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6188: The effect of different mulches on yield, fruit quality and strawberry mite in organically grown strawberry

Kivijärvi, Pirjo; Parikka, Päivi and Tuovinen, Tuomo (2002) The effect of different mulches on yield, fruit quality and strawberry mite in organically grown strawberry. Paper presented at NJF-seminar no 346, Årslev, Denmark, 21-22 October 2002; Published in Organic production of fruit and berries. Nordic Association of Agricultural Scientists.

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Summary

An organic strawberry field experiment was started in 2000 at MTT Ecological Production in Mikkeli to study the influence of mulching materials on the growth, yield, microbiological fruit quality and strawberry mite. Mulching materials are black plastic, flax fibre mat, green mass, barley straw, buckwheat husk as well as pine and birch woodchips.

Document Language:English
Keywords:strawberry, organic farming, mulching, strawberry mite
Subject Areas: Crop husbandry
Research affiliation: Finland > MTT Agrifood Research
Total budget (Euro):0
Orgprints ID Number:6188
Contact:Koistinen, Riitta
Deposited On:03 November 2005
EPrint Type:Conference paper
Published?:Published
Online at:http://composit.dimea.se/filebank/files/20050807$213708$fil$13pWB46MZLyA58B7j4R4.pdf
Peer Review Status:Peer-reviewed and accepted
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