Ecotron Gembloux
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Gembloux Ecotron

Ecotron Gembloux
View of the lower part of the ecotron, a tank with a volume of 3 m3 capable of holding up to 5 tons of soil. © Liège university - Bernard Longdoz

 

 

 

View of the lower part of the ecotron, a tank with a volume of 3 m3 capable of holding up to 5 tons of soil.

 

 

Ecotron with crop
Ecotron with crop © Bernard Longdoz

 

 

 

 

View of the upper part of the ecotron, where the environmental conditions are monitored by various sensors.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Miscanthus population - Experimental platform INRAE Estrées-Mons

Field experimental design
Field experimental design © Raphaël Raverdy
Field experimental design - harvest
Field experimental design - harvest © Maryse Hulmel

First picture: Miscanthus sinensis progeny — hereafter referred to as a population — tested in the field at the individual plant level. Second picture, plants are harvested individually in February. 

   Infra-analysor - INRAE IJBP Versailles

Infra-spectral analyzer - INRAE IJPB Versailles
Infra-spectral analyzer - INRAE IJPB Versailles © Yves Griveau

 

 

The tubes -called vials- contain powdered samples from the plants tested in the field. 

 

 

 

 

Infra-spectral analyzer with samples
Infra-spectral analyzer with samples © Yves Griveau

 

Near-infrared spectroscopy device used for predicting biomass composition. The near-infrared radiation range occupies the wavelength directly above that of visible light.