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Breeding improved industrial hemp varieties to valorise hemp fibres for biobased materials
Hemp (Cannabis sativa) is a promising crop for the production of fibres which are increasingly desired by industry e.g. for plant-based building materials, composite materials and textiles. The leaves and seeds, currently side str ...
Supervisor: Dr. Elma Salentijn and Prof.Dr. Luisa Trindade
Department: Plant Breeding, Laboratory of

Resistance to Colorado Potato Beetle in wild potatoes
Cultivated potato (Solanum tuberosum) is attacked by the Colorado Potato Beetle (CPB). Especially in organic cultivation, where no pesticides can be used, larval feeding causes a lot of damage to plants. Resistance against CPB is ...
Supervisor: Lotte Caarls,
Department: Plant Breeding, Laboratory of

Metabolic and molecular description of sugar pathway in post-harvested onions (Allium cepa L.)
Onion is one of the most valuable horticultural crops worldwide. Onion is a biennial species that forms a bulb during the first year, which serves as overwintering structure. The shoot apical meristem of the bulb remains dormant f ...
Supervisor: Antonino Crucitti, Olga Scholten
Department: Plant Breeding, Laboratory of

Exploring the effect of intercropping on root traits and AMF colonization in Brassica-Allium intercropping (from a breeding perspective)
Intercropping is an alternative cropping system that allows higher biodiversity both, above and belowground. Previous research has shown that plant-plant interactions belowground play a main role in resource acquisition and comple ...
Supervisor: Alejandr Gallo
Department: Plant Breeding, Laboratory of

Can we increase the potato yield by extending the life cycle?
Potato is an important world food crop. Despite the efforts of plant breeders and researchers, little progress has been made in improvement of yield. Hybrid breeding is a clear avenue in that it promises to provide new opportuniti ...
Supervisor: Li Shi
Department: Plant Breeding, Laboratory of

Indirect interactions between insect herbivores and pollinators
When we think of plant reproduction and plant fitness, we often think of seeds. However, for a bisexual plant such as Brassica rapa this is only half of its reproductive pathway. Itâ€™s often referred to as maternal or fema ...
Supervisor: Hanneke Suijkerbuijk, Erik Poelman
Department: Plant Breeding, Laboratory of

Unravelling meiotic mechanisms in polyploid organisms - a simulation study
This project will explore the requirements to understand polyploid pairing and recombination dynamics using population genetic approaches based on molecular markers. Use of computer simulations will be needed to study the effect o ...
Supervisor: Peter Bourke
Department: Plant Breeding, Laboratory of

Understanding the role of trichomes in potato drought/heat resilience
Potato is the third most important crop worldwide, and its productivity is massively affected by environmental stresses such as water deficit and high temperatures. Thus, the identification of potential traits related to drought/h ...
Supervisor: Lucia Sandra Perez Borroto (WUR), Micha Devi (WUR)
Department: Plant Breeding, Laboratory of

Breeding miscanthus for bio-based applications
Miscanthus is an attractive crop to supply biomass that can be used for different applications in a bio-based economy, including production of energy, biofuels, bioconstruction materials, and biochemicals. At Wageningen University ...
Supervisor: Dr. Francesco Pancaldi, Prof. Dr. Luisa Trindade
Department: Plant Breeding, Laboratory of

Plant cell walls: from evolutionary genomics to novel breeding tools
The cultivation of locally-adapted orphan crops on marginal lands can be a reliable option to sustainably produce biomass for bio-based applications. However, orphan crops typically lack of breeding tools and genetic resources to ...
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Luisa Trindade, Francesco Pancaldi
Department: Plant Breeding, Laboratory of

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