8766: Long-term effects of cropping systems on the earthworm population in a loam soil
(May 2006) Long-term effects of cropping systems on the earthworm population in a loam soil. Online at <http://www.bioforsk.no/dok/senter/adm/tema/t_1_4_pommeresche.pdf>. Results from "Organic cropping systems for higher and more stable cereal yields", which is a 5- year Strategic Institute Programme from Norwegian Research Council led by Ragnar Eltun at Bioforsk Arable Crop Division. The acronym for this project in Orgprints is ØKOKORNSIP.
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Summary
Six cropping systems, ranging from conventional arable without livestock to organic livestock farming dominated by ley, have been compared in 1990 and 2004 in SE Norway. Ley in the crop rotation increased density and biomass of earthworms and channels in both organic and conventional systems. A ley proportion higher than 25 % only increased the density of channels. Among the arable systems, the organic system had a higher density and biomass of earthworms as compared to the conventional systems. Among the fodder systems, the optimised system had the highest density of earthworms in 2004, but there were no differences between these systems in earthworm biomass or density of earthworm channels.
| Document Language: | English |
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| Keywords: | cropping systems, cereals, farmyard manure, earthworms, ley, ØKOKORNSIP |
| Subject Areas: | Crop husbandry > Crop combinations and interactions Soil > Soil quality > Soil biology |
| Research affiliation: | Norway > Bioforsk - Norwegian Institute for Agriculture and Environmental Research > Bioforsk Arable Crops Division Norway > Bioforsk - Norwegian Institute for Agriculture and Environmental Research > Bioforsk Organic Food and Farming Division |
| Total budget (Euro): | 0 |
| Orgprints ID Number: | 8766 |
| Contact: | Pommeresche, Reidun |
| Deposited On: | 31 July 2006 |
| EPrint Type: | Web product |
| Published?: | Published |
| Online at: | http://www.bioforsk.no/dok/senter/adm/tema/t_1_4_pommeresche.pdf |
| Peer Review Status: | Not peer-reviewed |
| Additional Publishing Information: | Results from "Organic cropping systems for higher and more stable cereal yields", which is a 5- year Strategic Institute Programme from Norwegian Research Council led by Ragnar Eltun at Bioforsk Arable Crop Division. The acronym for this project in Orgprints is ØKOKORNSIP. |
| Related Links: | http://www.bioforsk.no/ViewPPP.aspx?view=project&id=403&viewLanguage=NorwegianBokmaal |
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