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Use of green manure, catch crops, and deep rooted crops for nutrient management in an organic vegetable crop rotation

Thorup-Kristensen, K. (2005) Use of green manure, catch crops, and deep rooted crops for nutrient management in an organic vegetable crop rotation. [Brug af grøngødning, efterafgrøder og afgrøder med dyb rodvækst til forbedret næringsstofhusholdning i et økologisk grønsagssædskifte.] In: Book of abstracts.

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The results and conclusions from an unfertilized organic vegetable rotation are presented. It is discussed how catch crops, green manure crops and deep rooted crops have all been important tools in maintaining the fertility during the 9-year rotation experiment. The results indicate that these methods have helped to direct the available nitrogen towards crop use, by concentrating available nitrogen in upper soil layers and making nitrogen mainly available in the spring rather than in the autumn. Soil measurements indicate that soil N fertility has been increasing during the 9 years.


EPrint Type:Conference paper, poster, etc.
Type of presentation:Paper
Keywords:vegetables, crop rotation, nitrogen, catch crop, green manure
Subjects: Crop husbandry > Production systems > Cereals, pulses and oilseeds
Crop husbandry > Production systems > Root crops
Farming Systems > Farm nutrient management
Crop husbandry > Production systems > Vegetables
Research affiliation: Denmark > DARCOF II (2000-2005) > I.10 (VegCatch) Organic vegetable cultivation methods and use of catch crops
Denmark > DARCOF II (2000-2005) > IV.1 (EXUNIT) Experimental units for research in organic farming systems
Deposited By: Thorup-Kristensen, Professor Kristian
ID Code:7907
Deposited On:04 Apr 2006
Last Modified:12 Apr 2010 07:32
Document Language:English
Status:Published
Refereed:Not peer-reviewed

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