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| Hodge, A; Gosling, Paul; Goodlass, G; Bending, Gary. |
| Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) are potential contributors to plant nutrition and pathogen suppression in low input agricultural systems, although individual species of AMF vary widely in their functional attributes. Recent studies at HRI and elsewhere have suggested that in some agricultural systems inoculum of AMF is substantially lower under conventional management relative to that under organic management. Further studies have suggested that conventional management selects AMF communities with limited benefits to their plant hosts relative to those in organic systems. There is a need to investigate the generality of these findings, and their implications for the productivity of organic systems, particularly during the period following conversion to... |
| Tipo: Report |
Palavras-chave: Soil biology; Biodiversity and ecosystem services; Crop husbandry. |
| Ano: 2004 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/6772/1/OF0333_2173_FRP.pdf |
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| Bending, Gary. |
| This is the final report of Defra project OF0401. The attached report document starts with an Executive Summary, from which this text is extracted. The aim of this 1 year study was to examine how key functional indicators of soil quality are affected by contrasting organic and conventional management regimes. In particular, the project investigated the impact of contrasting fertility building regimes on soil quality, focussing on the initial 5-year period following conversion from conventional to organic production. Five 0.8 ha areas at HRI-Wellesbourne were selected for study. These were: two organic vegetable rotations supporting contrasting fertility building regimes, an organic arable rotation, a grass-clover ley, and a conventionally managed cereal... |
| Tipo: Report |
Palavras-chave: Crop combinations and interactions; Biodiversity and ecosystem services; Soil quality; Soil tillage. |
| Ano: 2002 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/8180/1/OF0401_2178_FRP.pdf |
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