Optimising of potato production in Organic Farming: Control of wireworms
Description:
Wireworms, the larvae of click beetles, cause in a lot of agronomic and horticultural cultures serious damages. An effective regulation of this pest in organic farming systems is not available. Aim of this project is quality assurance organically grown potatoes by a reduction of wireworm damages. For this pheromone traps are used on farms in different regions catching the adult click beetles for reducing the population of wireworms. Additionally different strategies of soil cultivation were tested for a reduction of wireworms in the soil. Strategies for the farmers should be derived from the project results.
Executive Institute:
Institute of Organic Farming (TI-OL) Details of Institute of Organic Farming
Parent institution:
Johann Heinrich von Thünen-Institut - Federal Research Institute for Rural Areas, Forestry and Fisheries (TI) Details of (TI) (Lower Saxony)
Contract period:
01. 04. 2004 - 31. 10. 2009
Participating Institutions:
- Chamber of Agriculture of North Rhine-Westphalia Details of Chamber of Agriculture of North Rhine-Westphalia
Funding Programme:
- BMELV - BÖLN - Federal Organic Farming Scheme and other forms of sustainable agriculture Details of BMELV - BÖLN - Federal Organic Farming Scheme and other forms of sustainable agriculture
- BMELV / Core funding Details of BMELV / Core funding
Subject:
- Crop Protection
- Vegetable Gardening
- Organic Farming
Purpose of research:
Applied research
Funding Institutions:
- Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection (BMELV) Details of (BMELV)
- Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection (BMELV) Details of (BMELV)
Project Management Agency:
- Federal Office for Agriculture and Food (BLE) Details of BLE
- Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection (BMELV) Details of BMELV