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Baldivieso-Freitas, Paola; Blanco-Moreno, José M.; Gutiérrez-López, Mónica; Peigné, Joséphine; Pérez-Ferrer, Alejandro; Trigo-Aza, Dolores; Sans, Francesc Xavier. |
Earthworms are one of the most important soil macrofaunal groups, and they play a major role in agricultural ecosystems. Agricultural practices, such as reduced tillage, the use of green manures and organic fertilization, can be beneficial for earthworm populations in agricultural systems. However, under a Mediterranean climate, not much is known regarding their response to agricultural management. The aim of this study was to analyse the effects of tillage type, organic fertilization, and green manures on the density and biomass of earthworms in organic arable dryland. The trial was conducted in a four-year crop rotation with a complete factorial design that combined tillage system (mouldboard ploughing vs. chisel), fertilization (composted farmyard... |
Tipo: Journal paper |
Palavras-chave: Crop combinations and interactions; Soil biology; Composting and manuring; Soil tillage. |
Ano: 2017 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/32377/1/PBaldivieso_Pedobiologia_notrackchanges.docx |
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Peigne, Joséphine; Casagrande, Marion; Payet, Vincent; David, Christophe; Sans, F. Xavier; Blanco-Moreno, José M.; Cooper, Julia; Gascoyne, Kate; Antichi, Daniele; Bàrberi, Paolo; Bigongiali, Federica; Surböck, Andreas; Kranzler, Andreas; Beechman, Annelies; Willekens, Koen; Luik, Anne; Matt, Darja; Grosse, Meike; Heß, Jürgen; Clerc, Maurice; Dierauer, Hansueli; Mäder, Paul. |
The interest of organic farmers in adopting conservation agriculture principles, including minimal soil disturbance, permanent soil cover and crop rotation has been growing since the early 2000s. However, currently there is no network for organic farmers practicing conservation agriculture, and a lack of knowledge on how organic farmers implement conservation agriculture in practice. Consequently, few technical references are available for organic farmers when they start applying conservation agriculture practices, in particular on controlling weeds without the use of herbicides. The main objectives of this study were: (1) to explore the diversity of conservation agriculture techniques (i.e., reduced tillage, no-tillage and green manures) practiced among... |
Tipo: Journal paper |
Palavras-chave: "Organics" in general; Soil quality; Environmental aspects; Europe. |
Ano: 2016 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/31244/1/peigne-etal-2015-Howorganicfarmerspractice-RAaFS-31-1-p72-85.pdf |
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