?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_id=doi%3A10.1016%2Fj.apsoil.2010.03.005&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=https%3A%2F%2Forgprints.org%2Fid%2Feprint%2F17041%2F&rft.title=Soil+microbial+communities+and+activities+under+intensive+organic+and+conventional+vegetable+farming+in+West+Java%2C+Indonesia&rft.creator=Moeskops%2C+Bram&rft.creator=-%2C+Sukristiyonubowo&rft.creator=Buchan%2C+David&rft.creator=Sleutel%2C+Steven&rft.creator=Herawaty%2C+Lenita&rft.creator=Husen%2C+Edi&rft.creator=Saraswati%2C+Rasti&rft.creator=Setyorini%2C+Diah&rft.creator=De+Neve%2C+Stefaan&rft.subject=+Soil+quality&rft.description=We+compared+the+effect+of+organic+and+conventional+farming+practices+on+soil+microbial+dynamics+in+West+Java%2C+Indonesia.+A+secondary+forest+was+included+to+obtain+natural+reference+values.+On+the+organic+farms%2C+soil+fertility+is+maintained+mainly+with+composted+organic+matter+in+contrast+to+conventional+farmers+who+combine+fresh+manure+and+chemical+fertilizers%2C+and+typically+apply+large+amounts+of+pesticides.+Parameters+measured+were+dehydrogenase%2C+%CE%B2-glucosidase%2C+acid+phosphomonoesterase+and+%CE%B2-glucosaminidase+activity%2C+microbial+biomass+C+(MBC)+and+microbial+community+composition+by+phospholipid+fatty+acid+analysis.+A+strong+negative+impact+of+intensive+chemical+fertilizer+and+pesticide+use+on+soil+enzyme+activities+was+demonstrated.+Dehydrogenase+and+%CE%B2-glucosidase+activities+were+correlated+with+soil+organic+matter+content+and+pH.+%CE%B2-glucosidase+activity+under+organic+management+approached+that+under+forest%2C+while+MBC+and+dehydrogenase+activity+remained+higher+under+forest.+The+composition+of+the+soil+microbial+community+strongly+differed+between+forest+and+cultivated+soil%2C+a+clear+difference+in+composition+was+also+observed+between+conventional+and+organic+farming.+Dehydrogenase+activity+and+C16%3A1%CF%895c%2C+marker+fatty+acid+for+arbuscular+mycorrhizal+fungi%2C+appeared+to+be+particularly+suited+as+indicators+of+the+impact+of+management+on+soil+quality+and+on+the+soil+microbial+community.&rft.date=2010-06&rft.type=Journal+paper&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=%2Fid%2Feprint%2F17041%2F1%2F17041.pdf&rft.identifier=+++Moeskops%2C+Bram%3B+-%2C+Sukristiyonubowo%3B+Buchan%2C+David%3B+Sleutel%2C+Steven%3B+Herawaty%2C+Lenita%3B+Husen%2C+Edi%3B+Saraswati%2C+Rasti%3B+Setyorini%2C+Diah+and+De+Neve%2C+Stefaan+++(2010)+Soil+microbial+communities+and+activities+under+intensive+organic+and+conventional+vegetable+farming+in+West+Java%2C+Indonesia.+++Applied+Soil+Ecology%2C+45+(2)%2C+pp.+112-120.++++++++&rft.relation=doi%3A10.1016%2Fj.apsoil.2010.03.005&rft.identifier=doi%3A10.1016%2Fj.apsoil.2010.03.005