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Balancing soil organic matter in organic agriculture - a theoretical approach

Brock, Dipl.geogr. Christopher and Leithold, Prof.Dr. Günter (2006) Balancing soil organic matter in organic agriculture - a theoretical approach. Paper at: Joint Organic Congress, Odense, Denmark, May 30-31, 2006.

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Summary

Soil organic matter (SOM) balances can assist sustainable organic matter management. Still, existing methods need to be revised, especially when applied in organic farming. A basic problem is the linear concept which seemingly does not reflect the effective dynamic. Furthermore the relevance of SOM is dependent on the cultivation system and cultivation intensity, respectively. The importance of SOM as a nutrient source increases with diminishment of cultivation intensity, i.e. synthetic fertilizer application. Here turnover of organic matter becomes the key factor for nutrient supply.
Correspondingly, a higher SOM reproduction level that promotes increased SOM content and/or turnover should be an objective in organic farming.
Soil organic matter balances must therefore be adapted with regard to the coefficients as well as to target SOM reproduction levels.


EPrint Type:Conference paper, poster, etc.
Type of presentation:Paper
Subjects: Soil > Nutrient turnover
Soil
Research affiliation: International Conferences > 2006: Joint Organic Congress > Theme 4: Crop systems and soils
Deposited By: Brock, Christopher
ID Code:7219
Deposited On:10 May 2006
Last Modified:12 Apr 2010 07:32
Document Language:English
Status:Published
Refereed:Not peer-reviewed

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