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Rothamsted Research where knowledge grows Rothamsted Research where knowledge grows

CROPROTECT

web based knowledge exchange for crop

protection

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“High yielding varieties”

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really?

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Promoting IPM and use of alternatives

Reducing risks and impacts of

pesticide use on human health

and environment

Development of “Alternatives” is urgently needed

EC Directive 2009-128

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Development of “Alternatives” is urgently needed

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CROPROTECT

Better access to info about crop protection

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Ag extension networks

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Why is it needed?

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EC Directive 2009-128

A framework “Promoting the use of IPM and of alternative approaches”

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Human health • Increased affordability of

healthy food such as fruit & veg

• Less mycotoxin contamination

Environment • Reduced losses mean more

food can be produced on less land with less water and fertiliser

• More efficient production – less GHG

Unintended consequences

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New directions for Agriculture in the 21st Century

Royal Society: “There is a pressing need for the ‘sustainable intensification’ of global agriculture in which yields are increased without adverse environmental impact and without the cultivation of more land”.

Royal Society (2009) Policy document 11/09

A second green revolution which is knowledge intensive rather than input intensive?

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Information sources

Grower input on their local crop protection challenges

Information delivery - solutions relevant to the location & its specific problems

Information processing + design of IPM systems

Geographic information system Include cropping history

Web portal

Which pests, weeds, diseases are a problem?

Novel combinations of tactics

New solutions as alternatives to pesticides

Industry and academic Identify best practices for pest management

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CROPROTECT

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Project actions

N D J F MA MJ J A S ON D J F MA MJ J A S ON D J F MA MJ J A S O

Build a network of farmers and agronomists interested in pioneering the systemDesign a user interface through which farmers and agronomists can enter details (module 1)Conduct a test run of the system to determine the main problems facedDesign and build the geographic information system (module 2) Build the knowledge bank of potential solutions (module 3)Determine the best practices for managing specific pests, weeds and diseases (module 4)Automate the system so that best practise solutions can be matched with site specific problems (module 5)Test run and obtain feedback from pioneer farmers and agronomists

Optimise and refine the system

Upscale and roll out to farmers and agronomists for the whole UK with a promotional campaign

2014 2015 2016 2017

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@croprotect

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Partners

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Partners

diseases weeds web

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http://www.rothamsted.ac.uk/croprotect http://croprotect-dev.rothamsted.ac.uk

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User feedback: pests

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User feedback: weeds

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User feedback: diseases

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Information sources

Grower input on their local crop protection challenges

Information delivery - solutions relevant to the location & its specific problems

Information processing + design of IPM systems

Geographic information system Include cropping history

Web portal

Which pests, weeds, diseases are a problem?

Novel combinations of tactics

New solutions as alternatives to pesticides

Industry and academic Identify best practices for pest management

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MET data

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Opportunity 6 – geospatial mapping

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Pest, disease and weed data

Crop genotype data

Climate data

Soil data

latitude

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Opportunity 6 – Combining pest/weed/disease incidence data and MET data to improve IPM

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http://www.rothamsted.ac.uk/croprotect http://croprotect-dev.rothamsted.ac.uk

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Sustainable Agriculture Research and Innovation Club (SARIC)