Long-term soil quality effects of soil and crop management in organic and conventional arable cropping systems

Notaris, Chiara De; Jensen, Johannes L.; Olesen, Jørgen E.; Silva, Tiago Stumpf da; Rasmussen, Jim; Panagea, Ioanna; Rubæk, G. H.

doi:10.1016/j.geoderma.2021.115383

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“…Cover crops: Over the last decade, the increased use of cover crops between growing seasons has motivated the inclusion of this practice in the field experiments of many study sites. The benefits of cover crops are generally well accepted, and recent research has indicated that they can also enhance the availability of soil P and have positive effects on the soil microbial community [121][122][123] and earthworm abundance [116]. Positive effects were also illustrated by experiments in the study sites in Norway, Portugal, Denmark, France, Italy, and Germany [79].…”

Section: Environmental Dimensionmentioning

confidence: 96%

“…In a Portuguese experiment, urban sludge from wastewater treatment plants increased SOC and soil nutrient contents and earthworm population without affecting the heavy metal concentration in the soil in the short term. In a Danish experiment [116], the use of manure helped to reduce the crop yield gap between organic cultivation treatments and conventional control treatment with mineral fertilizers and to reduce soil bulk density. A study in Italy [117] examined the effects of SICS with different crop residue management and concluded that crop residues reduced the need for fertilizers.…”

Section: Environmental Dimensionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Soil-Improving Cropping Systems for Sustainable and Profitable Farming in Europe

Hessel

Wyseure

Panagea

et al. 2022

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Soils form the basis for agricultural production and other ecosystem services, and soil management should aim at improving their quality and resilience. Within the SoilCare project, the concept of soil-improving cropping systems (SICS) was developed as a holistic approach to facilitate the adoption of soil management that is sustainable and profitable. SICS selected with stakeholders were monitored and evaluated for environmental, sociocultural, and economic effects to determine profitability and sustainability. Monitoring results were upscaled to European level using modelling and Europe-wide data, and a mapping tool was developed to assist in selection of appropriate SICS across Europe. Furthermore, biophysical, sociocultural, economic, and policy reasons for (non)adoption were studied. Results at the plot/farm scale showed a small positive impact of SICS on environment and soil, no effect on sustainability, and small negative impacts on economic and sociocultural dimensions. Modelling showed that different SICS had different impacts across Europe—indicating the importance of understanding local dynamics in Europe-wide assessments. Work on adoption of SICS confirmed the role economic considerations play in the uptake of SICS, but also highlighted social factors such as trust. The project’s results underlined the need for policies that support and enable a transition to more sustainable agricultural practices in a coherent way.

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Section: Environmental Dimensionmentioning

confidence: 96%

Section: Environmental Dimensionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Soil-Improving Cropping Systems for Sustainable and Profitable Farming in Europe

Hessel

Wyseure

Panagea

et al. 2022

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“…The use of green manure in crop rotation, in addition to applied 12 t/ha of manure, allowed to reduce the bulk density of the soil in environmental farming before sowing to 1.06 g/cm 3 in 0-10 cm layer, in organic farming -1.05. While in the control, this figure was 1.12 g/cm 3 . A similar trend was observed in the layers of 10-20 and 20-30 cm.…”

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confidence: 73%

“…The problem of soil degradation in Ukraine, especially chernozems, is very acute. Many researchers see ways to solve it through the integrated use of tillage, crop residue management, use of cover crops, fertilizers and other activities carried out in a scientifically sound farming system [1,2,3,4].…”

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“…Excessive bulk density of soil, which for cereals on typical chernozems is above 1.4 g/cm 3 , can cause a few negative phenomena, including deterioration of water, air and other soil regimes, increased traction of tillage units in arable soils, which increases energy consumption [5,6]. According to research by many scientists, improving the agrophysical properties of the soil, including its bulk density, is possible using organic fertilizers, cover crops and minimize tillage in farming systems.…”

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Bulk density of soil depending on the farming systems and soil tillage for growing spring wheat in the Right Bank Forest-Steppe of Ukraine

Dudka¹,

Tanchyk²,

Pavlov³

2022

Technium

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The article presents the results of research on the impact of three farming systems with different resource content – industrial, environmental, and organic, and four systems of basic tillage – plowing 20–22 cm, chisel plowing 20–22 cm, disking 10–12 cm and disking 6–8 cm on bulk density of typical chernozem and yield of spring wheat in the right-bank Forest-Steppe of Ukraine. Given the results of research by scientists around the world, it is important to improve the agrophysical properties of soils, including their bulk density. According to the results of a three-year field experiment conducted in the field crop rotation of the experimental field of NULES of Ukraine, the increase in soil bulk density occurred gradually from the upper to lower layers and from the pre-sowing period to harvesting in all variants of farming and tillage systems. There was a significant decrease in the bulk density of the soil before sowing to 1.06 g/cm3 in 0–10 cm layer in environmental farming and up to 1.05 – organic. While in the control, this figure was 1.12 g/cm3. A similar trend was observed in the layers of 10–20 and 20–30 cm. On average, this decrease was 4.5 % for the environmental farming and 5.1 % for the organic farming. The advantage of these systems remained until the harvest of spring wheat. According to ANOVA the conservation tillage variants provided significantly lower parameters of the bulk density before sowing the crop in the upper – 0–10 cm layer of soil, compared to plowing. In the deeper layers of the soil – 10–20 and 20–30 cm, no significant differences between plowing and chisel plowing were found. Variants with disking led to a significant increase in the soil bulk density to 1.21 g/cm3 at a depth of 10–20 cm and 1.24–1.25 g/cm3 – 20–30 cm preserved until the harvest of the culture. The application of organic fertilizers in combination with the cultivation of green manure crops in crop rotation allows to limit the impact of minimizing the primary tillage on its bulk density. Regardless of the variant of soil tillage in environmental and organic farming, the bulk soil density on average over the years of research did not exceed 1.3 g/cm3, which indicates the important role of organic matter in improving the agrophysical parameters of chernozems.

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Effects of Organic Agriculture on the Soil Carbon Stock

Lorenz

Lal

2022

Organic Agriculture and Climate Change

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Long-term soil quality effects of soil and crop management in organic and conventional arable cropping systems

Cited by 28 publications

References 52 publications

Soil-Improving Cropping Systems for Sustainable and Profitable Farming in Europe

Soil-Improving Cropping Systems for Sustainable and Profitable Farming in Europe

Bulk density of soil depending on the farming systems and soil tillage for growing spring wheat in the Right Bank Forest-Steppe of Ukraine

Effects of Organic Agriculture on the Soil Carbon Stock

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