Crop yield and soil fertility response to reduced tillage under organic management

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 101, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 89-96

  Berner, A ^a   Hildermann, I ^a   Fliessbach A ^a   Pfiffner, L ^a   Niggli, U ^a   Mader P ^a  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ORGANIC AGRICULTURE FIBL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Organic farming; Reduced tillage; Soil microbial activity; Soil microbial biomass; Soil organic carbon

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY; CLAY MINERALS; COMPOSTING; CROPS; ENERGY CONSERVATION; FERTILIZERS; HERBICIDES; MANURES; ORGANIC CARBON; SOILS; WATER CONSERVATION;

ORGANIC FARMING; REDUCED TILLAGE; SOIL MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; SOIL MICROBIAL BIOMASS; SOIL ORGANIC CARBON;

SOIL CONSERVATION;

BIOMASS; CAMBISOL; CONSERVATION TILLAGE; CROP YIELD; EARTHWORM; ENERGY USE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ORGANIC FARMING; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL MICROORGANISM; TILLAGE;

HELIANTHUS; HELIANTHUS ANNUUS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM SUBSP. SPELTA;

EID: 51049095104     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.still.2008.07.012     Document Type: Article

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