Practice Abstract - Research and innovation

Nitrogen budget calculator

Problem

How to calculate N budget in organic forage systems in Baltic Regions

Solution

Suggestions on forage composition, management strategy and harvesting tips

Description

The purpose of the tool is to help farmers in estimating the N content of forages based on the percentage of legumes, the management and harvesting method. It is based on an Excell file that uses two databases containing information on site specific forages. It is a Decision Support Tool (DSS) in 2 languages, easy and fast to use. It is complemented by other tools (on crop rotation, legume content estimation) available on the web page and by other information materials. To go to the tool please go to "Software Tools Ökolandbau" and then "Stickstoff-SaldoRechner". To Switch to the German version, go to the top of the page and click on "DE". Link: http://www.zalf.de/en/forschung_lehre/software_downloads/Pages/default…

Source Project
OK-Net Arable – Organic Knowledge Network Arable
Ongoing | 2015-2018
Main funding source
Horizon 2020 (EU Research and Innovation Programme)
Geographical location
Belgium
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