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Organic farming
About: Organic farming is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 7254 publications have been published within this topic receiving 138030 citations. The topic is also known as: pertanian organik & organic farming.
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01 Jan 1994
122 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors report the results of a telephone survey conducted in 2004, with 185 agricultural professionals surveyed for their views towards organic farming and find support for the hypothesis that professionals with increased organic knowledge and experience are more likely to think favourably about organic agriculture.
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TL;DR: It is found that crop rotation diversity was higher in cropping systems with low pesticide use, which would support the important role ofcrop rotation diversity in integrated and organic strategies and appear as the best compromise in sustainability trade-offs.
Abstract: Reducing pesticide use is one of the high-priority targets in the quest for a sustainable agriculture Until now, most studies dealing with pesticide use reduction have compared a limited number of experimental prototypes Here we assessed the sustainability of 48 arable cropping systems from two major agricultural regions of France, including conventional, integrated and organic systems, with a wide range of pesticide use intensities and management (crop rotation, soil tillage, cultivars, fertilization, etc) We assessed cropping system sustainability using a set of economic, environmental and social indicators We failed to detect any positive correlation between pesticide use intensity and both productivity (when organic farms were excluded) and profitability In addition, there was no relationship between pesticide use and workload We found that crop rotation diversity was higher in cropping systems with low pesticide use, which would support the important role of crop rotation diversity in integrated and organic strategies In comparison to conventional systems, integrated strategies showed a decrease in the use of both pesticides and nitrogen fertilizers, they consumed less energy and were frequently more energy efficient Integrated systems therefore appeared as the best compromise in sustainability trade-offs Our results could be used to re-design current cropping systems, by promoting diversified crop rotations and the combination of a wide range of available techniques contributing to pest management
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TL;DR: It is concluded that a systems approach to disease management is required, and that interdisciplinary research is needed to solve lingering disease problems, especially for OF in the tropics.
Abstract: Organic farming (OF) has significantly increased in importance in recent decades. Disease management in OF is largely based on the maintenance of biological diversity and soil health by balanced crop rotations, including nitrogen-fixing and cover crops, intercrops, additions of manure and compost and reductions in soil tillage. Most soil-borne diseases are naturally suppressed, while foliar diseases can sometimes be problematic. Only when a severe disease outbreak is expected are pesticides used that are approved for OF. A detailed overview is given of cultural and biological control measures. Attention is also given to regulated pesticides. We conclude that a systems approach to disease management is required, and that interdisciplinary research is needed to solve lingering disease problems, especially for OF in the tropics. Some of the organic regulations are in need of revision in close collaboration with various stakeholders.
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