The effect of soil measures on ecosystem services in the long-term experiment ‘Bodemkwaliteit Veenkoloniën’

Several measures were tested to improve the soil quality on a reclaimed peatsoil in the North-East of the Netherlands in the period 2014-2021. The effects of the measures on the crop yields, crop quality, soil fertility, nutrient balances, soil nematodes, soil biology, soil structure, plant available water and weeds were monitored. Replacing spring barley by Marigold in the crop rotation was the most successful in increasing the crop yields of potatoes, by reducing the population of the plant parasitic nematode P. penetrans. The cultivation of Marigold once every four years was more successful than once every eight years. The application of compost increased the yield of sugar beet. The application of compost was also associated with nutrient surpluses and a increase in soil nutrients. The application of compost also led to an increase in some aspects of the soil biology. The other measures, including non-inversion tillage, the Base-Cation saturation ratio and applying rockdust were not successful in increasing the crop yields. Overall, large improvements in the soil quality as a result of the measures was not found.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Vervuurt, W., Toren, M., Visser, J.H.M., Brinkman, E.P., Kurm, V., Sprangers, T., Specken, J.W., van Asperen, P., van den Berg, W., van Geel, W.C.A., Schnabel, S.K., Korthals, G.W., Wesselink, M., de Haan, J.J.
Format:	External research report biblioteca
Language:	English
Published:	Wageningen Plant Research
Subjects:	Life Science,
Online Access:	https://research.wur.nl/en/publications/the-effect-of-soil-measures-on-ecosystem-services-in-the-long-ter
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