Methodology of integrated plant production.

Draft methodology of integrated production of beet.

The draft of the integrated production methodology contains the following information:

1. Introduction
2. Integrated Production (IP) legislation and IP certification rules
3. Climate and soil requirements, and site selection
4. Selection of beet varieties in integrated production
5. Pre-sowing tillage and sowing
6. Sustainable beet fertilisation system
7. Integrated protection against agrophages
8. Biological methods in integrated protection of beet
9. Protection of useful entomofauna in beet plantations
10. Appropriate selection of techniques of application of plant protection products
11. Hygienic and sanitary principles
12. Harvest and post-harvest procedure
13. Beet development phases based on the BBCH scale
14. Rules for keeping records in integrated production of beet
15. List of mandatory activities and treatments in integrated production
16. Checklist for agricultural crops