9885: Apparent N Balance in Organic and Conventional Low Input Cropping Systems
(2007) Apparent N Balance in Organic and Conventional Low Input Cropping Systems. Poster presented at 3rd QLIF Congress: Improving Sustainability in Organic and Low Input Food Production Systems, University of Hohenheim, Germany, March 20-23, 2007.
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Summary
The determination of nutrient surplus is one of the indicators of potential N losses from the agricultural system to the environment. An experiment was started in 1998 in Central Italy to evaluate the soil surface N balance of an organic and a conventional low input cropping system over a long term crop rotation. Results at the end of a 6-year crop rotation showed an estimated N surplus in organic system 1.3-2 times higher than in conventional system while N content in the top soil was not different in the two systems, so that organic system should have involved a higher N loss from that soil layer.
| Document Language: | English |
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| Keywords: | nitrogen surplus, nitrogen loss, crop rotation |
| Subject Areas: | Farming Systems > Farm nutrient management |
| Research affiliation: | International Conferences > QLIF Congress 2007 > 3 Crop production / soil management Italy > Univ. Perugia |
| Total budget (Euro): | 0 |
| Orgprints ID Number: | 9885 |
| Contact: | Boldrini, Dr Arianna |
| Deposited On: | 05 March 2007 |
| EPrint Type: | Conference poster |
| Published?: | Published |
| Type of presentation: | Poster |
| Peer Review Status: | Not peer-reviewed |
| Additional Publishing Information: | The final version of this paper is published in: Niggli, Urs; Leifert, Carlo; Alföldi, Thomas; Lück, Lorna and Willer, Helga, Eds. (2007) Improving Sustainability in Organic and Low Input Food Production Systems. Proceedings of the 3rd International Congress of the European Integrated Project Quality Low Input Food (QLIF). University of Hohenheim, Germany, March 20 – 23, 2007. Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL, CH-Frick.http://orgprints.org/10417/ Printed copies may be ordered from the FiBL Shop at www.shop.fibl.org. |
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