TY - JOUR
T1 - Comparing organic versus conventional soil management on soil respiration
AU - Mátyás, Bence
AU - Chiluisa Andrade, Maritza Elizabeth
AU - Yandun Chida, Nora Carmen
AU - Taipe Velasco, Carina Maribel
AU - Gavilanes Morales, Denisse Estefania
AU - Miño Montero, Gisella Nicole
AU - Ramirez Cando, Lenin Javier
AU - Lizano Acevedo, Ronnie Xavier
PY - 2018/1/1
Y1 - 2018/1/1
N2 - Soil management has great potential to affect soil respiration. In this study, we investigated the effects of organic versus conventional soil management on soil respiration. We measured the main soil physical-chemical properties from conventional and organic managed soil in Ecuador. Soil respiration was determined using alkaline absorption according to Witkamp. Soil properties such as organic matter, nitrogen, and humidity, were comparable between conventional and organic soils in the present study, and in a further analysis there was no statically significant correlation with soil respiration. Therefore, even though organic farmers tend to apply more organic material to their fields, but this did not result in a significantly higher CO2 production in their soils in the present study.
AB - Soil management has great potential to affect soil respiration. In this study, we investigated the effects of organic versus conventional soil management on soil respiration. We measured the main soil physical-chemical properties from conventional and organic managed soil in Ecuador. Soil respiration was determined using alkaline absorption according to Witkamp. Soil properties such as organic matter, nitrogen, and humidity, were comparable between conventional and organic soils in the present study, and in a further analysis there was no statically significant correlation with soil respiration. Therefore, even though organic farmers tend to apply more organic material to their fields, but this did not result in a significantly higher CO2 production in their soils in the present study.
KW - Conventional soil management
KW - Organic soil management
KW - Soil respiration
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U2 - 10.12688/f1000research.13852.1
DO - 10.12688/f1000research.13852.1
M3 - Article
C2 - 29623193
SN - 2046-1402
VL - 7
SP - 258
JO - F1000Research
JF - F1000Research
IS - 2018
M1 - 258
ER -