Biodiversity management of organic farming enhances agricultural sustainability | |
Liu H. T.; Meng, J.; Bo, W. J.; Cheng, D.; Li, Y.; Guo, L. Y.; Li, C. H.; Zheng, Y. H.; Liu, M. Z.; Ning, T. Y. | |
2016 | |
关键词 | food security intensification herbicide biosolids systems people carbon weeds risk |
英文摘要 | Organic farming (OF) has been believed to be capable of curtailing some hazardous effects associated with chemical farming (CF). However, debates also exist on whether OF can feed a world with increasing human population. We hypothesized that some improvements on OF may produce adequate crops and reduce environmental pollutions from CF. This paper makes comparative analysis of crop yield, soil organic matter and economic benefits within the practice on Biodiversity Management of Organic Farming (BMOF) at Hongyi Organic Farm (HOF) over eight years and between BMOF and CF. Linking crop production with livestock to maximal uses of by-products from each production and avoid xenobiotic chemicals, we have achieved beneficial improvement in soil properties, effective pest and weed control, and increased crop yields. After eight years experiment, we have obtained a gradual but stable increase in crop yields with a 9.6-fold increase of net income. The net income of HOF was 258,827 dollars and 24,423 dollars in 2014 and 2007 respectively. Thus, BMOF can not only feed more population, but also increase adaptive capacity of agriculture ecosystems and gain much higher economic benefits. |
出处 | Scientific Reports |
卷 | 6 |
收录类别 | SCI |
语种 | 英语 |
ISSN号 | 2045-2322 |
内容类型 | SCI/SSCI论文 |
源URL | [http://ir.igsnrr.ac.cn/handle/311030/43260] |
专题 | 地理科学与资源研究所_历年回溯文献 |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Liu H. T.,Meng, J.,Bo, W. J.,et al. Biodiversity management of organic farming enhances agricultural sustainability. 2016. |
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