Hidden miners–the roles of cover crops and soil microorganisms in phosphorus cycling through agroecosystems

M Hallama, C Pekrun, H Lambers, E Kandeler - Plant and soil, 2019 - Springer
Background Phosphorus (P) is a limiting nutrient in many agroecosystems and costly
fertilizer inputs can cause negative environmental impacts. Cover crops constitute a …

Finnish farmers feel they have succeeded in adopting cover crops but need down-to-earth support from research

P Peltonen-Sainio, L Jauhiainen, H Känkänen - Agronomy, 2023 - mdpi.com
In Finland, there is an ongoing adoption and learning process considering the cultivation of
cover crops (CCs). The primary aim is to claim the benefits of CCs for agricultural production …

Disease and pest management in organic farming: a case for applied agroecology

MR Finckh, SM Junge, JH Schmidt… - Improving organic crop …, 2018 - taylorfrancis.com
Pest and disease management in conventional systems usually focuses on issues of direct
control, while cultural practices and prevention are considered as general agronomical …

Sowing and Harvesting Measures to Cope with Challenges of Cover Crops Experienced by Finnish Farmers

P Peltonen-Sainio, L Jauhiainen, J Joona, T Mattila… - Agronomy, 2023 - mdpi.com
Farmers may promote the cultivation of under-sown cover crops (CCs) in various ways
without jeopardizing the yield of a cash crop. With this survey, we aimed to understand how …

Come Out of a Hiding Place: How Are Cover Crops Allocated on Finnish Farms?

P Peltonen-Sainio, L Jauhiainen - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Cover crops (CCs) may provide many ecosystem services for crop production systems, and
interest has increased in the cultivation of CCs among Finnish farmers. Piloting farmers …

Management of high-residue cover crops in a conservation tillage organic vegetable on-farm setting

TS Kornecki, AJ Price - Agronomy, 2019 - mdpi.com
A three year on-farm conservation-tillage experiment was initiated in fall of 2008 at Randle
Farm LLC, located in Auburn, AL. Our objective was to evaluate and demonstrate …

[PDF][PDF] Influence of ameliorative plants and mulch on some soil agrochemical characteristics in an organic edible rose crop.

AC Butcaru, F Stănică, R Madjar - 2017 - horticulturejournal.usamv.ro
The paper presents the evolution of some soil agrochemical parameters: pH, mineral N,
PAL, KAL and humus, between March 2015 and November 2016, in an organic edible rose …

[PDF][PDF] Soil microbial activity in an organic edible rose crop.

AC Butcaru, F Stănică, GM Matei, S Matei - 2017 - horticulturejournal.usamv.ro
The paper presents the evolution of the microbial activity analyzed through the evolution of
the soil respiration, bacteria and fungi density between March 2015 and November 2016, in …

[HTML][HTML] Soil microorganisms as hidden miners of phosphorus in soils under different cover crop and tillage treatments

M Hallama - 2022 - opus.uni-hohenheim.de
Phosphorus (P) is one of the most limiting plant nutrients for agricultural production. The soil
microbial community plays a key role in nutrient cycling, affecting access of roots to P, as …

Effect of Different Organic Manures and Their Levels on Nutrient Status and Soil Microbial Activity under Rose (Rosa bourboniana Desportes) Cultivation

P Kumar, S Sheoran, A Kamboj… - International Journal of …, 2023 - publish7promo.com
A field experiment was conducted to study the effect of different organic manures and their
levels on nutrient status and soil microbial activity in rose at Hisar during 2020-21. The …