Potential benefits and risks for soil health derived from the use of organic amendments in agriculture
The use of organic amendments in agriculture is a common practice due to their potential to
increase crop productivity and enhance soil health. Indeed, organic amendments of different …
increase crop productivity and enhance soil health. Indeed, organic amendments of different …
Accounting for soil biotic effects on soil health and crop productivity in the design of crop rotations
T Dias, A Dukes, PM Antunes - Journal of the Science of Food …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
There is an urgent need for novel agronomic improvements capable of boosting crop yields
while alleviating environmental impacts. One such approach is the use of optimized crop …
while alleviating environmental impacts. One such approach is the use of optimized crop …
Organic farming enhances soil microbial abundance and activity—A meta-analysis and meta-regression
Population growth and climate change challenge our food and farming systems and provide
arguments for an increased intensification of agriculture. A promising option is eco …
arguments for an increased intensification of agriculture. A promising option is eco …
Network analysis reveals functional redundancy and keystone taxa amongst bacterial and fungal communities during organic matter decomposition in an arable soil
S Banerjee, CA Kirkby, D Schmutter, A Bissett… - Soil Biology and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Organic matter (OM) decomposition and breakdown of crop residues are directly linked to
carbon (C) sequestration in agricultural soils as a portion of the decomposed C becomes …
carbon (C) sequestration in agricultural soils as a portion of the decomposed C becomes …
Mineral vs. organic amendments: microbial community structure, activity and abundance of agriculturally relevant microbes are driven by long-term fertilization …
Soil management is fundamental to all agricultural systems and fertilization practices have
contributed substantially to the impressive increases in food production. Despite the pivotal …
contributed substantially to the impressive increases in food production. Despite the pivotal …
Distinct soil microbial diversity under long-term organic and conventional farming
Low-input agricultural systems aim at reducing the use of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides
in order to improve sustainable production and ecosystem health. Despite the integral role of …
in order to improve sustainable production and ecosystem health. Despite the integral role of …
Effects of organic–inorganic compound fertilizer with reduced chemical fertilizer application on crop yields, soil biological activity and bacterial community structure in …
The development of more stable and sustainable agroecosystems for improving food
production has caused wide public concern in recent years. In the present study, we …
production has caused wide public concern in recent years. In the present study, we …
Repeated applications of organic amendments promote beneficial microbiota, improve soil fertility and increase crop yield
Long-term adoption of intensive agricultural system negatively affects soil fertility, soil
microbiome and may compromise the quality and amount of crop production. To avoid these …
microbiome and may compromise the quality and amount of crop production. To avoid these …
Soil microbiome is more heterogeneous in organic than in conventional farming system
M Lupatini, GW Korthals, M De Hollander… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Organic farming system and sustainable management of soil pathogens aim at reducing the
use of agricultural chemicals in order to improve ecosystem health. Despite the essential …
use of agricultural chemicals in order to improve ecosystem health. Despite the essential …
Responses of bacterial communities in arable soils in a rice-wheat cropping system to different fertilizer regimes and sampling times
Soil physicochemical properties, soil microbial biomass and bacterial community structures
in a rice-wheat cropping system subjected to different fertilizer regimes were investigated in …
in a rice-wheat cropping system subjected to different fertilizer regimes were investigated in …