Agronomic performance, carbon storage and nitrogen utilisation of long-term organic and conventional stockless arable systems in Mediterranean area

European Journal of Agronomy

Volumn 52, Issue , 2014, Pages 138-145

  Migliorini, Paola ^a   Moschini, Valentina ^b   Tittarelli, Fabio ^c   Ciaccia, Corrado ^c   Benedettelli, Stefano ^b   Vazzana, Concetta ^b   Canali, Stefano ^c  

^a University of Gastronomic Science   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^c ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DELLA NUTRIZIONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Long term field experiment; Nitrogen balance and efficiency; Organic farming; Soil carbon sequestration

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; AGRONOMY; ARABLE FARMING; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CLIMATE EFFECT; CROP YIELD; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; NUTRIENT LOSS; NUTRIENT USE EFFICIENCY; ORGANIC FARMING; SOIL CARBON;

ITALY;

EID: 84888339971     PISSN: 11610301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eja.2013.09.017     Document Type: Article

References (62)

1. Acs S. Comparison of conventional and Organic arable farming systems in the Netherlands by means of bio-economic modelling. Biol. Agric. Hortic. 2007, 24(4):341-361.
2. Anderson T.H., Domsch K.H. Ratios of microbial biomass carbon to total organic-C in arable soils. Soil Biol. Biochem. 1985, 21:471-479.
3. Bedini S., Avio L., Sbrana C., Turrini A., Migliorini P., Vazzana P., Giovannetti M. Mycorrhizal activity and diversity in a long-term organic Mediterranean agroecosystem. Biol. Fertil. Soils 2013, 49:781-790.
4. Berry P.M., Sylvester-Bradley R., Phillips L., Hatch D.J., Cuttle S.P., Rayns F.W. Is the productivity of organic farms restricted by the supply of available nitrogen?. Soil Use Manag. 2002, 18:248-255.
5. Bolinder M.A., Janzen H.H., Gregorich E.G., Angels D.A., Van den Bygaart A.J. An approach for estimating net primary productivity and annual carbon inputs to soil for common agricultural crops in Canada. Agric. Ecosyst. Environ. 2007, 118:29-42.
6. Bremner J.M., Mulvaney C.S. Nitrogen total. Methods of Soil Analysis. Part 2 1982, 595-624. Agron. Monogr. 9. ASA and SSSA, Madison, WI. 2nd ed. A.L. Page (Ed.).
7. Buyanovsky G.A., Wagner G.H. Changing role of cultivated land in the global carbon cycle. Biol. Fertil. Soils 1998, 27:242-245.
8. Canali S. Fertilisers and soil conditioners in organic farming in Italy. Current Evaluation Procedures for Fertilisers and Soil Conditioners Used in Organic Farming. Proceedings of a Workshop of the Organic Input Evaluation Project (ORGIN), Emerson College (UK), 29-30 April 2004 2005, 37-44. Research Institute for Organic Farming (FiBL), Frick, CH, ISBN: 3-906081-65-6. S. Canali, B. Speiser (Eds.).
9. Canali S., Speiser B. Current evaluation procedures for fertilisers and soil conditioners used in organic farming. Proceedings of a Workshop of the Organic Input Evaluation Project (ORGIN), Emerson College (UK) 29-30 April 2004 2005, 100. Research Institute for Organic Farming (FiBL), Frick, CH, ISBN: 3-906081-65-6.
10. Canali S., Trinchera A., Intrigliolo F., Pompili L., Nisini L., Mocali S., Torrisi B. Effect of long term addition of composts and poultry manure on soil quality of citrus orchards in Southern Italy. Biol. Fertil. Soils 2004, 40:206-210.
11. Ciavatta C., Govi M. Use of insoluble polyvinylpyrrolidone and isoelectric focusing in the study of humic substances in soils and organic wastes. J. Chromatr. 1993, 643:261-270.
12. Ciavatta C., Govi M., Vittori Antisari L., Sequi P. Characterization of humified compounds by extraction and fractionation on solid polyvinylpyrrolidone. J. Chromatr. 1990, 509:141-146.
13. Cormack W., Shepherds M., Wilson D. Legume species and management for stockless organic farming. Biol. Agric. Hortic. 2003, 21(4):383-398.
14. Darnhofer I., Lindenthal T., Bartel-Kratochvil R., Zollitsh W. Conventionalisation of organic farming practices: from structural criteria towards an assessment based on organic principles. A review. Agron. Sust. Dev. 2010, 30:67-81.
15. De Sanctis G., Roggero P.P., Seddaiu G., Orsini R., Porter C.H., Jones J.W. Long-term no tillage increased soil organic carbon content of rain-fed cereal systems in a mediterranean area. Eur. J. Agron. 2012, 40:18-27.
16. Doumburg P., Edwards C.E., Sinclair A.H., Chalmers N.A. Assessing nitrogen and phosphorus efficiency at farm and catchment scale using nutrient budgets. J. Sci. Food Agric. 2000, 80:1946-1952.
17. Drinkwater L.E., Wagoner P., Sarrantonio M. Legume-based cropping systems have reduced carbon and nitrogen losses. Nature 1998, 396:262-265.
18. EC Regulation 834/2007 of the Council, 28th June 2007. Official Journal of European Communities, L 189/1 of 20th July 2007.
19. EC Regulation 889/2008 of the European Commission, 5th September 2008. Official Journal of European Communities, L 250/1 of the 18th September 2008.
20. Fortuna A., Blevins R.L., Frye W.W., Grove J., Cornelius P. Sustaining soil quality with legumes in no-tillage systems. Commun. Soil Sci. Plant Anal. 2008, 39:1680-1699.
21. Franca S.C., Gomes-da-Costa S.M., Silveira A.P.D. Microbial activity and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal diversity in conventional and organic citrus orchards. Biol. Agric. Hortic. 2007, 25:91-102.
22. Havlin J.L., Kissel D.E., Maddux L.D., Classen M.M., Long J.H. Crop rotation and tillage effects on soil organic carbon and nitrogen. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 1990, 54:448-452.
23. Heuwinkel H., Gutser R., Schmidhalter U. Auswirkung einer Mulch-statt Schnittnutzung von Kleegras auf die N-Flusse in einer Fruchtfolge. Forschung fur den Okologischen Landbauin Bayern 2005, 71-79. (in German). LfL Bayern (Ed.).
24. Isermeyer H. Estimation of soil respiration in closed jars. Method in Applied Soil Microbiology and Biochemistry 1952, 214-216. Academic Press, London. K. Alef, P. Nannipieri (Eds.).
25. Jansons V., Buismanis P., Dzalbe I., Kirsteina D. Catchment and drainage field nitrogen balances and nitrogen loss in three agriculturally influenced Latvian watersheds. Eur. J. Agron. 2003, 20:173-179.
26. Kirchmann H., Bergstrom L. Do organic farming practices reduce nitrate leaching?. Commun. Soil Sci. Plant Anal. 2001, 32(7&8):997-1028.
27. Kopke U. Foreword. Long-term Field Experiments in Organic Farming 2006, ISOFAR Scientific Series, Verlag, Berlin. J. Raupp, C. Pekrun, M. Oltmanns, U. Kopke (Eds.).
28. Korsaeth A. Relation between nitrogen leaching and food productivity in organic and conventional cropping systems in a long-term field study. Agric. Ecosyst. Environ. 2008, 127(3/4):177-188.
29. Langeveld J.W.A., Verhagen Neeteson A., van Keulen J.J., Conijn H., Schils J.G., Oenema R.L.M.J. Evaluating farm performance using agri-environmental indicators: recent experiences for nitrogen management in The Netherlands. J. Environ. Manage. 2007, 82:363-376.
30. Larson W.E., Clapp C.E., Pierre W.H., Morachan Y.B. Effects of increasing amounts of organic residues on continuous corn: II. Organic carbon nitrogen phosphorus and sulphur. Agron. J. 1972, 64:204-208.
31. Leifeld J. Consequence of conventional versus organic farming on soil carbon: results from a 27-year filed experiment. Agron. J. 2009, 101(5):1204-1218.
32. Lord E.I., Anthony S.G., Goodlass G. Agricultural nitrogen balance and water quality in the UK. Soil Use Manag. 2002, 18:363-369.
33. Lugato E., Paustian K., Giardini L. Modelling soil organic carbon dynamics in two long-term experiments of north-eastern Italy. Agric. Ecosyst. Environ. 2006, 120:423-432.
34. Lulli, L., Lorenzoni, P., Arretini, A., 1980. Esempi di cartografia tematica e di cartografia derivata (Sezione Lucignano, Foglio Firenze). La carta dei suoli, la loro capacità d'uso, l'attitudine dei suoli all'olivo e al Sangiovese. C.N.R., Progetto Finalizzato Conservazione del Suolo, Istituto Sperimentale lo Studio e la Difesa del Suolo, Firenze. 95 pp. (in Italian).
35. Mäder P., Flie beta bach A., Dubois D., Gunst L., Fried P., Niggli U. Soil fertility and biodiversity in organic farming. Science 2002, 296:1694-1697.
36. Mäder P., Flie beta bach A., Dubois D., Gunst L., Oberholzer H. Soil organic matter and biological soil quality indicators after 21years of organic and conventional farming. Agric. Ecosyst. Environ. 2003, 118:273-284.
37. Migliorini P., Vazzana C. Biodiversity Indicators for sustainability evaluation of conventional and organic agro-ecosystems. Ital. J. Agron. 2007, 2(2):105-110.
38. Ministero delle politiche agricole e forestali Metodi di analisi chimica del suolo. Società Italiana della scienza del suolo (Italian Society of soil science) 2000, Franco Angeli ed., Milano, (in Italian).
39. Moller K. Influence of different manuring systems with and without biogas digestion on soil organic matter and nitrogen inputs, flows and budget in organic cropping systems. Nutr. Cycl. Agroecosyst. 2009, 84:179-202.
40. Moller K. Inner farm nutrient flows between arable and permanent grassland via the stable in organic cropping systems. Eur. J. Agron. 2009, 31(4):204-212.
41. Montemurro F., Canali S., Convertini G., Ferri D., Tittarelli F., Vitti C. Anaerobic digestates application on fodder crops: effects on plant and soil. Agrochimica 2008, LII(5):297-312.
42. Öborn I., Edward A.C., Witter E., Oenema O., Ivarsson K., Nilsson S.I., Strinzing A.R. Element balances as a tool for sustainable nutrient management: a critical appraisal of their merits and limitations within an agronomic and environmental context. Eur. J. Agron. 2003, 20(1-2):211-255.
43. Oenema O., Kros H., De Vries W. Approaches and uncertainties in nutrient budgets: implications for nutrient management and environmental policies. Eur. J. Agron. 2003, 20:3-16.
44. Olesen J.E., Askergaard M., Rasmussen I. Winter cereals yield as affected by animal manure and green manure in organic arable farming. Eur. J. Agron. 2009, 30(2):119-128.
45. Olesen J.E., Hansen E.M., Askergaard M., Rasmussen I. The value of catch crops and organic manures for spring barley inorganic arable farming. Field Crops Res. 2007, 100(2/3):168-178.
46. Pant H.K., Adjei M.B., Scholberg J.M.S., Chambliss C.G., Rechcigl J.E. Forage production and phosphorus phytoremediation in manure-impacted soils. Agron. J. 2004, 96:1780-1786.
47. Paustian K., Parton W.J., Persson J. Modelling soil organic matter in organic amended and nitrogen-fertilised long-term plots. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 1992, 56:476-488.
48. Pimentel D., Hepperly P., Hanson J., Douds D., Seidel R. Environmental energetic and economic comparison of organic and conventional farming systems. BioScience 2005, 55:573-581.
49. Rasmussen P.E., Collins H.P. Long-term impacts of tillage fertilizer and crop residue on soil organic matter in temperate semi-arid regions. Adv. Agron. 1991, 45:93-134.
50. + in tropical land soils. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 1978, 42:282-283.
51. Springer U., Klee J. Prüfung der Leistungsfähigkeit von einigen wichtigeren Verfahren zur Bestimmung des Kohlemstoffs mittels Chromschwefelsäure sowie Vorschlag einer neuen Schnellmethode. Z. Pflanzenernähr. Dang. Bodenk. 1954, 64:1.
52. Stinner W., Moller K., Leithold G. Effects of biogas digestion of clover/grass-leys, cover crops and crop residues on nitrogen cycle and crop yield in organic stockless farming systems. Eur. J. Agron. 2008, 29:125-134.
53. Stockdale E.A., Shepherd M.A., Fortune S., Cuttle S.P. Soil fertility in organic farming systems - fundamentally different?. Soil Use Manag. 2002, 18:301-308.
54. USDA-NRCS, 1996. Soil Survey Laboratory Methods Manual. Soil Survey Inv Rep N 42, vers. 3.0 USDA, Washington DC.
55. Vance E.D., Brookes P.C., Jenkinson D.S. An extraction method for measuring microbial biomass C. Soil Biol. Biochem. 1987, 19:703-707.
56. Vazzana C., Raso E. Applicazione di una metodologia europea per la gestione di agrosistemi a basso impatto ambientale: risultati di una sperimentazione condotta in Toscana. Rivista Agron. 1998, XXXIII(4):228-239.
57. Vazzana C., Raso E., Migliorini P. Sustainability evaluation of long term organic farm systems. ISOFAR International Scientific Conference, 16th IFOAM Organic World Congress 2008.
58. Vazzana C., Raso E., Pieri S. Una nuova metodologia europea per la progettazione e gestione di agroecosistemi integrati ed ecologici: applicazione in un'area agricola toscana. Rivista Agron. 1997, 31(2):423-440.
59. Vereijken P. Designing Prototypes. Progress Report 1 of the Research Network on Integrated and Ecological Arable Farming System for EU and Associated Countries 1994, AB-DLO, Wageningen, The Netherlands, 90 pp.
60. Vereijken P. A methodical way of prototyping integrated and ecological arable farming systems (I/EAFS) in interaction with pilot farms. Eur. J. Agron. 1997, 7:235-250.
61. Vereijken P. Manual for Prototyping Integrated and Ecological Arable Farming Systems (I/EAFS) in Interaction with Pilot Farms 1999, AB-DLO, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
62. Watson C.A., Bengtsson H., Ebbesvik M., Loes A.-K., Myrbeck A., Salomon E., Schroder J., Stockdale E.A. A review of farm - scale nutrient budget for organic farms as a tool for management of soil fertility. Soil Use Manag. 2002, 18:264-273.