creators_name: Koopmans, C.J.
creators_name: Zanen, M.
type: conference_item
datestamp: 2007-04-14
lastmod: 2009-08-20 14:34:37
metadata_visibility: show
title: Organic Soil Management: Impacts on Yields, Soil Quality and Economics
ispublished: pub
subjects: 1soilqual
full_text_status: public
keywords: biodiversity, fertilization, nitrogen efficiency, organic farming, soil quality
abstract: Understanding organic management practices is a key in developing sustainable organic farming systems. We report the results of four different organic fertilization strategies in a field trial on yields, soil quality and economic performance. We found highest yields and economic performance in two direct plant feeding strategies. One of these strategies, a newly developed strategy based on biowaste compost (GFT) and an additional fertilizer performed well in terms of yields but looks also very promising in terms of soil quality and biodiversity. The economic perspective of this strategy renders it promising in regions with little animal manures.
date: 2007
date_type: published
refereed: yes
citation: Koopmans, C.J. and Zanen, M. (2007) Organic Soil Management: Impacts on Yields, Soil Quality and Economics. 3rd QLIF Congress: Improving Sustainability in Organic and Low Input Food Production Systems, University of Hohenheim, Germany, March 20-23, 2007.
document_url: http://orgprints.org/9726/1/koopmans-zanen-2007-soil-management.pdf