Wheat fields ploughed at night need no pesticides -- ECOSUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY

12/16/09 3:40 [ VoyUser Login optional ] [ Contact Forum Admin ] [ Main index ] [ Post a new message ] [ Search | Check update time | Archives: 1, 2, 3, [4], 5, 6 ]

Subject: Wheat fields ploughed at night need no pesticides

Author:
Oliver Klaffke
[ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]
Date Posted: 12/ 5/03 8:20
Author Host/IP: dialup-211.43.220.203.acc07-dryb-mel.comindico.com.au/203.220.43.211
Wheat fields ploughed at night need no pesticides

Summarised from an item by Oliver Klaffke, entitled 'Why farmers should love the dark', in New Scientist (April 11th '98).

Peter Juroszek and colleagues at the University of Bonn in Germany have found that strips of land ploughed at night grow five times fewer weeds. Wheat fields in particular grow so few weeds that pesticides are unnecessary.

'The seeds of most weeds need less than a millisecond's light, whereas the seeds of most crops can grow in complete darkness'

The seeds of most weeds need less than a millisecond's light for germination to begin, whereas the seeds of most crops can grow in complete darkness. Ploughing brings weed seeds temporarily to the surface before they are reburied.

[ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

[ VoyUser Login ] Not required to post.
Post a public reply to this message | Go post a new public message
* Notice: Posting problems? [ Click here ]
* HTML allowed in marked fields.
* Message subject (required):

* Name (required):

Expression ^{(Optional mood/title along with your name) Examples: (happy, sad, The Joyful, etc.) help)}

E-mail address (optional):

* Type your message here:
>Wheat fields ploughed at night need no pesticides > >Summarised from an item by Oliver Klaffke, entitled >'Why farmers should love the dark', in New Scientist >(April 11th '98). > >Peter Juroszek and colleagues at the University of >Bonn in Germany have found that strips of land >ploughed at night grow five times fewer weeds. Wheat >fields in particular grow so few weeds that pesticides >are unnecessary. > > >'The seeds of most weeds need less than a >millisecond's light, whereas the seeds of most crops >can grow in complete darkness' > >The seeds of most weeds need less than a millisecond's >light for germination to begin, whereas the seeds of >most crops can grow in complete darkness. Ploughing >brings weed seeds temporarily to the surface before >they are reburied.
Choose Message Icon: [ View Emoticons ]

Notice: Copies of your message may remain on this and other systems on internet. Please be respectful.

[ Contact Forum Admin ]

Forum timezone: GMT+10
VF Version: 2.94, ConfDB:
Before posting please read our privacy policy.
VoyForums^(tm) is a Free Service from Voyager Info-Systems.
Copyright © 1998-2008 Voyager Info-Systems. All Rights Reserved.