Agronomy (Aug 2021)
Mineral-Ecological Cropping Systems—A New Approach to Improve Ecosystem Services by Farming without Chemical Synthetic Plant Protection
- Beate Zimmermann,
- Ingrid Claß-Mahler,
- Moritz von Cossel,
- Iris Lewandowski,
- Jan Weik,
- Achim Spiller,
- Sina Nitzko,
- Christian Lippert,
- Tatjana Krimly,
- Isabell Pergner,
- Christian Zörb,
- Monika A. Wimmer,
- Markus Dier,
- Frank M. Schurr,
- Jörn Pagel,
- Adriana Riemenschneider,
- Hella Kehlenbeck,
- Til Feike,
- Bettina Klocke,
- Robin Lieb,
- Stefan Kühne,
- Sandra Krengel-Horney,
- Julia Gitzel,
- Abbas El-Hasan,
- Stefan Thomas,
- Martin Rieker,
- Karl Schmid,
- Thilo Streck,
- Joachim Ingwersen,
- Uwe Ludewig,
- Günter Neumann,
- Niels Maywald,
- Torsten Müller,
- Klára Bradáčová,
- Markus Göbel,
- Ellen Kandeler,
- Sven Marhan,
- Romina Schuster,
- Hans-W. Griepentrog,
- David Reiser,
- Alexander Stana,
- Simone Graeff-Hönninger,
- Sebastian Munz,
- Dina Otto,
- Roland Gerhards,
- Marcus Saile,
- Wilfried Hermann,
- Jürgen Schwarz,
- Markus Frank,
- Michael Kruse,
- Hans-Peter Piepho,
- Peter Rosenkranz,
- Klaus Wallner,
- Sabine Zikeli,
- Georg Petschenka,
- Nicole Schönleber,
- Ralf T. Vögele,
- Enno Bahrs
Affiliations
- Beate Zimmermann
- Farm Management (410b), University of Hohenheim, Schwerzstr. 44, 70599 Stuttgart, Germany
- Ingrid Claß-Mahler
- Farm Management (410b), University of Hohenheim, Schwerzstr. 44, 70599 Stuttgart, Germany
- Moritz von Cossel
- Biobased Resources in the Bioeconomy (340b), Institute of Crop Science, University of Hohenheim, Fruwirthstr. 23, 70599 Stuttgart, Germany
- Iris Lewandowski
- Biobased Resources in the Bioeconomy (340b), Institute of Crop Science, University of Hohenheim, Fruwirthstr. 23, 70599 Stuttgart, Germany
- Jan Weik
- Biobased Resources in the Bioeconomy (340b), Institute of Crop Science, University of Hohenheim, Fruwirthstr. 23, 70599 Stuttgart, Germany
- Achim Spiller
- Marketing for Food and Agricultural Products, Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development, University of Göttingen, Platz der Göttinger Sieben 5, 37073 Göttingen, Germany
- Sina Nitzko
- Marketing for Food and Agricultural Products, Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development, University of Göttingen, Platz der Göttinger Sieben 5, 37073 Göttingen, Germany
- Christian Lippert
- Production Theory and Resource Economics (410a), University of Hohenheim, Schwerzstr. 44, 70599 Stuttgart, Germany
- Tatjana Krimly
- Production Theory and Resource Economics (410a), University of Hohenheim, Schwerzstr. 44, 70599 Stuttgart, Germany
- Isabell Pergner
- Production Theory and Resource Economics (410a), University of Hohenheim, Schwerzstr. 44, 70599 Stuttgart, Germany
- Christian Zörb
- Plant Product Quality (340e), University of Hohenheim, Emil Wolff Str. 25, 70599 Stuttgart, Germany
- Monika A. Wimmer
- Plant Product Quality (340e), University of Hohenheim, Emil Wolff Str. 25, 70599 Stuttgart, Germany
- Markus Dier
- Plant Product Quality (340e), University of Hohenheim, Emil Wolff Str. 25, 70599 Stuttgart, Germany
- Frank M. Schurr
- Landscape and Plant Ecology (320a), University of Hohenheim, Ottilie-Zeller-Weg 2, 70599 Stuttgart, Germany
- Jörn Pagel
- Landscape and Plant Ecology (320a), University of Hohenheim, Ottilie-Zeller-Weg 2, 70599 Stuttgart, Germany
- Adriana Riemenschneider
- Landscape and Plant Ecology (320a), University of Hohenheim, Ottilie-Zeller-Weg 2, 70599 Stuttgart, Germany
- Hella Kehlenbeck
- Julius Kühn Institute (JKI)—Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants, Institute for Strategies and Technology Assessment, Stahnsdorfer Damm 81, 14532 Kleinmachnow, Germany
- Til Feike
- Julius Kühn Institute (JKI)—Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants, Institute for Strategies and Technology Assessment, Stahnsdorfer Damm 81, 14532 Kleinmachnow, Germany
- Bettina Klocke
- Julius Kühn Institute (JKI)—Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants, Institute for Strategies and Technology Assessment, Stahnsdorfer Damm 81, 14532 Kleinmachnow, Germany
- Robin Lieb
- Julius Kühn Institute (JKI)—Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants, Institute for Strategies and Technology Assessment, Stahnsdorfer Damm 81, 14532 Kleinmachnow, Germany
- Stefan Kühne
- Julius Kühn Institute (JKI)—Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants, Institute for Strategies and Technology Assessment, Stahnsdorfer Damm 81, 14532 Kleinmachnow, Germany
- Sandra Krengel-Horney
- Julius Kühn Institute (JKI)—Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants, Institute for Strategies and Technology Assessment, Stahnsdorfer Damm 81, 14532 Kleinmachnow, Germany
- Julia Gitzel
- Julius Kühn Institute (JKI)—Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants, Institute for Strategies and Technology Assessment, Stahnsdorfer Damm 81, 14532 Kleinmachnow, Germany
- Abbas El-Hasan
- Phytopathology (360a), Institute of Phytomedicine, University of Hohenheim, Otto-Sander-Str. 5, 70599 Stuttgart, Germany
- Stefan Thomas
- Phytopathology (360a), Institute of Phytomedicine, University of Hohenheim, Otto-Sander-Str. 5, 70599 Stuttgart, Germany
- Martin Rieker
- Phytopathology (360a), Institute of Phytomedicine, University of Hohenheim, Otto-Sander-Str. 5, 70599 Stuttgart, Germany
- Karl Schmid
- Crop Biodiversity and Breeding Informatics (350b), University of Hohenheim, Fruwirthstr. 21, 70599 Stuttgart, Germany
- Thilo Streck
- Biogeophysics (310d), University of Hohenheim, Emil Wolff Str. 27, 70599 Stuttgart, Germany
- Joachim Ingwersen
- Biogeophysics (310d), University of Hohenheim, Emil Wolff Str. 27, 70599 Stuttgart, Germany
- Uwe Ludewig
- Nutritional Crop Physiology (340h), Institute of Crop Science, University of Hohenheim, Fruwirthstr. 20, 70599 Stuttgart, Germany
- Günter Neumann
- Nutritional Crop Physiology (340h), Institute of Crop Science, University of Hohenheim, Fruwirthstr. 20, 70599 Stuttgart, Germany
- Niels Maywald
- Nutritional Crop Physiology (340h), Institute of Crop Science, University of Hohenheim, Fruwirthstr. 20, 70599 Stuttgart, Germany
- Torsten Müller
- Fertilization and Soil Matter Dynamics (340i), University of Hohenheim, Fruwirthstr. 20, 70599 Stuttgart, Germany
- Klára Bradáčová
- Fertilization and Soil Matter Dynamics (340i), University of Hohenheim, Fruwirthstr. 20, 70599 Stuttgart, Germany
- Markus Göbel
- Fertilization and Soil Matter Dynamics (340i), University of Hohenheim, Fruwirthstr. 20, 70599 Stuttgart, Germany
- Ellen Kandeler
- Soil Biology (310b), Institute of Soil Science and Land Evaluation, University of Hohenheim, Emil-Wolff-Str. 27, 70599 Stuttgart, Germany
- Sven Marhan
- Soil Biology (310b), Institute of Soil Science and Land Evaluation, University of Hohenheim, Emil-Wolff-Str. 27, 70599 Stuttgart, Germany
- Romina Schuster
- Soil Biology (310b), Institute of Soil Science and Land Evaluation, University of Hohenheim, Emil-Wolff-Str. 27, 70599 Stuttgart, Germany
- Hans-W. Griepentrog
- Technology in Crop Production (440d), University of Hohenheim, Garbenstr. 9, 70599 Stuttgart, Germany
- David Reiser
- Technology in Crop Production (440d), University of Hohenheim, Garbenstr. 9, 70599 Stuttgart, Germany
- Alexander Stana
- Technology in Crop Production (440d), University of Hohenheim, Garbenstr. 9, 70599 Stuttgart, Germany
- Simone Graeff-Hönninger
- Cropping Systems and Modelling, Institute of Crop Science, University of Hohenheim, Fruwirthstr. 23, 70599 Stuttgart, Germany
- Sebastian Munz
- Cropping Systems and Modelling, Institute of Crop Science, University of Hohenheim, Fruwirthstr. 23, 70599 Stuttgart, Germany
- Dina Otto
- Cropping Systems and Modelling, Institute of Crop Science, University of Hohenheim, Fruwirthstr. 23, 70599 Stuttgart, Germany
- Roland Gerhards
- Weed Science (360b), University of Hohenheim, Otto-Sander-Str. 5, 70599 Stuttgart, Germany
- Marcus Saile
- Weed Science (360b), University of Hohenheim, Otto-Sander-Str. 5, 70599 Stuttgart, Germany
- Wilfried Hermann
- Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Hohenheim (400), Schwerzstraße 21, 70599 Stuttgart, Germany
- Jürgen Schwarz
- Julius Kühn Institute (JKI)—Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants, Institute for Strategies and Technology Assessment, Stahnsdorfer Damm 81, 14532 Kleinmachnow, Germany
- Markus Frank
- Institute of Applied Agriculture (IAAF), Nuertingen Geislingen University, Marktstr. 16, 72622 Nürtingen, Germany
- Michael Kruse
- Seed Science and Technology (350d), University of Hohenheim, Fruwirthstr. 21, 70599 Stuttgart, Germany
- Hans-Peter Piepho
- Biostatistics (340c), University of Hohenheim, Fruwirthstr. 23, 70599 Stuttgart, Germany
- Peter Rosenkranz
- Apicultural State Institute, University of Hohenheim, August-von-Hartmann-Str. 13, 70599 Stuttgart, Germany
- Klaus Wallner
- Apicultural State Institute, University of Hohenheim, August-von-Hartmann-Str. 13, 70599 Stuttgart, Germany
- Sabine Zikeli
- Center for Organic Farming (309), University of Hohenheim, Fruwirthstr. 14-16, 70599 Stuttgart, Germany
- Georg Petschenka
- Applied Entomology (360c), University of Hohenheim, Otto-Sander-Str. 5, 70593 Stuttgart, Germany
- Nicole Schönleber
- Farm Management (410b), University of Hohenheim, Schwerzstr. 44, 70599 Stuttgart, Germany
- Ralf T. Vögele
- Phytopathology (360a), Institute of Phytomedicine, University of Hohenheim, Otto-Sander-Str. 5, 70599 Stuttgart, Germany
- Enno Bahrs
- Farm Management (410b), University of Hohenheim, Schwerzstr. 44, 70599 Stuttgart, Germany
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy11091710
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 11,
no. 9
p. 1710
Abstract
The search for approaches to a holistic sustainable agriculture requires the development of new cropping systems that provide additional ecosystem services beyond biomass supply for food, feed, material, and energy use. The reduction of chemical synthetic plant protection products is a key instrument to protect vulnerable natural resources such as groundwater and biodiversity. Together with an optimal use of mineral fertilizer, agroecological practices, and precision agriculture technologies, a complete elimination of chemical synthetic plant protection in mineral-ecological cropping systems (MECSs) may not only improve the environmental performance of agroecosystems, but also ensure their yield performance. Therefore, the development of MECSs aims to improve the overall ecosystem services of agricultural landscapes by (i) improving the provision of regulating ecosystem services compared to conventional cropping systems and (ii) improving the supply of provisioning ecosystem services compared to organic cropping systems. In the present review, all relevant research levels and aspects of this new farming concept are outlined and discussed based on a comprehensive literature review and the ongoing research project “Agriculture 4.0 without Chemical-Synthetic Plant Protection”.
Keywords
- food security
- pesticide-free agriculture
- biological control
- nutrient efficiency
- resistance breeding
- equidistant seeding
