Conventional and organic farms with more intensive management have lower soil functionality.

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and advanced research instituteen
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Center for Tropical Agricultureen
cg.contributor.affiliationWageningen University & Researchen
cg.contributor.affiliationNetherlands Institute for Ecologyen
cg.contributor.donorDutch Research Councilen
cg.creator.identifierSophie van Rijssel: 0000-0003-2157-3441en
cg.creator.identifierGuusje Koorneef: 0000-0003-3937-4897en
cg.creator.identifierMirjam Pulleman: 0000-0001-9950-0176en
cg.creator.identifierR.G.M. Goede: 0000-0002-9786-5187en
cg.creator.identifierRob Comans: 0000-0002-3403-0561en
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1126/science.adr021en
cg.isijournalISI Journalen
cg.issn0036-8075en
cg.issue6745en
cg.journalScienceen
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen
cg.subject.alliancebiovciatAGRICULTUREen
cg.subject.alliancebiovciatSOIL HEALTHen
cg.volume388en
dc.contributor.authorvan Rijssel, Sophie Q.en
dc.contributor.authorKoorneef, Guusje J.en
dc.contributor.authorVeen, G. F. (Ciska)en
dc.contributor.authorPulleman, Mirjamen
dc.contributor.authorde Goede, Ron G. M.en
dc.contributor.authorComans, Rob N.J.en
dc.contributor.authorvan der Putten, Wim H.en
dc.contributor.authorMason-Jones, Kyleen
dc.date.accessioned2025-04-29T13:58:18Zen
dc.date.available2025-04-29T13:58:18Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/174376
dc.titleConventional and organic farms with more intensive management have lower soil functionality.en
dcterms.abstractOrganic farming is often considered to be more sustainable than conventional farming. However, both farming systems comprise highly variable management practices. In this study, we show that in organic and conventional arable fields, the multifunctionality of soils decreases with increasing agricultural management intensity. Soil organic carbon content and bacterial biomass, respectively, were the strongest abiotic and biotic predictors of soil multifunctionality. Greater soil multifunctionality was associated with less-frequent inversion tillage and higher frequency of grass-legume cover cropping, and organic farming did not outperform conventional farming. Our results suggest that reducing management intensity will enhance soil multifunctionality in both conventional and organic farming. This implies that, in contexts where high-yielding, high-intensity agriculture prevails, the paradigm of sustainable intensification should be replaced by "productive deintensification."en
dcterms.accessRightsLimited Access
dcterms.bibliographicCitationvan Rijssel, S.Q.; Koorneef, G.J.; Veen, G.F.(Ciska); Pulleman, M.; de Goede, R.G.M.; Comans, R.N.; van der Putten, W.H.; Mason-Jones, K. (2025) Conventional and organic farms with more intensive management have lower soil functionality.. Science 388(6745): ISSN: 0036-8075en
dcterms.issued2025-04-24en
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCopyrighted; all rights reserved
dcterms.publisherAAASen
dcterms.subjectsustainable intensificationen
dcterms.subjectsoil quality-soil healthen
dcterms.subjectsoil functionsen
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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