Transition to large-scale organic vegetable production in the Salinas Valley, California

Smukler, Sean; Jackson, Louise E.; Murphree, Liese; Yokota, Ron; Koike, S. T.; Smith, Richard

doi:10.1016/j.agee.2008.01.028

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“…Large-scale agricultural production is a major focus of ecological engineering (Wu et al, 2013;Brix et al, 2014), and many studies have concluded that such production promotes the application of biological control (Wan et al, 2014b), energyefficient of crop production and environmental quality (Smukler et al, 2008). According to preliminary estimates, if the paddy field on Chongming Eco-island were all managed using the principles of large-scale production, the abundance of C. medinalis could decrease by more than ten percent, eliminating serious outbreaks of this pest.…”

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confidence: 99%

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The occurrence of rice leaf roller, Cnaphalocrocis medinalis Guenée in the large-scale agricultural production on Chongming Eco-island in China

Wan

Cao

et al. 2015

Ecological Engineering

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Previous studies have indicated that such large-scale agriculture is conducive to enhancing the energy efficiency of crop production and to promoting both production goals and environmental quality (Smukler et al, 2008).…”

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confidence: 99%

The occurrence of rice leaf roller, Cnaphalocrocis medinalis Guenée in the large-scale agricultural production on Chongming Eco-island in China

Wan

Cao

et al. 2015

Ecological Engineering

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“…There are crop studies of the effects of scaling-up organic production, both of large-scale conventional producers converting to organic production (Smukler et al 2008) and of small-scale organic producers increasing landholding size (Styger et al 2011). The success of such efforts is not to be predicted by the outcome from other projects of scaling-up, but rather from the processes involved in achieving successful larger scale sustainable crop production.…”

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confidence: 99%

Banana Production Systems: Identification of Alternative Systems for More Sustainable Production

Bellamy

2012

AMBIO

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Large-scale, monoculture production systems dependent on synthetic fertilizers and pesticides, increase yields, but are costly and have deleterious impacts on human health and the environment. This research investigates variations in banana production practices in Costa Rica, to identify alternative systems that combine high productivity and profitability, with reduced reliance on agrochemicals. Farm workers were observed during daily production activities; 39 banana producers and 8 extension workers/researchers were interviewed; and a review of field experiments conducted by the National Banana Corporation between 1997 and 2002 was made. Correspondence analysis showed that there is no structured variation in large-scale banana producers' practices, but two other banana production systems were identified: a small-scale organic system and a small-scale conventional coffeebanana intercropped system. Field-scale research may reveal ways that these practices can be scaled up to achieve a productive and profitable system producing high-quality export bananas with fewer or no pesticides.

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“…Many studies reported that the addition of organic fertilizers can stimulate total microbial community by increasing a level of labile organic matter [53][54][55][56]. Nevertheless, it may not be easy to discover the exact quantity and composition of the organic fertilizers which could increase the soil microbial community [57]. …”

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Assessment of Soil Health in Urban Agriculture: Soil Enzymes and Microbial Properties

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Urban agriculture has been recently highlighted with the increased importance for recreation in modern society; however, soil quality and public health may not be guaranteed because of continuous exposure to various pollutants. The objective of this study was to evaluate the soil quality of urban agriculture by soil microbial assessments. Two independent variables, organic and inorganic fertilizers, were considered. The activities of soil enzymes including dehydrogenase, β-glucosidase, arylsulfatase, urease, alkaline and acid phosphatases were used as indicators of important microbial mediated functions and the soil chemical properties were measured in the soils applied with organic or inorganic fertilizer for 10 years. Fatty acid methyl ester analysis was applied to determine the soil microbial community composition. Relatively higher microbial community richness and enzyme activities were found in the organic fertilizers applied soils as compared to the inorganic fertilizers applied soils. Principal component analysis explained the positive influence of organic fertilizers on the microbial community. The application of organic fertilizers can be a better alternative compared to inorganic fertilizers for the long-term health and security of urban agriculture.

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Transition to large-scale organic vegetable production in the Salinas Valley, California

Cited by 81 publications

References 78 publications

The occurrence of rice leaf roller, Cnaphalocrocis medinalis Guenée in the large-scale agricultural production on Chongming Eco-island in China

The occurrence of rice leaf roller, Cnaphalocrocis medinalis Guenée in the large-scale agricultural production on Chongming Eco-island in China

Banana Production Systems: Identification of Alternative Systems for More Sustainable Production

Assessment of Soil Health in Urban Agriculture: Soil Enzymes and Microbial Properties

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