8301: Fertility building strategies during the conversion period – assessment of performance in a stockless field vegetable rotation
(2002) Fertility building strategies during the conversion period – assessment of performance in a stockless field vegetable rotation. Paper presented at UK Organic Research 2002 Conference, Aberystwyth, 26-28 March 2002; Published in Powell, Jane and et al., , Eds. Proceedings of the UK Organic Research 2002 Conference, page pp. 125-128. Organic Centre Wales, Institute of Rural Studies, University of Wales Aberystwyth.
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Summary
This report was presented at the UK Organic Research 2002 Conference of the Colloquium of Organic Researchers (COR). Nutrient off-takes, residue returns and nutrient inputs were measured during and after conversion from a conventional arable system to organic vegetables with cereals. This data was used to construct nutrient budgets to assess the effectiveness of contrasting fertility building strategies and various cropping regimes. The effect of placing the cereal crops in different places in the crop sequence was also considered.
| Document Language: | English |
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| Keywords: | Colloquium of Organic Researchers; COR; conversion; soil fertility; nutrient budgeting; soils; soil fertility; rotations |
| Subject Areas: | Soil > Nutrient turnover Soil Farming Systems > Farm nutrient management |
| Research affiliation: | UK > Henry Doubleday Research Association (HDRA ) UK UK > Colloquium of Organic Researchers (COR) > COR 2002 |
| Total budget (Euro): | 0 |
| Orgprints ID Number: | 8301 |
| Contact: | OCW, |
| Deposited On: | 28 April 2006 |
| EPrint Type: | Conference paper |
| Published?: | Published |
| Peer Review Status: | Not peer-reviewed |
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