Hairy Vetch – an Excellent Green Manure for Dry Conditions (original) (raw)
{Tool}Hairy Vetch – an Excellent Green Manure for Dry Conditions. [Veccia vellutata: un’ottima coltura da sovescio per i sistemi colturali mediterranei.] Creator(s): Alföldi, Thomas. Issuing Organisation(s): FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture. OK-Net Arable Tool Description. (2014)
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Summary in the original language of the document
Hairy vetch (Vicia villosa Roth) produces a large amount of biomass even under dry conditions and is therefore an ideal green manure for Mediterranean cropping systems. However, the incorporation of this green manure into the soil is challenging.
This video presents three different machines – disk harrow, stone burier, and crimper roller – for the termination of hairy vetch. These machines have different degrees of conservation of soil fertility and the main pros and cons are discussed.
This video documents one of the field days within the TILMAN-ORG project (CORE Organic II) organized by the Italian research team CIRAA (Centro Interdipartimentale di Ricerche Agro-Ambientali and Scuola Sant’Anna Pisa, Italy).
| EPrint Type: | Practice tool |
|---|---|
| Teaser: | Grow hairy vetch in dry regions and incorporate it with adequate machines! |
| What problem does the tool address?: | The termination of a lush, thick green manure can be challenging. |
| What solution does the tool offer?: | It presents machines that are able to do it and discusses their ability for this work. |
| Country: | Switzerland |
| Type of Practice Tool: | Video |
| Theme: | Soil quality and fertility |
| Keywords: | arable farming, crop cultivation, crop management, green manure, mechanical weed control, reduced tillage |
| Keywords: | arable farming, crop cultivation, crop production, crop management, green manure, mechanical weed control, reduced tillage, minimum tillage, soil fertility, soil quality |
| Agrovoc keywords: | Englisharable farminghttp://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c\_36528Englishcrop productionhttp://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c\_5976Englishcrop managementhttp://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c\_16094Englishgreen manureshttp://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c\_3375Englishmechanical weed controlhttp://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c\_24200Englishminimum tillagehttp://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c\_32734Englishsoil fertilityhttp://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c\_7170Englishsoil qualityhttp://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c\_a9645d28 |
| Subjects: | Crop husbandry > Crop combinations and interactions Crop husbandry > Soil tillage Soil Farming Systems > Buildings and machinery |
| Research affiliation: | Switzerland > FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture Switzerland > Knowledge exchange > Advice European Union > Horizon 2020 > OK-Net Arable European Union > Organic Farm Knowledge European Union > Horizon 2020 > OK-Net Arable > selected tools |
| Related Links: | https://organic-farmknowledge.org/tool/31168, https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=UUCoC0X8wJIEkpNkxYPYHEAQ&v=HbQF3uU31Po, http://www.tilman-org.net/tilman-org-home-news/to-videos.html#c8821 |
| Project ID: | ofk |
| Deposited By: | Forschungsinstitut für biologischen Landbau, FiBL |
| ID Code: | 31168 |
| Deposited On: | 08 Feb 2017 06:46 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Apr 2025 08:42 |
| Document Language: | English, Hungarian/Magyar, Italian/Italiano |
| Status: | Published |
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