Training School 1: Image analysis for plant phenotyping

The STARGATE project, through its partner the Wageningen University & Research (WR), is organising the first Training School (TS) titled ‘Image analysis for plant phenotyping’ on July 4th and 5th 2022. Hybrid Format: During the last week of June, online teaching. July 4th and 5th 2022 face-to-face activities: hands-on practicals and guided tours. Target group | 25 researchers working on automatic …

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Key steps of the plant biotechnology and breeding value chain

The STARGATE project, through its partner the Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK), is organising a workshop titled ‘Key steps of the plant biotechnology and breeding value chain’ on 17-18 May 2022. Venue: Hybrid format. In-person at IPK Campus and online by Teams. This 2-day  workshop shall comprise lectures, in silico exercises and group discussions. The …

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The new STARGATE publication

Our paper ‘High-throughput plant phenotyping: a role for metabolomics?’ in Trends in Plant Science was published last week! Funded by the STARGATE EU-project . DOI: https://lnkd.in/eX4jUmqi Authors: Dr. Puneet Mishra, Robert Hall, John D., Antonio C. Silva Ferreira, Yves Gabon, Dariusz Kruszk & Rick van de Zedde.

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STARGATE Metabolomics Workshop

The workshop entitled “An Introduction to Plant Metabolomics” was the second of the five scientific workshops organized by STARGATE. These STARGATE workshops aim to train early-stage researchers (as well as other researchers interested in the topics) in data acquisition tools, data integration and analysis in the scope of the food system. STARGATE partner Wageningen Plant Research was finally able to …

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An Introduction to Metabolomics

The STARGATE project, through its partner Wageningen University, is organising an introductory workshop in metabolomics on 6-8 December 2021. Venue: In-person at Wageningen University Campus, The Netherlands (Should remaining COVID restrictions prevent this, the workshop will be online). This 2.5-day face-to-face workshop shall comprise lectures, in silico exercises and group discussions. A tour of the local metabolomics facilities shall be arranged. For more …

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Photonics Workshops on Agri Food

Dr Gerrit Polder will participate in two photonics workshops on Agri-Food. He will present: Title: ‘Photonics for measuring plant performance and disease detection’. Short description: ‘Photonic technology enabled products are frequently used in the agri-food sector to optimize production, to safeguard harvests and to use water, energy and pesticides even more efficiently. The use of imaging and spectroscopy in agriculture …

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NPEC and their Greenhouse

About NPEC Plants are absolutely essential to our future, where almost all our food, feed and materials will be derived from plants. The NPEC aim is to enable the development of novel adaptive crops and cropping systems required for future food production and food security without destroying our planet. Their plant phenotyping facilities thus will help to meet the world’s …

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