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Internet Database on plant strengthening products
Project
Project code: 2804OE014
Contract period: 01.06.2004
- 30.04.2007
Budget: 87,314 Euro
Purpose of research: Applied research
A database on plant strengthening products has been established on http://pflanzenstaerkungsmittel.jki.bund.de/. The database contains information about all plant strengthening products listed in Germany, in particular information about the effects in various crops, and related uses of application are provided. It informs on whether product composition complies with the guidelines of organic farming. The user has several options to browse the database: by name of plant strengthening product, individual crop (e.g. fruits or ornamental plants), harmful organism or branch of production (e. g. fruit production). The database is useful for farmers as well as for scientists, extension services and also consumers. It opens quick access to relevant information and allows to easily keep it up to date. The following are included in the database:
- product: name, number, producer; distributors name
- ingredients
- function
- method of function
- cultivation method (fruit, ornamental plants cultivation)
- crop type (f. i. potato)
- kind and name of organism (e. g. Erysiphe spp.)
- instructions for use
- in-lab experiments and on-site use
- whether the product is listed on: 'Betriebsmittelliste für den Ökologischen Landbau'
- literature
Section overview
Subjects
- Organic Farming
Framework programme
Federal Organic Farming Scheme and other forms of sustainable agriculture (BÖLN)
Funding programme
Excutive institution
Institute for Plant Protection in Field Crops and Grassland (JKI-A)