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Practices to improve soil fertility and nutrient availability in organic fruit orchards (Biofruitnet Practice Abstract)

{Tool} Practices to improve soil fertility and nutrient availability in organic fruit orchards (Biofruitnet Practice Abstract). Creator(s): Malusa, Eligio and Tartanus, Małgorzata. Issuing Organisation(s): IO-PIB - National Institute of Horticultural Research. Biofruitnet Practice Abstract, no. 055. (2022)

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Summary in the original language of the document

Leguminous plants grown as living mulch or cover crops (in mixture with grasses) increase soil fertility and microbial biodiversity or activity, with a positive effect for the overall soil biological fertility through the seasons.
Practical recommendation
To improve soil fertility and nutrients availability, we recommend to:
• Use legumes (e.g., pea) as short-term living mulches in the tree row
• Use mixtures of a leguminous and grass (e.g., micro-clover and sheep grass) in the inter-row. The cut can then be used as row mulch
• Apply clover grass silage to orchards as a farm internal nutrient source
• Sowing winter peas or early sowing of spring peas allows Nitrogen (N) release after incorporation reaching a sufficient N supply during flowering. Notice that N availability from mineralization of the pea biomass depends on the time of sowing and the biomass incorporation into the soil
• Leguminous cuts from the inter row can serve as a N source later in the season, as mineralization proceeds slowly
• Clover grass silage has higher storability than the inter row grass cuttings. Hence, application of clover grass silage allows to plan earlier applications (e.g., in autumn of the previous year). If availability of land and specific machinery for silage is an obstacle, we recommend setting up collaboration with arable farms.


EPrint Type:Practice tool
What problem does the tool address?:Organic fruit orchards are dependent on commercial organic fertilizers derived from intensive conventional animal husbandry. These inputs are contentious and to be phased out.
What solution does the tool offer?:Develop new fertilization strategies based on farm internal resources (e.g., clover based), plant-based sources (e.g., grain legumes as living mulch in the tree row, cover crops).
Country:Poland
Type of Practice Tool:Practice abstracts
Keywords:Crop management, fertilisation, horticulture, nutrient management
Agrovoc keywords:
Language
Value
URI
English
crop production
http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_5976
English
fertilization
http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2863
English
horticulture
http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_3671
English
nutrient management
http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_330697
Subjects: Crop husbandry > Production systems > Fruit and berries
Research affiliation: European Union > Horizon 2020 > Biofruitnet
Poland
European Union > Organic Farm Knowledge
Horizon Europe or H2020 Grant Agreement Number:862850
Related Links:https://organic-farmknowledge.org/tool/44242, https://biofruitnet.eu, https://twitter.com/farm_knowledge/status/1679037310409613312, https://www.facebook.com/organicfarmknowledge/posts/pfbid0hAxpav3pHrScdhLrxY3KA4hMw3waDLx3bqGBMF7tZZPtMQM14BeF42ChKaUbvJJjl
Project ID:ofk
Deposited By: Basler, Andreas
ID Code:44242
Deposited On:29 Jun 2022 16:14
Last Modified:02 May 2024 10:32
Document Language:English, Polish/Polski
Status:Published

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