Agroforestry: integrating apple and arable production as an approach to reducing copper use in organic and low-input apple production
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Paper/Presentation Title | Agroforestry: integrating apple and arable production as an approach to reducing copper use in organic and low-input apple production |
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Presentation Type | Presentation |
Authors | Smith, J, Girling, RD, Wolfe, MS and Pearce, B |
Journal Citation | pp. 278-284 |
Number of Pages | 7 |
Year | 2014 |
Place of Publication | Scotland |
Conference/Event | Agriculture and the Environment X: Delivering Multiple Benefits from our Land: Sustainable Development in Practice |
Event Details | Agriculture and the Environment X: Delivering Multiple Benefits from our Land: Sustainable Development in Practice Delivery In person Event Date 15 to end of 16 Apr 2014 Event Location Edinburgh, Scotland |
Abstract | Integrating top fruit production into an agroforestry system, where trees are integrated with arable crop production may have a beneficial effect on the control of plant pathogens such as scab (Venturia inaequalis). Apple yields and pest and disease levels were assessed in a novel apple/arable agroforestry system in Suffolk, and compared with a modern local organic orchard in 2012. Despite 2012 being a very bad year for apple production in the UK, apple yields in the agroforestry system appeared to be comparable with standard figures when scaled up from 2.5% land area under apple production to 100% apples, and even at just 2.5% cover, outperformed the organic orchard used for comparison. Initial indications are that scab levels were over twice as high in the organic orchard than in the agroforestry, indicating that this approach may offer some potential in reducing copper use in organic apple production. However, further research will be required to confirm these early results. |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 300701. Agroforestry |
300412. Organic and low chemical input crop production | |
300401. Agrochemicals and biocides (incl. application) | |
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Byline Affiliations | Organic Research Centre, United Kingdom |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/yzv0y/agroforestry-integrating-apple-and-arable-production-as-an-approach-to-reducing-copper-use-in-organic-and-low-input-apple-production
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