Instant Insights: Regenerative Techniques to Improve Soil Health

Chapter 1 - DSafe and sustainable use of bio-based fertilizers in agricultural production systems: April Leytem, Robert Dungan, Mindy Spiehs and Dan Miller, United States Department of Agriculture, USA;

1 Introduction
2 Risk factors associated with utilizing bio-based fertilizers in agricultural production
3 Case study: intensive dairy production in the northwest United States
4 Conclusion
5 Future trends in research
6 References


Chapter 2 - DAssessing the effects of compost on soil health: Cristina Lazcano, University of California-Davis, USA; Charlotte Decock, California Polytechnic State University, USA; Connie T. F. Wong, University of California-Davis, USA; and Kamille Garcia-Brucher, California Polytechnic State University, USA;

Cover
1 Introduction
2 Why compost?
3 Effects of compost on soil nutrient cycling
4 Effects of compost on soil hydraulic properties
5 Effect of compost on crop productivity
6 Effects of compost on soil biodiversity
7 Effects of compost on environmental quality
8 The use of compost to improve soil health in annual crops: a case study with strawberries
9 The use of compost to improve soil health, sequester carbon and reduce greenhouse gas emissions in perennial crops: a case stu
10 Conclusion
11 Where to look for further information
12 References


Chapter 3 - DService crops as a source of nitrogen in temperate Europe: Iris Vogeler, Aarhus University, Denmark and Christian-Albrechts University, Germany; Peter Sorensen and Ingrid K. Thomsen, Aarhus University, Denmark; and Friedhelm Taube, Christian-Albrechts University, Germany;

1 Introduction
2 Service crops in rotation with cash crops
3 Service crops intercropped with cash crops
4 Effects of service crops on yields
5 Residual effects of service crops
6 Nitrate leaching
7 Conclusion
8 Where to look for further information
9 References


Chapter 4 - DThe role of crop rotations in optimizing nitrogen use efficiency in organic farming: Lucie Chmelikova and Kurt-Juergen Huelsbergen, Technical University of Munich, Germany; and Sebastian Wolfrum, Technical University of Munich, Germany, and Bavarian State Research Center for Agriculture, Germany;

1 Introduction
2 Crop rotations and nitrogen flows in organic farming
3 Assessing nitrogen flows and nitrogen use efficiency in organic farming: case study
4 Assessing nitrogen flows and nitrogen use efficiency in organic farming: results
5 Improving the use of rotations to optimize nitrogen flows and nitrogen use efficiency
6 Conclusion
7 Future trends
8 Where to look for further information
9 References