operable agrobiodiversity can support springy cropping systems well , but choose the correct efflorescence mixture is very of import here , according to experts .
usable agrobiodiversity is about strengthening the natural ability to see to it diseases and pests in crop by stimulate biodiversity . For example , with bloom field of study edges . " But realize : not everything on the market is effectual , " Felix Wäckers told an inspiration day for pilot loss leader of the national LTO curriculum ' Resilience in Practice . ' This took place on Tuesday , September 26 , at Wageningen UR ’s pilot farm in Westmaas .
Does n’t knead with incorrect mixtureMany studies have already been done on the effect of flower mixtures on agriculture and gardening and , thus functional agrobiodiversity . " A number of field of study show it work , " say Wäckers , who is manager of Research & Development at Biobest , " but a identification number of studies show it does n’t , largely because the growers used the wrong mixture . It is , therefore , very authoritative to prefer your correct miscellanea . "
How well functional agrobiodiversity can work is proven by a multi - twelvemonth undertaking on field margins in the Hoeksche Waard , fit in to Wäckers . " It is also a model project at the European level , which has now been emulated in Belgium and Germany , specially in arable agriculture . And in England in vegetable and fruit growing in particular . " Nectar and pollen are of the essence for insects . " Simply adding nectar flowers can have a great wallop on biologic pest control . "
Sufficiently see and yield increasedSugar common beet cultivator initially worried about controlling aphids due to the remotion of neonicotinoids . " However , by deploy useable agrobiodiversity , they can now control aphid sufficiently , " Wäckers said . " And yields can even be increased by 10 - 20 % . "
Flowering athletic field edge have been monitored in the Hoeksche Waard for the preceding five years . Researcher Paul van Rijn from the UvA ( University of Amsterdam ) worked with Wäckers on this and explained the monitoring . The presence of rude foe such as ladybirds , lacewings , and hoverflies was look into in both natural flora and sown field edges . " It is often not necessary to chemically control aphids because natural enemies are present , " Van Rijn enjoin .
Scouting reduces insecticide useMonitoring natural enemies can be done in many way . By leaf review and also by placing yellow traps or sticky sand trap in the crop . " reconnoitering reduces the use of insecticides , " Van Rijn conclude after research on consumer potato crops . " And , for example , the number of hoverflies is well predicted by the amount of functional flowers in the field margin . "
The LTO programme comprise of a total of 13 pilot film in various agriculture and horticulture sector and runs with livelihood from the Ministry of Agriculture , Nature , and Food Quality . The ambitiousness is for crops to be ' resilient and nigh emanation - free ' by 2030 . In arboriculture , origination circles are working on this .
Source : LTO
