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Did you get the chance to stop by our booth -De Mini-Boerderij van de Toekomst- Nerdland today? If not, make sure to do so tomorrow, and learn about the insect villains plaguing the plant kingdom and the noble insect heroes that are recruited to deal with these pesky bandits!

🔥🌱If you want to read more in-depth posts about our plant science KU Leuven Plant Institute (LPI), 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: linkedin.com/company/ku-leu…

Niet stadsbossen maar stedelijke savannes zijn nodig om een stad 's nachts af te koelen tijdens hittegolven. Een belangrijk wetenschappelijk resultaat door Eva Beele (KULeuven) op basis van het citizen science weerstation-netwerk Leuven.cool! 👉authors.elsevier.com/c/1jA2fcUG5WWYu

Thinking and brainstorming about educating modern Biologists: yes we can! 💪🧑‍🎓🧬🍃 Fac Wetenschappen

Yesterday, we turned off the lights in our university greenhouse. Multiple generations of students have conducted their experiments here. Now, we’re preparing for a new chapter and look forward to the opening of our new greenhouse in 2025! #Greenhouse #NewBeginnings

City Halls should inspire civic pride and enhance the aesthetic appeal of public spaces. Let’s take a look at some of the most beautiful city and town halls in Europe:🧵

🚨 The Summer issue of our quarterly LPI Magazine is out now! 🌿 Read articles featuring our amazing PIs, alumni, and stories from spring events like the Nerdland Festival. Plus, get insights into our latest research, policy engagements, and more! 🔗lpinewsletter.my.canva.site/young-lpi-maga…

Voorstelling Metaforum-visietekst "Duurzame landbouwproductie en de maatschappelijke uitdagingen" op 30/09 van 16u30-18u30 in Leuven. 🔗 Programma & inschrijven: kuleuven.be/metaforum/agen… #voedselzekerheid #DuurzameLandbouw #voedselsysteem KU Leuven KU Leuven Plant Institute BioeconomicsKUL

Last week, #VIRTIGATION coordinator KU Leuven Plant Institute VANDERSCHUREN LAB & communication lead RTDS Group took part in the first ever Euro-Mediterranean Innovation Marketplace. Read the recap of this crucial event for the region on our website: virtigation.eu/recap-virtigat… #H2020 #EUFunded

🚨New paper: how does green space affect well-being during summer heat events? 🌳 Trees near home appear to reduce stress, but ☘️ low green, such as grass and shrubs, reduce stress and improve sleep quality! Sciensano KU Leuven Plant Institute Division Forest, Nature & Landscape et al. 📰authors.elsevier.com/c/1jyE3_KHppynq

The single greatest misunderstanding about science by the public is that scientists solve problems; in reality, scientists are primarily concerned with creating them.

🚨 Join us! The BIO-Research lab (PXL) & sGlobe lab (KU Leuven) are seeking a Postdoc for the FUELFUSION project! 🌲🔥 Work on cutting-edge remote sensing & AI for wildland fuel type mapping. Apply now! shorturl.at/Wi6VH #Postdoc #RemoteSensing KU Leuven Plant Institute Division Forest, Nature & Landscape

Looking for reviewers before Christmas

Tomato SlVI boosts fruit quality, resistance via sucrose metabolism. #FruitQuality Oxford Journals Details:doi.org/10.1093/hr/uha…

Deze donderdag 9 januari het eerste middaggesprek van 2025: Rony Swennen heeft het over slimme #bananen 🍌kuleuven.be/metaforum/agen… KU Leuven BIOSYSTEMS Department -KU Leuven KU Leuven Plant Institute

Sugar metabolism gene SlVI impacts tomato growth, fruit quality, & stress resistance. Knockout enhances firmness, flavor, & resistance. #FruitQuality Oxford Journals Details: doi.org/10.1093/hr/uha…

New tech from KU Leuven's VANDERSCHUREN LAB and Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT enables transgene-free genome editing in sterile bananas via CRISPR base editing. A major step for climate-resilient crops. 🧬 New Phytologist: nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11… #PlantScience #CRISPR #BananaResearch

Review by Vangenechten et al. KU Leuven Plant Institute Frontiers - Plant Science How to improve the potential of #microalgal #biostimulants for #abiotic stress mitigation in #plants? frontiersin.org/journals/plant… Plant Science MicroAlgal Recombinants Network AminoA Biostimulants Ltd European Biostimulants Summit microalgae tech Plant physiology UPV Crop Nutrition Laboratory Services (Cropnuts)

🌱⏱️ A week until 90 plant circadian biologists from 18 countries arrive in Leuven for the first ever conference on Plant Chronobiology! Super excited to host everyone here for 2 days filled with groundbreaking science! Abstract book out now: plantclock.wixsite.com/2025