Objective Crop protection in oilseed rape, a major European crop, currently relies on pesticides and lags behind recent scientific advances. MASTER will construct and evaluate, through a trans-European collaborative experiment, economically viable and environmentally less harmful Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Strategies for the crop that maximise biological control of pests and minimise pesticide use, through enhancement of naturally occurring natural enemies of the pests. Indicators of crop performance, pest and damage incidence and cost-benefits will be used in evaluation. Guidelines for End-users and a Phonological Model for Decision Support will be produced. New information on the pest/natural enemy community in the crop ecosystem and new insight into the socio-economic processes affecting new technology adoption by farmers will be acquired. Fields of science agricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesagricultureagronomyplant protectionagricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesagriculturegrains and oilseedsoilseedsnatural sciencesbiological sciencesecologyecosystems Programme(s) FP5-LIFE QUALITY - Specific Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on "Quality of life and management of living resources", 1998-2002 Topic(s) 1.1.1.-5. - Key action Sustainable Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinator ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH LIMITED Address West common AL52JQ Harpenden GB See on map EU contribution € 0,00 Participants (4) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF WROCLAW Poland EU contribution € 0,00 Address Cybulskiego 32 50357 Wroclaw See on map ESTONIAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY Estonia EU contribution € 0,00 Address Kreutzwaldi 64 51014 Tartu See on map FEDERAL BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY (BBA) Germany EU contribution € 0,00 Address Messeweg 11/12 38104 Braunschweig See on map GEORG-AUGUST-UNIVERSITY GOETTINGEN Germany EU contribution € 0,00 Address Grisebachstrasse 6 37077 Goettingen See on map
