Developing plant protection concepts for organic farming – results from research for practicioners
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https://doi.org/10.5073/JfK.2020.07.06Keywords:
Organic farming, weed control, potato beetle, copper minimization, biodiversityAbstract
The expansion of organic farming requires intensive and applied research on yield stability. Plant health of the plant and the quality of the harvested products play an important role here. The article describes the importance of the long-term field trials of the Julius Kühn-Institut in Dahnsdorf (State of Brandenburg) for this task. The measures for weed control, for potato beetle control (Leptinotarsa decemlineata Say) and for copper minimization in the regulation of late blight (Phytophthora infestans (Mont.) De Bary) were tested in the system of a crop rotation typical for organic farming and according to EU organic guidelines. The benefits of organic farming on soil activity, abundance and biodiversity of insect communities in general could be confirmed even under small-scale conditions of an experimental field.
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