Division 1 The prevention and/or suppression of harmful organisms should be achieved or supported among other options especially by:

crop rotation,

use of adequate cultivation techniques (e.g. stale seedbed technique, sowing dates and densities, under-sowing, conservation tillage, pruning and direct sowing),

use, where appropriate, of resistant/tolerant cultivars and standard/certified seed and planting material,

use of balanced fertilisation, liming and irrigation/drainage practices,

preventing the spreading of harmful organisms by hygiene measures (e.g. by regular cleansing of machinery and equipment),

protection and enhancement of important beneficial organisms, e.g. by adequate plant protection measures or the utilisation of ecological infrastructures inside and outside production sites.