Soil
What is the DOK trial?
The DOK trial comes up repeatedly when talking about organic farming. It provides invaluable results, especially for biodynamic agriculture. But what…
Farmyard manure improves soil properties in long-term experiment
The biodynamic method is the oldest certified way of practising organic agriculture. Despite a growing number of studies on the effects of biodynamic…
DOK study compares soil quality of different cropping systems after 42 years of agricultural use
How do different farming systems influence soil quality over time? The DOK trial (BioDynamic, BioOrganic, Konventionell (German for conventional))…
Biodynamic preparations influence the biochemical soil properties and the quality of potatoes
The aim of the three-year research project by Vaitkevičienė et al. was to evaluate the effect of the biodynamic preparations 500 and 501 on the…
Biodynamic agriculture favours adaptive fungal communities
Agroecosystems are managed by humans but remain subject to ecological processes. The type and intensity of management measures have an impact on the…
Biodynamic farming significantly leads to better soil agregate stability and microbiological activity of soil bacteria
A group of researchers lead by Jürgen Fritz of the University of Bonn studied the effect of the biodynamic preparations horn manure and horn silicate…
Spatial Differentiation of Physical and Chemical Soil Parameters under Integrated, Organic, and Biodynamic Viticulture
Abstract
Vineyard soils show an increased risk of degradation due to being intensively cultivated. The preservation of soil integrity and fertility…
DOKumented: Organic systems are more efficient and host more life
The long-term DOK trial, the oldest and most important of its kind worldwide, in which the three farming systems biodynamic, organic and conventional…
The impact of long-term organic farming on soil-derived greenhouse gas emissions
Agricultural practices contribute considerably to emissions of greenhouse gases. so far, knowledge on the impact of organic compared to non-organic…