Abstract Agricultural practices contribute considerably to emissions of greenhouse gases. So far, knowledge on the impact organic compared non-organic farming soil-derived nitrous oxide (N 2 O) and methane (CH 4 ) is limited. We investigated N O CH fluxes with manual chambers during 571 days in a grass-clover– silage maize – green manure cropping sequence long-term field trial “DOK” Switzerland. two systems biodynamic (BIODYN) bioorganic (BIOORG) solely mineral fertilisation (CONMIN) mixed...

Agricultural management of soils has led to severe losses soil organic matter (SOM), accompanied by an increased release CO2 into the atmosphere and a reduction fertility. Especially under aspect global warming increasing demand for food, there is need sustainable options carbon (SOC) storage in agricultural soils, but knowledge gaps exist regarding C persistence in, its transfer between functional SOC pools, within different farming systems. Here we report on impacts systems temporal...

Abstract Soils are the basis of life on land and ways in which we manage them for crop production, impact their role, functions quality. Conventional farming uses industrial inputs to a level that is economically justified, whilst organic systems avoid mineral fertilizers synthetic chemical pesticides. This study investigates long-term effect conventional soil The DOK trial (bio D ynamic, bio O rganic, K onventionell (German conventional)) running since 1978 Therwil (CH), compares bioorganic...

Maintaining soil quality for agricultural production is a critical challenge, especially in the tropics. Due to focus on environmental performance and provision of ecosystem services, organic farming agroforestry systems are proposed as alternative options conventional monoculture farming. Soil processes underlying services strongly mediated by microbes; thus, increased understanding microbiome crucial development sustainable practices. Therefore, we measured related indicators bacterial...

Abstract Intensive agriculture has increased global food production, but also impaired ecosystem services and soil biodiversity. Organic fertilization, essential to organic integrated farming, can provide numerous benefits for quality compromise the environment by polluting soils producing greenhouse gases through animal husbandry. The need reduced stocking density is inevitably accompanied lower FYM inputs, little research available on impact of these effects microbiome. We collected...

Soil organic matter (SOM) plays a vital role for soil quality, sustainable food production and climate change mitigation. It is common knowledge that SOM consists of different pools with varying qualities, quantities, turnover times. However, it still poorly understood how mineral fertilization affects the formation stabilization mineral-associated (MAOM) long can remain there. Here, we report on long-term effects farming systems stability fine silt clay-sized MAOM fraction (<6.3 μm) Haplic...

The use of anaerobic digestates as fertilizer is proposed a means to close agricultural nutrient cycles. However, have higher inorganic nitrogen contents than raw manures, which could translate into increased emissions potent greenhouse gases such nitrous oxide (N2O) and methane (CH4). To mitigate these emissions, the addition biochar with high absorption capacity suggested. quantify effects digestion amendment on N2O CH4 we conducted study over 33 months four different crops (silage maize,...

Abstract Anaerobic digestion (AD) is a promising technique for waste management, producing energy and contributing to nutrient recycling in agroecosystems. While digestates have higher plant-available contents, they may be prone increased ammonia (NH 3 ) losses due elevated pH values ammonium contents. This study investigates NH emissions from an agricultural digestate consisting of cattle slurry, solid manure food processing (SLA) municipal organic (LID) applied alongside untreated slurry...

The implementation of cover crops into a crop rotation can contribute to more sustainable soil management. For the improved decomposition residues, commercial inoculant Effective Microorganisms® (EM) is increasingly applied. Despite its extensive application, comprehensive studies on effect EM application processes are lacking, since rarely clean differentiation between an EM-effect (induced by living directly) or substrate accompanying substrate) made. To determine potential effects after...

Agriculture provides food to a still growing population but is major driver of the acceleration global nutrient flows, climate change, and biodiversity loss. Policies such as European Farm2Fork strategy aim mitigate environmental impact land-use by fostering organic farming. To assess long-term production we synthesized more than four decades research on agronomic performance oldest system comparison experiment conventional cropping systems (DOK experiment). Two (bioorganic biodynamic) are...

Soils present a limited resource for agricultural production and bear vast diversity of organisms crucial crop health the provision ecosystem services. There is growing evidence that practices affect soil microbial community structure function but currently, there knowledge gap when it comes to tropical arable farming systems. In this study, we investigated long-term impact organic conventional systems on bacterial communities in two field trial located rhodic humic nitisol Central Highlands...

Abstract The adverse effects of intensified cropland practices on soil quality and biodiversity become especially evident in India, where nearly 60% land is dedicated to cultivation, almost 30% already degraded. Intensive agricultural practice significantly contributes degradation, highlighting the crucial need for effective countermeasures support sustainable development goals. A long-term experiment, established semi-arid Nimar Valley (India) 2007, monitors effect organic conventional...

The severity of drought is predicted to increase across Europe due climate change. Droughts can substantially impact terrestrial nitrogen (N) cycling and the corresponding microbial communities. Here, we investigated how ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (AOB), archaea (AOA), comammox (complete ammonia oxidizers) respond simulated in a rain-out shelter experiment DOK long-term field trial comparing different organic conventional agricultural practices since 1978. This study part MICROSERVICES...

Abstract The impacts of climate change, such as drought, can affect soil microbial communities. These communities are crucial for functioning and crop production. Organic conventional cropping systems promote distinct microbiomes organic carbon contents, which might maintain different capacities to mitigate drought effects on systems. A field-scale simulation was performed in long-term organically conventionally managed differing fertilization pesticide application. microbiome assessed...

Abstract Animal manures are valuable multi‐nutrient fertilizers, but their short‐term nitrogen (N) use efficiency (NUE) by plants is low, bearing the potential of harmful N losses to environment, such as nitrate () leaching. To develop strategies increase NUE cattle slurry, a comprehensive understanding slurry dynamics in soil–plant system needed. In 57‐day microcosm experiment greenhouse, we assessed effect different treatments on turnover soil and its uptake ryegrass ( Lolium multiflorum...