2018/01/01 by Fontaine, Laurent, A.L de Cordoue, Celette, Frédéric +26
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · #0 #Agriculture biologique #Banana Cultivation and Research #Cropping system #Expérimentation de longue durée #Innovation #Long term experiment #Network #Organic farming #Réseau #Système de culture
paper · doi:10.15454/33nfkk
openalex publication_date 2018/01/01 · openalex created_date 2020/02/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/23
The “RotAB network” consists of 12 long term systemic experiments, having in common the objective of studying the sustainability of innovative arable cropping systems in organic farming (OF). All rely on the strong mobilization of agroecological levers, to maintain or develop soil fertility and to control weeds, without using phytosanitary products. Networking makes it possible to deal collectively with the questions each one has to deal with. They concern (i) the design of agroecological systems in arable cropping systems in OF, (ii) the design of the devices and means necessary to evaluate them as a whole and in the long term, (iii) the data capitalization and their valuation. The activities carried out are based on a sharing process between network members and improvement of approaches to specific issues, mobilizing collective intelligence. After 6 years, the network draws a positive assessment of the work carried out jointly. It mainly concerns methodological contributions. The prospects are today to work on improving the capitalization of results and communication to farmers for reducing inputs, especially herbicides. The launch of a European network of long-term experiments in AB is another main issue for next years