The economic viability of suppressive crop rotations for the control of verticillium wilt in organic strawberry production

Soil-borne diseases and nitrogen availability are important limits on organic strawberry production. A trial using suppressive crop rotations to combat Verticillium wilt was conducted to see its effects on strawberry yields and net returns using a split-split-plot design. An ANOVA analysis was run t...

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Published in:Agroecology and sustainable food systems 2019-10, Vol.43 (9), p.984-1008
Main Authors: Michuda, Aleksandr, Goodhue, Rachael, Klonsky, Karen, Baird, Graeme, Toyama, Lucinda, Zavatta, Margherita, Muramoto, Joji, Shennan, Carol
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agricultural production
Broccoli
Crop rotation
Crops
economic evaluation
Host plants
integrated pest management
net returns
Organic soils
Organic strawberry
Planting
Soil-borne diseases
Strawberries
Variance analysis
Verticillium wilt
Viability
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Summary:Soil-borne diseases and nitrogen availability are important limits on organic strawberry production. A trial using suppressive crop rotations to combat Verticillium wilt was conducted to see its effects on strawberry yields and net returns using a split-split-plot design. An ANOVA analysis was run to understand determinants of net returns. Results show that the suppression of wilt through the planting of non-host crops such as broccoli before the planting of strawberries can have significant effects on yield and net returns, and that suppressive crop rotations are potentially commercially viable.
ISSN:2168-3565
2168-3573
DOI:10.1080/21683565.2018.1552228