Talgre, Liina; Eremeev, Viacheslav; Reintam, Endla; Tein, Berit; Sanchez de Cima, Diego; Madsen, Helena; Alaru, Maarika and Luik, Anne (2015) Talvised vahekultuurid parandavad mulda ja kultuuride saagikust. [Winter cover crops improve soil and crop yield.] In: Alaru, Maarika; Astover, Alar; Karp, Kadri; Viiralt, Rein and Must, Anne (Eds.) Agronoomia 2015, pp. 40-44.
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The influence of green manures as winter cover crops and these combined with composted cattle manure on soil properties, biodiversity indicators and crop yield was studied in a crop rotation experiment in three organic systems at the Estonian University of Life Sciences.
The use of green manures as winter cover crops and their combination with cattle manure brought tendencies to improve the soil quality: increased content of organic carbon, pH, soil water permeability, soil water holding capacity, soil microbial activity and abundance of earthworms and ground dwelling arthropods. Depending on the year, yield level of all main crops was increased due to improved soil properties caused by green manures.
| EPrint Type: | Conference paper, poster, etc. |
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| Type of presentation: | Paper |
| Keywords: | green manure, soil organic carbon, soil properties, weeds, crop yield |
| Subjects: | Soil > Soil quality Crop husbandry > Composting and manuring Crop husbandry Soil Crop husbandry > Weed management |
| Research affiliation: | Estonia > Estonian University of Life Sciences European Union > CORE Organic Plus > FertilCrop Estonia |
| ISSN: | 1736-6275 |
| Deposited By: | Pehme, Sirli |
| ID Code: | 29155 |
| Deposited On: | 16 Jul 2015 07:27 |
| Last Modified: | 27 Sep 2017 18:40 |
| Document Language: | Estonian/Eesti |
| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Peer-reviewed and accepted |
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