Naslov
Management of Ambrosia artemisifolia in Croatian agricultural practice

Autori
Pohajda, Ines ; Balabanić, Marin ; Fištrek, Željka ; Kulišić, Biljana

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u zbornicima skupova, cjeloviti rad (in extenso), znanstveni

Izvornik
8th International Symposium on Environmental and Material Flow Management - Book of proceendings / Goletić, Šefket ; Imamović, Nusret - Zenica : Faculty of Mechanical Engineering in Zenica, University of Zenica, 2018, 221-226

ISBN
978-9958-617-46-1

Skup
8th International Symposium on Environmental and Material Flow Management (EMFM 2018)

Mjesto i datum
Zenica, Bosna i Hercegovina, 14.11.2018. - 16.11.2018

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
common ragweed, alien species, Croatian agriculture

Sažetak
Common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia) is an invasive weed species with a negative impact on agricultural production, human health and biodiversity. The negative allelopathic effect on surrounding flora contributes to the increased spread of common ragweed. Common ragweed suppresses flora of both ruderal habitats and agricultural crops such as arable farming and vegetable crops. This reduces biodiversity of different habitats. Thanks to its adaptation to various agroecological conditions and ability to keep germination of its seed for about 40 years, common ragweed causes significant damage in agricultural production. The exuberant growth of above ground mass and roots in common ragweed also impoverishes agricultural soil of nutrients. Due to the stated facts, on agricultural land in Croatia, according to the principles of cross compliance from 2015, removal of common ragweed is mandatory for all farmers who are direct payments users, users of IACS measures for rural development (M 10 - Agri-environment-climate, M 11 - Organic farming , M 13 - Payments to areas facing natural or other specific constraints) and users of Wine support program: reconstruction and conversion of vineyards and green harvesting. Although it is mandatory for the above-mentioned farmers to remove common ragweed from their agricultural land, it is still present to a certain extent on both agricultural land and on its edges. Therefore, the aim of these research is to determine the acknowledgment by farmers in Croatia about the problem of appearance and spread of common ragweed and the measures they take to prevent its occurrence. This research will provide the basis for further education and informing of farmers in order to intensify the prevention of this invasive plant with an allergenic, negative effect on human health and to reduce its unfavorable effects on agricultural production.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Poljoprivreda (agronomija)

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