257
Views
3
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Original Articles

Soil Nutrient Evolution during the First Rotation in Organic and Conventional Farming Systems

, , , &
Pages 2675-2687 | Received 13 May 2014, Accepted 04 Jun 2015, Published online: 17 Nov 2015

References

  • Astover, A., H. Roostalu, E. Lauringson, I. Lemetti, A. Selge, L. Talgre, N. Vasiliev, M. Mõtte, T. Tõrra, and P. Penu. 2006. Changes in agricultural land use and in plant nutrient balances of arable soils in Estonia. Archiv fur Acker und Pflanzenbau und Bodenkunde 52:223–31. doi:10.1080/03650340600638883.
  • Brozyna, M. A., S. O. Petersen, N. Chirinda, and J. E. Olesen. 2013. Effects of grass-clover management and cover crops on nitrogen cycling and nitrous oxide emissions in a stockless organic crop rotation. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 181:115–26. doi:10.1016/j.agee.2013.09.013.
  • Bulluck III, L. R., M. Brosius, G. K. Evanylo, and J. B. Ristaino. 2002. Organic and synthetic fertility amendments influence soil microbial, physical, and chemical properties on organic and conventional farms. Applied Soil Ecology 19:147–60. doi:10.1016/S0929-1393(01)00187-1.
  • Chirinda, N., J. E. Olesen, J. R. Porter, and P. Schjønning. 2010. Soil properties, crop production, and greenhouse gas emissions from organic and inorganic fertilizer-based arable cropping systems. Agriculture Ecosystems and Environment 139:584–94. doi:10.1016/j.agee.2010.10.001.
  • Constantin, J., N. Beaudoin, M. Launay, J. Duval, and B. Mary. 2012. Long-term nitrogen dynamics in various catch crop scenarios: Test and simulations with STICS model in a temperate climate. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 147:36–46. doi:10.1016/j.agee.2011.06.006.
  • R. Core Team. 2012. R: A language and environment for statistical computing. Vienna, Austria: R Foundation for Statistical Computing. http://www.R-project.org/.
  • Doltra, J., M. Lægdsmand, and J. E. Olesen. 2011. Cereal yield and quality as affected by nitrogen availability in organic and conventional arable crop rotations: A combined modeling and experimental approach. European Journal of Agronomy 34:83–95. doi:10.1016/j.eja.2010.11.002.
  • Egnér, H., H. Riehm, and W. R. Domingo. 1960. Untersuchungen über die chemische bodenanalyse als grundlage für die Beurteilung des Nährstoffzustandes der Böden, II: Chemische Extractionsmethoden zur Phosphor und Kaliumbestimmung. Kungliga Lantbrukshögskolans Annaler 26:199–215.
  • European Commission Agriculture and Rural Development. 2013. Consultation for the review of the European policy on organic agriculture. http://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/consultations/organic/2013_en.htm. (Accessed 13 March 2014)
  • Herzog, H., and R. Konrad. 1992. Nitrogen movement in an arable sandy soil and ways of reducing nitrogen losses: Preliminary results. Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science 169:135–43. doi:10.1111/j.1439-037X.1992.tb01192.x.
  • Hoyt, P. B., and W. A. Rice. 1977. Effects of high rates of chemical fertilizers and barnyard manure on yield and moisture use of six successive barley crops grown on three gray Luvisolicsoils. Canadian Journal of Soil Science 57:425–35. doi:10.4141/cjss77-048.
  • Imtiaz Rashid, M., R. G. M. de Goede, L. Brussaard, and E. A. Lantinga. 2013. Home field advantage of cattle manure decomposition affects the apparent nitrogen recovery in production grasslands. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 57:320–26. doi:10.1016/j.soilbio.2012.10.005.
  • IUSS Working Group WRB. 2006. World reference base for soil resources 2006 (World Soil Resources Reports No. 103). FAO, Rome.
  • Khan, S. A., R. L. Mulvaney, T. R. Ellsworth, and C. W. Boast. 2007. The myth of nitrogen fertilization for soil carbon. Sequestration Journal of Environment Quality 36:1821–32. doi:10.2134/jeq2007.0099.
  • Liu, B., C. Tu, S. Hu, M. Gumpertz, and J. B. Ristaino. 2007. Effect of organic, sustainable, and conventional management strategies in grower fields on soil physical, chemical, and biological factors and the incidence of southern blight. Applied Soil Ecology 37:202–14. doi:10.1016/j.apsoil.2007.06.007.
  • Løes, A.-K., and A. F. Øgaard. 2001. Long-term changes in extractable soil phosphorus (P) in organic dairy farming systems. Plant and Soil 237:321–32. doi:10.1023/A:1013328228904.
  • Loide, V., M. Nõges, and J. Rebane. 2004. Väetistarbe hindamisest mehlich 3 väljatõmbest [Assessment of the fertiliser requirement using the extraction solution Mehlich 3]. Journal of Agricultural Science 4:206–215.
  • Magdof, F., L. Lanyon, and B. Liebhardt. 1997. Nutrient cycling, transformations, and flows: Implications for a more sustainable agriculture. Advances in Agronomy 60:1–73.
  • Mancinelli, R., S. Marinari, V. Di Felice, M. C. Savin, and E. Campiglia. 2013. Soil property, CO2 emission, and aridity index as agroecological indicators to assess the mineralization of cover crop green manure in a Mediterranean environment. Ecological Indicators 34:31–40. doi:10.1016/j.ecolind.2013.04.011.
  • Marschner, H. 2012. Marschner’s mineral nutrition of higher plants, 3rd ed. London: Academic, Elsevier.
  • Olesen, J. E., E. M. Hansen, M. Askegaard, and I. A. Rasmussen. 2007. The value of catch crops and organic manures for spring barley in organic arable farming. Field Crops Research 100:168–78. doi:10.1016/j.fcr.2006.07.001.
  • Peoples, M. B., J. K. Landha, and D. F. Herridge. 1995. Enhancing legume N2 fixation through plant and soil management. Plant and Soil 174:83–101. doi:10.1007/BF00032242.
  • Potočić, N., T. Ćosić, and I. Pilaš. 2005. The influence of climate and soil properties on calcium nutrition and vitality of silver fir (Abies alba Mill.). Environmental Pollution 137:596–602. doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2005.01.045.
  • Poudel, D. D., W. R. Horwath, W. T. Lanini, S. R. Temple, and A. H. C. Van Bruggen. 2002. Comparison of soil N availability and leaching potential, crop yields, and weeds in organic, low-input, and conventional farming systems in northern California. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 90:125–37. doi:10.1016/S0167-8809(01)00196-7.
  • Rasmussen, J., K. Søegaard, K. Pirhofer-Walzl, and J. Eriksen. 2012. N2 fixation and residual N effect of four legume species and four companion grass species. European Journal of Agronomy 36:66–74. doi:10.1016/j.eja.2011.09.003.
  • Reintam, E., and T. Köster. 2006. The role of chemical indicators to correlate some Estonian soils with WRB and Soil Taxonomy criteria. Geoderma 136:199–209. doi:10.1016/j.geoderma.2006.03.028.
  • Rodrigues, M. A., A. Pereira, J. E. Cabanas, L. Dias, J. Pires, and M. Arrobas. 2006. Crops use-efficiency of nitrogen from manures permitted in organic farming. European Journal of Agronomy 25:328–35. doi:10.1016/j.eja.2006.07.002.
  • Simonsso, M., S. Andersson, Y. Andrist-Rangel, S. Hillier, L. Mattsson, and I. Öborn. 2007. Potassium release and fixation as a function of fertilizer application rate and soil parent material. Geoderma 140:188–98. doi:10.1016/j.geoderma.2007.04.002.
  • Steffen, K. L., M. S. Dann, J. K. Harper, S. J. Fleischer, S. S. Mkhize, D. W. Grenoble, A. A. MacNab, K. Fager, and J. M. Russo. 1995. Evaluation of the initial season for implementation of four tomato production systems. Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science 120:148–56.
  • Steinshamn, H., E. Thuen, M. A. Bleken, and U. T. Brenøe. 2004. Utilization of nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) in an organic dairy farming system in Norway. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 104:509–22. doi:10.1016/j.agee.2004.01.022.
  • Stivers, L. J., and C. Shennan. 1991. Meeting the nitrogen needs of processing tomatoes through winter cover cropping. Journal of Production Agriculture 4:330–35. doi:10.2134/jpa1991.0330.
  • Sullivan, P. G., D. J. Parrish, and J. M. Luna. 1991. Cover crop contributions to N supply and water conservation in corn production. American Journal of Alternative Agriculture 6:106–13. doi:10.1017/S0889189300003982.
  • Talgre, L., E. Lauringson, H. Roostalu, A. Astover, V. Eremeev, and A. Selge. 2009. The effects of pure and undersowing green manures on yields of succeeding spring cereals. Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica, Section B ̶ Plant Soil Science 59:70–76.
  • Tarand, A. 2003. Time series of observed air temperature in Tallinn. Tartu, Estonia: Publications Instituti Geographici Universitatis Tartuensis.
  • van Diepeningen, A. D., O. J. de Vos, G. W. Korthals, and A. H. C. Van Bruggen. 2006. Effects of organic versus conventional management on chemical and biological parameters in agricultural soils. Applied Soil Ecology 31:120–35. doi:10.1016/j.apsoil.2005.03.003.
  • van Reeuwijk, L. P. 2002. Procedures for soil analysis, 6th ed. Wageningen, the Netherlands: International Soil Reference and Information Centre.
  • Vorobyova, L. A. 1998. Chemical analysis of soils. Moscow: Moscow University Press.
  • Wong, J. W. C., K. K. Ma, K. M. Fang, and C. Cheung. 1998. Utilization of a manure compost for organic farming in Hong Kong. Bioresource Technology 67:43–46. doi:10.1016/S0960-8524(99)00066-8.
  • Zehnder, G., G. M. Gurr, S. Kühne, M. R. Wade, S. D. Wratten, and E. Wyss. 2007. Arthropod pest management in organic crops. Crops Annual Review of Entomology 52:57–80. doi:10.1146/annurev.ento.52.110405.091337.
  • Zhao, J., Y. Dong, X. Xie, X. Li, X. Zhang, and X. Shen. 2011. Effect of annual variation in soil pH on available soil nutrients in pear orchards. Acta Ecologica Sinica 31:212–16. doi:10.1016/j.chnaes.2011.04.001.

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.