Ecological and socio-environmental impacts of conversion to organic dairy farmingOrganic Agriculture - Tập 12 - Trang 495-512 - 2022
Euclides Reuter de Oliveira, Elaine Barbosa Muniz, João Paulo Guimarães Soares, Andréa Maria de Araújo Gabriel, Jefferson Rodrigues Gandra, Alzira Salete Menegat, Janaina Tayna Silva, Nathalie Ferreira Neves, Orlando Filipe Costa Marques
The main purpose of this study was to analyze the transition of conventional dairy farming to an organic system in family-based agriculture. Eight dairy production units located in the Mato Grosso do Sul state, Brazil, were implemented and evaluated. The findings regarding ecological, environmental, and social impacts of these productive units were presented under a comparative approach, between t...... hiện toàn bộ
Impact of agriculture on water pollution in Deli Serdang Regency, North Sumatra Province, IndonesiaOrganic Agriculture - Tập 10 - Trang 419-427 - 2020
Ernitha Panjaitan, Lamria Sidauruk, Didik Indradewa, Edhi Martono, Junun Sartohadi
The objective of this study was to assess the farming system of organic lowland paddy to water pollution compared with conventional farming system in Deli Serdang Regency. An environmental assessment in this research is limited to the water pollution caused by pesticides and chemical fertilizers. Water samples were analyzed, and the levels of nitrate and pesticides were taken of wetland and commun...... hiện toàn bộ
Antifungal activity and bio-stimulating effect generated by two botanical extracts in Alpinia purpurata and Heliconia wagneriana cultivationOrganic Agriculture - Tập 8 - Trang 325-333 - 2017
Carlos Delfín Cárdenas, Mayra Tumbaco, Wilmer E. Pozo-Rivera, Mariol Morejón, Marcia Rojas, Jaffer Mohiddin Gooty, Alexandra Cuaycal
Fusarium sp. and Capnodium sp. are phytopathogen fungi causing scab and sooty mold in Alpinia purpurata and Heliconia wagneriana, economically important tropical flowers for farmers in the area of Concordia, Ecuador. They constitute a threat to their high occurrence on stems, foliage, and flowers, mostly influenced by environmental factors. In the present study, plant extracts fro...... hiện toàn bộ
Suitability of old apple varieties in organic farming, based on their resistance against apple scab and powdery mildewOrganic Agriculture - Tập 6 - Trang 183-189 - 2015
D. Papp, I. Király, M. Tóth
Apple scab and powdery mildew are the two most destructive fungal diseases of apple, especially in organic orchards, where synthetic pesticides are prohibited. Only a limited choice of natural substances for control of pests and diseases allowed to be used. Growing resistant/tolerant cultivars can highly reduce the number of the necessary plant protection treatments resulting in lower costs and en...... hiện toàn bộ
Knowledge gaps in organic research: understanding interactions of cover crops and tillage for weed control and soil healthOrganic Agriculture - Tập 11 - Trang 13-25 - 2020
William R. Osterholz, Steven W. Culman, Catherine Herms, Francielen Joaquim de Oliveira, Allison Robinson, Doug Doohan
Organic crop systems rely on tillage as the primary means to control weeds, but negative impacts of tillage may prevent farmers from achieving the potential soil health benefits of organic management. Cover crops have been suggested as a solution for overcoming this tillage trade-off directly by enhancing soil health and indirectly by providing weed control, thus reducing the need for tillage. In ...... hiện toàn bộ
Potential of Oecophylla longinoda Latreille (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in managing major insect pests in organic cashew production systemsOrganic Agriculture - Tập 7 - Trang 95-104 - 2016
Nassor Rashid Abdulla, Gration Mutashoberwa Rwegasira, Karl-Martin Vagn Jensen, Maulid Walad Mwatawala, Joachim Offenberg
Cashew production in Tanzania is severely constrained by sucking insect pests such as the coreid coconut bugs (Pseudotheraptus wayi Brown), the mirid bugs, Helopeltis spp. and thrips spp. These pests damage flushing foliar and floral shoots as well as young cashew fruits and nuts. Farmers rely heavily on insecticides in controlling these pests and there are no suitable alternative control methods ...... hiện toàn bộ
Farmer involvement in agro-ecological research: organic on-farm wheat variety trials in Hungary and the Slovakian uplandOrganic Agriculture - Tập 12 - Trang 293-305 - 2021
Mihály Földi, Szilvia Bencze, Péter Hertelendy, Sára Veszter, Tina Kovács, Dóra Drexler
The acreage of organic farming is constantly increasing in Hungary. The cultivation of cereals—and within it—the production of winter wheat is of main importance in organic field crop production. Besides the challenges of global climate change, various difficulties are known, such as the inadequate variety assortment, lack of knowledge on the performance of varieties under organic conditions and o...... hiện toàn bộ
Inoculation effect of Azospirillum brasilense on basil grown under aquaponics production systemOrganic Agriculture - Tập 6 - Trang 65-74 - 2015
Jonathan S. Mangmang, Rosalind Deaker, Gordon Rogers
The potential of Azospirillum brasilense to enhance basil growth under aquaponics system was evaluated using the three strains, i.e., Sp7, Sp7-S, and Sp245. Basil seedlings were inoculated with strains of A. brasilense a week after sowing and before transplanting. Impacts of inoculation on some parameters associated with plant growth, and physiological and metabolic activities were evaluated at se...... hiện toàn bộ
The social-ecological resilience indicators of organic rice production in Northeastern ThailandOrganic Agriculture - Tập 13 - Trang 483-501 - 2023
Chaiteera Panpakdee
Uncertainties in agriculture have been posing serious threats to organic farmers, especially the marginal ones in developing countries such as Thailand. Building resilience appears the most workable strategy to help them cope with those threats since its definitions and operation fundamentally focus upon the capacity to adapt to all types of change to be better in consequences. In this study, the ...... hiện toàn bộ