http://orgprints.org/8262/ Understanding soil nitrogen supply: organic matter quality and quantity Hatch, David Shepherd, Mark Hatley, Damian Nutrient turnover Farming Systems Soil quality This report was presented at the UK Organic Research 2002 Conference. The soil organic matter (SOM) contents of organic and conventionally farmed soils were compared. Whilst the quantity of SOM was found to be similar with both systems, the quality of SOM differed in respect of higher amounts of N released by the organic soils under anaerobic incubation. This indicated a greater potential rate of mineralization and suggested that the inherent fertility of the organic soils had been improved Organic Centre Wales, Institute of Rural Studies, University of Wales Aberystwyth Powell, Jane et al., 2002 Conference paper, poster, etc. NonPeerReviewed application/pdf http://orgprints.org/8262/1/Hatch_soil_nitrogen_supply.pdf Hatch, David; Shepherd, Mark and Hatley, Damian (2002) Understanding soil nitrogen supply: organic matter quality and quantity. 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. 145-146. http://orgprints.org/8262/http://orgprints.org/8262/1/