CURRICULUM VITAE of L.

CARLIER

Proposed position in the project: expert

1. Surname: Carlier
2. First name: Lucien
3. Date of birth: 03 November 1944
4. Nationality: Belgian
5. Education:
Engineer in Chemistry and Agricultural Industries, Ghent University, 1968
PhD in Agricultural Sciences, Ghent University, 1974

6. Language skills (1 to 5 for competence: 5 = best):

Language Reading Speaking Writing
Dutch (mother tongue) 5 5 5
English 5 5 5
French 4 4 3
German 4 3 2

7. Membership of professional bodies:

Royal Flemish Society of Engineers (KVIV)
Member of the Council “Plant production and Ecosphere (Technological Institute KVIV)
Belgian Grassland Research Society (President 1996-2000)
European Grassland Federation EGF
International Society for Horticultural Sciences

8. Present position
Director of the Department Crop Husbandry and Ecophysiology-DFE
Associated professor at the University for Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine,
Cluj-Napoca (Romania) for the course « Management of grassland and forage crops », since
1996
Doctor honoris causa, granted by the Bulgarian Agricultural Academy 1997
Doctor honoris causa, granted by the University for Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary
Medicine, Cluj-Napoca (Romania) in 1998

9. Years of professional experience

37

10. Key qualification (relevant to the project)

- Teaching experience on the management of grassland and forage crops
- Intensive research experience especially on the management of grassland and forage crops:
fertilization, manure and compost application, environmental aspects (N-P-K balances),
- Intensive cooperation with the C&E countries about acquis communautaire: chapter 7
Agriculture and chapter 22 Environment (see list of projects in the experts profile)

11. Scientific activities

- Organizer of 15 international and national congresses and symposia
- Participation at 77 international congresses, symposia and conferences
- Responsible for 64 research projects, regional, national and international
- Co-promoter of 6 PhD theses
- More than 200 publications, of them 45 in peer reviewed journals (list of the peer reviewed
articles is given on separate pages)

12. Services
- Administrative functions at the Agricultural Research Centre
Head of the Department “Grassland and forage crop research” since 1986
Director of the Department Crop Husbandry and Ecophysiology-DFE since 2000
Secretary of the Juridical Personality of the Plant Breeding Institute (1984-1998)
Vice-president of the Union of Scientists of the Ministry of Agriculture (2000-2002)
- Scientific advisor
Expert for TAIEX (EU Commission), with peer review activities on the Bulgarian
variety trials for the National Bulgarian and Common EU catalogue (July 2004)
- Editorial functions
Reviewer for 3 journals on grassland and forage crops

- Quality manager for the accreditation of the chemical laboratory to get the accreditation ISO
17025, pre audit on the 26th of September 2005

13. Publications

(a1) In peer reviewed journals

CARLIER, L. and VAN HEE, L. (1971). Microwave drying of lucerne and grass samples.
Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture - vol.22 - n° 6 June 1971 : 306-307.

CARLIER, L., COTTYN, B. and AERTS, J. (1976). Apparent and true digestibility of the
Weende components, cell content and cell wall of ryegrass. Anim. Feed Sci. and Techn. 1
(1976) : 607-617.

CARLIER, L. und ANDRIES, A. (1978). Wachstumsabhänhige Bedeutung verschiedener

Nährstoffe für die Verdaulichkeit von Welschem Weidelgras. Das Wirtschafteigene Futter,
Band 24, Heft 1 : 5-12.

AERTS, J., DE BRABANDER, D., COTTYN, B., BUYSSE, F., CARLIER, L en

MOERMANS, R. (1978).Some remarks on the analytical procedure of Van Soest for the
prediction of forage digestibility. Anim. Feed Sci. And Tech. 3 : 308-322

’t HART, M., DEINUM, B., CARLIER, L., SCHLEPERS, H., BOER IWEMA, S., KEMP,
A., WIERINGA, G., MEIJS, J., LUTEN, W., HIJINK, J., KEUNING, J en ERNST, P. (1981)
Terminolmogie bij beweidingsonderzoek-Terminlogy in grazing studies. Landbouwkundig
Tijdschrift 93 : 11 – 24

CARLIER, L. and BAERT, L. (1990). Use and efficiency of a liquid nitrogen fertilizer on
grassland. Fertilizer Research 34: 266-272

CARLIER, L. et VAN BOCKSTAELE, E. (1994). L'injection de lisier dans les prairies :

quelques résultats expérimentaux en Belgique. Fourrages 140 : 551-558

CARLIER, L. and VLAHOVA, M. (1995). Improvement and evaluation of the quality of

forage crops
Biotechnol. and Biotechnol. Eq. 9-2 : 3-14

VLAHOVA, M., CARLIER, L. and PETRINSKY, P (1996). Genetic modification of forage

crops
Biotechnol. and Biotechnol Eq. 10-2/3 : 5-9

VERBRUGGEN, I. and CARLIER, L. (1996). Nutrient balance sheets in Flanders : a

valuable parameter for dairy farming. Meststoffen 1996 : 23-29

VAN WAES, J., CARLIER, L., VAN WAES, C. and VAN BOCKSTAELE, E. (1997).
Evaluation of quality characteristics in official trials with silage maize varieties in Belgium
Neth. J. Agric Sci. 43 : 277-289

VAN WAES, C., BAERT, J., CARLIER, L. and VAN BOCSTAELE, E. (1997). A rapid
determination of total sugar content and the average inulin chain length in roots of chicory
(cichoreum-intibus L.). J. Sci Food Agric. 76 :107-112

CARLIER, L. (1997). Ecological and sustainable forage crop production: a good agricultural
practice. Bulg. J. Agric. Sc. 4 : 129-140

CARLIER, L. (1998). Environmental friendly and sustainable forage crop production.

Latvian Acad. of Sci. Section B 52 : 284-290

CARLIER , L. and MACHIELS, M. (1998). Forage legumes: possibilities for production

improvement. Latvian Acad. of Sci. Section B 52 : 292-296

TEN BERGE, H.F.M., VAN DER MEER, H.G., CARLIER, L., BAAN HOFMAN, T.,
NEETESON, J.J. (2000). Limits to nitrogen use on grassland. Environmental pollution 118:
13 p.

CARLIER, L. (2001) Organic farming : back to the past or the solution for a sustainable
agriculture. Bulg. J. Agric. Sci. 7 (2001) 5 p.

LOOTENS, P., HEURSEL, J. (2001) Chorophyll a fluorescence as a technique to evaluate the

quality of Rhododendron simsii. Acta Horticulturae, 543, 8 p.

VLAHOVA, M., PETKOV, P., PETKOVA, D., CARLIER, L., ATANASSOV, A. (2001)
Genetic manipulation of lignin biosynthesis in alfalfa towards improvement of digestibility.
Biotechnology and biotechnological equipment. 2/2001/15 , 6 p.

MULIER. A, HOFMAN, G., BAECKE, E., CARLIER, L., DE BRABANDER, D., DE

GROOTE, G., DE WILDE, R., FIEMS, L., JANSSENS, G., VAN CLEEMPUT, O., VAN
HERCK, A., VAN HUYLENBROECK, G. and VERBRUGGEN, I. (2003).A methodology
for the calculation of farm level nitrogen and phosphorus balances in Flemish agriculture.
Europ. Journ. Agron. 20, 45-51

CARLIER, L., VAN WAES, C. and INGE MESTDAGH (2003) Management of agricultural
ecosystems and carbon storage balance. Buletinul USAMV-CN, 59 : 1-6
CARLIER, L, ROTAR, I. and MARIANA VLAHOVA (2003) Advantages and constraints of
the acquis communautaire for the accession of Romania and Bulgaria to the European Union.
Buletinul USAMV-CN, 59 : 43-48

ALEXANDROVA N., VLAHOVA M., CARLIER L., ATANASSOV A. (2004) Co-existence

of conventional agriculture, organic farming and GM crops. Seria Agricultura - Bulitenul
USAMV 60: 1-6. 

CARLIER, L., MARIANA VLAHOVA and T. JELIAZKOV (2004) Grassland, the best
choice to accomplish the European sustainable farming policy. Introductory paper on the
occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Grassland Research Institute IP Pleven (Bulgaria) 7-10
June 2004.14 pp.

DE VLIEGHER A., BRIES J., CARLIER L (2004) Yield and residual nitrate nitrogen in soil
of grazed grassland with different slurry applications. Grassland Science in Europe 9: 711-
713.

DE VLIEGHER A., CARLIER L., HAESAERT G. (2004) Behaviour of seed mixtures with
white clover, sown in a cereal crop or after harvest of the cereals. COST 852 meeting Ystad,
Zweden, september. International proceedings.

DE VLIEGHER A., CARLIER L., BOMMELE L., DHOOGHE K., LATRE J. (2004)
Sowing white clover in established grassland. COST 852 meeting Ystad, Zweden, September.
International proceedings.

FIEMS L., DE BOEVER J., DE VLIEGHER A., VANACKER J., DE BRABANDER D.,
CARLIER L. (2004) Agri-environmental grass hay: nutritive value and intake in comparison
with hay from intensively managed grassland. Archives of Animal Nutrition 58(3): 233-244.

IANTCHEVA A., MESTDAGH I., LOOTENS P., CARLIER L. (2004) Assessment of

seasonal variability of belowground biomass in Belgian grasslands influenced by management
treatments. Bulgarian Journal of Agricultural Sciences 10: 15-23.

LOOTENS P., VAN WAES J., CARLIER L. (2004) Cold tolerance research on Chicorium
intybus L. (industrial chicory). Acta Physiologiae Plantarum 26(3 Supplement): 109.

LOOTENS P., VAN WAES J., CARLIER L. (2004) Effect of a short photo inhibition stress
on photosynthesis, chlorophyll a fluorescence, and pigment contents of different maize
cultivars. Can a rapid and objective stress indicator be found? Photosynthetica 42 (2): 187-
192.

MESTDAGH I., LOOTENS P., CARLIER L. (2004) Variation in organic carbon content in
Flemish grassland soils. Grassland Science in Europe 9: 133-135.

MESTDAGH I., LOOTENS P., VAN CLEEMPUT O., CARLIER L. (2004) Soil organic
carbon stocks in grassland: how accurate are they? Grass and Forage Science 59: 310-317.

MESTDAGH I., LOOTENS P., CARLIER L., VAN CLEEMPUT O. (2004) The importance of
grasslands for the realization of the Kyoto Protocol in Belgium. Pedologie – themata 12: 11-15.
PETKOVA D., VLAHOVA M., MARINOVA D., PETKOV P., CARLIER L., ATANASOV
A. (2004) Breeding evaluation of transgenic alfalfa (M. sativa L.) lines with low lignin
content in conditions of polycross. The European Conference Handbook on Grain Legumes
(Dijon, France) 1: 115.

VAN CAMP N., VAN DE WALLE I., MERTENS J., DENEVE S., SAMSON R., LUST N.,
LEMEUR R., BOECKX P., LOOTENS P., BEHEYDT D., MESTDAGH I., SLEUTEL S.,
VERBEECK H., VAN CLEEMPUT O., HOFMAN G., CARLIER L. (2004) Inventory-based
carbon stock of Flemish forests: a comparison of European biomass expansion factors. Annals
of Forest Science 61: 1-6.

VAN CAMP N., VANDE WALLE I., LUST N., LEMEUR R., BOECKX P., DE NEVE S.,
LOOTENS P., BEHEYDT D., MESTDAGH I., SLEUTEL S. (2004). Quantification of the
actual stock in the biomass of Flemish forests based on local and European biomass
expansion factors (BEF): case study in the experimental forest Aelmoeseneie. Annals of
Forest Science, 61, 1-6.

CARLIER, L. and VLAHOVA, M. (2005). Agriculture, environment and rural development.

Breeding and agricultural practices of the crops, Balkan scientific conference, Karnobat-
Bulgaria, 37-41

Most important other publications relevant for the project of the last 10 years (from 1995
on)

(b1) Books or chapter in books)

CARLIER, L. et MCHIELS, M. (1996)

Possibilités pour l’amélioration de la production des fourrages légumineuses.
Symposium PHARE: “Possibilités d’augmentation de la production des fourrages protéiques”
Ed. Université des Sciences Agricoles et de Médicine Vétériniaire de Cluj-Napoca
(Roumanie) 113 p.

VAN BOL, V., CARLIER, L., GRAINDORGE, C., HENRY de FRAHAN, B., INSTALLE,
M, MACHIELS, M., MEIERS, P., MORMONT, M., PEETERS, A., SNEESSENS, J.F. en
STASSART, P. (1998)
Indicateurs et normes économiques, sociologiques et agronomiques des systèmes de
production agricole durable. SAFE "Sustainable Aspects of Farming and Environment"
Papport final pour le SSTC, NP/DD/007, Bruxelles (1998) 80 p. + annexe 234 p.

MICHIELS, J., CARLIER, L. en VERBRUGGEN, I. (1998)

Mineralenbalansen en hun gebruik op melkveebedrijven.
Naar een duurzame grasland- en groenvoederuitbating.Uitg. Ministerie van Middenstand en
Landbouw, DG 6 – Betoelaagd Onderzoek, Brussel
ISBN 90-76528-01-2 Ed. G. VAN HUYLENBROECK en G. JACOBS 221 p.

(b2) Books as editor

CARLIER, L. and MACHIELS, M. (1996)

Grassland management : for a better grass production (also in Latvian language)
Cooperation Flanders with Central and Eastern-Europe
Ed. L. CARLIER (RvP communication 787), 48p.

CARLIER, L., VLAHOVA, M. and KIRILOV. A. (1997)

Vocabulary of terms used in plant husbandry and plant biotechnology (in Bulgarian –
English)
Ed. L. CARLIER, 45p.

CARLIER, L., PUIA, I. and ROTAR, I. (1998)

For a better grass production - Pentru productii mai bune de furaje
Texte du Cours à l’Université de Sciences Agricoles et Médicine Vétérinaire de Cluj-Napoca
(Roumanie) 246 pp. Risoprint, ISBN 973-9298-85-0

CARLIER, L., VAN WAES, C. and VLAHOVA, M. (1998)

Principles and applications of near infrared spectroscopy for predicting the nutritive value of
forage (also in Bulgarian)
Ed. L. CARLIER (Department Crop Husbandry and Ecophysiology, Merelbeke, Belgium), 25
p.

CARLIER, L., GRUNERT, O. and VAN WAES, J. (1999)

Silage making
Cooperation Flanders with Central and Eastern-Europe
Ed. L. CARLIER (Department Crop Husbandry and Ecophysiology, Merelbeke, Belgium),
48 p.

CARLIER, L., VAN WAES, C. and VLAHOVA, M. (1998)

Principles and applications of near infrared spectroscopy for predicting the nutrive value of
forages
(also in the Bulgarian language)
Ed. L. CARLIER (Department Crop Husbandry and Ecophysiology, Merelbeke, Belgium),
25p.

CARLIER, L., VAN WAES, J., DE VLIEGHER, A., VAN BOCKSTAELE, E., GEVAERT,
L. and PITHAN, K. (1999)
Proceedings of the workshop “N-use efficiency” of COST action 814.
Ed. L. CARLIER (Europ. Commission, Luxembourg) 345 p.

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(c) Articles in Proceedings of Congresses

CARLIER, L. and VERBRUGGEN, I. (1995) Effect of maize supplementation on the N excretion of

cattle. Proceedings Workshop COST 814 action, Tromsö, Norway 7-9 September 1995 : 181-186

VERBRUGGEN, I. and CARLIER, L. (1996) N-P-K balances on dairy farms. Int.

Colloquium "Nitrates", Tervuren, 6-7 September 1996 . Ed. CODA Bruxelles
NEVENS, F., VERBRUGGEN, I., BEHAEGHE, T. and CARLIER, L. (1996) Some positive
aspects of fodder beet in the crop rotation of a dairy farm. 16th General Meeting of the European
Grassland Federation, 15-19 September, Grado (Italy). Proceedings, Grassland and land use systems
Ed. Parente, Frame & Orsi : 801-805

MICHIELS, J., VERBRUGGEN, I. and CARLIER, L. (1996) Nutrient budgets of different

types of dairy farms in Belgium . 16th General Meeting of the European Grassland
Federation, 15-19 September, Grado (Italy). Grassland and land use systems Ed. Parente,
Frame & Orsi, Italy : 863-866

CARLIER, L. (1996). Quality of forage crops. FAO training course on Genetic Engineering,
Kostinbrod (Bulgaria) 6 October 1996 : 15 p.

DE VLIEGHER, A., CARLIER, L. and VAN BOCSTAELE, E. (1997). Important

characteristics in the evaluation of varieties of Lolium multiflorum L. BGS Occasional Symposium N°
31, Nottingham (U.K.) 18-19 Februari 1997 In : Seeds of Progress Ed. J.R. Weddell : 66-67

JACOBS, G., MICHIELS, J., VAN ROLLEGHEM, P., VERBRUGGEN, I., CARLIER, L. and VAN
HUYLENBROECK, J. (1997) Modelling the influence of dairy management on N-excretion :
simulation versus practice.
Proceedings 11th World Fertiliser Congress of CIEC, Gent 5-9 September1997 : 7-13

CARLIER, L. (1997) L’intérêt de la prairie dans la production du lait et de la viande en Belgique.

Symposium de l’Association Bulgarienne Hèrbagère et Fourragère, Foire Agricole Internationale de
Plovdiv (Bulgaria) 12-17 mars1997

CARLIER, L. and MICHIELS, J. (1997). Permanent pastures for growing cattle. Herba, 10 :
50 - 53 (1997)

CARLIER, L. (1998) The Belgian procedure for testing grass varieties following the OECD
procedure. Procedure for the OECD Membership of Lithuania. (AGRIV project with support
of the Flemish Government) Lithuanian Ministry of Agriculture, Vilnius (Lithuania) 19-23
July 1998

MICHIELS, J., VERBRUGGEN, I., CARLIER, L. and VAN BOCKSTAELE, E. (1998).

Reduced N fertilization on grassland; effect on soil nitrate nitrogen befor winter and on yield
and quality of the crop. 17th General Meeting of the European Grassland Federation,
Debrecen (Hungary) 18-21 May 1998 Proceedings volume 3 : Grassland Science in Europe :
533-537. Ed. G. Nagy and K. Peto, Debrecen, Hungary (Distributed by the British Grassland
Society, Reading, Berkshire RG6 2AT United Kingdom)
VERBRUGGEN, I., MICHIELS, J., CARLIER, L. and VAN BOCKSTAELE, E. (1998).
Effect reduced nitrogen fertilisation on yield and quality of maize and on the N residu in the
soil . 17th General Meeting of the European Grassland Federation, Debrecen (Hungary) 18-21
May 1998. Proceedings volume 3 : Grassland Science in Europe : 599-603 . Ed. G. Nagy and
K. Peto, Debrecen, Hungary (Distributed by the British Grassland Society, Reading,
Berkshire RG6 2AT United Kingdom)
VAN WAES, C., CARLIER, L., DE VLIEGHER, A., VAN WAES, J. and BAERT, J. (1998).
The application of near infrared reflectance spectroscopy to predict the digestibility of forage
crops. Plant Science vol. XXXV (9), 726-728

VAN WAES, C., KIRILOV, A., KRACHOUNOV, I., PETKOV, P. and CARLIER, L.
(1998). Prediction of the in vitro digestibility and chemical composition of lucerne by NIRS.
Plant Science vol XXXV (9), 708-711

VAN WAES, J., CARLIER, L. and VAN WAES, C. (1998). Evolution of quantitative and
qualitative characteristics of silage maize varieties on different harvest dates. Plant Science
vol XXXV (9), 731-735

VLAHOVA, M., PETKOV, P., ATANASSOV, A., CARLIER, L., VAN WAES, C. and VAN
BOCKSTAELE, E. (1998). Genetic transformation of alfalfa with a poplar gene involved in
lignin biosynthesis. Plant Science vol XXXV (9), 679-685

CARLIER, L., VAN WAES, C. and VLAHOVA, M. (1998). The quality of forage crops.
Plant Science vol. XXXV (9), 670-678
CARLIER, L. (1999). Management for yield and quality of grass and forage crops..Introduction of the
Flemish-Latvian cooperation the for improvement of the grass production in Latvia
Ministry of Agriculture, Riga (Latvia) 21- 24 March 1999 : 35 p.

DE VLIEGHER, A., VAN WAES, J. en CARLIER, L. (1998). Quality evaluation of red

clover varieties in Belgium. Plant Science XXXV (9), 729-730

VAN WAES, J. and CARLIER, L. (1999)

Effect of two N-levels on quantitative and qualitative characteristics of silage maize varieties .
Workshop on N-use efficiency, Melle 2-5 June 1999 - COST 814 action

VAN WAES, J., CARLIER, L. and DE VLIEGHER, A. (1999). Behaviour of grain maize
varieties at different N-fertilization levels under Belgian conditions. Workshop on N-use
efficiency, Melle 2-5 June 1999 - COST 814 action

CARLIER, L, VERBRUGGEN, I, GRUNERT, O. and VAN BOCKSTAELE, E. (1999).

Reduction of nitrogen fertilisation on grass and forage crops. Workshop on N-use efficiency,
Melle 2-5 June 1999 - COST 814 action

CARLIER, L (1999). The improvement of yield and quality of grassland in Romania.

Symposium on Flemish-Romanian cooperation in agriculture, Bucharest (Romania), 3-5
October 1999. University of Bucharest, Chair of Soil Sciences.

CARLIER, L and VAN WAES, C. (1999) The quality of forage crops in the frame of a
sustainable agriculture.. Symposium “130 years of existence and 80 years of Romanian
Education” University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, 21-23 October,
Cluj-Napoca (Romania)

2000

DEMEYER, P., VERDONCK, O. (2001). Bark and bark compost in growing media.
Proceedings of the International Peat Symposium in Amsterdam on 30 October 2001, 9 p.
DEMEYER, P., VERDONCK, O. (2001). The physical and chemical properties of
professional growing media Proceedings of the International Symposium on Growing media
and hydroponics in Alnarp, Sweden 8 – 14 September 2001. Acta Horticulturae, in press.

ROTAR, I., SIMA, N., CARLIER, L., RUSU., M., VIDIVCAN, R. (2001). Quality of forage
obtained from Festuca rubra – Agrostis tenuis pasture. Buletinul vol. 55-56 : 218 p.

SIMA, N., ROTAR, I., VAN WAES, C., RUSU, M. (2001). Elementary composition of a
Festuca rubra - Agrostis tenuis pasture proceeded forage, as influenced by management.
Buletinul USAMV-CN, 56/2001 ISSN 1454-2382

SIMA, N., ROTAR, I., VIDICAN, R., VAN WAES, C. (2001). Mineral contents of forages
obtained from a mountain pasture of Festuca rubra + Agrostis tenuis as influenced by various
systems of management. Zootechnie şi Biotehnologii, vol. XXXIV (2001), Timişoara, 9 p.

VAN WAES, J., CARLIER, L. (2001). Quantitative and qualitative characteristics of silage
maize varieties under different environmental conditions, Genetika, vol. 32, 3, 15 p.

VAN WAES, J., DE VLIEGHER, A., CARLIER, L., VAN WAES, C. (2001) Catalogue
belge des variétés de chicorée industrielle: description et recommendation. 10ième édition,
CLO-DFE, 7 p.

WILLEKENS, K., DE VLIEGHER, A., CARLIER, L., KOCH, C. (2001). Nitrogen dynamics
in cut grassland of three organic and one conventional dairy farm. EGF Meeting “Organic
grassland farming”, Witzenhauzen, Duitsland, 10-12juli 2001: Summaries of posters: 36 p.

WILLEKENS, K., CARLIER, L., DE VLIEGHER, A. (2001) Analyse des bilans azotés des
exploitations laitières biologiques en Flandre, à l’ échelle de l’exploitation, de l’animal et du
sol. 3ième Journée d’ étude sur l’ état de la recherche en Agriculture biologique.” Les
systèmes laitiers”, Libramont 14 novembre 2001: 3 p.

2002 en 2003

DE VLIEGHER A., CARLIER, L. (2003) Contribution of white clover in intensive managed

grassland swards. 2nd International Symposium. University of Agricultural Sciences and
Veterinary Medicine, Cluj Napoca, Buletinul USAMV-CN 59: 99-103.

DE VLIEGHER A., CARLIER L., HAESAERT G. (2004) Behaviour of seed mixtures with
white clover, sown in a cereal crop or after harvest of the cereals. COST 852 meeting Ystad,
Zweden, september. International proceedings.

DE VLIEGHER A., CARLIER L., BOMMELE L., DHOOGHE K., LATRE J. (2004)
Sowing white clover in established grassland. COST 852 meeting Ystad, Zweden, September.
International proceedings.

MESTDAGH I., LOOTENS P., CARLIER L. (2004) Grassland Science in Europe 9: 133-
135. Variation in organic carbon content in Flemish grassland soils.
MESTDAGH I., LOOTENS P., VAN CLEEMPUT O., CARLIER L. ((2004) SOC stocks for
Flemish verges. Proceedings COST Action 627, 3-6 June, Ghent.

VAN WAES, C., DE VLIEGHER, A., DE BEL, N. (2004) On-line forage grass measurement
by NIR spectroscopy. Gembloux. Second International Conference on “Embedded Near
Infrared Spectroscopy”. 18 - 19 november 2004.

VAN WAES, J., DE BEL, N., DE VLIEGHER, A., HERMAN, J.L. en CARLIER, L. (2004)
Catalogue belge des variétés de plantes fourragères et engrais verts: description et
recommendation. 5ième édition. CLO-DFE, 109 p.

(d) Reports

MBANZAMIHIGO, L., FIEVEZ, V., DEMEYER, D. and CARLIER, L. (2002) Effect of sward
composition and quality and supplementation on methane emission by grazing cattle. In “Glabal
change and sustainable development” SSTC Brussels SPSD 1 : 361-374

CARLIER, L. (2001) Duurzame melkveehouderij Meetjesland. Verslag 5b project 47 p.

(Uitg. DFE-CLO Gent, Merelbeke)

DEMEYER, D., CARLIER, L. (2000) Effect van wisselende grassamenstelling en

bijvoedering op methaanemissie bij grazend rundvee. Eindrapport GC/02/29a & GC/43/29b
DWTC programma Global Change en Duurzame Ontwikkeling. 103 p. (Uitg. prof. D.
Demeyer, vakgroep dierlijke produktie, Universiteit Gent)

The reports on the occasion of the finalising of the projects with C&E Europe(Programme
Flanders with C&E Europe)

The yearly activity report of the Department Crop Husbandry and Ecophysiology