4218: Effect of organic fertilizers on regeneration of biodiversity after soil steaming in organic glasshouses

Cuijpers, W.J.M.; Smeding, F.; Amsing, J.; Postma, J. and Koopmans, C.J. (2005) Effect of organic fertilizers on regeneration of biodiversity after soil steaming in organic glasshouses . Paper presented at Researching Sustainable Systems - International Scientific Conference on Organic Agriculture, Adelaide, Australia, September 21-23, 2005.

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Summary

Four months after application of sheet steaming to the soil in an organic greenhouse, the treatment had still a significant effect on the diversity of the soil microflora (bacterial and fungal populations). Also four months after steaming, two fertilizer types differed significantly in their effect on microbial composition. Goat manure had a positive effect on bacterial diversity, while spent mushroom compost had a stimulating effect on fungal diversity.

Document Language:	English
Keywords:	Organic farming, greenhouse horticulture, soil biodiversity, microbial biomass, yard waste compost (YWC), spent mushroom compost (SMC), goat manure (GM)
Subject Areas:	Soil > Soil quality
Research affiliation:	International Conferences > ISOFAR conferences > Researching Sustainable Systems 2005
Total budget (Euro):	0
Orgprints ID Number:	4218
Contact:	ISOFAR,
Deposited On:	15 November 2005
EPrint Type:	Conference paper
Published?:	Unpublished
Peer Review Status:	Peer-reviewed and accepted
Additional Publishing Information:	The paper presented here is the final paper submitted by the authors to the conference Researching Sustainable Systems. The final edited papers are available with the following publication: Köpke, Ulrich; Niggli, Urs; Neuhoff, Daniel; Cornish, Peter; Lockeretz, Willie und Willer, Helga, (Hrsg.) (2005) Researching Sustainable Systems. Proceedings of the First Scientific Conference of the International Society of Organic Agriculture Research (ISOFAR), Held in Cooperation with the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM) and the National Association for Sustainable Agriculture, Australia (NASAA), 21 – 23 September 2005, Adelaide Convention Centre, Adelaide, South Australia.. Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL, CH-Frick, and International Society of Organic Agriculture Research (ISOFAR), c/o Institute of Organic Agriculture (IOL), DE-University of Bonn. http://orgprints.org/4013/ Distribution: Paper copies may be ordered from FiBL at a cost of 28 Euros plus mailing costs (see FiBL shop at http://www.fibl.org/shop); FiBL order number 1394. A PDF version is available free of charge for ISOFAR members via the member area of www.isofar.org.
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