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Soil biology
Soil is rich with life, including flora, fauna, fungi, microorganisms and earthworms. These complex communities play an important role in agroecosystem functions and majorly impacts plant health and growth. Organic agricultural practices aim to improve soil biodiversity and capture the benefits. This is done by providing a rich supply of organic matter, diverse habitats through crop rotations and intercropping and refraining from soil disturbing management practices.
On this page, you find tools aimed at improving soil biodiversity.
Featured tools
Recommended toolQualitative Soil Analysis - Toolkit
The Qualitative Soil Analysis described here provides the practitioner with comprehensive, meaningful information on the condition of soil structure…
Most popular toolCompost: vermicompost (BEST4Soil Factsheet)
This Best4Soil factsheet provides an over of how to make vermicompost: compost produced at ambient temperatures using epigeic earthworms. The…
Latest toolIntercropping in orchards as innovative practice of soil management (BIOFRUITNET Video)
The video is about row and inter-row space management methods that can be used for co-cropping. The trials with different living mulching using…
Tools
| Title | Issuing organisation | Project | Year of release | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belowground biodiversity in strip cropping systems (SureVeg practice abstract) | CREA - Council for Agricultural Research and... | SUREVEG , CORE Organic Cofund | 2021 | |
| Compost: vermicompost (BEST4Soil Factsheet) | Best4Soil , Landwirtschaft Grand | BEST4Soil | 2020 | 5 (6) |
| Crop rotation: Practical information (Best4Soil Factsheet) | Best4Soil , Delphy , IFAPA , SEGES , Agroscope , WUR - Wageningen University & Research , P. H. Petersen Saatzucht Lundsgaard | BEST4Soil | 2020 | |
| Crop rotation: Practical information (Best4Soil Video) | Best4Soil , Delphy , IFAPA , SEGES , Agroscope , WUR - Wageningen University & Research , P. H. Petersen Saatzucht Lundsgaard | BEST4Soil | 2020 | |
| Earthworms: architects of fertile soils (FiBL Technical Guide) | FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture | OK-Net Arable | 2022 | 3.6 (11) |
| Intercropping in orchards as innovative practice of soil management (BIOFRUITNET... | IO-PIB - National Institute of Horticultural... | Biofruitnet | 2023 | |
| Managing the agro-ecosystem in the organic citrus grove: biodiversity and soil... | CIHEAM Bari - Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of... | Biofruitnet | 2023 | |
| Practical information for soil health (Best4Soil Factsheet) | Best4Soil , Delphy | BEST4Soil | 2020 | |
| Practical information for soil health (Best4Soil Video) | Best4Soil , Delphy | BEST4Soil | 2020 | |
| Professional guide for organic arable farmers | ICROFS - International Centre for Research in... | 2021 | ||
| Qualitative Soil Analysis - Toolkit | Institute for Soil Conservation & Sustainable... | 2020 | 5 (2) | |
| Soil borne diseases: Practical information (Best4Soil Factsheet) | WUR - Wageningen University & Research , IFAPA - Instituto Andaluz de Investigación y... , Agroscope | BEST4Soil | 2020 | |
| Soil borne diseases: Practical information (Best4Soil Video) | WUR - Wageningen University & Research , IFAPA - Instituto Andaluz de Investigación y... , Agroscope | BEST4Soil | 2020 | |
| Vermicompost - Practical information (Best4Soil Video) | Landwirtschaft Grand | BEST4Soil | 2020 |
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