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CB02010: Modelling effects on farmland food webs of herbicide and insecticide management I
Description - Project Documents - Time Scale & Cost
From 2001 To 2002, Cost £150,564
Contractors / Funded Organisations:   University - East Anglia
Field of Study:   Biotechnology and GMOs
Theme:   Biotechnology (CB02)
Keywords:  
Agricultural Land, Agri-Environment, Environmental Protection, GM Non-Food, GM Risk Assessment, Herbicide use, Insecticide use, Land, Wildlife conservation, Biodiversity
 
 
CB02012: Modelling effects on farmland food webs of herbicide and insecticide management II
Description - Project Documents - Time Scale & Cost
From 2002 To 2003, Cost £138,512
Contractors / Funded Organisations:   Natural Environment Research Council
Field of Study:   Biotechnology and GMOs
Theme:   Biotechnology (CB02)
Keywords:  
Agricultural Land, Agri-Environment, Environmental Protection, GM Non-Food, GM Risk Assessment, Herbicide use, Insecticide use, Land, Wildlife conservation, Biodiversity
 
 
CE0613: Integrated weed management in winter cereals - herbicide dose selection
Description - Objective - Project Documents - Time Scale & Cost
From 1997 To 2001, Cost £156,000
Contractors / Funded Organisations:   Rothamsted Research (BBSRC)
Field of Study:   Arable Crops
Theme:   Arable crop botany and weed science
Keywords:  
Cereal Production, Farming, Herbicide use, Arable Farming, Sustainable Production, Weed Control, Weeds
 
 
HH2010SFV: To determine the effect of strategies of herbicide use on the sensitivity of weed populations in field vegetable crops
Description - Objective - Project Documents - Time Scale & Cost
From 1999 To 2002, Cost £173,696
Contractors / Funded Organisations:   Horticulture Research International
Field of Study:   Horticulture
Theme:   Weed biology
Keywords:  
Farming, Herbicide use, Horticulture, Vegetables, Weed Control, Weeds
 
 
HL0173LFV: Mechanical weed control for integrated and organic salad and brassica production
Project Documents - Time Scale & Cost
From 2005 To 2007, Cost £144,926
Contractors / Funded Organisations:   Robert Montgomery Ltd, Edwards Brothers, AGCO Ltd, Horticultural Development Council, Warwick - HRI, Allium and Brassica Centre Limited, Garford Farm Machinery, Robydome Electronics
Field of Study:   Horticulture
Theme:   Sustainable Weed Control
Keywords:  
Brassicas, Farming, Herbicide use, Horticulture, Organic, Organic Farming, Rural Communities, Sustainable Farming and Food, Sustainable Production, Vegetables, Weeds
 
 
HL0183LFV: Minimising environmental impact of weed control in vegetables by weed detection and spot herbicide application
Description - Project Documents - Time Scale & Cost
From 2007 To 2009, Cost £171,955
Contractors / Funded Organisations:   Huntapac Produce Ltd., Tillett and Hague Technology Ltd, Monsanto UK Ltd, A Findlay and Partners, British Potato Council, The Arable Group, Hypro EU Ltd., F B Parrish & Son, Horticultural Development Council, Micron Sprayers Ltd, Allium & Brassica Centre Ltd, Garford Farm Machinery, Robydome Electronics
Field of Study:   Horticulture
Theme:   Horticulture LINK
Keywords:  
Agricultural Land, Environment, Environmental Protection, Herbicide use, Horticulture, Land, LINK Programme, Sustainable Production, Vegetables, Weed Control
 
 
LK0906: Botanical and rotational implications of genetically modified herbicide tolerance
Description - Project Documents - Time Scale & Cost
From 1999 To 2003, Cost £234,089
Contractors / Funded Organisations:   University - Scottish Agricultural College, Rothamsted Research (BBSRC), National Institute of Agricultural Botany, Morley Research Centre
Field of Study:   Arable Crops
Theme:   Strategic Crop breeding and Management relevant to Sugars, Oilseeds and Proteins Division.
Keywords:  
Genetically modified food and crops, GM Food, Herbicide use, LINK Programme, Sustainable Farming and Food, Biotechnology
 
 
LK0965: Integrated Management of Herbicide Resistance
Description - Time Scale & Cost
From 2005 To 2009, Cost £483,385
Contractors / Funded Organisations:  
Theme:   LINK: Sustainable Arable
Keywords:  
 
 
PS2021: Proof of concept of automated mapping of weeds in arable fields.
Description - Objective - Project Documents - Time Scale & Cost
From 2009 To 2010, Cost £120,952
Contractors / Funded Organisations:   University - Reading
Field of Study:   Pesticide Safety
Theme:   Pesticide Application Technology
Keywords:  
Agricultural Land, Crops, Decision Support Tools, Environmental Impact, Herbicide use, Monitoring, Pest and Weed Control, Pesticide use, Plants and Animals, Automation, Weed Control, Weeds
 
 
PS2143: An economic assessment of electric weed control and comparable alternatives
Description - Objective - Project Documents - Time Scale & Cost
From 2012 To 2013, Cost £15,000
Contractors / Funded Organisations:   A D A S UK Ltd (ADAS)
Field of Study:   Pesticide Safety
Theme:   Alternative Plant Protection Technologies
Keywords:  
Herbicide use, Pesticide use, Weeds
 
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