Nitrogen management in organic farming: comparison of crop rotation residual effects on yields, N leaching and soil conditions

Whole-rotation dry matter and nitrogen grain yields from the first course of an organic farming crop rotation experiment

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Individual and interactive effects of crop type and management on weed and seed bank composition in an organic rotation

We investigated the effects of organic and conventional pest and fertility management on weed cover and the seed bank community in an organic rotation. The study was conducted during the 4th and 5th years of an organic rotation on part of a long term organic-conventional comparison trial. Results showed that although crop type (potato vs. cabbage) in a single year significantly affected wee...

Sulphate leaching in an organic crop rotation on sandy soil in Denmark

Sulphate leaching losses may reduce the long-term possibility of maintaining the S supply of crops in low input farming systems. Sulphate leaching and S balances were investigated in an organic dairy/crop rotation (barley [Hordeum vulgare] → grass-clover [Lolium perenne/Trifolium repens] → grass-clover → barley/pea [Pisum arvénse] → winter wheat [Tritucum aestivum] → fodder beet [Beta vulgaris]...

N leaching losses for organic and conventional farming Estimated N leaching losses for organic and conventional farming in Denmark

20 MARIE TRYDEMAN KNUDSEN, IB SILLEBAK KRISTENSEN, JØRGEN BERNTSEN, BJØRN MOLT PETERSEN & ERIK STEEN KRISTENSEN Adresses: Danish Research Centre for Organic Farming (DARCOF), P.O. Box 50, DK-8830 Tjele, Denmark Research Centre Foulum, Department of Agroecology, P.O. Box 50, DK-8830 Tjele, Denmark Short title: N leaching losses for organic and conventional farming

Effect of Crop Rotation and Nitrogen Fertilization on the Quality and Quantity of Soil Organic Matter