von Fragstein und Niemsdorff, Prof. Dr. Peter; Knudsen, Marie T.; Gooding, Dr. Mike J.; Dibet, Dr. Audret and Monti, Prof. Dr. Michele (2007) Experiences with intercropping design – a survey about pulse cereal-combinations in Europe. Paper at: ISOFAR 2008, Modena, Jun 18-20 2008. [Unpublished]
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A survey was carried out within five European countries with regard to the practice of cereal grain legume intercropping. The mostly given combination was spring barley-spring pea beside 27 other combinations between pulses and cereals. 72 % of all examples consisted of spring varieties, the rest of winter varieties, mainly a special case of the French South West with mild winter climate. Intercrops were mainly used for feeding purposes. Best experiences were named as better yield stability, effective weed suppression, and good quality of feed. Of the negative experiences complicated mechanical weed regulation, unequal maturation and additional costs for separation were mostly named. The interviewed farmers showed predominantly positive prospects for the development of intercropping on their farms, problems with sowing techniques were only of minor importance.
EPrint Type: | Conference paper, poster, etc. |
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Type of presentation: | Paper |
Keywords: | Intercropping, cereal grain legume combinations, survey, European countries, EU project |
Subjects: | Crop husbandry > Crop combinations and interactions |
Research affiliation: | International Conferences > 2008: IFOAM OWC: Research Track / ISOFAR > 2.3 Arable crop production |
Deposited By: | von Fragstein und Niemsdorff, Prof. Dr. Peter |
ID Code: | 12847 |
Deposited On: | 23 Sep 2008 |
Last Modified: | 12 Apr 2010 07:36 |
Document Language: | English |
Status: | Unpublished |
Refereed: | Peer-reviewed and accepted |
Additional Publishing Information: | This paper is published in the conference proceedings: Neuhoff, Daniel; Halberg, Niels; Alfldi, Thomas; Lockeretz, William; Thommen, Andreas; Rasmussen, Ilse A.; Hermansen, John; Vaarst, Mette; Lck, Lorna; Carporali, Fabio; Jensen, Henning Hgh; Migliorini, Paola and Willer, Helga, Eds. (2008) .Cultivating the Future Based on Science. Proceedings of the Second Scientific Conference of the International Society of Organic Agriculture Research (ISOFAR), held at the 16th IFOAM Organic World Congress in Cooperation with the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM) and the Consorzio ModenaBio, 18 . 20 June 2008 in Modena, Italy.. International Society of Organic Agriculture Research (ISOFAR), c/o IOL, DE-Bonn, Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL, CH-Frick. http://orgprints.org/13672 and http://orgprints.org/1367 |
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