Workshop AU Flakkebjerg 22.09.2012 Welcome and introduction i to AU Research Centre Flakkebjerg Head of Research Section Entomology & Plant Pathology præsen TATION
Welcome networking on Systemic approaches to Pest Management without Pesticides 2nd Workshop Denmark, August, 2012 2
Welcome Participating Institutions: China Agricultural University Southern China Agricultural University Zhejiang University Nanjing University Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences University of Copenhagen ICROFS Aarhus University 3
Introduction to Aarhus University, Research Centre Flakkebjerg Short organisational structure. Aarhus University Faculty of Science and Technology Research Centre Flakkebjerg Department of Agroecology Research Section Crop Health Research section Entomology and Plant Pathology 4
Department of Agroecology Foulum Aarhus Copen- hagen Flakkebjerg 5
Department of Agroecology Research Sections: Crop Health and Entomology & Plant Pathology. Research Teams (examples): Crop Health Decisions Plant-environment interactions Herbology and application technique Ecosystem Services Molecular l ecology and diagnostics i of pest organisms 6
Research Centre Flakkebjerg Research Facilities 150 ha well described and characterised field area suitable for field trials. The soil type is typical East Danish (JB 6 and JB7) and is well suited for the most common agri- and horticulture crops and seed production. Irrigation capacity covers 40 ha. 2 semi-field sites (outdoor facility to trials with plants grown in containers) 2200 m 2 glass house facilities. Growth chambers with equipment to regulate temperature, light intensity, irrigation and air humidity. Specialised field equipment and machinery. 7
Research Centre Flakkebjerg Research Facilities Modern laboratories with updated equipment. Specialised rooms for handling plants, pests and pathogens. Storage facilities. Well functioning library and IT services. Etc. 8
Examples of research activities related to pest management without pesticides Role of mycorrhiza in biocontrol Use of signature fatty acid markers for plant-microbe interactions Biocontrol of cabbage butterfly 9
Examples of research activities related to pest management without pesticides Automatic steering of row cultivators in row crops Band steaming of weeds in organic vegetable row crops 10
Examples of research activities related to pest management without pesticides Quantification of soil borne pests in vegetable fields based on pyro-sequencing. 11