#NewPaper 📢We have published a new paper about using #xray #darkfield imaging and #AI to detect internal disorders in #apple fruit. 🍎🧐 📄Read the full text here: lnkd.in/eDegQe2E KU Leuven Plant Institute, BIOSYSTEMS Department -KU Leuven

#NewPaper: How does frying impact the structure of products like chips? We contributed to this new paper: using #NMR, #HPLC and #XCT, we describe structural and chemical changes during frying. 📰 Read the paper here: doi.org/10.1016/j.food… KU Leuven Plant Institute BIOSYSTEMS Department -KU Leuven

#ResearchStay: Cecilia’s #research aims to detect false codling moth in citrus fruit through #aromas. So, we are setting up large field #experiments in South Africa and meeting with the growers and packhouses to identify the main challenges. Stay tuned for the results!

The Flemish pork meat industry is speeding up for #sustainability! Our group's Michiel is developing an #AI model as a #digitaltwin for cutting robots. The goal: reduce waste, limit costs, and maintain hygiene. 📎 Read here: flandersfood.com/nl/artikel/202… Flanders' FOOD BIOSYSTEMS Department -KU Leuven

#NewPaper: In collaboration with Wageningen U&R, we #review the state-of-the-art #research in programmed cell death and #senescence during postharvest storage of fruit and vegetables. 📰 Read here: doi.org/10.1016/j.post… BIOSYSTEMS Department -KU Leuven, KU Leuven, Wageningen U&R, KU Leuven Plant Institute

Our lab closely collaborates with the Flemish Centre for Postharvest Technology (VCBT). Recently, the annual report has been published. You can read about our latest #research and recommendations for #postharvest #storage of #fruit and #vegetables. 🍐🍎

Congratulations to our newest #PhD, Matthias Corion! He showed the potential of innovative techniques for determining quality and sex in eggs, improving #poultry #welfare and production #sustainability. 🐣🥚 Lammertyn lab, FWO , BIOSYSTEMS Department -KU Leuven MeBioS Postharvest KUL

#Conference: Our Pieter Verboven was at the 50th Microscopy Conference of the Microscopy Society of Canada! Pieter also hosted a crash course to help #PhD students start using #XCT and 3D image processing. BIOSYSTEMS Department -KU Leuven , KU Leuven Plant Institute

How do solar panels impact fruit yield and quality? 💡 ☀ Yingyu’s #PhD project as part of SYMBIOSYST is to model the effect of #agrovoltaics on fruit growth. Measurements of tree topology, fruit size, photosynthesis and sap flow are ongoing. KU Leuven Plant Institute BIOSYSTEMS Department -KU Leuven

#MeetTheTeam: our research group went #teambuilding! Thanks to all our colleagues for being part of this team! BIOSYSTEMS Department -KU Leuven , KU Leuven Plant Institute

Our team and VCBT was at the meeting of the EU Enough Project last week at INRAE_International! Our most recent results: - Demonstrating energy savings of dynamic controlled atmosphere storage (Optiflux NV). - Fruit quality models to minimize waste and maximize value.

Announcing the EU Enough Project Industry Workshop! 🕒 18/09 🗺 KU Leuven 🔎Controlling storage conditions, climate neutral packaging, sustainable transport, reducing waste of food 📎 More info: biw.kuleuven.be/biosyst/mebios… ❗Deadline: 06/09 KU Leuven Plant Institute , BIOSYSTEMS Department -KU Leuven

#NewPaper: We developed an objective method for juiciness quantification of #blueberry during #fruit growth, #ripening, and #storage. KU Leuven Plant Institute, BIOSYSTEMS Department -KU Leuven 📰 Read all about it here: sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

#NewReview: How can we study the structure and chemistry of #fruits and #vegetables? - Using advanced imaging techniques. - we address their basic concepts, operations, and future perspectives. 📰 Read the review here: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10… KU Leuven Plant Institute, BIOSYSTEMS Department -KU Leuven

🍊#Conferences: Cecilia Cardinez showcased her #PhD #research at the 12th Citrus Research Symposium by Citrus Research International! 🍊 She introduced #postharvest detection of moth larvae using SIFT-MS, as part of integrated #sustainable pest management. KU Leuven Plant Institute, BIOSYSTEMS Department -KU Leuven

Leen Van Doorselaer represented our #research group at the European Microscopy Conference! Her innovative combination of #CT and #AI-based #segmentation of fruit tissues shows how #microscopy can be performed accurately and efficiently. KU Leuven Plant Institute, BIOSYSTEMS Department -KU Leuven

Yesterday, Thao Nguyen defended her #phd thesis! Her #research dealt with the biosynthesis and signaling of ethylene during ripening of tomato, at multiple #omics levels. BIOSYSTEMS Department -KU Leuven , KU Leuven Plant Institute

The deadline for our EU Enough Project #Workshop has been extended! Register for our #seminar to learn more about #sustainable solutions for storage and transport of produce, climate neutral packaging strategies, and much more. 📎 Register here: linkedin.com/posts/euenough…

#NewPaper: Using #xray #radiography imaging and #anomalydetection for internal disorder detection in #apple and #pear fruit. 🍎🍐🧐 📄Read the full text here: lnkd.in/emMt-GNh KU Leuven Plant Institute , BIOSYSTEMS Department -KU Leuven

#Project: #GreenSpray, for decreasing pesticides in fruit cultivation! Within this VLAIO project, we are digitizing orchards for simulations of precision spraying, for sustainable of tree protection. KU Leuven Plant Institute , BIOSYSTEMS Department -KU Leuven , KU Leuven Research, pcfruit, VLAIO