Un ouvrage publié aux presses agronomiques de Gembloux recense 225 espèces ligneuses tropicales. Un outil indispensable pour l’exploitation durable des forêts africaines.

Jean-François Bastin has developed a reliable and rapid method for establishing the carbon inventory of a tropical forest. This is an important step toward the implementation of conservation programmes in the tropical forest.

The bacterium which causes potato common scab produces a powerful herbicide: Thaxtomin. Researchers have discovered the genetic modifications required to transform this pathogen into a supplier of this natural and biodegradable weed-killer on an industrial scale.

A sex pheromone was discovered in the multicoloured Asian lady beetle, and recreated in the laboratory. Released by females in the presence of aphids, it could become a natural weapon to protect agricultural production against these pests.

By storing carbon in their soil, could our grassland of peacefully grazing cattle, mitigate the greenhouse gas emissions caused by livestock production systems?