Farm compost amendment and non-inversion tillage improve soil quality without increasing the risk for N and P leaching

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 225, Issue , 2016, Pages 126-139

  D'Hose, Tommy ^a   Ruysschaert, Greet ^a   Viaene, Nicole ^a   Debode, Jane ^a   Vanden Nest, Thijs ^a   Van Vaerenbergh, Johan ^a   Cornelis, Wim ^b   Willekens, Koen ^a   Vandecasteele, Bart ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURAL AND FISHERIES RESEARCH ILVO   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Compost; Disease suppressiveness; Non inversion tillage; Nutrient leaching; Soil organic carbon; Soil quality

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; COMPOST; COVER CROP; DISEASE CONTROL; FUNGAL DISEASE; FUNGUS; LEACHING; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT LOSS; ORGANIC CARBON; PHOSPHORUS; SLURRY; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL CARBON; SOIL QUALITY; TILLAGE; VEGETABLE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS; BOTRYOTINIA FUCKELIANA; DICKEYA; LACTUCA; PRATYLENCHUS PENETRANS; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; STREPTOMYCES SCABIEI; SUIDAE; THANATEPHORUS CUCUMERIS;

EID: 84964344149     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2016.03.035     Document Type: Article

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