.

on teams Constraining depositional phases in braided river deposits can be challenging if only based on sedimentology or geochronology. We explored how different data sources can provide complementary information on the depositional history of Pleistocene fluvial deposits. The study was realized on the Zutendaal gravels that outcrop in Northeastern Belgium.

Radiation, heat and mass fluxes through the terrestrial surface are affected by the vegetation layer. Therefore, an accurate characterization of the vegetation above the land surface is particularly relevant in order to estimate the exchange of water between the land and the atmosphere and their feedbacks.

Cannabis sativa L. is a promising species for non-food production on moderate heavy metal (HM)-contaminated farmland soils and considered as a potential crop for cleaning the soil from HM because of its high biomass production, its long root system and its capacity to absorb and accumulate HM.

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Le séminaire ELIV de la semaine prochaine (09/02/2021) sera dédié à un séminaire ‘Movie’ avec la projection de d'un micro-films suivi d’une discussion animé par Simon Braem.  Le titre du microfilms est « Why is life the way it is? » du Dr. Nick Lane (un discours enregistré par la Royal Society)

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