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 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 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 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 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 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