Welcome to our lab website !
We are the Plant Ecology, ecoPhysiology and sustainable Agriculture lab, from the Earth and Life Institute Agronomy from the UCLouvain, in Belgium.We are 36 enthusiastic people studying how plant grow, how they are influenced by their environment (biotic and abiotic) and how people cultivate them. Check the team [here].
We have a soft spot for roots, hydraulics, cereals, pollinators, market gardenning and sustainable farming.
We love creating open tools and ressources for the community. Check our 11 tools [here].
Beyond research, we care
We want a society built on the principles of social justice and ecological and environmental sustainability, promoting education, curiosity and happiness.
With this in mind, we produce and transmit fundamental and applied knowledge in agronomy, ecology and plant physiology.
Latest publications from the lab
Cell-specific transcriptomics and knockout reveal aquaporin function in grass stomatal movements2026 | Ding, Lei ; Laurent, Maxime ; Legay, Sylvain ; Aesaer, Stijn ; Georgery, Julien ; Couvreur, Valentin
Combining spring wheat genotypes with contrasting root traits for a better use of water resources in soil? Evidence from column-scale water stable isotopic experiments
2026 | Le Gall, Samuel ; van Dusschoten, Dagmar ; Lattacher, Adrian ; Giraud, Mona ; Harings, Moritz ; Diaz, Paulina Deseano ; Pflugfelder, Daniel ; Alahmad, Samir ; Hickey, Lee ; Sircan, Ahmet ; Kandeler, Ellen ; Lobet, Guillaume ; Schnepf, Andrea ; Pagel, Holger ; Poll, Christian ; Vereecken, Harry ; Javaux, Mathieu ; Rothfuss, Youri
Developing indicators to assess the viability of small- and medium-scale farms a case study of market gardening farms at the regional scale
2025 | Heine, Benjamin ; Gaspart, Frédéric ; Biot, Nicolas