The efficacy of biofumigant meals and plants to control wireworm populations

Furlan, Lorenzo; Bonetto, Christian; Finotto, Andrea; Lazzeri, Luca; Malaguti, Lorena; Patalano, Giampiero; Parker, W. E.

doi:10.1016/j.indcrop.2009.10.012

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“…In addition, the high glucosinolate content makes carinata DSM a base material for the production by a patented procedure (Lazzeri et al, 2007b) of a 100% vegetable amendment able to release in soil biologically active compounds. This technique is called Biofumigation and begins to be applied for natural control of some soil-borne pests and pathogens (Lazzeri et al, 2009;Furlan et al, 2004) and soil fertility management in horticulture production. DSM incorporation in soil, in addition to fertilising and/or biofumigant properties, can be considered as a non-food utilisation that permits a significant CO 2 sequestration from the atmosphere as stable humus in soil (Freibauer et al, 2004).…”

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On Farm Agronomic and First Environmental Evaluation of Oil Crops for Sustainable Bioenergy Chains

Lazzeri¹,

D’Avino²,

Mazzoncini³

et al. 2009

Ital J Agronomy

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Energy crops, and in particular oil crops, could be an important occasion for developing new non food production rows for a new multi-functional agriculture in Italy. In this view, the use of local biomass is a fundamental starting point for the development of a virtuous energy chain that should pursue not only agricultural profitability, but also chain sustainability and that is less dependent on the global market, characterized by instability in terms of biomass availability and price. From this perspective, particular attention must be paid to crop choice on the basis of its rusticity and of its adaptability to local growing conditions and to low input cropping systems. In this context, alike woody and herbaceous biomasses, oil crops such as sunflower and rapeseed should be able to support local agricultural bioenergy chain in Italy. In addition, in a local bioenergy chain, the role of the farmers should not be limited just to grain production; but also grain processing should be performed at farm or consortium level in oilseed extraction plants well proportioned to the cropped surface. In this way, by means of a simple power generator, farmer could thus produce its own thermal and electric energy from the oil, maximizing his profit. This objective could also be achieved through the exploitation of the total biomass, including crop residues and defatted seed meals, that may be considered as fundamental additional economic and/or environmental benefits of the chain. This paper reports some results of three-years on-farm experiments on oil crop chain carried out in the framework of "Bioenergie" project, that was focused to enhance farmers awareness of these criteria and to the feasibility at open field scale of low-input cultivation of rapeseed, sunflower and Brassica carinata in seven Italian regions. In several on-farm experiences, these crops produced more than 800 kg ha -1 of oil with good energy properties. Defatted seed meals could be interesting as organic fertilizers and, in the case of B. carinata, as a biofumigant amendment that could offer a total or partial alternative to some chemicals in agriculture. Furthermore, biomass soil incorporation could contribute to C sequestration, catching CO 2 from atmosphere and sinking a part in soil as stable humus. Finally, four different open field experiences carried out again in the second year of the project, have been analysed in order to evaluate their energy and greenhouse gasses balance after cultivation phase.

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On Farm Agronomic and First Environmental Evaluation of Oil Crops for Sustainable Bioenergy Chains

Lazzeri¹,

D’Avino²,

Mazzoncini³

et al. 2009

Ital J Agronomy

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“…Due to these features, Brassica carinata and other Brassicaceae have been widely studied, and after a patented procedure . Isothiocyanates released from defatted seed meals (DSMs) have shown a clear amendment activity for the containment of soil borne fungi (Sanchi et al, 2005;Larkin and Griffin, 2007;Matthiessen and Kirkegaard, 2006), nematodes (Lazzeri et al, 2009Zasada et al, 2009) and wireworms (Furlan et al, 2010). Nevertheless the suppression of soil-borne pathogens and pests induced by such biofumigants has also been linked to factors other than isothiocyanates.…”

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Resilience of soil microbial and nematode communities after biofumigant treatment with defatted seed meals

Mocali

Landi

Curto

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“…Parker (2007) reported on a project starting in 2007 in the UK to test effects of different Brassicaceae crops to control wireworms. Promising laboratory and field investigations on biofumigant defatted seed meals to control wireworms were done by Furlan et al (2004) and Furlan et al (2010).…”

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Control methods and monitoring of Agriotes wireworms (Coleoptera: Elateridae)

Ritter¹,

Richter

2013

J Plant Dis Prot

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The aim of this paper is to review and interpret relevant work on population monitoring, damage prediction, agronomic strategies, and chemical as well as biological control of Agriotes wireworms in Europe.Wireworm populations and damages are on the rise globally. During the past decade, particularly research on the determination and distribution of Agriotes species has been brought forward. Summarising the recent click beetle surveys throughout Europe, the most widespread destructive species is A. lineatus, followed by A. obscurus and A. sputator. Developing species specific control methods seems to be advisable as Agriotes species differ greatly from one another concerning biology, ecology and crop preferences. Additionally, there are great regional differences in the distribution of species depending on factors such as climate and landscape parameters. Therefore, it is important to reliably determine the wireworm species as well as mapping their regional distribution.When selecting an insecticide, it is crucial to consider the need to provide both stand protection and wireworm reduction as certain insecticides act either as repellents or allow an extensive recovery of wireworms. However, the lack of efficacious insecticides and increasing wireworm pressure has intensified the need to evaluate alternative management strategies. Concerning wireworm control by agricultural methods, first encouraging data have been obtained in the fields of trap crops and crop rotation. However, their implementation in IPM strategies is still limited. Most promising seems the use of entomopathogenic fungi such as Beauveria bassiana and Metarhizium anisopliae, and their combination with either nematodes or insecticides. However, products for their commercial use still have to be developed.Currently, damage prediction and reliable control strategies are still challenging and need further investigation. Economic thresholds in susceptible crops need to be established particularly for the most destructive Agriotes species. Finally, the knowledge about the species specific biology and ecology still needs to be completed.

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The efficacy of biofumigant meals and plants to control wireworm populations

Cited by 54 publications

References 11 publications

On Farm Agronomic and First Environmental Evaluation of Oil Crops for Sustainable Bioenergy Chains

On Farm Agronomic and First Environmental Evaluation of Oil Crops for Sustainable Bioenergy Chains

Resilience of soil microbial and nematode communities after biofumigant treatment with defatted seed meals

Control methods and monitoring of Agriotes wireworms (Coleoptera: Elateridae)

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