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Sustainable management of soil fertility, particularly concerning the use of green manure crops and the utilisation of waste materials in the form of soil amendments such as compost, anaerobic digestate and biochar for field applications and in growing media. I am also interested in intercropping, the use of heritage vegetable varieties (particularly legumes) and citizen science as a method for improving agricultural practice.
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Projects 2018 2022
- 1 Active
Pathways to phase-out contentious inputs from organic agriculture in Europe
Schmutz, U., Burbi, S., Conroy, J., Evans, A. & Rayns, F.
1/05/18 → 30/04/22
Project: Research
Research Output 1987 2019
The Garden Organic Members' Experiments Programme - celebrating 60 years of Citizen Science in Organic Horticulture
Rayns, F., Lennartsson Turner, M. & Davies, G., Oct 2019, Garden Organic. 42 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book
Open Access
Organic Agriculture
horticulture
organic gardening
gardens
case studies
Organic-PLUS project: Pathways to phase-out contentious inputs from organic agriculture in Europe – Research overview and preliminary results
Schmutz, U., Rayns, F., Burbi, S., Evans, A., Zikeli, S., Oudshoorn, F., Katsoulas, N., Andrivon, D., De Marchi, M., Righi, F., Løes, A-K., Malińska, K., Grøn Sørensen, C. & Antón, A., Nov 2018.Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract
Open Access
organic production
fertilizers
horticulture
peat
plastics
Phasing out contentious inputs in organic and non-organic horticulture – Organic-PLUS.
Schmutz, U., Rayns, F., Evans, A., Nikolaos Katsoulas, N., Løes, A-K., De Marchi, M. & Grøn Sørensen, C., 12 Aug 2018, (Submitted) In : Acta Horticulturae. (In-Press), p. (In-Press) 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
horticulture
peat
fertilizers
plastics
public speaking
Researching farmer perspectives on the impact of a potential increase in Nitrate Vulnerable Zones in Wales 2017
Udall, D., Rayns, F., Schmutz, U. & Franklin, A., 9 Oct 2017, Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience, Coventry University. 54 p.Research output: Book/Report › Other report
Open Access
farmer
data capture
coproduction
development policy
stakeholder
The potential of biochar and anaerobic digestate use in a temperate conventional wheat production system
Udall, D., Rayns, F. & Charlesworth, S., 18 Oct 2017, In : International Journal of Research in Agriculture and Forestry. 4, 10, p. 44-49 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open Access
File
biochar
production technology
wheat
fertilizers
nutrient offtake