Projects per year
Personal profile
Research expertise
Extensive knowledge of poplar species.
More than 25 years of experience in breeding of different species of poplar.
Extensive knowledge of the implementation of poplar and willow cross-breeding programs.
Knowledge of selection and breeding techniques for forest tree species such as Populus, Salix, Ulmus, Quercus, Fraxinus, Prunus and Alnus.
Experience in scoring bud sprout and bud set in poplar, also experience in a whole range of shape observations in poplar. Knowledge of rust observations on poplar.
Extensive knowledge of cultivation techniques in the tree nursery, such as soil preparation, fertilization, pest control, pruning technique and vegetative propagation.
Experience in identification and detection of European black poplar
VODS 2023
- Silviculture and agroforestry
- Wood and forest biomass processing
Taxonomic List
- poplar (Populus spp.)
- willow (Salix spp.)
- alder (Alnus glutinosa)
- willow family (Salicaceae)
Technological
- forestry technology
- nurseries/propagation technology
- fieldwork (observations and sampling)
- fieldwork (soil preparation)
- phenotyping
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Aspen (EVINBO)
Vanden Broeck, A. (Project leader), De Clercq, W. (Cooperator), De Ro, A. (Cooperator), Goossens, S. (Cooperator), Tallieu, R. (Cooperator) & Verschaeve, L. (Cooperator)
1/01/26 → 31/12/26
Project: EVINBO - Andere overheden
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MigFoRest - assisted Migration to increase Forest Resilience (EVINBO)
Vanden Broeck, A. (Project leader), Adriaens, T. (Cooperator), D'hondt, B. (Cooperator), De Clercq, W. (Cooperator), De Maesschalck, G. (Cooperator), De Meyer, J. (Cooperator), De Pelseneer, N. (Cooperator), De Ro, A. (Cooperator), Goossens, S. (Cooperator), Maesschalck, K. (Cooperator), Van Nieuwenhove, R. (Cooperator), Van Schoors, A. (Cooperator), Vandekerkhove, K. (Cooperator), Vander Mijnsbrugge, K. (Cooperator), Vanhellemont, M. (Cooperator) & Wilms, H. (Cooperator)
1/01/24 → 30/06/28
Project: EVINBO - Europees
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Adaptation of trees to climate change
De Ro, A. (Project leader), Cox, K. (Cooperator), De Clercq, W. (Cooperator), De Cuyper, B. (Cooperator), De Maesschalck, G. (Cooperator), Goossens, S. (Cooperator), Neyrinck, S. (Cooperator), Van Breusegem, A. (Cooperator), Van De Pontseele, J. (Cooperator), Van Nieuwenhove, R. (Cooperator), Van Schoors, A. (Cooperator), Vanden Broeck, A. (Cooperator) & Verschaeve, L. (Cooperator)
1/01/20 → 31/12/29
Project: INBO
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Recovery of humid alluvial forest with European black poplar along the Common Meuse
Vanden Broeck, A. (Project leader), Adriaens, D. (Cooperator), De Clercq, W. (Cooperator), De Regge, N. (Cooperator) & Neyrinck, S. (Cooperator)
17/05/18 → 31/12/26
Project: Raamovereenkomst - De Vlaamse Waterweg
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List of recommended provenances and Flemish register of forest basic material
Vanden Broeck, A. (Project leader), De Clercq, W. (Cooperator), De Cuyper, B. (Cooperator), Haelterman, S. (Cooperator), Meiresonne, L. (Cooperator), Schamp, K. (Cooperator), Steenackers, M. (Cooperator), Vander Mijnsbrugge, K. (Cooperator) & Wilms, H. (Cooperator)
1/01/18 → 31/12/29
Project: INBO
Research output
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Evaluatie Vlaams register van bosbouwkundig uitgangsmateriaal: Evaluatieperiode 2023-2026
Wilms, H., De Ro, A., Vander Mijnsbrugge, K., De Clercq, W., Haelterman, S. & Vanden Broeck, A., 2026, Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek. 42 p. ( Rapporten van het Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek; no. 23)Research output: Book/Report › Reports of Research Institute for Nature and Forest
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De zaadboomgaard als basis voor de aanleg van een biodivers bos, natuur en landschap
Wilms, H., De Ro, A., De Meyer, J., Goossens, S., Haelterman, S., De Clercq, W. & Vanden Broeck, A., 22-Oct-2024. 1 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster
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Expanding the Belgian seed orchard network, a collaboration between private and public sector
Wilms, H., De Ro, A., De Meyer, J., Goossens, S., Haelterman, S., De Clercq, W. & Vanden Broeck, A., 20-May-2024, Seed orchard conference Proceedings: Seed Orchards - The Key Stage in Forest Tree Breeding and Sustainable Forest Management. Brasov, Romania, p. 4-4 1 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Abstract
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Expanding the Belgian seed orchard network, a collaboration between private and public sector
Wilms, H., De Ro, A., De Meyer, J., Goossens, S., Haelterman, S., De Clercq, W. & Vanden Broeck, A., 20-May-2024. 34 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper/Powerpoint/Abstract
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De INBO variëteiten van populier, een aanwinst voor de Europese populierenteelt
Steenackers, M., Schamp, K. & De Clercq, W., 2018, In: Silva belgica : tijdschrift van de koninklijke belgische bosbouwmaatschappij = bulletin de la société royale forestière de belgique. N°4/2018, p. 40-47 8 p., 5.Research output: Contribution to journal › A3: Article in a journal without peer review
Open AccessFile5530 Downloads (Pure)
Datasets
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Data from 'Evaluatie Vlaams register van bosbouwkundig uitgangsmateriaal - Evaluatieperiode 2023-2026'
Wilms, H. (Creator), De Ro, A. (Project Member), Vander Mijnsbrugge, K. (Project Member), De Clercq, W. (Data Collector), Haelterman, S. (Data Collector) & Vanden Broeck, A. (Project Member), Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO), 8-Apr-2026
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