Short project description

Research Centre Flakkebjerg has established a field-based platform with four future cropping systems: 1) digital system, 2) conservation agriculture, 3) agroecological system, 4) one-crop-health system. Weed management in those systems follows IPM principles with the overall aim of reducing the input of chemical herbicides. As a reference, the platform contains a fifth system with traditional herbicide use. The digital system involves an extensive use of digital monitoring and control methods while the agroecological system benefits from preventive, cultural and physical control methods including crop diversification principles. Conservation agriculture is a no-till system with a high level of crop diversification but with some dependency on herbicides. The one-crop-health system includes various non-chemical measures often with no prior evidence of effectiveness.

The master student decides on a relevant theme in collaboration with the supervisors. It can be the effect of specific control methods, weed ecology aspects or plant diversity responses. 

Is field work part of the topic (yes/no)?

Yes

Is lab work part of the topic (yes/no)?

Possible

I coding part of the thesis topic (yes/no)?

Yes