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Langzeitversuch Darmstadt

{Facility} Langzeitversuch Darmstadt. [Long-term trial Darmstadt.] Start 1980. Facility Leader(s): Raupp, Dr Joachim, IBDF - Institut für Biologisch-Dynamische Forschung e.V. .

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Summary

In 1980 a fertilization trial started at the Institute for Biodynamic Research in Darmstadt, Germany, comprising farmyard manure treatments with and without biodynamic preparations and mineral fertilization, each at various levels. The objective of the project was to study the product quality of vegetables and of rye. After this four year project, interesting differences began to emerge with respect to the soil parameters of organic and mineral treatments. Thus the trial was continued. After some years of a transitional period without particular investigations, a detailed soil biological project was carried out in 1989-1991, focusing on the effects of fertilization upon C- and N-dynamics, enzyme activities and microbial biomass in the soil. A third experimental period (from 1992 to 1999) has focused on the yield formation of cultivated crops and the long-term effects of fertilization treatments upon soil and crop development. From 2000 until now, the effects of changed fertilization treatments on soil organic matter development, soil biological activity, crop growth and yield is investigated.


EPrint Type:Research facility description
Type of Facility:Long-term crop experiment
Location:Latitude 49° N, longitude 8° E; 100 m above sea level, close to Darmstadt (Germany); annual averages: 9.5°C air temperature and 590 mm precipitation; sandy orthic luvisol with 87% sand, 8% silt and 5% clay in the topsoil.
Keywords:farmyard manure, mineral fertilisers, soil organic matter, humus, soil life, sustainable soil fertility, biodynamic preparations
Subjects: Soil > Nutrient turnover
Crop husbandry > Production systems > Cereals, pulses and oilseeds
Soil > Soil quality > Soil biology
Crop husbandry > Production systems > Vegetables
Environmental aspects > Biodiversity and ecosystem services
Soil > Soil quality
Crop husbandry > Composting and manuring
Crop husbandry > Post harvest management and techniques
Crop husbandry > Weed management
Crop husbandry > Production systems > Root crops
Research affiliation: Germany > Institute for Biodynamic Research - IBDF
Related Links:http://www.biodynamic-research.net/rf/b/ltt/lvda1, http://www.forschungsring.de/index.php?id=eni_team_raupp, http://www.biodynamic-research.net/rf/b/ltt/lvda1/literaturliste
Start Date:12 August 1980
Deposited By: Raupp, Dr. Joachim
ID Code:5147
Deposited On:16 Sep 2008
Last Modified:12 Apr 2010 07:31

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