Agro-ecological management of weed flora in low herbicide level systems
Informations
- Funding country
France- Acronym
- ADVHERB
- URL
- -
- Start date
- 8/25/2008
- End date
- -
- Budget
- 984,440 EUR
Fundings
| Name | Role | Start | End | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SYSTERRA Ecosystèmes, territoires, ressources vivantes et agricultures - 2008 | Grant | 8/25/2008 | - | 984,440 EUR |
Abstract
Reducing the reliance on chemicals for food production is a major challenge faced by agriculture today. Yet, current scientific knowledge does not provide generic alternatives to chemicals for weed management and the potential yield loss that could result from a lack of weed control. If we are to reduce the use of herbicides, are we today in a position to propose new cropping systems and landscape engineering at the scale of territories that would simultaneously deliver acceptable levels of weed control and sufficient crop yield and even provide additional environmental benefits such as the enhancement of biodiversity in agrosystems? These questions are being visited within an ANR-funded project «Towards an agro-ecological management of weeds in low herbicide systems» led by the UMR Agroécologie in Dijon and which is bringing together several national research partners.