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dc.contributor.authorGhaley, Bhim
dc.contributor.authorRusu, Teodor
dc.contributor.authorSandén, Taru
dc.contributor.authorSpiegel, Heide
dc.contributor.authorMenta, Cristina
dc.contributor.authorVisioli, Giovanna
dc.contributor.authorO’Sullivan, Lilian
dc.contributor.authorGattin, Isabelle
dc.contributor.authorDelgado, Antonio
dc.contributor.authorLiebig, Mark
dc.contributor.authorVrebos, Dirk
dc.contributor.authorSzegi, Tamas
dc.contributor.authorMichéli, Erika
dc.contributor.authorCacovean, Horia
dc.contributor.authorHenriksen, Christian
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-22T12:04:01Z
dc.date.available2023-03-22T12:04:01Z
dc.date.issued2018-03-13
dc.identifier.citationGhaley, B.B.; Rusu, T.; Sandén, T.; Spiegel, H.; Menta, C.; Visioli, G.; O’Sullivan, L.; Gattin, I.T.; Delgado, A.; Liebig, M.A.; Vrebos, D.; Szegi, T.; Michéli, E.; Cacovean, H.; Henriksen, C.B. Assessment of Benefits of Conservation Agriculture on Soil Functions in Arable Production Systems in Europe. Sustainability 2018, 10, 794. https://doi.org/10.3390/su10030794en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11019/2936
dc.descriptionpeer-revieweden_US
dc.description.abstractConventional farming (CONV) is the norm in European farming, causing adverse effects on some of the five major soil functions, viz. primary productivity, carbon sequestration and regulation, nutrient cycling and provision, water regulation and purification, and habitat for functional and intrinsic biodiversity. Conservation agriculture (CA) is an alternative to enhance soil functions. However, there is no analysis of CA benefits on the five soil functions as most studies addressed individual soil functions. The objective was to compare effects of CA and CONV practices on the five soil functions in four major environmental zones (Atlantic North, Pannonian, Continental and Mediterranean North) in Europe by applying expert scoring based on synthesis of existing literature. In each environmental zone, a team of experts scored the five soil functions due to CA and CONV treatments and median scores indicated the overall effects on five soil functions. Across the environmental zones, CONV had overall negative effects on soil functions with a median score of 0.50 whereas CA had overall positive effects with median score ranging from 0.80 to 0.83. The study proposes the need for field-based investigations, policies and subsidy support to benefit from CA adoption to enhance the five soil functions.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipEuropean Union
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Instituteen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesSustainability;Vol 10
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/*
dc.subjectsoil functionsen_US
dc.subjectconservation agricultureen_US
dc.subjectconventional farmingen_US
dc.subjectzero tillageen_US
dc.subjectenvironmental zonesen_US
dc.titleAssessment of Benefits of Conservation Agriculture on Soil Functions in Arable Production Systems in Europeen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.3390/su10030794
dc.contributor.sponsorEuropean Unionen_US
dc.contributor.sponsorSustainFARMen_US
dc.contributor.sponsorWaterFARMINGen_US
dc.contributor.sponsorGrantNumber635201en_US
dc.contributor.sponsorGrantNumber652615en_US
dc.contributor.sponsorGrantNumber689271en_US
dc.source.volume10
dc.source.issue3
dc.source.beginpage794
refterms.dateFOA2023-03-22T12:04:01Z
dc.source.journaltitleSustainability


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