Research

Inoculations for improved soil functioning

2022 | Master thesis

Inoculations for improved soil functioning

What happens when you donate a bit of well-functioning soil to an exhausted agricultural soil? MSc student Lilian Slusarek investigated the impact of inoculation on soil functions and the growth of blueberry plants. 

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From species-poor to species-rich meadows

2021 | Master thesis

From species-poor to species-rich meadows

How to facilitate the shift from grasslands dominated by ryegrass to herb-rich hay meadows? MSc student Fleur van Duin explored how soil and management affect the transition. 

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Restoration of herb-rich ditch banks

2021 | Bachelor thesis

Restoration of herb-rich ditch banks

Plant seeds can be found in soil, long after the plant itself has disappeared. Can these seeds be used to restore the diversity of herbs in ditch banks? BSc students Laura van Duijn and Fabienne Bos did some research. 

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To polder or not to polder?

2021 | Master thesis

To polder or not to polder?

To tackle the problems of peat meadow areas, many stakeholders need to collaborate. What approach should they take? Polderen or innovating? Dore Engbersen explores it in his master thesis. 

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