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An agroforestry system consisting of rows of walnut and hazelnut trees combined with grassland and flowers was applied in place of a former conventional monoculture system in Alphen, Noord-Brabant, the Netherlands.

• Compilador/a: Carlos Gil Picon
• 14/02/2024 09:23

Bokashi is a soil amendment formed by fermenting clippings of vegetation. It helps to increase soil organic matter content in fruit orchards.

• Compilador/a: Alan Radbourne
• 06/07/2023 16:52

Willow and hazelnut trees have been planted in strips on arable land to reduce windspeed, decrease the leaching of nutrients and attract and support natural enemies of crops pests.

• Compilador/a: Alan Radbourne
• 27/07/2023 14:21

Flower strips are established on arable crop access paths to attract and support natural enemies to control and decrease crop pests

• Compilador/a: Alan Radbourne
• 15/08/2019 18:04

The organic matter content of arable land is increased by spreading mushroom compost ("champost"), growing green manure during the winter season, and reducing tillage

• Compilador/a: Alan Radbourne
• 15/08/2019 15:57

Create strips with flowering plants in the margins of arable fields.

• Compilador/a: Alan Radbourne
• 09/07/2019 17:23

Postponing the timing of ploughing a grassland field by one or two years to reduce nutrient losses and organic matter decomposition.

• Compilador/a: Jason Stuka
• 25/04/2015 20:54

Mineral ferilizers are (partly) replaced by organic fertilizers in order to have a higher organic matter input

• Compilador/a: wijnand sukkel
• 19/07/2017 15:30

Certified Organic Agriculture (EU standards) with a combination of arable and vegetable crops on sandy loam soils in the Netherlands

• Compilador/a: Marie Wesselink
• 06/12/2017 07:59

Separation of cow manure is a common practice on dairy farms in The Netherlands to improve the nutrient use efficiency.

• Compilador/a: Simone Verzandvoort
• 10/05/2015 16:23