2911: DOC trail: soil organic matter quality and soil aggregate stability in organic and conventional soils

Fliessbach, Andreas; Hany, Roland; Rentsch, Daniel; Frei, Robert and Eyhorn, Frank (2000) DOC trail: soil organic matter quality and soil aggregate stability in organic and conventional soils. Paper presented at 13th International IFOAM Scientific Conference, Basel, 2000; Published in Alföldi, Thomas; Lockeretz, W. and Niggli, Urs, Eds. Proceedings 13th International IFOAM Scientific Conference. vdf Hochschulverlag, Zürich, Switzerland.

Full text available as:
PDF - Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader or other PDF viewer.

Summary

Conclusion
Soil organic matter quality is affected by the agricultural systems of the DOC trial. System effects on the chemical composition, however, were smaller than those on the living organisms in soil and their functions. A close correlation was found between soil structure and microbial biomass indicating that microbes are playing an important role in soil structural stability.

Document Language:	English
Keywords:	Anbautechnik Einjährige Kulturen, Bodenfruchtbarkeit, DOK, long-term trial, soil organic matter, humus fractions, NMR, soil aggregate stability
Subject Areas:	Soil > Nutrient turnover Soil > Soil quality Soil > Soil quality > Soil biology
Research affiliation:	Switzerland > FiBL > Annual Crops
Orgprints ID Number:	2911
Contact:	Fliessbach, Dr. Andreas
Deposited On:	29 June 2004
EPrint Type:	Conference paper
Published?:	Published
Peer Review Status:	Not peer-reviewed
Related Links:	http://www.fibl.org, http://www.fibl.org/english/research/annual-crops/index.php

Archive Staff Only: edit this record