ICROFS
- International Centre for Research in Organic Food Systems
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2021.02.11 | Agriculture and food
More beans and peas, please
“Eat your peas” is not just sternly yelled at picky children. A lot of good reasons to eat legumes exist. Slowly, the grain legumes get more and more attention in Denmark as well. Michelin chef Francis Cardenau praises them, and edamame beans have transitioned from sushi restaurants to almost every supermarket. Nonetheless, in Denmark, grain…
2021.01.19 | Agriculture and food
Carbon storage in deep soil layers - potentials and interactions with microorganisms
Leanne Peixoto will this summer graduate as a Ph.D. from Department of Agroecology, Aarhus University, where she worked on the Deep Frontier project, focusing on carbon storage in deep soil layers. Some of her findings during the project were quite surprising, and they emphasize the need to better understand interactions and activities in deep…
2021.01.19 | Agriculture and food
New insights on water- and nitrogen uptake in deep roots
As part of her Ph.D.-studies at Dept. of Plant and Environmental Sciences at University of Copenhagen, Guanying Chen has studied deep root and water- and nitrogen uptake during the course of the Deep Root project. She has carried out studies in the root towers facilities, focusing on the crops chicory and winter rapeseed. This led to some…
2020.12.10 | Agriculture and food
EURAKNOS releases its Explorer’s Guide to Thematic Networks
EURAKNOS, marks a key milestone: publication of the EURAKNOS Explorer’s Guide to Thematic Networks. This manual offers advice on how to design and implement Thematic Networks to maximise user engagement and impact, starting at the pre-funding phase running through project implementation to sustainability post-funding.
2020.12.02 | Calls
New funding from CORE Organic to be annonced soon
CORE Organic Cofund pre-announces third research Call on ‘Organic farming systems for improved mixed plant and animal production.
2020.11.23 | Agriculture and food
Deep-rooted perennial crops. Are they capable of taking up water from deep soil layers?
Growing deep-rooted perennial crop attracts the attention of researchers and farmers to address modern agricultural challenges such as improving drought resistance. Alfalfa and intermediate wheatgrass are capable of taking up water to a depth of 2.0 m in the soil. However, understanding the farming context in which such crops would be beneficial…
