Walther, B.; Fülling, O.; Malevez, J. and Pelz, H.-J.
(2008)
How expensive is vole damage?
In:
Boos, Markus (Ed.)
Proceedings to the Conference, Fördergemeinschaft Ökologischer Obstbau.e.V., D-Weinsberg, pp. 330-334.
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Summary
Vole species, especially Arvicola terrestris and Microtus arvalis cause significant economical damage in organic pomiculture by gnawing the root system of trees. The importance of voles as pest organisms is well known. Nevertheless, the estimation of financial loss caused by voles is difficult for German fruit growers. We conducted a survey among organic fruit growers to get data on kind and amount of annual damage. Using the available publications and official statistics we calculated economical values of organic apple trees for different types of orchard processing and tree ages. Furthermore we calculated the number of trees lost due to voles in one year.
EPrint Type: | Conference paper, poster, etc. |
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Type of presentation: | Paper |
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Keywords: | survey, organic farming, pomiculture, economical loss, Germany, BÖL, BOEL, FKZ 02OE108, FKZ 02OE108/F, Wühlmausschäden, Barrieresysteme, ökologischer Obstbau |
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Subjects: | Crop husbandry > Crop health, quality, protection Crop husbandry > Production systems > Fruit and berries |
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Research affiliation: | Germany > Federal Organic Farming Scheme - BOELN > Plants > Pflanzenschutz International Conferences > 2008: Ecofruit Germany > Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants - JKI > Institute for Biological Control |
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Related Links: | http://www.ecofruit.net, http://www.bundesprogramm-oekolandbau.de, http://www.bundesprogramm.de/fkz=02OE108/F, http://orgprints.org/perl/search/advanced?addtitle%2Ftitle=&keywords=02OE108/F&projects=BOEL&_order=bypublication&_action_search=Suchen |
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Deposited By: |
Tagung, Ecofruit
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ID Code: | 13744 |
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Deposited On: | 24 Jul 2008 |
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Last Modified: | 12 Apr 2010 07:37 |
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Document Language: | English |
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Status: | Published |
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Refereed: | Peer-reviewed and accepted |
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