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WE ARE HORTICELL

HortiCell is an academic research laboratory developing innovations in crop production and reproduction that contribute to sustainable agriculture.

Research expertise

BIOSTIMULANTS

Sustainable agriculture under changing climate conditions with the help of biostimulants

IN VITRO REGENERATION

A toolbox for plant biotechnology and the cultivation of crops

SEXUAL REPRODUCTION

Everything you wanted to know but were afraid to discover

News

We’re thrilled to announce the launch of our new web series on YouTube, diving deep into the reuse of horticultural substrates — a crucial topic for sustainable and innovative horticulture.
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We’re thrilled to announce the launch of our new web series on YouTube, diving deep into the reuse of horticultural substrates — a crucial topic for sustainable and innovative horticulture.

Kunming China - Li Fan showing his registered flower Gerbera, named 'Beautiful Lady'.
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Kunming China – Li Fan showing his registered flower Gerbera, named ‘Beautiful Lady’.

Kunming China - Back Li Fan, Danny Geelen Bing Liu, Chong Wang, Chunlian Jin
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Kunming China – Back Li Fan, Danny Geelen Bing Liu, Chong Wang, Chunlian Jin

Kunming China - Chunlian Jin showing her in vitro flowering plants
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Kunming China – Chunlian Jin showing her in vitro flowering plants

Light and substrate composition control root exudation rates at the initial stages of soilless lettuce cultivation
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Light and substrate composition control root exudation rates at the initial stages of soilless lettuce cultivation

Root exudation in soilless horticulture
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Root exudation in soilless horticulture

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Staff

Danny Geelen

Danny Geelen

Professor
Robin Lardon

Robin Lardon

Postdoctoral staff
Jing Li

Jing Li

Postdoctoral staff
Markéta Luklová

Markéta Luklová

POSTDOCTORAL STAFF
Cédric Schindfessel

Cédric Schindfessel

Postdoctoral staff
Steffen Vanneste

Steffen Vanneste

POSTDOCTORAL STAFF
Ren Wang

Ren Wang

Postdoctoral staff
Brechtje de Haas

Brechtje de Haas

PhD student
Xinquan Hu

Xinquan Hu

PhD student
Qianqian Liu

Qianqian Liu

PHD student
Halimat Yewande Ogunsanya

Halimat Yewande Ogunsanya

PhD student
Tiago Monteiro Rodrigues

Tiago Monteiro Rodrigues

PHD STUDENT
Katherine Sofia Salazar Vega

Katherine Sofia Salazar Vega

PhD student
Ngoc To

Ngoc To

PHD student
Anran Zhang

Anran Zhang

PHD student
Patricia Delaere

Patricia Delaere

Labmanager
Mike Goossens

Mike Goossens

Lab Technician
Trinh Hoang Khai

Trinh Hoang Khai

Lab Technician
Christophe Petit

Christophe Petit

Lab technician
Mária Braun Šimášková

Mária Braun Šimášková

Lab Technician
Ellen Van Gysegem

Ellen Van Gysegem

Lab technician

Alumni

Behzad Ahmadi

Behzad Ahmadi

Postdoctoral staff
Balkan Canher

Balkan Canher

POSTDOCTORAL STAFF
Aakrati Agarwal

Aakrati Agarwal

volunteer
Niccolò Conti

Niccolò Conti

PhD Student
Chunlian Jin

Chunlian Jin

PhD student
Limin Sun

Limin Sun

PhD student
Thijs Van Gerrewey

Thijs Van Gerrewey

PhD student
Yinwei Zeng

Yinwei Zeng

Postdoctoral staff