Enhanced soil quality with reduced tillage and solid manures in organic farming - a synthesis of 15 years.
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SUBMITTER: Krauss M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7064577 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar
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Enhanced soil quality with reduced tillage and solid manures in organic farming - a synthesis of 15 years.
Krauss Maike M Berner Alfred A Perrochet Frédéric F Frei Robert R Niggli Urs U Mäder Paul P
Scientific reports 20200310 1
Demands upon the sustainability of farming are increasing in step with climate change and diversity loss. Organic farming offers a viable approach. To further improve organic management, three strategies with potential to enhance soil quality are being tested in a long-term trial since 2002 on a clay loam in temperate Switzerland: reduced tillage vs. ploughing, solid vs. liquid manures and biodynamic preparations. A synthesis of 15 years reveals an increase in topsoil organic carbon (SOC, +25%), ...[more]
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