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 IconCarbon 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 IconCover 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 IconNitrous 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 IconSoil 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 IconSoil-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