3050: Organic clover seed production: Does intercropping with plant species with at strong scent distract the clover seed weevil and increase seed yield?
(2004) Organic clover seed production: Does intercropping with plant species with at strong scent distract the clover seed weevil and increase seed yield?. Paper presented at First World Conference on Organic Seed: Challenges and Opportunities for Organic Agriculture and the Seed Industry, FAO Headquarters, Rome, Italy, July 5-7, 2004; Published in Lammerts van Bueren, Edith; Ranganathan, Radha and Sorensen, Neil, Eds. Proceedings of the First World Conference on Organic Seed: Challenges and Opportunities for Organic Agriculture and the Seed Industry, page 180.
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Summary
A field experiment was conducted in 1999-2001 in order to test if intercropping with other plant species with at strong scent would be able to distract clover seed weevils away from the clover seed field. Intercropping with chives, caraway, oregano or thyme did not have any effect on the number of clover seed weevils registered and white clover seed yield was not affected by any of the treatments. It is concluded, that a well-established white clover seed crop is very competitive against other plant species.
| Document Language: | English |
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| Subject Areas: | Crop husbandry > Production systems |
| Research affiliation: | Denmark > DARCOF II (2000-2005) > I.11 (CLOGS) Cultivation of organic clover and grass seed |
| Funding Part: | 75-100% |
| Orgprints ID Number: | 3050 |
| Contact: | Boelt, Head of Research Unit Birte |
| Deposited On: | 20 July 2004 |
| EPrint Type: | Conference paper |
| Published?: | Published |
| Peer Review Status: | Not peer-reviewed |
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