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Monitoring weed regulation services by carabids (OK-Net Arable Practice abstract)

{Tool} Monitoring weed regulation services by carabids (OK-Net Arable Practice abstract). Creator(s): Casagrande, Marion; Fontaine, Laurence and Castel, Laurie. Issuing Organisation(s): ITAB - Institute for Organic Agriculture and Food. OK-Net Arable Practice abstract, no. 033. (2017)

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Summary

Preparing the seed cards
• Prepare 10 sand paper cards (5 cm x 5 cm) per field and 10 predator exclusion cages with 1 cm squared metal net to avoid predation by mammals and birds.
• Glue 10 poppy seeds on each card and place each card within an exclusion cage.
Data collection
• Collect data twice during the crop cycle, preferably in spring for winter cereals (avoiding drought periods).
• Define two transects in the monitored field. Place 5 seed cards with exclusion cage along each transect and nail them into the floor (day D).
• Remove them after 4 days of exposure to predators
• Count the remaining seeds on each card.


EPrint Type:Practice tool
What problem does the tool address?:Weed pressure is one of the most limiting factors in organic arable crops with increasing weed seed bank in cereal crops.
What solution does the tool offer?:In addition to mechanical weed control carabids can re-duce weed seed bank in arable crops by predation (Westerman et al. 2003). Carabid population is known to be higher in organic fields than in conventionally farmed fields (Diekötter et al., 2010).
Country:France
Type of Practice Tool:Practice abstracts
Theme:Weed management
Keywords:arable farming, weed management
Keywords:arable farming, weed management, monitoring and evaluation
Agrovoc keywords:
Language
Value
URI
English
arable farming
http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_36528
English
weed control
http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_8345
English
monitoring and evaluation
http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_bea12d1e
Subjects: Crop husbandry > Crop health, quality, protection
Crop husbandry > Weed management
Research affiliation: European Union > Horizon 2020 > OK-Net Arable > OK-Net-Arable Tools
European Union > Horizon 2020 > OK-Net Arable
France > ITAB - Institut Technique en Agriculture Biologique
Horizon Europe or H2020 Grant Agreement Number:652654
Related Links:https://organic-farmknowledge.org/tool/31039, http://sebiopag.inra.fr/
Project ID:ofk
Deposited By: Forschungsinstitut für biologischen Landbau, FiBL
ID Code:31039
Deposited On:25 Apr 2017 09:14
Last Modified:16 Feb 2022 12:31
Document Language:English
Status:Published

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