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Lignin: the resource that can serve as grist to most mills
10/14/14

Replacing polymers extracted from petroleum by others that are extracted from the plant world has become a necessity. The Industrial Biological Chemistry Unit of Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech is studying the process.

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Tropical forests: 3D at the foot of the tree
4/11/14

How can you make the best estimation of the volume of a standing tree in a tropical rainforest? A young researcher develops a method.

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Biopesticides: natural products for crop protection
1/23/14

Belgian and French researchers collaborating on an Interreg European project are testing pesticides made from molecules that have been produced by living organisms.

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Self-defense of barley
9/17/13

“Smelling” barley roots to help them fighting against certain diseases. Researchers in Gembloux plan to use this technique which could be a way of reducing the use of traditional pesticides without harming agricultural production.

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Soil remediation: appearances can be deceiving
8/21/13

Is the use of certain plants to extract heavy metals from polluted soils a good practice?  And what if some of the trees recommended for this purpose prove to be intolerant to these heavy metals in the long term?

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