Late to the Party—Transferred Mulch from Green Manures Delays Colorado Potato Beetle Infestation in Regenerative Potato Cropping Systems
The Colorado potato beetle (CPB) is an exceptionally challenging potato pest. Some regenerative farmers have reported that the use of transferred green manure mulch can considerably reduce CBP damage. Previous studies confirm this observation, but mainly with straw mulch, which is rarely used in Cen...
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| author | Stephan Martin Junge Simeon Leisch-Waskönig Julian Winkler Sascha Michael Kirchner Helmut Saucke Maria Renate Finckh |
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| description | The Colorado potato beetle (CPB) is an exceptionally challenging potato pest. Some regenerative farmers have reported that the use of transferred green manure mulch can considerably reduce CBP damage. Previous studies confirm this observation, but mainly with straw mulch, which is rarely used in Central Europe, and not embedded in the new regenerative cropping approach. For this, six trials conducted between 2014 and 2019 were evaluated, comparing CPB infestation in potatoes with and without transferred mulch as well as under a plough as a minimum till regime. In three out of six experiments, compost application was an additional factor. (I) Over all experiments, mulch significantly reduced initial infestation (−24%), egg masses (−27%) and larvae (−75%). Compost and reduced tillage added to these effects; (II) Mulch mainly resulted in delayed CPB infestation; (III) In a particularly warm season, when a second generation of CPB managed to emerge, regulatory effects of the mulch were not sufficient; (IV) Combination of transferred nutrient rich green manure mulch with reduced tillage, compost and other regenerative or agro-ecological techniques is recommended to achieve maximum regulation of CPB. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6e2ae854982f476ab057316a00afc4272023-11-24T12:41:55ZengMDPI AGAgriculture2077-04722022-12-011212213010.3390/agriculture12122130Late to the Party—Transferred Mulch from Green Manures Delays Colorado Potato Beetle Infestation in Regenerative Potato Cropping SystemsStephan Martin Junge0Simeon Leisch-Waskönig1Julian Winkler2Sascha Michael Kirchner3Helmut Saucke4Maria Renate Finckh5Department of Ecological Plant Protection, University of Kassel, Nordbahnhofstr. 1 a, 37213 Witzenhausen, GermanyDepartment of Ecological Plant Protection, University of Kassel, Nordbahnhofstr. 1 a, 37213 Witzenhausen, GermanyDepartment of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, University of Kassel, Nordbahnhofstr. 1 a, 37213 Witzenhausen, GermanyDepartment of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, University of Kassel, Nordbahnhofstr. 1 a, 37213 Witzenhausen, GermanyDepartment of Ecological Plant Protection, University of Kassel, Nordbahnhofstr. 1 a, 37213 Witzenhausen, GermanyDepartment of Ecological Plant Protection, University of Kassel, Nordbahnhofstr. 1 a, 37213 Witzenhausen, GermanyThe Colorado potato beetle (CPB) is an exceptionally challenging potato pest. Some regenerative farmers have reported that the use of transferred green manure mulch can considerably reduce CBP damage. Previous studies confirm this observation, but mainly with straw mulch, which is rarely used in Central Europe, and not embedded in the new regenerative cropping approach. For this, six trials conducted between 2014 and 2019 were evaluated, comparing CPB infestation in potatoes with and without transferred mulch as well as under a plough as a minimum till regime. In three out of six experiments, compost application was an additional factor. (I) Over all experiments, mulch significantly reduced initial infestation (−24%), egg masses (−27%) and larvae (−75%). Compost and reduced tillage added to these effects; (II) Mulch mainly resulted in delayed CPB infestation; (III) In a particularly warm season, when a second generation of CPB managed to emerge, regulatory effects of the mulch were not sufficient; (IV) Combination of transferred nutrient rich green manure mulch with reduced tillage, compost and other regenerative or agro-ecological techniques is recommended to achieve maximum regulation of CPB.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/12/12/2130agroecologycompostorganic farmingorganic mulchreduced tillageregenerative agriculture |
| spellingShingle | Stephan Martin Junge Simeon Leisch-Waskönig Julian Winkler Sascha Michael Kirchner Helmut Saucke Maria Renate Finckh Late to the Party—Transferred Mulch from Green Manures Delays Colorado Potato Beetle Infestation in Regenerative Potato Cropping Systems Agriculture agroecology compost organic farming organic mulch reduced tillage regenerative agriculture |
| title | Late to the Party—Transferred Mulch from Green Manures Delays Colorado Potato Beetle Infestation in Regenerative Potato Cropping Systems |
| title_full | Late to the Party—Transferred Mulch from Green Manures Delays Colorado Potato Beetle Infestation in Regenerative Potato Cropping Systems |
| title_fullStr | Late to the Party—Transferred Mulch from Green Manures Delays Colorado Potato Beetle Infestation in Regenerative Potato Cropping Systems |
| title_full_unstemmed | Late to the Party—Transferred Mulch from Green Manures Delays Colorado Potato Beetle Infestation in Regenerative Potato Cropping Systems |
| title_short | Late to the Party—Transferred Mulch from Green Manures Delays Colorado Potato Beetle Infestation in Regenerative Potato Cropping Systems |
| title_sort | late to the party transferred mulch from green manures delays colorado potato beetle infestation in regenerative potato cropping systems |
| topic | agroecology compost organic farming organic mulch reduced tillage regenerative agriculture |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/12/12/2130 |
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