Perennial forage legume cultivation and their above-ground mass management methods for weed suppression in arable organic cropping systems

Chemical and Biological Technologies in Agriculture

Table 2 Crop rotation and design of field experiment II

Years	Crops	Management methods of the above-ground mass*
2007, 2008, 2009	Spring barley with undersown (SB)
2008, 2009, 2010	Festulolium (Fs)	Removed from the field Mixed management Mulching
	Red clover (RC)	Removed from the field Mixed management Mulching
	Mixture of red clover and festulolium (RC + Fs)	Removed from the field Mixed management Mulching
	Lucerne (L)	Removed from the field Mixed management Mulching
	Mixture of lucerne and festulolium (L + Fs)	Removed from the field Mixed management Mulching
2009, 2010, 2011	Winter wheat (WW)
2010, 2011, 2012	Winter triticale (WT)

Note. Forage legumes and their mixture with festulolium mulched mass incorporated in autumn during ploughing, before winter wheat sowing