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Distinct soil microbial diversity under long-term organic and conventional farming by Hartmann, Martin, Frey, Beat, Mayer, Jochen, Mäder, Paul, Widmer, Franco

“…Low-input agricultural systems aim at reducing the use of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides in order to improve sustainable production and ecosystem health…”
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Organic farming enhances soil microbial abundance and activity-A meta-analysis and meta-regression by Lori, Martina, Symnaczik, Sarah, Mäder, Paul, De Deyn, Gerlinde, Gattinger, Andreas

“…Population growth and climate change challenge our food and farming systems and provide arguments for an increased intensification of agriculture. A promising…”
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Impact of land use intensity on the species diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in agroecosystems of central Europe by Oehl, F, Sieverding, E, Ineichen, K, Mader, P, Boller, T, Wiemken, A

“…The impact of land use intensity on the diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) was investigated at eight sites in the "three-country corner" of…”
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Soil organic matter and biological soil quality indicators after 21 years of organic and conventional farming by Fließbach, Andreas, Oberholzer, Hans-Rudolf, Gunst, Lucie, Mäder, Paul

“…Organic farming systems often comprise crops and livestock, recycle farmyard manure for fertilization, and preventive or biocontrol measures are used for plant…”
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Enhanced top soil carbon stocks under organic farming by Gattinger, Andreas, Muller, Adrian, Haeni, Matthias, Skinner, Colin, Fliessbach, Andreas, Buchmann, Nina, Mäder, Paul, Stolze, Matthias, Smith, Pete, Scialabba, Nadia El-Hage, Niggli, Urs

“…It has been suggested that conversion to organic farming contributes to soil carbon sequestration, but until now a comprehensive quantitative assessment has…”
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Impact of conservation tillage and organic farming on the diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi by Säle, Verena, Aguilera, Paula, Laczko, Endre, Mäder, Paul, Berner, Alfred, Zihlmann, Urs, van der Heijden, Marcel G.A., Oehl, Fritz

“…Communities of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) are strongly affected by land use intensity and soil type. The impact of tillage practices on AMF communities…”
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Yield and economic performance of organic and conventional cotton-based farming systems--results from a field trial in India by Forster, Dionys, Andres, Christian, Verma, Rajeev, Zundel, Christine, Messmer, Monika M, Mäder, Paul

“…The debate on the relative benefits of conventional and organic farming systems has in recent time gained significant interest. So far, global agricultural…”
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Inoculation of root microorganisms for sustainable wheat–rice and wheat–black gram rotations in India by Mäder, Paul, Kaiser, Franziska, Adholeya, Alok, Singh, Reena, Uppal, Harminder S., Sharma, Anil K., Srivastava, Rashmi, Sahai, Vikram, Aragno, Michel, Wiemken, Andres, Johri, Bhavdish N., Fried, Padruot M.

“…The scarcity of non-renewable resources such as soils and fertilizers and the consequences of climate change can dramatically influence the food security of…”
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Long-term organic farming fosters below and aboveground biota: Implications for soil quality, biological control and productivity by Birkhofer, Klaus, Bezemer, T. Martijn, Bloem, Jaap, Bonkowski, Michael, Christensen, Søren, Dubois, David, Ekelund, Fleming, Fließbach, Andreas, Gunst, Lucie, Hedlund, Katarina, Mäder, Paul, Mikola, Juha, Robin, Christophe, Setälä, Heikki, Tatin-Froux, Fabienne, Van der Putten, Wim H., Scheu, Stefan

“…Organic farming may contribute substantially to future agricultural production worldwide by improving soil quality and pest control, thereby reducing…”
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Site-Specific Conditions Change the Response of Bacterial Producers of Soil Structure-Stabilizing Agents Such as Exopolysaccharides and Lipopolysaccharides to Tillage Intensity by Cania, Barbara, Vestergaard, Gisle, Suhadolc, Marjetka, Mihelič, Rok, Krauss, Maike, Fliessbach, Andreas, Mäder, Paul, Szumełda, Anna, Schloter, Michael, Schulz, Stefanie

“…Agro-ecosystems experience huge losses of land every year due to soil erosion induced by poor agricultural practices such as intensive tillage. Erosion can be…”
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Yield and baking quality of winter wheat cultivars in different farming systems of the DOK long-term trial by Hildermann, Isabell, Thommen, Andreas, Dubois, David, Boller, Thomas, Wiemken, Andres, Mäder, Paul

“…BACKGROUND: A challenge in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) breeding for organic farming is to provide high-yielding cultivars with appropriate baking qualities…”
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Survey of organochlorine pesticides in horticultural soils and there grown Cucurbitaceae by Hilber, Isabel, Mäder, Paul, Schulin, Rainer, Wyss, Gabriela S.

“…Organochlorine pesticides (OCP) are still found in food and feed crops although they were applied about 40 years ago. There is a considerable knowledge gap…”
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Corrigendum to “Sensitivity of labile carbon fractions to tillage and organic matter management and their potential as comprehensive soil quality indicators across pedoclimatic conditions in Europe” [Ecol. Indic. 99 (2019) 38–50] by Bongiorno, Giulia, Bünemann, Else K., Oguejiofor, Chidinma U., Meier, Jennifer, Gort, Gerrit, Comans, Rob, Mäder, Paul, Brussaard, Lijbert, de Goede, Ron

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Wheat quality in organic and conventional farming: results of a 21 year field experiment by Mäder, P, Hahn, D, Dubois, D, Gunst, L, Alföldi, T, Bergmann, H, Oehme, M, Amadò, R, Schneider, H, Graf, U

“…Consumers have become more aware of healthy and safe food produced with low environmental impact. Organic agriculture is of particular interest in this…”
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Influence of activated charcoal amendment to contaminated soil on dieldrin and nutrient uptake by cucumbers by Hilber, Isabel, Wyss, Gabriela S., Mäder, Paul, Bucheli, Thomas D., Meier, Isabel, Vogt, Lea, Schulin, Rainer

“…Activated charcoal (AC) amendments have been suggested as a promising, cost-effective method to immobilize organic contaminants in soil. We performed pot…”
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Application of Mycorrhiza and Soil from a Permaculture System Improved Phosphorus Acquisition in Naranjilla by Symanczik, Sarah, Gisler, Michelle, Thonar, Cécile, Schlaeppi, Klaus, Van der Heijden, Marcel, Kahmen, Ansgar, Boller, Thomas, Mäder, Paul

“…Naranjilla ( ) is a perennial shrub plant mainly cultivated in Ecuador, Colombia, and Central America where it represents an important cash crop. Current…”
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Phosphorus forms and enzymatic hydrolyzability of organic phosphorus in soils after 30 years of organic and conventional farming by Keller, Martina, Oberson, Astrid, Annaheim, Kathrin E., Tamburini, Federica, Mäder, Paul, Mayer, Jochen, Frossard, Emmanuel, Bünemann, Else K.

“…Lower P‐input levels in organic than conventional farming can decrease soil total and available P, which can potentially be resupplied from soil organic P. We…”
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Drought Effects on Nitrogen Provisioning in Different Agricultural Systems: Insights Gained and Lessons Learned from a Field Experiment by Kundel, Dominika, Lori, Martina, Fliessbach, Andreas, van Kleunen, Mark, Meyer, Svenja, Mäder, Paul

“…Most nitrogen (N) in organic fertilizers must be mineralized to become available to plants, a process in which microorganisms play crucial roles. Droughts may…”
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Distinct Nitrogen Provisioning From Organic Amendments in Soil as Influenced by Farming System and Water Regime by Lori, Martina, Symanczik, Sarah, Mäder, Paul, Efosa, Norah, Jaenicke, Sebastian, Buegger, Franz, Tresch, Simon, Goesmann, Alexander, Gattinger, Andreas

“…The majority of soil organic nitrogen (N) is bound in protein-like compounds and therefore its proteolysis in peptides and amino acids is considered the…”
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Effect of arbuscular mycorrhizal colonization and two levels of compost supply on nutrient uptake and flowering of pelargonium plants by Perner, Henrike, Schwarz, Dietmar, Bruns, Christian, Mäder, Paul, George, Eckhard

“…Two challenges frequently encountered in the production of ornamental plants in organic horticulture are: (1) the rate of mineralization of phosphorus (P) and…”
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