Modulation of the nutritional and functional values of common bean by farming system: organic vs. conventional
Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) is a crop of high nutritional interest which is widespread throughout the world as a result of which it is considered as a potential crop for ensuring future food security. The effect of organic and conventional farming systems on the nutritional and functional composition of two cultivars of market class […]
Interplay©: a support tool to help novice and organic farmers choose cereal-legume intercrops
If intercropping (IC) is so little explored today, it is probably due to the difficulty of answering all the questions raised by the practice: Which species to combine? When and how to sow? How to manage pests and diseases, weed control operations and phytosanitary treatments? What opportunities are possible? And for which environmental, health or […]
Successo dei miscugli di tre colture nel sistema di coltivazione biologico finlandese, di Chao Xiao, Pirjo Mäkelä & Laura Alakukku
Una sfida per la produzione biologica è quella di aumentare le rese.
Targeted timing of hairy vetch cover crop termination with roller crimper can eliminate glyphosate requirements in no-till sunflower
No-till cropping systems with cover crops can improve soil health, but often rely on glyphosate, which is a contentious herbicide. In this study, we investigated whether a system based on the direct sowing of sunflower (Helianthus annuus) in the dead mulch of a roller-crimped hairy vetch (Vicia villosa) could be competitive with a system where […]
Il “Polo dei legumi – Legume Hub”: potenziare la comunità europea per lo sviluppo dei legumi
Dipendiamo dalle proteine vegetali dei legumi per il nostro cibo e i nostri mangimi.
Malattie fungine nei legumi in biologico: FIBL alla ricerca di cultivar resistenti
I legumi come i piselli o i lupini forniscono proteine preziose per l’uomo e gli animali, nonché azoto per il suolo, e sono anche buone piante da foraggio per le api.
