Dr Karin Kauer1, Prof Alar Astover1 1Estonian University Of Life Sciences, Tartu, Estonia The effect of barley and different perennial fodder crops such as grasses and clover-grass mixture on soil organic carbon (SOC) concentration and stock was studied during 1990-2014....
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Prof. Emiel Elferink1 1Van Hall Larenstein, Leeuwarden, Netherlands In the Netherlands conventional agriculture leads to a number of problems such as: soil compaction, a disturbed mineral balance, insufficient soil life, an increase in soil diseases and a falling humus content....
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Prof. Emiel Elferink1 1Van Hall Larenstein, Leeuwarden, Netherlands Soil is the most important resource for agriculture. A healthy soil with a sufficient supply of organic matter is of great importance for the agricultural sector. In recent decades, soil quality in...
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Mrs Silvia Bernasconi2, Pr Klaus Holger Knorr3, Mrs Carrie Thomas2, Dr Arnaud Huguet1, Dr Boris Jansen4, Dr Sylvie Derenne1, Dr Guido Wiesenberg2 1CNRS/Sorbonne Université/EPHE, Paris, France, 2University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, 3University of Münster, Münster, Germany, 4University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam,...
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Professor Kai Wei Juang, Dr Chuang Wen Pai, Associate Professor Chih Hsin Cheng, Dr Chiou Pin Chen 1Department of Agronomy, National Chiayi University, Chiayi, Taiwan, 2The Experimental Forest, National Taiwan University, Nantou, Taiwan, 3School of Forestry and Resource Conservation, National...
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Dr Ifeyinwa Uzoh1,2, Mr Chukwuebuka Okolo3, Prof Olubukola Babalola1 1North-west University, Mafikeng, South Africa, Mafikeng, South Africa, 2University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria, 3Mekelle University, Mekelle, Ethiopia Crop rotation requires the initial sole cropping particularly legumes as first crops. Therefore, the...
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Mr. Steffen Schweizer1, Ms. Franziska Bucka1, Dr. Markus Graf-Rosenfellner2, Prof. Ingrid Kögel-Knabner1,3 1Soil Science, TU Munich, Freising, Germany, 2Soil Ecology, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany, 3Institute for Advanced Study, TU Munich, Garching, Germany The accumulation of soil organic matter (OM)...
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Mr Tord Ranheim Sveen1, Prof. Deli Chen1, Dr Helen Suter1 1School of Agriculture and Food, Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia, Melbourne, Australia Nitrogen mineralization is an essential part of the soil nitrogen...
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Dr Mike Beare1, Dr Denis Curtin1, Mr Craig Tregurtha1, Mr Weiwen Qiu1, Mr Richard Gillespie1 1Plant and Food Research, Lincoln, New Zealand Improved fertiliser management is critical to lifting the economic and environmental sustainability of agricultural production systems. Forecasting fertiliser...
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Mr Thomas Carter1, Dr Diane Allen2, Dr Ben Macdonald3, Dr Mark Farrell1 1CSIRO, Agriculture And Food, Urrbrae, Australia, 2DES, Brisbane, Australia, 3CSIRO, Agriculture And Food, Canberra, Australia Soil organic matter (SOM) is intrinsically linked to nitrogen (N) availability, not only...
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