Visit to the Bettendorf agricultural test fields by the Minister of Agriculture
Published on 24/06/2015
On June 19, 2015, the traditional visit to the agricultural test fields in Bettendorf, managed by the Lycée Technique Agricole in Ettelbruck and the Centrale Paysanne, took place in the presence of Fernand Etgen, Minister of Agriculture.
During the event, researchers specialising in crop protection from the Environmental Research and Innovation (ERIN) department of the Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST), had the opportunity to explain to the authorities and farmers present the research and development carried out within the project "Warning and advisory platform for the main pests and diseases in the major crops in Luxembourg" (SENTINELLE).
Michael Eickermann from the ERIN department
Marco Beyer presented the results for the year 2015 on diseases caused by parasitic fungi in cereal, focusing on the interannual variability of infections, while Michael Eickermann explained the results for insects affecting rapeseed.
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