Plant pathologist and crop specialist.
I am living on Hoeve Dierkensteen, in Oostburg, the Netherlands.
Through this website I hope to make contact with colleagues or others interested in sharing experience. I am looking forward to receive your reactions and questions.
My resume can be viewed at my LinkedIn page.
Update on development & results of Dutch Sorghum Breeding:
- Oral presentation: Dutch bred Dusormil sorghums HD100 and HD7, were found suitable for harvest with a dual purpose harvester unlocking a multipurpose crop and its applications. During Breeding Programs achievements and technology delivery session at Global Sorghum conference in Montpellier, 2023: Abstract Dual-harvest-Dusormil Global-Sorghum-conference-2023
- Poster presented Global Sorghum conference in Montpellier, 2023, A Global Primeur voor de Dusormil sorghums bred at the 51sto northern latitude!! Dusormil sorghums are viable substitutes for gluten containing starches in both industrial applications and consumer consumption:Global-Sorghum-Poster-2023
- Conformation University of Manitoba – These findings validate the potential of these newly bred sorghum accessions, specifically tailored for cold climates, as viable substitutes for gluten containing starches in both industrial applications and consumer consumption. Characterization-of-starches
- Proceedings of development of Dusormil Sorghum:Proceedings-Dusormil-sorghums-development
- Publication: Yield Stability of Sweet Sorghum Genotypes for Bioenergy Production Under Contrasting Temperate and Tropical Environments
- Publication: Evaluation of Sweet Sorghum Genotypes for Reaction to Striga Hermonthica (Del.) in Nigeria
- In the media (dutch): Sorghum moet zich bewijzen in dit droge jaar
- Poster presented at 1st European Sorghum Congress, Bucharest, Romania, 3 and 4 November, 2016
Breeding and selection of sorghum for regions above 50º latitude (most recent)
Seed set at 51 degrees Northern latitude NOW possible
- Interview in dutch on local broadcasting network.Summary: the accessions of the International Cold Tolerant Nursery are not making grain but are staying green. And, the sorghum did not lodge – it has withstood the locally feared storms
