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| Jones, H; Clarke, S M; Haigh, Z; Hinchsliffe, K; Wolfe, M S; Thomas, J; Gibbon, D; Harris, F; Lyon, F. |
| The performance of UK winter wheat varieties was tested under organic conditions involving farmer participation. Three breadmaking varieties (Hereward, Solstice and Xi19) and their mixture (1:1:1) were grown at 19 UK farms in 2003/04 and 2004/05. The variability of productivity on organic farms was illustrated with more variation among farm sites than among varieties. Seed health was generally high over all sites. Although the trials were successful, more time was needed at project initiation to improve farmer involvement. Some farmers expected more researcher visits, and were reticent about assessing the trials themselves. In contrast, some participants valued the variety performance data on their farms particularly when related to that of other growers.... |
| Tipo: Conference paper, poster, etc. |
Palavras-chave: Crop health; Quality; Protection Cereals; Pulses and oilseeds Systems research and participatory research. |
| Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/10207/1/Developing_a_particpatory_approach_to_seed_production_and_varietal_selection.pdf |
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| Davies, G; Turner, R; Bond, B; Gibbon, D. |
| Despite the large amount information on weed biology and specific weed control measures produced by researchers, organic farmers still prioritise weeds as an important area for further research. A recent project investigating weed management in organic farming systems has established that knowledge and learning are key requirements for this to be effective. Development of relevant, practically useful knowledge depends on access to information generated ‘scientifically’ by researchers and also to knowledge generated as a result of farmer experience with weeds. This requires that farmers, advisors and researchers take a participatory approach to collecting and processing information on weed management, using it to develop new and relevant knowledge. The... |
| Tipo: Conference paper, poster, etc. |
Palavras-chave: Systems research and participatory research Weed management Education; Extension and communication. |
| Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/10193/1/Knowledge_development_for_organic_systems_%2D_An_example_of_weed_management.pdf |
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| Firth, C; Philipps, L; Stagl, S; Benton, T; Brown, K; Buton, R; Carver, S; Davies, B; Gibbon, D; Godwin, R; Kunin, B; Rigiby, D; Sait, S; Schmutz, U. |
| The impacts associated with alternative methods of agricultural production, and the factors that drive their adoption, are critically dependent on the scale at which they are applied. Using organic farming as a case study, this project operating from 2006–2009 in the UK, will undertake an integrated assessment of scale effects by studying matched sets of farms situated in landscapes with high and low concentrations of organic farming. Clusters of organic and conventional farms to work with have been identified in the South West and Midlands region of England. |
| Tipo: Conference paper, poster, etc. |
Palavras-chave: Environmental aspects; Social aspects; Farm economics. |
| Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/10222/1/An_integrated_analysis_of_scale_effects_in_alternative_agricultural_systems.pdf |
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