Podcast BIOFRUITNET: Tree Row Management - 1/5
Guests: Michael Friedli (FiBL); Eligio Malusa (Inhort); Claude-Eric Parveaud (Grab)
Index
00:00 Introduction
00:48 Why is tree row management important
02:15 What are living mulches
03:43 Functions of living mulches
05:32 White clover as nitrogen source
08:40 Living mulches in apple orchards
12:30 Ecoservices and economic impact of living mulches
14:16 Plant protection of living mulches
15:25 Remedy of pollutants in soil by living mulches
16:27 Tipps on how to grow living mulches
18:11 Tools for mechanical treatments of the tree rows
25:39 Advantage of mechanical treatments
27:26 Advantages of living mulches
28:00 Success story: vineyard and wild strawberries (Fragaria vesca)
31:03 Success stories from the south of France: Creeping Bentgrass (Agrostis stolonifera), Oxeye daisy / Marguerite (Leucanthemum vulgare), Yarrow (Achillea millefolium), Sheep fescue (Festuca ovina)
37:00 Mixtures of species used for flower strips as living mulches
40:11 Success story: (Phuopsis stylosa)
41:04 Challenge of using living mulches: voles (Microtus)
43:20 Direct plant protection and living mulches
45:19 Last words on benefits and challenges of living mulches
Further information:
Brochure Core organic project DOMINO: Dynamic sod mulching and use of recycled amendments to increase biodiversity, resilience and sustainability of intensive organic fruit orchards and vineyards
((http://www.domino-coreorganic.eu/downloads/publications-from-the-project))
