Martin Vancoppenolle (CNRS Researcher at LOCEAN/IPSL, Paris, France and a former researcher of our lab) will be soon giving a seminar reviewing recent research on biogeochemistry in the sea ice zones. The response of the climate system to more greenhouse gases is marked by amplified warming at the poles, driven by physical processes in the atmosphere-ocean-sea ice system.

Nous avons le plaisir de vous inviter à la leçon inaugurale de la Chaire Francqui donnée par le Professeur Erik Mathijs le mardi 3 mars 2020, à 16h30, au SUD 11 (Croix du Sud, 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve) La leçon inaugurale sera suivie d'une réception. Quatre leçons suivantes sont également programmées. Merci de vous inscrire à la leçon inaugurale du 3 mars via le formulaire d'inscription. Erik Math

Jenn Strauss ( Alfred Wegener Institute , Germany) will give a seminar "Deep permafrost carbon pools and their vulnerability to mobilization" Arctic landscapes underlain by permafrost are threatened by climate warming and may degrade in different ways, including active layer deepening, thermal erosion, and development of thermokarst features.

Salinity is a major abiotic stress limiting crop production and rice (Oryza sativa L.) is extremely salt-sensitive. As NaCl represents the major soluble salt causing soil salinity in the world, most studies dealing with plant responses to salt focus on NaCl.

Potato (Solanum tuberosum) is one of the largest food crop worldwide, the production of which is also threatened by Phytophthora infestans, the causal agent of late blight. In organic farming, copper is used to control the disease. However, it has a long remanence and may accumulate in soil, leading to harmful effects on the environment.

During a two months field campaign in Southern Brazil regional soil samples were gathered to asses the impact of land use and topography on soil depth and chemical weathering.

Professor Daniel Bruce Sarpong from the University of Ghana will give us a research seminar on The Emergence of Agri-business in Africa at our ECRU meeting  room, 3rd floor of Mendel. It is a harsh paradox that in Africa hunger and malnutrition remain pervasive on a continent with ample agricultural endowments. Could “agribusiness” be a remedy?

Latex (beginner level, in French) – Charlotte Descamps & Antoine de Saint-Amand This training session will consist of an introductory course to Latex, along with some exercises. When: Tuesday 12th November 2019 (6:30-830 pm) OR Tuesday 18th February 2020 (6:30-8:30 pm) Where: Cérès room Register here

Dr. Brice Van Liefferinge, with a background in geography at the Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), and a PhD looking at the thermal regime of the Antarctic Ice Sheet (Beyond Epica Oldest Ice EU project), is now working on the Oldest Ice Dome Fuji project with Dr. Kenny Matsuoka at the Norwegian Polar Institute (NPI, Tromsø, Norway).

Sugar beet (Beta vulgaris) is threatened by several viral diseases amongst which the Rhizomania is the most devastating. This pathology is caused by Beet necrotic yellow vein virus (BNYVV), a multipartite RNA virus that is transmitted by the soil-borne plasmodiophorid Polymyxa betae.