Durum wheat in organic olive orchard: good deal for the farmers?

Autor: Anna Panozzo, Dominique Desclaux, Bruno Bernazeau
Přispěvatelé: Universita degli Studi di Padova, Domaine expérimental de Melgueil (MONTP MELGUEIL UE), Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE), DIASCOPE
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Agroforestry Systems
Agroforestry Systems, Springer Verlag, 2020, 94 (3), pp.707-717. ⟨10.1007/s10457-019-00441-0⟩
ISSN: 1572-9680
0167-4366
DOI: 10.1007/s10457-019-00441-0
Popis: International audience; Organic Mediterranean olive groves are gradually being abandoned due to their low productivity. But the demand for organic olives and organic olive oil is constantly increasing. Farmers in the Occitanie region of southern France have proposed to analyse with researchers the feasibility of introducing durum wheat and legumes into an olive orchard. Results show that it is technically possible and that improves the profitability of fruit growing. Over the period 2014-2017, the land equivalent ratio reached 1.81 (sum of the relative areas 0.62 for wheat and 1.29 for olives). Compared to natural grass cover, olive production is stimulated by intercropping through minimal tillage and improved soil fertility. The associated durum wheat, while having a reduced yield, is an additional source of income. When durum wheat varieties adapted for agroforestry will be provided by breeders, a higher yield should be obtained, thus contributing to the sustainability of the orchard.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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