How do nutrient supply and reduced tillage influence weed flora and its impact on grain maize growth under organic farming?
Nutrient management and weed control are two major issues in organic farming. Reducing tillage has many benefits for soil fertility. To improve management strategies in stockless organic agriculture, it remains important to properly understand the impact of nutrient supply and tillage on weed communities and the impact of those communities on crop yield. The aim […]
Early evidence for the benefits of biochar in organic regenerative agriculture
Enhancing soil carbon stocks is important to improve soil quality, but also plays a crucial role in mitigating climate change. The potential of innovative approaches such as regenerative farming practices for increasing soil organic carbon (SOC) needs to be explored. A randomized block experiment was established on an organic farm in Hesse, Germany, to assess […]
FIBL: nuove guide su “Uso del compost nella produzione di piante medicinali e aromatiche” e sulla “Lavorazione ridotta”
FIBL ha pubblicato due interessanti guide tecniche.
Agricoltura rigenerativa, perché ultimamente se ne parla tanto, di Vittoriana Lasorella
In un interessante e lungo articolo l’autrice, che segue da tempo le tematiche di una agricoltura più sostenibile, affronta il tema dell’agricoltura rigenerativa, concetto che include anche, e non solo, il biologico.
Impact of tillage practices and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi inoculation on organic sweet corn yield and nutritional quality
The application of mycorrhizal biofertilizers in agriculture has demonstrated potential for improving crop yield and nutrition. However, their effectiveness across different tillage systems and under on-farm conditions remain underexplored. This two-year study evaluated the effects of tillage practices and supplemental arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) inoculation on the yield and nutrient composition of organically grown sweet […]
Crop yield response to long-term reduced tillage in a conventional and organic farming system on a sandy loam soil
The paper describes the long-term effects of practicing ten years reduced tillage on crop yields in a conventional and organic farming system context. Data were collected from the BASIS field experiment, which was established in the Netherlands in 2009 to investigate the effects of reduced tillage on crop yield and soil properties in a controlled […]
Strip cropping ed altri modelli di coltivazione agroecologici per produzioni ortive bio: il progetto ORTOBIOSTRIP
Nelle Marche il territorio è prevalentemente collinare, caratterizzato da terreni argillosi di difficile lavorabilità, poveri di sostanza organica e soggetti ad intensi fenomeni erosivi.
