A. Sören Petersen P. H. Petersen Saatzucht Lundsgaard BENEFITS OF USING GREEN MANURE CROPS

1.ABOUT US 2.ABOUT OUR PHILOSOPHY 3.OUR BREEDING TARGETS BENEFITS OF USING GREEN MANURE CROPS

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BREEDING PROGRAMME WHITE MUSTARDFODDER RADISHPHACELIAFODDER RAPE MARROW STEM KALE FORRAGE RYE PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL NEMATODES Beet Cyst Nematodes Root Knot Nematodes Free Living and Virus transmitting nematodes... FUNGI and BACTERIA DISEASES Fusarium Rhizoctonia Verticillium....

GROWING OF CATCH CROPS YIELD AND QUALITY OF THE MAIN CROP HAS AN POSITIVE EFFECT ON

GROWING OF CATCH CROPS YIELD AND QUALITY OF THE MAIN CROP EROSION- CONTROL ORGANIC MATERIAL SOIL STRUCTURE NITROGEN, NUTRIENTS USEFUL SOIL ORGANISM WATER HOLDING CAPACITY

GROWING OF CATCH CROPS YIELD AND QUALITY OF THE MAIN CROP EROSION- CONTROL ORGANIC MATERIAL NON HOST / RESISTANCE e.g. nematodes SOIL STRUCTURE NITROGEN, NUTRIENTS USEFUL SOIL ORGANISM PEST CONTROL/ PROMOTION OF PLANT HEALTH PEST CONTROL/ PROMOTION OF PLANT HEALTH WATER HOLDING CAPACITY

GROWING OF CATCH CROPS YIELD AND QUALITY OF THE MAIN CROP EROSION- CONTROL ORGANIC MATERIAL NON HOST / RESISTANCE e.g. nematodes SOIL STRUCTURE NITROGEN, NUTRIENTS USEFUL SOIL ORGANISM PLANT BASED ACTIVE AGENTS PEST CONTROL/ PROMOTION OF PLANT HEALTH PEST CONTROL/ PROMOTION OF PLANT HEALTH ISOTHIO- CYANATE WATER HOLDING CAPACITY BIOFUMIGATION

BREEDING TARGETS - BASICS FAST COVERING OF THE SOIL  suppression of weeds  saving soil humidity by elimination unproductive evaporation HEALTHY PLANT DEVELOPMENT  security for different crop rotations  fast and deep root system  good uptake of free nutrients

BREEDING TARGETS – GROWING CONDITIONS - Seed density - Sowing time - Sowing technique - Straw management - Fertilizer - Water - Organic matter production - Winter hardiness

BREEDING TARGETS – CONTROLLING DISEASES Beet cyst nematode Heterodera schachtii FIRST RESISTANT VARIETY IN 1980 FROM P. H. PETERSEN FIRST VARIETY WITH MORE THAN 90% NEMATODE REDUCTION

BREEDING TARGETS – CONTROLLING DISEASES stubby root nematodes (Trichodorus sp.) Transmitter of Tabacco rattle Virus (corky ring spot syndrome) FODDER RADISH VARIETIES: SILETTA NOVA, BENTO, LUNETTA WITH BCN RESISTANCE: COLONEL

BREEDING TARGETS – CONTROLLING DISEASES Root knot nematodes Meloidogyne chitwoodi, M. fallax, M. hapla, M. incognita; M. javanica) MULTI-RESISTANT VARIETIES: DEFENDER: M.c. and M.f. COMMODORE: M.h. BOSS: M.i. and M.j. CONTRA: M.c., M.f., M.i. M.j. and M.h.

BREEDING TARGETS – CONTROLLING DISEASES Ditylenchus dipsaci - Stem nematode Pratylenchus – free living nematodes Rhizoctonia solani Verticillium ….. NEW TECHNIQUES: BIOFUMIGATION

LAST BUT NOT LEAST: SEED QUALITY Highest quality seed, well above the minumum standard

CONCLUSION ALL PARTS HAVE TO BE OPTIMIZED AND LEAD TOGETHER TO SUCCESS FOR THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE FARMER. Variety Quality Growing system Seed Quality Regional advisors

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