Survey on application of chemical pesticides in apple farming

Authors

  • Dietmar Roßberg Julius Kühn-Institut – Bundesforschungsinstitut für Kulturpflanzen, Institut für Strategien und Folgenabschätzung, Kleinmachnow
  • Uwe Harzer Dienstleistungszentrum ländlicher Raum Rheinpfalz, Abteilung Gartenbau, Neustadt an der Weinstraße

Keywords:

Plant protection, statistical survey, treatment index, PAPA, apple

Abstract

Surveys of the application of plant protection products (PPP) in apple farming have been carried out since 2001 (NEPTUN projects). Since 2011, they have been continued under different legislative frameworks as PAPA surveys. PAPA stands for panel pesticide applications. A number of crop-specific networks of farms have been created, in which the PPP application data are recorded in detail annually. The data are forwarded in an anonymised form to the Julius Kühn-Institute (JKI).

All surveys and analyses relate to the Federal Republic of Germany. The distribution of the panel farms was proportional to the distribution of growing areas of apples.

Survey results show that the plant protection intensity has established itself in apple growing for years at a constant level. A reduction in the number of chemical plant protection measures are not expected in the coming years. The increasing incidence of new invasive pests and the expected lower availability of insecticidal agents (associated with an increased risk of resistance) probably require more additional applications of chemical pesticides to produce apples in sufficient quantity and of marketable quality.

DOI: 10.5073/JfK.2015.03.01, https://doi.org/10.5073/JfK.2015.03.01

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Published

2015-03-01

Issue

Vol. 67 No. 3 (2015)

Section

Original Article

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