Data from: Undersowing oats with clovers supports pollinators and suppresses arable weeds without reducing yields
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Creator/Principal investigator(s)
Fabian Boetzl - Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Ecology
Ola Lundin - Swedish university of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Ecology
Research principal
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences - Department of Ecology
Principal's reference number
SLU.ekol.2022.4.4.IÄ-21
Description
We studied the effects of undersowing oats with a mixture of three annual clovers species across different aspects of cropping system multi-functionality using 26 observation plots in a paired field design with 13 fields. We investigated 16 below-and above-ground ecosystem service indicators related to soil mineral nitrogen, arable weed control, pollination, disease and pest pressures, natural pest control and crop yield. We measured each of the 16 ecosystem service indicators in an intercropped and in a control treatment with identical management. Some indicators were measured before and after the experiment in both treatments to assess the magnitude of change by the treatment.
For further information, see methods in the publication Boetzl et al. (2023) Undersowing oats with clovers supports pollinators and suppresses arable weeds without reducing yields. Journal of Applied Ecology.
The data in the 'combined_dataset.csv' file have information on different ecosystem service indicators collected in 13 fields ('field_ID') and two treatments per field (intercropped and control). 27 rows.
The 16
For further information, see methods in the publication Boetzl et al. (2023) Undersowing oats with clovers supports pollinators and suppresses arable weeds without reducing yields. Journal of Applied Ecology.
The data in the 'combined_dataset.csv' file have information on different ecosystem service indicators collected in 13 fields ('field_ID') and two treatments per field (intercropped and control). 27 rows.
The 16 ecosystem service indicators contained are: soil mineral nitrogen (before and after the experiment), arable weed cover, arable weed biomass, granivorous carabid beetle density, flower cover, pollinator density, root disease severity (before and after the experiment), root-feeding nematode density (before and after the experiment), cereal leaf beetle damage, predatory nematode density (before and after the experiment), predatory carabid beetle density, staphylinid beetle density, spider density, predation rates on the soil level, oat yield and oat yield nitrogen content. Additionally, the biomass of undersown clovers in the intercropped treatment, the area covered by the intercropped treatment, the field size and the arable land cover in 1 km radius around the oat field are stated. Show less..
Data contains personal data
Yes
Type of personal data
Data contains information about management and status of crop fields. A code key (not published) can connect this data to the grower
Code key exists
Yes
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Time period(s) investigated
2020-03 – 2021-03
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Species and taxons
Geographic spread
Geographic location: Sweden, Stockholm County, Uppsala County, Södermanland County, Västmanland County
Geographic description: 13 oat fields in the four counties Södermanland, Stockholm, Uppsala and Västmanland in south-central Sweden.
Responsible department/unit
Department of Ecology
Contributor(s)
Hanna Friberg - Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Forest Mycology and Plant Pathology
Maria Viketoft - Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Ecology
Göran Bergkvist - Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Crop Production Ecology
Anna Douhan Sundahl - Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Ecology
Research area
Biological sciences (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)
Ecology (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)
Agricultural and veterinary sciences (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)
Agricultural science (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)
Farming (INSPIRE topic categories)
Environment (INSPIRE topic categories)
Boetzl, F.A., Douhan Sundahl, A., Friberg, H., Viketoft M., Bergkvist, G. & Lundin, O. (2023). Undersowing oats with clovers supports pollinators and suppresses arable weeds without reducing yields. Journal of Applied Ecology 60: 614-623.
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.14361
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