Shepherd, Mark; Hatley, Damian and Gosling, Paul (2002) Assessing soil structure in organically farmed soils. UK Organic Research 2002 Conference, Aberystwyth, 26-28 March 2002. In: Powell, Jane and et al., (Eds.) Proceedings of the UK Organic Research 2002 Conference, Organic Centre Wales, Institute of Rural Studies, University of Wales Aberystwyth, pp. 143-144.
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Summary
This report was presented at the UK Organic Research 2002 Conference. Soil structure was assessed in over 90 fields (organic and conventionally farmed) covering mixed, stockless and pasture farming systems. A combination of spade and an objective scoring system based on the degree of aggregation and porosity was able to detect differences between fields. On average, in the fields sampled, topsoil structure was slightly better on the organic farms though, even on the conventional fields, structure was unlikely to limit crop growth.
| EPrint Type: | Conference paper, poster, etc. (Paper) |
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| Keywords: | Colloquium of Organic Researchers; COR; soil structure; soils; farming systems |
| Subjects: | Soil Soil > Soil quality |
| Research affiliation: | UK > Garden Organic (HDRA) UK UK > Colloquium of Organic Researchers (COR) > COR 2002 UK > ADAS |
| Deposited By: | Powell, Ms Jane |
| ID Code: | 8384 |
| Deposited On: | 17 Oct 2006 |
| Last Modified: | 20 Aug 2009 16:32 |
| Document Language: | English |
| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Not peer-reviewed |
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