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Research Projects SRF 2

18.02.12.02.01 SFF2_PDT

Sustainable Potato Production

The new potato varieties call for suitable cultivation techniques to guarantee optimal storage as well as good yields and a high-quality harvest. In partnership with the potato sector, Agroscope defines the different characteristics of the new varieties and sets up trials that aim to increase the climate-change resili-ence of the crop and to optimise its storage.

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Cropping Systems for Oilseeds and Protein Crops

Cultivation techniques must be suitable for enabling effective and sustainable pro-duction of oilseeds and protein crops, as well as for reducing their impact on the environment. The introduction of legumes into the rotation – whether grown on their own or in association – will facilitate a reduction in dependence on chemical inputs, and boost domestic production of plant proteins.

Obstbau Wissenstransfer

Practical Solutions for Fruit Production Systems

Practice and research work hand in hand. The ‘Fruit-Production Extension’ Research Group is the practitioners’ gateway to all matters relating to fruit growing. The aim is to create new, practical measures for promoting quality; thereby focusing on cultivation systems, fruit thinning, weed control, mechanical mowing, fertiliser application, replant diseases, measures for combating physiological problems, and cross-system plant-protection issues.

Gemuesebau Steketee

Smart and Innovative – New Methods for Lower Herbicide Use in Vegetable Production

Innovative and smart weed-control methods aim to significantly reduce the use of herbicides in vegetable production. To this end, Agroscope evaluates and tests the feasibility of various weed-control approaches whilst identifying necessary adaptations of cultivation systems and determining impacts both on the crops in question and on organisms that are not targeted by the herbicides.

Nacherntequalitaet Microbione

Less Food Waste and Higher Post-Harvest Quality of Fruit and Vegetables

The quality of plant products can decrease post-harvest owing to physiological or microbial damage. This leads to high losses along the value chain. Through innovative research and knowledge transfer, the project ‘Post-Harvest Quality of Fruit and Vegetables’ aims to increase quality, and thus reduce losses. This in turn contributes to the resource-efficient production of plant products.

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Sustainable and Resilient Field Crop Systems

Crop rotation and soil tillage form the basis of field-crop systems. To meet current challenges, we need to rethink and optimise cultivation techniques with a view to reducing the use of inputs – particularly herbicides – and improving soil fertility.

18-02-15-01-02-projet

Environmentally Efficient Field-Crop Nutrition

The aim of the projects conducted within this field of activity is to suggest concepts, methods, diagnostic systems and management practices suitable for ensuring an adequate supply of nutrients to agricultural crops, whilst preserving natural re-sources and the quality of the environment.

Improving the Efficiency of Greenhouse Crops

Improving the Efficiency of Greenhouse Crops

At present, greenhouses crops are grown in production systems considered to be indispensable, but whose environmental impact – in particular, owing to their use of fossil fuels – is sometimes seen as contentious. The aim of this project is to test innovative solutions for reducing the environmental impact of greenhouse systems, either by reducing resource use or increasing yields.

Optimisation of Soft-fruit Production Techniques

Soft-fruit research activity focuses on the optimisation of production techniques. The aims are manifold: to improve the quality of the fruit and the profitability of the crops, to increase resource efficiency, and to limit the use of plant-protection products whilst taking climate change into account. To this end, research is carried out at Agroscope as well as on the producers’ farms.

18-02-15-03-02

Optimisation of Growing Methods for Medicinal and Aromatic Plants

Soft-fruit research activity focuses on the optimisation of production techniques. The aims are manifold: to improve the quality of the fruit and the profitability of the crops, to increase resource efficiency, and to limit the use of plant-protection products whilst taking climate change into account. To this end, research is carried out at Agroscope as well as on the producers’ farms.

Competitive and Sustainable Fruit Production via Efficient Growing Systems

Efficient Growing Systems in Fruit Production

The combination of efficient orchard systems with the precise management of irrigation represents a major challenge for the development of a competitive, sustainable and environmentally friendly arboriculture sector. Agroscope contributes to the development of the measuring and data-transmission equipment, as well as to the implementation of tools designed to improve water efficiency in orchards.

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Weed Management in Arable Farming

Using less herbicide in arable farming is an important contribution to the develop-ment of cropping systems that are both more environmentally friendly and more sustainable. One option being investigated by Agroscope is weed suppression by catch crops. In this context, we are also searching for new phytotoxic substances in root exudates that will allow weeds to be controlled naturally. In addition, invasive plants in agriculture are monitored, and measures for controlling especially danger-ous weeds are developed.

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Developing Cultivation Techniques to Produce High-Quality, Balanced and Sustainable Wines

Reducing inputs and conserving natural resources are major challenges for a sus-tainable, environmentally friendly and economically viable viticulture sector. In order to achieve the maximum potential of the Swiss wine-producing regions, Agroscope develops cultivation techniques and farming systems that ensure the best possible match between soil, climate and grape variety.

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