Organic strawberries better pollinated

06.03.2012 - (idw) Schwedischer Forschungsrat - The Swedish Research Council

Organic cultivation methods not only benefit biodiversity; they also appear to have a positive effect on the ecosystem service pollination. In a study of strawberry plants in Skåne, the proportion of fully pollinated flowers was significantly higher on organic farms. This is shown in new research from Lund University in Sweden. The study is based on studies of strawberry plants on twelve farms in the county of Skåne, Sweden. On the farms with KRAV organic certification, where neither pesticides nor non-organic fertiliser are used, 45 per cent of the strawberry flowers were fully pollinated. On the conventional farms, the corresponding figure was 17 per cent.

The results show that the pollination service is benefited by organic cultivation methods, which is an important factor in the development of sustainable agriculture, says Georg Andersson, a doctoral student in environmental science at Lund University.

The research also shows that the positive effects of organic cultivation are evident within 24 years of the farm receiving KRAV certification.

For more information, please contact:
Georg Andersson, doctoral student at the Centre for Environmental and Climate Research, Lund University
Tel: +46 46 222 92 93, +46 704 47 85 04
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Weitere Informationen: http://dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0031599 Article in PLoS ONE

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