type: facility
datestamp: 2005-09-15
lastmod: 2009-08-20 14:27:29
metadata_visibility: show
title: Organic fields of MTT Agrifood Research Finland Karila 
subjects: environment
subjects: 5soil
subjects: 4plant
full_text_status: none
keywords: grassland, legumes, herbs, berries, soil, environment, nutrients, ecology
abstract: 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.
institution: MTT Agrifood Research Finland
department: Ecological Production
citation: {Facility} KARILA: Organic fields of MTT Agrifood Research Finland Karila. [MTT Karilan luomupellot.] Start 1995. Facility Leader(s): Huhta, Director of Research Station Harri; Nykänen, Senior Scientist Arja and Saikkonen, Research Professor Kari, MTT Agrifood Research Finland.