Prins, U. and Wit, J. de (2006) Intercropping cereals and grain legumes: a farmer’s perspective. Poster at: Joint Organic Congress, Odense, Denmark, May 30-31, 2006.
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Summary
Intercropping cereals and grain legumes show potential for organic agriculture in many ways. However, the use of land equivalent ratio (LER) as a measure for calculating the cropping advantage of intercrops over sole crops is too simple: neglecting weed suppression, yield reliability, grain quality, and minimum profitable yield, which are all relevant fac-tors from a farmer’s perspective. Only when the crop selection for the mixtures is carefully done, and crops are grown on the right soil in the right rotation, can intercropping be made to profit.
EPrint Type: | Conference paper, poster, etc. |
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Type of presentation: | Poster |
Subjects: | Crop husbandry > Crop health, quality, protection Crop husbandry > Crop combinations and interactions Crop husbandry > Weed management Farming Systems > Farm economics |
Research affiliation: | International Conferences > 2006: Joint Organic Congress > Theme 4: Crop systems and soils Netherlands > Louis Bolk Institute |
Deposited By: | Prins, Ir Udo |
ID Code: | 7297 |
Deposited On: | 10 May 2006 |
Last Modified: | 12 Apr 2010 07:32 |
Document Language: | English |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Not peer-reviewed |
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