The productivist model implemented after the second world war has succeeded in improving
production to meet growing demands for food, but it has also deeply affected soil …

A wide range of organic amendments (OA) is currently available to Australian farmers.
These products have numerous agronomic applications, including the supply of plant …

Organic farming systems often comprise crops and livestock, recycle farmyard manure for
fertilization, and preventive or biocontrol measures are used for plant protection. We …

Demands upon the sustainability of farming are increasing in step with climate change and
diversity loss. Organic farming offers a viable approach. To further improve organic …

Social networks are an important mechanism for diffusing information when institutions are
missing, but there may be distributional consequences from targeting only central nodes in a …

Soil microbial biomass carbon (SMBC) and nitrogen (SMBN) are important indices of soil bio-
fertility. While intensively managed crop** systems can reduce microbial biomass …

Recognition of the importance of soil organic matter (SOM) in soil health and quality is a
major part of fostering a holistic, preventive approach to agricultural management. Students …

Soil organic matter is considered as a major component of soil quality because it contributes
directly or indirectly to many physical, chemical and biological properties. Thus, soil …

Vermicompost contains plant nutrients including N, P, K, Ca, Mg, S, Fe, Mn, Zn, Cu and B,
the uptake of which has a positive effect on plant nutrition, photosynthesis, the chlorophyll …

The aim of the present work was to assess the response of selected soil physical, chemical
and biological properties, after two applications of different organic amendments to a soil …