5576: Organic fields of MTT Agrifood Research Finland Karila [MTT Karilan luomupellot]
{FACILITY} KARILA: Organic fields of MTT Agrifood Research Finland Karila [MTT Karilan luomupellot].
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Summary
The fields of Karila experimental station have been under organic farming partly since 1995 (4 hectares) and partly since 2001 (5,5 hectares). Nowadays they are under crop rotation of organic dairy farm consisting of 2 year old clover based leys, pulse crops and vetch based green fodder. Soil type is fine sand. The annual rainfall is about 650 mm, average temperature 3.1°C (growing season 12.6°C), growing season about 160 days and effective temperature sum 1200°C.
| Keywords: | grassland, legumes, herbs, berries, soil, environment, nutrients, ecology |
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| Subject Areas: | Environmental aspects Soil Crop husbandry |
| Research affiliation: | Finland > MTT Agrifood Research > Ecological Production |
| Acronym: | KARILA |
| Location: | Finland Region: South-Savo, St Michel, 61°40’N, 27°10’E |
| Type of Facility: | Experimental farm |
| Start Date: | 01 May 1995 |
| Total budget (Euro): | 0 |
| Orgprints ID Number: | 5576 |
| Contact: | Nykänen, Senior Scientist Arja |
| Deposited On: | 15 September 2005 |
| EPrint Type: | Research facility description |
| Related Links: | http://www.mtt.fi/english/research/environment/ecological.html |
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