Mixed Cropping of Cereals to Suppress Plant Diseases and Omit Pesticide Applications
作者:
Vivian Vilich-Meller,
期刊:
Biological Agriculture & Horticulture
(Taylor Available online 1992)
卷期:
Volume 8,
issue 4
页码: 299-308
ISSN:0144-8765
年代: 1992
DOI:10.1080/01448765.1992.9754607
出版商: Taylor & Francis Group
数据来源: Taylor
摘要:
As an element of biological disease and pest management, field trials with species mixtures of cereals were carried out from 1983–1989. Mixtures of winter-rye/winter-wheat (food grains) and spring-barley/oats (feeding grains) were tested for their ability to reduce fungal leaf damage. Significant and regular reductions in disease frequency and intensity were achieved. This was especially true forErysiphe graminisf.sp.hordeiandPuccinia reconditaf.sp.tritici, but also included leaf spot diseases caused byDrechslera avenaeandRhynchosporium secalis.Compared with fungicide applications, mixtures of two species showed adequate effects in reducing disease intensity. Harvesting of mixtures never presented a problem. This was especially due to a conspicuous maturity adjustment. Species mixtures of cereals therefore deserve more attention in environmentally safe cropping systems.
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