Enhancing Sustainability of Organic Broccoli Production through Integration of No-tillage and Farmscaping

Project Overview

LS03-149
Project Type: Research and Education
Funds awarded in 2003: $163,741.00
Projected End Date: 12/31/2005
Region: Southern
State: Virginia
Principal Investigator:
Ronald Morse
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University

Annual Reports

Commodities

  • Agronomic: millet, oats, soybeans
  • Vegetables: broccoli

Practices

  • Crop Production: cover crops, fertigation, foliar feeding, no-till, organic fertilizers, tissue analysis, conservation tillage
  • Education and Training: demonstration, extension, farmer to farmer, on-farm/ranch research
  • Farm Business Management: budgets/cost and returns
  • Natural Resources/Environment: biodiversity, habitat enhancement
  • Pest Management: allelopathy, biological control, competition, cultural control, integrated pest management, mulches - killed, mulches - living, weed ecology
  • Production Systems: transitioning to organic, agroecosystems, holistic management
  • Soil Management: green manures, soil analysis, organic matter, soil quality/health
    Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the U.S. Department of Agriculture or SARE.