Baseline information on agricultural practices in the EU ... - Europabio
Baseline information on agricultural practices in the EU ... - Europabio
Baseline information on agricultural practices in the EU ... - Europabio
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Table of c<strong>on</strong>tents<br />
1 INTRODUCTION 3<br />
2 METHODOLOGY 4<br />
3 SUGAR BEET CULTIVATION IN <strong>EU</strong>ROPE 5<br />
3.1 CROP DESCRIPTION 5<br />
3.2 CULTIVATION AREA 6<br />
3.3 WEEDS, PESTS AND DISEASES 14<br />
3.3.1 WEEDS 14<br />
3.3.2 PESTS 15<br />
3.3.3 DISEASES 18<br />
4 PREPARATION 22<br />
4.1 SEEDS 22<br />
4.2 GROWING SUGAR BEET 23<br />
4.3 SEED TREATMENT 24<br />
4.4 SOIL PREPARATION 25<br />
5 CULTIVATION 30<br />
5.1 SOWING 30<br />
5.2 CROP PROTECTION 31<br />
5.2.1 WEED MANAGEMENT 31<br />
5.2.2 PEST MANAGEMENT 35<br />
5.2.3 DISEASE MANAGEMENT 38<br />
5.2.4 PLANT PROTECTION PRODUCTS 40<br />
5.3 IRRIGATION 42<br />
6 HARVEST AND POST-HARVEST LAND USE 56<br />
6.1 HARVEST 56<br />
6.2 INTERCROPPING 58<br />
6.3 SOIL MANAGEMENT & ROTATION 58<br />
7 REFERENCES 59<br />
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