Key aspect 3: Soils in Agrosystems

The type of agricultural management affects soil quality in different ways. It can support soil functions, but it can also diminish them.

Completed projects

Carbon input : Soil carbon input through crop plants External Link Icon

Carbon input : Soil carbon input through crop plants

http://www.nfp68.ch/en/projects/key-aspect-3-soils-agrosystems/carbon-input

Dr. Jochen Mayer

Cover crops : Protection of the environment with cover crops and conservation agriculture External Link Icon

Cover crops : Protection of the environment with cover crops and conservation agriculture

http://www.nfp68.ch/en/projects/key-aspect-3-soils-agrosystems/cover-crops

Dr. Bernhard Streit

Nitrous oxide : Effects of soil management on soil micro-organisms that form and decompose nitrous oxide External Link Icon

Nitrous oxide : Effects of soil management on soil micro-organisms that form and decompose nitrous oxide

http://www.nfp68.ch/en/projects/key-aspect-3-soils-agrosystems/nitrous-oxide

Dr. Andreas Gattinger

Soil compaction : Regeneration of compacted soils External Link Icon

Soil compaction : Regeneration of compacted soils

http://www.nfp68.ch/en/projects/key-aspect-3-soils-agrosystems/soil-compaction

Dr. Thomas Keller

Soil-improving cropping systems: Innovation hubs for soil-improving cropping systems External Link Icon

Soil-improving cropping systems: Innovation hubs for soil-improving cropping systems

http://www.nfp68.ch/en/projects/key-aspect-3-soils-agrosystems/soil-improving-cropping-systems

Dr. Raphaël Charles