Pub Date : 2023-12-27DOI: 10.1017/s1742170523000467
Zalán Márk Maró, Gréta Maró, Zsófia Jámbor, Péter Czine, Áron Török
Although research on the consumers of farmers' markets spans four decades, no prior study has reviewed the most important characteristics of this consumer segment. Our study collects all the survey-based empirical information available in academic journals listed by WoS and Scopus. Based on the outcomes of 103 studies from 21 countries, consumers are described according to their sociographic characteristics and economic, environmental, and social parameters. Results clearly indicate a homogeneous group, with minor variation mainly due to regional specificities, and identify 27 very typical characteristics. The study identifies key implications for managers and policymakers and provides an agenda for further research.
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Pub Date : 2023-12-15DOI: 10.1017/s1742170523000261
Aaron Adalja, Patrick Baur, Martin Wiedmann, Elissa Olimpi, Daniel Weller
Fruit and vegetable growers in the US face tradeoffs and synergies between on-farm conservation and pre-harvest food safety as a result of economic considerations, regulatory concerns, and external pressure from other stakeholders. However, detailed data on the frequency and extent of these tradeoffs across US regions remain sparse. We designed and implemented a national grower survey for the 2018 crop year to address this gap. Based on 209 responses, we examined usage of pre-harvest food safety and conservation practices with a particular emphasis on managing animal intrusion into growing areas and maintaining wildlife habitat. We also analyzed associations between farm characteristics and the probability that growers used different on-farm food safety and conservation practices. We did not find a simple biophysical or socio-economic explanation for why some farms adopted specific practices over others. Instead, our findings suggest that the adoption of particular food safety practices is influenced by a complex assemblage of factors that include environmental context, supply chain pressures, cost considerations, and growers' perceptions of risk. A better understanding of the diverse tradeoffs and synergies that US produce growers face between on-farm conservation and pre-harvest food safety is critical for effective policy design.
{"title":"Pre-harvest food safety and conservation challenges facing US produce growers: results from a national survey","authors":"Aaron Adalja, Patrick Baur, Martin Wiedmann, Elissa Olimpi, Daniel Weller","doi":"10.1017/s1742170523000261","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/s1742170523000261","url":null,"abstract":"Fruit and vegetable growers in the US face tradeoffs and synergies between on-farm conservation and pre-harvest food safety as a result of economic considerations, regulatory concerns, and external pressure from other stakeholders. However, detailed data on the frequency and extent of these tradeoffs across US regions remain sparse. We designed and implemented a national grower survey for the 2018 crop year to address this gap. Based on 209 responses, we examined usage of pre-harvest food safety and conservation practices with a particular emphasis on managing animal intrusion into growing areas and maintaining wildlife habitat. We also analyzed associations between farm characteristics and the probability that growers used different on-farm food safety and conservation practices. We did not find a simple biophysical or socio-economic explanation for why some farms adopted specific practices over others. Instead, our findings suggest that the adoption of particular food safety practices is influenced by a complex assemblage of factors that include environmental context, supply chain pressures, cost considerations, and growers' perceptions of risk. A better understanding of the diverse tradeoffs and synergies that US produce growers face between on-farm conservation and pre-harvest food safety is critical for effective policy design.","PeriodicalId":54495,"journal":{"name":"Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems","volume":"261 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2023-12-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138680884","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-12-01DOI: 10.1017/s1742170523000431
Frank Forcella, Nathan Dalman, Steve Poppe, Emily Hoover
Two sequential experiments examined the effects of abrasive grit on seedlings of grass weeds and young shoots of perennial weeds. First, four types of grit derived from agricultural residues (bone meal, eggshell, hazelnut shell, and sugar beet pulp) were tested under high air pressure in a controlled environment for their abilities to abrade seedlings of an annual grass, Setaria faberi Herrm., and the perennials Festuca arundinacea Schreb., Poa pratensis L., and Elymus repens (L.) Gould. Differing grit particle sizes and amounts, as well as weed seedling stages, were examined for efficacy after abrasion by each type of grit. Second, hazelnut shell grit was used to control P. pratensis and Taraxicum officinale Weber in field trials with aronia (Aronia melanocarpa [Michx.] Elliott), which is a new, shrubby, berry crop in the midwestern USA. Grit weeding was compared to two other treatments: manual weeding (hand-hoeing + hand-pulling) and no weed control (weedy check) over two years. In the grit comparison experiment, control of S. faberi was highest for egg-shell grit (63–100% across grit particle sizes, rates, and seedling stages) and least for sugar beet pulp (17–97%). The former grit had the highest bulk density of all grits, and the latter had the lowest bulk density. For damage to perennial weeds, egg-shell grit performed best (17–80% control) and bone meal least (10–47% control). Elymus repens was controlled better than other perennial grasses, especially by eggshell grit (up to 73% control) and hazelnut shell grit (up to 67% control) with particle sizes of 1–2 mm. In the aronia experiment, both grit abrasion and manual weeding achieved comparable levels of weed suppression (≥87%) and required similar amounts of cumulative seasonal time spent weeding (3–4 min per shrub). Thus, applications of abrasive grit derived from agricultural residues are potential alternatives for non-chemical management of weeds in aronia and, perhaps, in other high-value perennial crops.
{"title":"Grit effects on grass weeds and grit-weeding in aronia berry (Aronia melanocarpa)","authors":"Frank Forcella, Nathan Dalman, Steve Poppe, Emily Hoover","doi":"10.1017/s1742170523000431","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/s1742170523000431","url":null,"abstract":"Two sequential experiments examined the effects of abrasive grit on seedlings of grass weeds and young shoots of perennial weeds. First, four types of grit derived from agricultural residues (bone meal, eggshell, hazelnut shell, and sugar beet pulp) were tested under high air pressure in a controlled environment for their abilities to abrade seedlings of an annual grass, <jats:italic>Setaria faberi</jats:italic> Herrm., and the perennials <jats:italic>Festuca arundinacea</jats:italic> Schreb., <jats:italic>Poa pratensis</jats:italic> L., and <jats:italic>Elymus repens</jats:italic> (L.) Gould. Differing grit particle sizes and amounts, as well as weed seedling stages, were examined for efficacy after abrasion by each type of grit. Second, hazelnut shell grit was used to control <jats:italic>P. pratensis</jats:italic> and <jats:italic>Taraxicum officinale</jats:italic> Weber in field trials with aronia (<jats:italic>Aronia melanocarpa</jats:italic> [Michx.] Elliott), which is a new, shrubby, berry crop in the midwestern USA. Grit weeding was compared to two other treatments: manual weeding (hand-hoeing + hand-pulling) and no weed control (weedy check) over two years. In the grit comparison experiment, control of <jats:italic>S. faberi</jats:italic> was highest for egg-shell grit (63–100% across grit particle sizes, rates, and seedling stages) and least for sugar beet pulp (17–97%). The former grit had the highest bulk density of all grits, and the latter had the lowest bulk density. For damage to perennial weeds, egg-shell grit performed best (17–80% control) and bone meal least (10–47% control). <jats:italic>Elymus repens</jats:italic> was controlled better than other perennial grasses, especially by eggshell grit (up to 73% control) and hazelnut shell grit (up to 67% control) with particle sizes of 1–2 mm. In the aronia experiment, both grit abrasion and manual weeding achieved comparable levels of weed suppression (≥87%) and required similar amounts of cumulative seasonal time spent weeding (3–4 min per shrub). Thus, applications of abrasive grit derived from agricultural residues are potential alternatives for non-chemical management of weeds in aronia and, perhaps, in other high-value perennial crops.","PeriodicalId":54495,"journal":{"name":"Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems","volume":"51 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138532278","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-12-01DOI: 10.1017/s1742170523000418
Lan Tran, Laura McCann, Ye Su
There have been growing concerns about exposure to chemical pesticides in fresh fruits and vegetables, which are an important part of a healthy diet. This study investigates consumer preferences for reduced pesticide, organic, local, and Missouri Grown produce using a discrete choice experiment. An online survey of fresh tomato consumers was conducted in Missouri to collect choice data, demographic information, and the individual health and environmental attitudes of shoppers. Respondents were willing to pay a premium of 6% for tomatoes produced with 50% less pesticide than conventional tomatoes. The finding indicates there may be a demand for reduced pesticide produce as a compromise between conventional and organic products in terms of price and safety. Also, we found complementary effects between the reduced pesticide attribute and local or Missouri Grown labels, which means consumers in this segment would pay more for fruits and vegetables that were also locally produced. The results suggest important implications for local producers and policy makers in terms of the production and marketing of reduced pesticide produce, such as the need to develop a reduced pesticide label.
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Pub Date : 2023-11-30DOI: 10.1017/s1742170523000443
Megan Donovan, Jorge Ruiz-Menjivar, Timothy Coolong, Marilyn E. Swisher
This study assessed the extant literature related to the use of high tunnels (HTs) in agricultural systems in the United States since the 2009 launch of the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) High Tunnel Initiative. This NRCS program led to an increase in HT adoption nationwide. The literature searches were conducted using the Web of Science (WoS) database. The final sample was 133 peer-reviewed articles published between 2009 and February 2023. We used CiteSpace 6.2.R1 and Gephi 0.9.2 to conduct co-citation, co-author, co-institution, and clustering techniques. The findings showed that the peer-reviewed literature about HT use has increased since 2009, substantially rising between 2017 and 2021. Horticulture was the top subject category in the literature, and most articles were published in peer-reviewed journals of the American Society for Horticultural Science (i.e., HortTechnology and HortScience). The research field evolved from general HT practices, nutrient management, and plant pathology to focus on trials of specific crops and integrated pest management. The institutions with the most contributions to the HT literature were Kansas State University, the University of Florida, Michigan State University, Purdue University, and the University of Minnesota. The patterns of HT research revealed in this study offer a greater understanding of the current state of knowledge to inform the focus of future research.
本研究评估了自2009年自然资源保护局(NRCS)高隧道倡议启动以来，与美国农业系统中高隧道(ht)使用相关的现有文献。这个NRCS项目导致了HT在全国范围内的普及。文献检索使用Web of Science (WoS)数据库。最后的样本是2009年至2023年2月间发表的133篇同行评议文章。我们使用了CiteSpace 6.2。R1和Gephi 0.9.2进行共引、合著、合作机构和聚类技术。研究结果显示，自2009年以来，关于HT使用的同行评议文献有所增加，在2017年至2021年期间大幅增加。园艺是文献中排名最高的学科类别，大多数文章发表在美国园艺科学学会的同行评审期刊上(即，《园艺技术》和《园艺科学》)。研究领域从一般的高温疗法、营养管理和植物病理学发展到专注于特定作物的试验和病虫害综合治理。对HT文献贡献最多的机构是堪萨斯州立大学、佛罗里达大学、密歇根州立大学、普渡大学和明尼苏达大学。本研究揭示的HT研究模式提供了对当前知识状态的更好理解，以告知未来研究的重点。
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Pub Date : 2023-11-28DOI: 10.1017/s174217052300039x
Matthew L. Richardson, Caitlin G. Arlotta, Francis B. Lopez
Abstract Making woody mulch (WM) from organic waste is one solution for repurposing waste. Our work had two primary objectives. First, we wanted to destermine the current use of WM as a soil cover, barriers to use, benefits, and possible motivations for adopting the use of WM by home and commercial growers for cultivating crops in Barbados and the Baltimore-Washington, DC metropolitan region in the USA. To accomplish this objective, we administered a survey to growers in both regions. Second, we wanted to determine the benefits of using WM in agricultural production for sweet potatoes (both regions) and Hungarian hot wax peppers (USA). We measured whether WM influenced crop survival, crop yield, crop nutrients, weed mass, and soil characteristics in replicated plots covered with a layer of WM or left bare. Growers reported that expense, availability, and ease of application were barriers to using WM. Despite the barriers, many growers were using, or had previously used, WM and reported myriad benefits, including improving plant yield and/or nutrients, preventing weed growth, maintaining soil moisture and reducing irrigation needs, improving soil fertility, reducing soil erosion, reducing compaction from heavy rain, and maintaining soil temperature. Our data from replicated field trials verified some of the potential benefits reported by growers. WM in some cases promoted higher crop survival and yield of sweet potatoes, suppressed weeds, conserved soil moisture, and maintained higher soil temperature. Understanding which crops benefit from WM and the longer-term effects of WM on crops and soil are deserving of future study.
{"title":"The potential for using wood mulch for agricultural production","authors":"Matthew L. Richardson, Caitlin G. Arlotta, Francis B. Lopez","doi":"10.1017/s174217052300039x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/s174217052300039x","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Making woody mulch (WM) from organic waste is one solution for repurposing waste. Our work had two primary objectives. First, we wanted to destermine the current use of WM as a soil cover, barriers to use, benefits, and possible motivations for adopting the use of WM by home and commercial growers for cultivating crops in Barbados and the Baltimore-Washington, DC metropolitan region in the USA. To accomplish this objective, we administered a survey to growers in both regions. Second, we wanted to determine the benefits of using WM in agricultural production for sweet potatoes (both regions) and Hungarian hot wax peppers (USA). We measured whether WM influenced crop survival, crop yield, crop nutrients, weed mass, and soil characteristics in replicated plots covered with a layer of WM or left bare. Growers reported that expense, availability, and ease of application were barriers to using WM. Despite the barriers, many growers were using, or had previously used, WM and reported myriad benefits, including improving plant yield and/or nutrients, preventing weed growth, maintaining soil moisture and reducing irrigation needs, improving soil fertility, reducing soil erosion, reducing compaction from heavy rain, and maintaining soil temperature. Our data from replicated field trials verified some of the potential benefits reported by growers. WM in some cases promoted higher crop survival and yield of sweet potatoes, suppressed weeds, conserved soil moisture, and maintained higher soil temperature. Understanding which crops benefit from WM and the longer-term effects of WM on crops and soil are deserving of future study.","PeriodicalId":54495,"journal":{"name":"Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems","volume":"48 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2023-11-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138532268","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-08-31DOI: 10.1017/S1742170523000339
Jamison Kerr, A. De Laporte, A. Weersink, R. Vyn, L. V. Van Eerd
Abstract Given the potential environmental and economic sustainability consequences of cover crop adoption, N fertilizer application, and residue management, this study focuses on the yield and financial effects of these on processing tomato production in Ontario, Canada. The study employs financial modeling using field data from a long-term cover crop experiment (oat, cereal rye, radish, and a radish-rye mixture) from 2010 to 2020. Averaged over six experimental years, compared to no cover (87 Mg ha−1) radish (99.6 Mg ha−1) and radish-rye mix (95.2 Mg ha−1) cover crops produce statistically significantly higher tomato yields as isolated practices, increasing farm net returns by $1120 ha−1 and $604 ha−1, respectively. When combined with N application, rye application additionally results in tomato yields statistically significantly higher than the base practice of no cover crop, zero N application and retained residue. Oat cover does not appear to have a statistically significant effect on tomato yields in this dataset. The application of N fertilizer results in statistically significantly higher tomato yield, increasing net returns by $882 ha−1, while residue management does not.
{"title":"Effects of cover crop, N and residue management on the financial sustainability of processing tomatoes in Southwestern Ontario","authors":"Jamison Kerr, A. De Laporte, A. Weersink, R. Vyn, L. V. Van Eerd","doi":"10.1017/S1742170523000339","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/S1742170523000339","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Given the potential environmental and economic sustainability consequences of cover crop adoption, N fertilizer application, and residue management, this study focuses on the yield and financial effects of these on processing tomato production in Ontario, Canada. The study employs financial modeling using field data from a long-term cover crop experiment (oat, cereal rye, radish, and a radish-rye mixture) from 2010 to 2020. Averaged over six experimental years, compared to no cover (87 Mg ha−1) radish (99.6 Mg ha−1) and radish-rye mix (95.2 Mg ha−1) cover crops produce statistically significantly higher tomato yields as isolated practices, increasing farm net returns by $1120 ha−1 and $604 ha−1, respectively. When combined with N application, rye application additionally results in tomato yields statistically significantly higher than the base practice of no cover crop, zero N application and retained residue. Oat cover does not appear to have a statistically significant effect on tomato yields in this dataset. The application of N fertilizer results in statistically significantly higher tomato yield, increasing net returns by $882 ha−1, while residue management does not.","PeriodicalId":54495,"journal":{"name":"Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2023-08-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47929094","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-08-29DOI: 10.1017/S174217052300025X
Wesley Zebrowski, J. Farmer, Analena B. Bruce, S. Giroux, Stephanie Dickinson, Xiwei Chen, Michael O’Donnell, T. Benjamin
Abstract While grain farming has seen a major shift toward organic production in recent years, the USA continues to lag behind with domestic demand continuing to outpace domestic supply, making the USA an all-around net importer. The Midwestern USA is poised to help remedy this imbalance; however, farmers continue to slowly transition to organic production systems. Existing literature has identified three prevalent narratives that farmers use to frame their organic transition: environmentalism, farm-family legacy and economic factors, in addition to a four and untested religiosity narrative. This study sought to better understand how these different narratives frame grain farmers’ thought processes for transitioning from conventional production systems to certified organic production systems. We co-created narratives around organic production with farmers, which resulted in four passages aligned with the literature: farm-family legacy, economic values, environmental values and Christianity and stewarding Eden. Then, we mailed a paper survey to conventional, in transition and certified organic Indiana grain farmers in order to test how these different narratives motivated organic production. We found that the most prevalent narrative around organic production is the farm-family legacy, which specifically resonated with midsize farmers. We also found that the religious stewardship narrative resonated with a substantial number of organic and mixed practice farmers, which is likely due to Amish farmers within the sample. These results shed light on the role that narratives and associated values play in organic practice use and can inform the organic efforts of agricultural professionals.
{"title":"Use of narratives to communicate organics with commodity grain farmers","authors":"Wesley Zebrowski, J. Farmer, Analena B. Bruce, S. Giroux, Stephanie Dickinson, Xiwei Chen, Michael O’Donnell, T. Benjamin","doi":"10.1017/S174217052300025X","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/S174217052300025X","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract While grain farming has seen a major shift toward organic production in recent years, the USA continues to lag behind with domestic demand continuing to outpace domestic supply, making the USA an all-around net importer. The Midwestern USA is poised to help remedy this imbalance; however, farmers continue to slowly transition to organic production systems. Existing literature has identified three prevalent narratives that farmers use to frame their organic transition: environmentalism, farm-family legacy and economic factors, in addition to a four and untested religiosity narrative. This study sought to better understand how these different narratives frame grain farmers’ thought processes for transitioning from conventional production systems to certified organic production systems. We co-created narratives around organic production with farmers, which resulted in four passages aligned with the literature: farm-family legacy, economic values, environmental values and Christianity and stewarding Eden. Then, we mailed a paper survey to conventional, in transition and certified organic Indiana grain farmers in order to test how these different narratives motivated organic production. We found that the most prevalent narrative around organic production is the farm-family legacy, which specifically resonated with midsize farmers. We also found that the religious stewardship narrative resonated with a substantial number of organic and mixed practice farmers, which is likely due to Amish farmers within the sample. These results shed light on the role that narratives and associated values play in organic practice use and can inform the organic efforts of agricultural professionals.","PeriodicalId":54495,"journal":{"name":"Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2023-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46076774","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-08-14DOI: 10.1017/S1742170523000340
Zachary A. Pull, Greta G. Gramig, B. Hulke, André Gossweiler, Burton Johnson
Abstract Perennial Lewis flax (Linum lewisii Pursh) has the potential to be grown as a new oilseed crop that could simultaneously meet commodity production, ecosystem service provisioning, and farm resiliency goals. Despite many potential benefits, Lewis flax remains minimally explored as an agronomic crop. Determining agronomic best practices for producing economically relevant stands of Lewis flax is critical to its adoption as an oilseed crop. Several aspects of Lewis flax agronomic production were explored through the lens of adaptive management between 2020 and 2022. Initial field trials aimed at assessing spring-seeded Lewis flax row spacing, plant population density, and intercropping strategies with legumes and grasses failed due to poor establishment. Heavy rains and excessive weed pressure further complicated attempts to reestablish these initial trials. We established additional Lewis flax plots via fall and dormant seeding in response to the failure of our first experiment. This second experiment focused on exploring row spacing, population density, and seeding timing impacts on flax production. Flax yield did not differ among our treatments, averaging 59 kg ha−1. The low yields realized by our field trials may be due to several factors including need for harvest technology optimization, high weed pressure, and need for Lewis flax genetic improvement. Our study is a first step toward developing recommendations for optimal production strategies for Lewis flax in an agronomic context. Continued exploration of methods to improve management and yield of Lewis flax will be critical to its successful development as an agronomic crop.
摘要多年生路易斯亚麻（Linum lewisii Pursh）有潜力作为一种新的油料作物种植，同时满足商品生产、生态系统服务供应和农场恢复能力目标。尽管有许多潜在的好处，路易斯亚麻作为一种农学作物仍然很少被探索。确定生产经济上相关的路易斯亚麻林分的农艺最佳实践对其作为油料作物的采用至关重要。2020年至2022年间，通过适应性管理的视角，对刘易斯亚麻农艺生产的几个方面进行了探索。最初的田间试验旨在评估春季播种的路易斯亚麻的行距、植物种群密度以及与豆类和草的间作策略，但由于种植条件差而失败。大雨和杂草压力过大使重建这些初步试验的努力更加复杂。为了应对第一次实验的失败，我们通过秋季和休眠播种建立了额外的Lewis亚麻地块。第二个实验重点探讨了行距、种群密度和播种时间对亚麻生产的影响。不同处理的亚麻产量没有差异，平均产量为59 kg ha−1。我们的田间试验实现的低产量可能是由于几个因素造成的，包括需要优化收获技术、高杂草压力和需要对Lewis亚麻进行遗传改良。我们的研究是在农学背景下为Lewis亚麻的最佳生产策略制定建议的第一步。继续探索提高Lewis亚麻管理和产量的方法将是其作为一种农学作物成功发展的关键。
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