The importance of crop rotation in intensive vegetable production in a greenhouse
Open Access
- 1 January 2020
- journal article
- research article
- Published by National Library of Serbia in Journal of Agricultural Sciences, Belgrade
- Vol. 65 (3) , 199-212
Abstract
Intensive vegetable production nowadays is a large ?energy consumer?. Producers look only at the economic side of such production, which is most often the excuse for its current realization. Intensive vegetable production is now reduced to cultivating several vegetable species, more often in the single-crop system. By thinking this way we bring the entire production into an unsustainable situation. Therefore, vegetable production in a greenhouse should be organized by growing preceding crops, main crops and stubble crops. Intensive vegetable production implies the maximally well-organized use of available land and resources. This includes proper crop rotation and cultivation practices, as well as knowledge of the market, as a possibility of placing excess production. With the good organization of crop rotation and the timely replacement of crops, we can transform a greenhouse into a useful place for vegetable production.Keywords
Funding Information
- Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia (451-03-68/2020-14/200032)
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