Conversion to organic strawberry management changes ecological processes | Zendy

Stephen R. Gliessman | Zendy; Matthew R. Werner | Zendy; Sean L. Swezey | Zendy; Ed Caswell | Zendy; Jim Cochran | Zendy; Francisco J. Rosado-May | Zendy

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Conversion to organic strawberry management changes ecological processes

Author(s) -

Stephen R. Gliessman,

Matthew R. Werner,

Sean L. Swezey,

Ed Caswell,

Jim Cochran,

Francisco J. Rosado-May

Publication year - 1996

Publication title -

california agriculture

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.472

H-Index - 25

eISSN - 2160-8091

pISSN - 0008-0845

DOI - 10.3733/ca.v050n01p24

Subject(s) - acre , environmental science , organic production , organic farming , production (economics) , ecology , agronomy , agroforestry , biology , agriculture , economics , macroeconomics

A 3-year study on the Central Coast compared conventional and organic Chandler strawberry production systems on former Brussels sprouts land. Soil conditions, arthropod dynamics, soil microorganism populations and plant response factors were monitored and compared in both systems. Yields were significantly lower in the organic production system all 3 years, but the margin progressively narrowed. Price premiums for organic fruit permitted favorable per-acre returns for this system. Further research on ecological processes, improved practices and farm trials is needed to make organic systems more successful.

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