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20 November 2025

By: Maryse Hulmel-Brancourt

Nitrogen management through Miscanthus sinensis cultivation : toward new ecosystem services. Article to be soon published in GCB Bioenergy.

The main objective is to identify genotypes that absorb large amounts of nitrogen, helping to remove excess nitrate from the soil and thus contribute to the ecosystem service of water regulation in areas near water catchment zones, preserving the quality of drinking water supplied to local population. Another potential ecosystem service, classified as supporting, involves identifying genotypes that can recycle nitrogen efficiently or exhibit variable nitrogen uptake capacities.
Antoine André, PhD student in agronomy at INRAE – In front of the PhD trial in the Ecotron of Gembloux

Antoine’s experiment was recently featured on the Belgian TV channel RTBF. The program included a lively 3-mn report dedicated to the Ecotron of Gembloux, where Antoine and Marion tackled one fascinating question: How will plants grow 100 years from now?

23 October 2025

Gembloux, Belgique

MisTigation final meeting

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End of the MisTigation project: Miscanthus for its ecosystem services for local communities

Stage Emilie Nidification dans miscanthus

Emilie is a Master's student at the agronomic engineering school AgroParistech. She specializes in "Produce and Innovate in Plant Technical Systems" (PISTv). Originally from Valence (26), she arrived at our Champhol (28) site on March 1st for a six-month internship.

Project funded by GRAINE call for proposal launched by ADEME in 2022

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