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Crop Rotation – a basic principle of
Organic (Ecological) Agriculture
Prof.dr.Gheorghe Valentin ROMAN
UNiv.Assist.dr.Maria TOADER
(Organic.Edunet ApplIcation))
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2 Years Rotations (with two fields)
1. Winter Cereals
2. Weeding Crops
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 1. Winter Wheat
2. Grain Corn
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1. Winter Wheat + Winter Barley
2. Grain Corn + Sunflower (or Sugar Beet, or Potato)
(Organic.Edunet ApplIcation))
3 Years Rotations (with three fields)
1. Grain Leguminous
2. Winter Cereals
3. Weeding Crops
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 1. Soybean + Field Beans
2. Winter Wheat
3. Grain Corn
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 1. Soybean + Peas
2. Winter Wheat
3. Grain Corn
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(Organic.Edunet ApplIcation))
 1. Peas + Field Beans
2. Winter Wheat + Winter Barley
3. Grain Corn
4 Years Rotations (with four fields)
A) 1. Grain Leguminous
2. Winter Cereals
3. Weeding Crops
4. Weeding Crops
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 1. Peas + Field Beans
2. Winter Wheat
3. Grain Corn
4. Grain Corn (or Grain Corn + Sunflower,
or Grain Corn + Sugar Beet)
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B) 1. Grain Leguminous + Industrial Crops
2. Straw Cereals
3. Weeding Crops
4. Weeding Crops
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 1. Peas + Field Beans + Sunflower (Organic.Edunet ApplIcation))
2. Winter Wheat
3. Grain Corn
4. Grain Corn + Sugar Beet
5 Years Rotations (with five fields)
A)
1. Grain Leguminous
2. Straw Cereals
3. Weeding Crops
4. Straw Cereals
5. Weeding Crops
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B)
1. Grain leguminous + Industrial Crops
2. Straw Cereals
3. Straw Cereals
4. Weeding Crops
5. Weeding Crops
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C)
1. Grain Leguminous + Industrial Crops
2. Straw Cereals
3. Weeding Crops
4. Weeding Crops
(Organic.Edunet ApplIcation))
5. Straw Cereals
Rotations with Alfalfa (+ perennial grass)
1 – 3. Alfalfa (+perennial grass)
4. Weeding Crops
5. Winter Cereals
6. Weeding Crops
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B)
1 – 3. Alfalfa
4. Weeding Crops
5. Weeding Crops
6. Winter Cereals
(Organic.Edunet ApplIcation))
Rotations with Clover (+ perennial grass)
1 –2. Clover
4. Weeding Crops
5. Winter Cereals
6. Weeding Crops
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A)
B)
1 – 3. Alfalfa
4. Weeding Crops
5. Weeding Crops
6. Winter Cereals
(Organic.Edunet ApplIcation))
UNIVERSITY OF AGRONOMIC SCIENCES AND
VETERINARY MEDICINE BUCHAREST- ROMANIA
1852-2008
(Organic.Edunet ApplIcation))