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Nitrate leaching from arable crop rotations in organic farming

Olesen, Jørgen E. and Askegaard, Margrethe (2003) Nitrate leaching from arable crop rotations in organic farming. Paper at: 12th N workshop, Exeter, Devon, UK, 21-24 September, 2003. [Unpublished]

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The crop rotation is a crucial and integral part of organic farming systems. It must be designed to maintain and exploit soil fertility, and to minimise the impacts on environment, e.g. through nitrate leaching. Crop rotations in organic farming typically include legume crops to provide nitrogen fixation and improve soil fertility. Catch crops are also commonly used, if demands for soil tillage to control perennial weeds allow. This paper presents results on nitrate leaching from a field experiment with comparison of three different crop rotations with and without catch crops designed for organic farming.


EPrint Type:Conference paper, poster, etc.
Type of presentation:Paper
Subjects: Farming Systems
Research affiliation: Denmark > DARCOF II (2000-2005) > IV.1 (EXUNIT) Experimental units for research in organic farming systems
Denmark > DARCOF III (2005-2010) > CROPSYS - The effect of cropping systems on production and the environment
Denmark > CROPSYS
Deposited By: Olesen, Senior scientist Jørgen E.
ID Code:3857
Deposited On:20 Oct 2004
Last Modified:06 Jun 2022 15:58
Document Language:English
Status:Unpublished
Refereed:Not peer-reviewed

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