Impact of sustainable land management practices on soil properties : example of organic and integrated agricultural management

Mihelič, Rok (avtor), Pečnik, Jure (avtor), Glavan, Matjaž (avtor), Pintar, Marina (avtor)

Maintaining good soil quality is crucial for the sustainability of agriculture. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of the visual soil assessment (VSA) method by testing it on two soil types and two agricultural management practices (AMP) (organic and integrated) that are considered to protect soil quality. We selected two farms with plots on two river terraces with different soil properties. The test was based on the modified method Annual Crops Visual Quality Assessment developed by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and supported by a standardized soil physical and chemical analysis. This study showed that the assessed score is highly dependent on the type of farming practice and how soils are managed. The soil type also plays an important role. The results for Calcaric Fluvisol showed that the effects of selected agricultural management practices on the visual assessment of soil quality could be almost undetectable. The time of assessment also plays a significant role in VSA scoring. Different crops and agricultural activities with significant impacts on the soil occur throughout the year (especially in vegetable production). It was observed that a higher score for the soil cover indicator had a beneficial effect on the total VSA rating.

• Jezik: Angleški jezik
• Ključne besede: land management, visual assessment, soil quality, agricultural management practice, organic farming, integrated farming
• Vrsta gradiva: Članek v reviji
• Tipologija: 1.01 - Izvirni znanstveni članek
• Organizacija: BF - Biotehniška fakulteta
• Status publikacije: Objavljeno
• Različica publikacije: Objavljena publikacija
• Leto izida: 2021
• Št. strani: 17 str.
• Številčenje: Vol. 10, iss. 1, art. 8
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-134801
• UDK: 631.4
• ISSN pri članku: 2073-445X
• DOI: 10.3390/land10010008
• COBISS.SI-ID: 44509187
• Datum objave v RUL: 02.02.2022

Gradivo je del revije

• Naslov: Land
• Skrajšan naslov: Land
• Založnik: MDPI
• ISSN: 2073-445X
• COBISS.SI-ID: 523256345

Licence

• Licenca: CC BY 4.0, Creative Commons Priznanje avtorstva 4.0 Mednarodna
• Povezava: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.sl
• Opis: To je standardna licenca Creative Commons, ki daje uporabnikom največ možnosti za nadaljnjo uporabo dela, pri čemer morajo navesti avtorja.
• Začetek licenciranja: 01.01.2021

Sekundarni jezik

• Jezik: Slovenski jezik
• Ključne besede: kakovost tal, upravljanje zemljišč, vizualna ocena, kmetijska praksa, organsko kmetijstvo, sonaravno kmetijstvo, trajnostno kmetijstvo, integrirana pridelava

Projekti

• Financer: EC - European Commission
• Program financ.: H2020
• Številka projekta: 635750
• Naslov: Interactive Soil Quality Assessment in Europe and China for Agricultural Productivity and Environmental Resilience
• Akronim: iSQAPER