8384: Assessing soil structure in organically farmed soils
(2002) Assessing soil structure in organically farmed soils. 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. 143-144. 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. 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.
| Document Language: | English |
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| Keywords: | Colloquium of Organic Researchers; COR; soil structure; soils; farming systems |
| Subject Areas: | Soil Soil > Soil quality |
| Research affiliation: | UK > Henry Doubleday Research Association (HDRA ) UK UK > Colloquium of Organic Researchers (COR) > COR 2002 UK > ADAS |
| Total budget (Euro): | 0 |
| Orgprints ID Number: | 8384 |
| Contact: | OCW, |
| Deposited On: | 17 October 2006 |
| EPrint Type: | Conference paper |
| Published?: | Published |
| Peer Review Status: | Not peer-reviewed |
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