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Problems in Monocultures
Author(s) -
Kupers L.J.P.
Publication year - 1972
Publication title -
eppo bulletin
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.327
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1365-2338
pISSN - 0250-8052
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2338.1972.tb02140.x
Subject(s) - monoculture , cites , arable land , yield (engineering) , agriculture , work (physics) , agroforestry , business , agricultural engineering , agricultural science , agronomy , engineering , biology , ecology , mechanical engineering , materials science , metallurgy
In the author's opinion, modern farm management techniques compel a critical evaluation of established concepts of the use of rotations in arable farming as rapid changes have put many formerly accepted reasons for their use in doubt. From literature, examples are cited which show clearly that monocultures of cereals, or cereals grown in narrow rotations, can attain economically acceptable yield levels. From his own personal work in this field the author cites results which demonstrate that with adequate husbandry techniques, even monocultures of wheat can reach normal yields. In the conclusion, the need for close co‐operation between specialists in order to obtain results, which can be applied to a wider scale of farming conditions, is stressed.