Abstract
In millions of years huge amounts of organic matter were stored in the soil as organic matter or fossil energy carriers as oil, gas and coal. We make use of these stocks to supply us with energy and to be able to grow plants for our needs. However what has been stored in our soils for millions of years we now are depleting in a few hundred years. The amount of organic matter we return back to the soil is in general too low to maintain its capacity for plant production on the long term. Various studies show there is a decrease of organic matter in arable soils all over the world.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | ECOMIT: Proceedings of the 5th International Scientific Conference on Sustainable Farming Systems, Piestany, Slovakia, 5-7 November 2008 |
| Editors | Z. Lehocká, M. Klimeková, W. Sukkel |
| Place of Publication | Piestany |
| Publisher | Slovak Association for Sustainable Agriculture |
| Pages | 14-16 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9788096960316 |
| Publication status | Published - 2008 |
| Event | 5th International Scientific Conference on Sustainable Farming Systems - Duration: 5 Nov 2008 → 7 Nov 2008 |
Conference
| Conference | 5th International Scientific Conference on Sustainable Farming Systems |
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| Period | 5/11/08 → 7/11/08 |
Keywords
- climatic change
- soil degradation
- organic farming
- organic matter
- fuel crops
- soil carbon sequestration
- biobased economy