eprintid: 4216
rev_number: 5
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datestamp: 2005-11-05
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publishedas: The paper presented here is the final paper submitted by the authors to the conference Researching Sustainable Systems. 
The final edited papers are available with the following publication: 
Köpke, Ulrich; Niggli, Urs; Neuhoff, Daniel; Cornish, Peter; Lockeretz, Willie und Willer, Helga, (Hrsg.) (2005) Researching Sustainable Systems. Proceedings of the First Scientific Conference of the International Society of Organic Agriculture Research (ISOFAR), Held in Cooperation with the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM) and the National Association for Sustainable Agriculture, Australia (NASAA), 21 – 23 September 2005, Adelaide Convention Centre, Adelaide, South Australia.. Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL, CH-Frick, and International Society of Organic Agriculture Research (ISOFAR), c/o Institute of Organic Agriculture (IOL), DE-University of Bonn. https://orgprints.org/4013/ 
Distribution: Paper copies may be ordered from FiBL at a cost of 28 Euros plus mailing costs (see FiBL shop at http://www.fibl.org/shop); FiBL order number 1394. A PDF version is available free of charge for ISOFAR members via the member area of www.isofar.org.
projects: ch-fibl-reduced-tillage
projects: int-conf-isofar-2005
confdates: September 21-23, 2005
conference: Researching Sustainable Systems - International Scientific Conference on Organic Agriculture
confloc: Adelaide, Australia
refereed: never
budget: 0
altloc: http://www.isofar.org/adelaide2005/index.html
publicfulltext: TRUE
presentationtype: paper
creators_name: Berner, Alfred
creators_name: Frei, Robert
creators_name: Dierauer, Hans-Ulrich
creators_name: Vogelgsang, Susanne
creators_name: Mäder, Paul
title: EFFECTS OF REDUCED TILLAGE, FERTILISATION AND BIODYNAMIC PREPARATIONS ON CROP YIELD, WEED INFESTATION AND THE OCCURRENCE OF TOXIGENIC FUSARIA

ispublished: unpub
subjects: 4nutrient
subjects: 9weed
subjects: 4tillage
keywords: Reduced tillage, mouldboard ploughing, manure compost, slurry, weed infestation, mycotoxins, organic farming; Bio-dyn. 
abstract: In a recently started long-term field trial (2002-2011), located in Frick (1000 mm mean annual precipi-tation) near Basle (Switzerland), the effect of reduced tillage on crop yield, weed infestation, and oc-currence of toxigenic fusaria was studied on a heavy soil (45% clay) in a crop rotation under organic farming conditions. Here, we present results of the first two experimental years (2003-2004), which are considered as the conversion period. Wheat yield was 16% higher (p < 0.001) in ploughed plots than in the plots with reduced tillage (chisel and rotary harrow). In the following year, sunflower yield was enhanced by 5% (p = 0.06) in reduced tilled plots. Reduced tilled plots manifested a higher weed infestation, in particular with Convolvulus arvensis and Stellaria media. With the exception of low levels of Fusarium poae, no toxigenic fusaria were detected in wheat grains possibly due to the excep-tionally dry and hot summer 2003. The deoxynivalenol (DON) content was low in all treatments. While the DON content in wheat straw was increased after reduced tillage, it was decreased after ap-plication of biodynamic preparations (p < 0.05). Overall, we assume that even on heavy soils, reduced tillage systems may be applicable on organic farms, but with a considerably higher input of labour.
date: 2005
date_type: published
full_text_status: public
conf_subm: not_subm
fp7_project: no
access_rights: info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
citation:    Berner, Alfred; Frei, Robert; Dierauer, Hans-Ulrich; Vogelgsang, Susanne and Mäder, Paul    (2005) EFFECTS OF REDUCED TILLAGE, FERTILISATION AND BIODYNAMIC PREPARATIONS ON CROP YIELD, WEED INFESTATION AND THE OCCURRENCE OF TOXIGENIC FUSARIA.       Paper at:   Researching Sustainable Systems - International Scientific Conference on Organic Agriculture, Adelaide, Australia, September 21-23, 2005.     [Unpublished]     
document_url: /id/eprint/4216/1/berner_etal_2005_effects_reduced_tillage_final.doc