IFOAM Organics Europe is organising a series of free and open webinars relevant to organic farming as part of its involvement in the project IPMWORKS. In June, IFOAM EU will cover biodiversity inside and outside organic greenhouses from a Mediterranean and Central European perspectives.
This technical sheet explains the key points to successfully produce coriander seeds in organic agriculture. When coriander is properly planted and cared for, it is a relatively hardy seed-bearing crop, developing rapidly while showing little susceptibility to various pests.
This technical sheet, in French, deals with the production of coriander seeds in organic agriculture. It encompasses:
L’interessante articolo, in lingua inglese, illustra con molta efficacia i benefici all’ambiente ed alla biodiversità apportati dall’agricoltura biologica, portando il lettore attraverso quelle che sono le principali pratiche di questo tipo di agricoltura, presentate in modalità spot: colture di copertura, rotazioni, uso del compost, no-till, gestione delle avversità e dei parassiti, pascolo, gestione degli animali...
A BioFruitNet practice abstract. The spotted wing drosophila Drosophila suzukii is an invasive pest attacking soft fruit species (berries, cherries, plums, grapes), as well as many wild berry plants. D. suzukii female adultslay eggs into the fruits from which larvae develop. The control strategy of D. suzukii includes preventive measures1 such as orchard management, field hygiene, and choice of cultivar. The combination of preventive measures and intervention measures can reduce D.
In protected vegetable systems of the Mediterranean area, having bare soil for several weeks in late summer, post cash crop harvest, may induce soil degradation. Providing a soil cover in any period is key to preserve the soil's biological activity and maintain good agronomic conditions (e.g. soil structure) for the following crops.
A collection of abstracts from the Fourth International Symposium on Biological Control of Bacterial Plant Diseases.