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Optimizing crop yiels of climate resilient summer annual crops in Saxony (sunflowers)
Project
Project code: EIP-Agri-SA-2018-LPPG01
Contract period: 01.01.2018
- 31.12.2020
Budget: 262,347 Euro
Purpose of research: Applied research
Keywords: farming practice/activity, plant production and horticulture
The project aims at introducing and validating a new plant strengthener for maize and sunflowers based on specific humic substances. The plant strengthener is expected to increase the lateral root development und the phosphorus uptake of plants cultivated in low phosphorus soils. It will be applied to the seed and seed row in the sowing season. At first the operational group will run several pot experiments to optimize the humic substances to be applied. Later the optimized plant strengthener will be tested on maize and sunflowers in field trials on organic and conventional farms with low amounts of available phosphorus in soil. In addition the operational group will test new strategies of mechanical weed control in organic sunflower production. The most successful approach regarding low plant loss and high grain and oil yields will be disseminated among organic and conventional farmers and advisers.
Section overview
Subjects
- Crop Production
- Soil science
- Resource management
