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A project aimed to optimize potato plant growth by mapping the microorganisms living on seed potatoes has been awarded a 940.000 euro funding.

The highest awards in Dutch academia, the Spinoza and Stevin Prize, have been awarded to Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ researchers Corné Pieterse and Tanja van der Lippe. The awards comprise a 2.5 million euro funding, provided by the Dutch Research Council (NWO).

Every year, more than a quarter of all harvests worldwide is lost due to diseases and plagues. The question of how plants can protect themselves against this leads Spinoza laureate Corné Pieterse to the most basic fundamentals of plant life.

A €4 million grant has been awarded to a new research programme that uses artificial intelligence to better predict soil life in fields and meadows, thereby producing more sustainable food.

A €4 million grant has been awarded to a new research programme that uses artificial intelligence to better predict soil life in fields and meadows, thereby producing more sustainable food.