Soil Care for profitable and sustainable crop production in Europe

Project Information

SOILCARE

Grant agreement ID: 677407

DOI

10.3030/677407

Project closed

EC signature date 9 February 2016

Start date 1 March 2016

End date 31 August 2021

Funded under

• SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine, maritime and inland water research, and the bioeconomy

Total cost

€ 7 628 403,00

EU contribution

€ 6 999 993,00

Coordinated by

STICHTING WAGENINGEN RESEARCH
Netherlands

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Deliverables

Documents, reports (13)

Stakeholder analysis report

Stakeholder analysis report providing results from each study site

Inventory of opportunities and bottlenecks in policy to facilitate the adoption of soil-improving techniques
List of CS selected for testing in WP5

List of cropping systems selected for testing in WP5

Review report of soil-improving CS

Review report of soil-improving cropping systems

Report on monitoring results and analysis
Report on the integration and synthesis of Study Site results and their potential for upscaling
Report describing final stakeholder workshops held in study sites, detailing stakeholder feedback on preliminary findings

Report describing final stakeholder workshops held in study sites detailing stakeholder feedback on preliminary findings

Report on the selection of good policy alternatives at EU and study site level accompanied by an analysis of their performance on multiple criteria
Report on demonstration activities in Study Sites
Report on the potential for applying soil-improving CS across Europe

Report on the potential for applying soilimproving CS across Europe

Policy briefings translating the scientific evidence to a policy audience

Policy briefings translating the scientific evidence to a policy audience advertising on the potential of soilimproving cropping techniques for a smarter and more sustainable agriculture

Report on the role of trust and other factors in the adoption and social acceptability of soil-improving innovations

Report on the role of trust and other factors in the adoption and social acceptability of soilimproving innovations

Interactive mapping tool for the application of soil-improving CS across Europe

Interactive mapping tool for the application of soilimproving CS across Europe

Websites, patent fillings, videos etc. (3)

Final conference to disseminate the project results to a range of stakeholders
SOILCARE Information Hub

SOILCARE Information Hub hosting a suite of dissemination products SOILCARE Information Hub hosting a suite of dissemination products

SOILCARE website

SOILCARE project website

Publications

Peer reviewed articles (31)

Mycobiome Composition and Diversity under the Long-Term Application of Spent Mushroom Substrate and Chicken Manure

Author(s): Magdalena Frąc, Giorgia Pertile, Jacek Panek, Agata Gryta, Karolina Oszust, Jerzy Lipiec, Bogusław Usowicz
Published in: Agronomy, Issue 11/3, 2021, Page(s) 410, ISSN 2073-4395
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/agronomy11030410

Inconsistent effects of agricultural practices on soil fungal communities across twelve European long‐term experiments

Author(s): S. E. Hannula, D. P. Di Lonardo, B. T. Christensen, F.V. Crotty, A. Elsen, P.J. Erp, E.M. Hansen, G. H. Rubæk, M. Tits, Z. Toth, A. J. Termorshuizen
Published in: European Journal of Soil Science, 2021, ISSN 1351-0754
Publisher: Blackwell Publishing Inc.
DOI: 10.1111/ejss.13090

Soil Water Retention as Affected by Management Induced Changes of Soil Organic Carbon: Analysis of Long-Term Experiments in Europe

Author(s): Ioanna S. Panagea, Antonio Berti, Pavel Čermak, Jan Diels, Annemie Elsen, Helena Kusá, Ilaria Piccoli, Jean Poesen, Chris Stoate, Mia Tits, Zoltan Toth and Guido Wyseure
Published in: LAND, Issue Vol 10, issue 12, 2021, Page(s) 1362, ISSN 2073-445X
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/land10121362

The Impact of Soil-Improving Cropping Practices on Erosion Rates: A Stakeholder-Oriented Field Experiment Assessment

Author(s): Ioannis K. Tsanis, Konstantinos D. Seiradakis, Sofia Sarchani, Ioanna S. Panagea, Dimitrios D. Alexakis, Aristeidis G. Koutroulis
Published in: Land, Issue 10/9, 2021, Page(s) 964, ISSN 2073-445X
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/land10090964

Effect of soil P status on barley growth, P uptake, and soil microbial properties after incorporation of cover crop shoot and root residues

Author(s): Julie T. Christensen,Elly M. Hansen,Ellen Kandeler,Moritz Hallama,Bent T. Christensen,Gitte H. Rubæk
Published in: Journal of plant nutrition and soil science, Issue volume 184, issue 6, 2021, Page(s) 657–667, ISSN 1522-2624
Publisher: Wiley-VCH GmbH
DOI: 10.1002/jpln.202100046

Barriers and Facilitators for Adopting Sustainable Soil Management Practices in Mediterranean Olive Groves

Author(s): José A. Aznar-Sánchez, Juan F. Velasco-Muñoz, Belén López-Felices, Fernando del Moral-Torres
Published in: Agronomy, Issue 10/4, 2020, Page(s) 506, ISSN 2073-4395
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/agronomy10040506

Spatial variability of saturated hydraulic conductivity and its links with other soil properties at the regional scale

Author(s): Usowicz, B., Lipiec, J.
Published in: Scientific Reports, Issue 11, 2021, ISSN 2045-2322
Publisher: Nature Publishing Group
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-86862-3

Can Long-Term Experiments Predict Real Field N and P Balance and System Sustainability? Results from Maize, Winter Wheat, and Soybean Trials Using Mineral and Organic Fertilisers

Author(s): Ilaria Piccoli, Felice Sartori, Riccardo Polese, Maurizio Borin, Antonio Berti
Published in: Agronomy, Issue 11/8, 2021, Page(s) 1472, ISSN 2073-4395
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/agronomy11081472

Soil-Improving Cropping Systems for Sustainable and Profitable Farming in Europe

Author(s): Rudi Hessel, Guido Wyseure, Ioanna S. Panagea, Abdallah Alaoui, Mark S. Reed, Hedwig van Delden, Melanie Muro, Jane Mills, Oene Oenema, Francisco Areal, Erik van den Elsen, Simone Verzandvoort, Falentijn Assinck, Annemie Elsen, Jerzy Lipiec, Aristeidis Koutroulis, Lilian O’Sullivan, Martin A. Bolinder, Luuk Fleskens, Ellen Kandeler, Luca Montanarella, Marius Heinen, Zoltan Toth, Moritz Hallama,
Published in: Land, Issue Land 2022, 11, 2022, Page(s) 780, ISSN 2073-445X
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/land11060780

A Review of Crop Husbandry and Soil Management Practices Using Meta-Analysis Studies: Towards Soil-Improving Cropping Systems

Author(s): René Rietra, Marius Heinen and Oene Oenema
Published in: Land, Issue Land 11, 2022, Page(s) 255, ISSN 2073-445X
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/land11020255

Effects of Application of Recycled Chicken Manure and Spent Mushroom Substrate on Organic Matter, Acidity, and Hydraulic Properties of Sandy Soils

Author(s): Jerzy Lipiec, Bogusław Usowicz, Jerzy Kłopotek, Marcin Turski, Magdalena Frąc
Published in: Materials, Issue 14/14, 2021, Page(s) 4036, ISSN 1996-1944
Publisher: MDPI Open Access Publishing
DOI: 10.3390/ma14144036

Long-term soil quality effects of soil and crop management in organic and conventional arable cropping systems

Author(s): Chiara De Notaris, Johannes Lund Jensen, Jørgen Eivind Olesen, Tiago Stumpf da Silva, Jim Rasmussen, Ioanna Panagea, Gitte Holton Rubæk
Published in: Geoderma, Issue 403, 2021, Page(s) 115383, ISSN 0016-7061
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2021.115383

Interactions between cover crops and soil microorganisms increase phosphorus availability in conservation agriculture

Author(s): Moritz Hallama, Carola Pekrun, Stefan Pilz, Klaus A. Jarosch, Magdalena Frąc, Marie Uksa, Sven Marhan, Ellen Kandeler
Published in: Plant and Soil, 2021, ISSN 0032-079X
Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-021-04897-x

Seasonal differences in tillage draught on a sandy loam soil with long-term additions of animal manure and mineral fertilizers

Author(s): C. Peltre, T. Nyord, B. T. Christensen, J. L. Jensen, I. K. Thomsen, L. J. Munkholm
Published in: Soil Use and Management, Issue 32/4, 2016, Page(s) 583-593, ISSN 0266-0032
Publisher: CABI Publishing
DOI: 10.1111/sum.12312

A framework for scaling sustainable land management options

Author(s): Richard Thomas, Mark Reed, Kathyrn Clifton, Nathan Appadurai, Anthony Mills, Claudio Zucca, Elie Kodsi, Jason Sircely, Fida Haddad, Christopher Hagen, Everisto Mapedza, Kifle Woldearegay, Kumar Shalander, Mauricio Bellon, Quang Le, Samuel Mabikke, Sasha Alexander, Stefan Leu, Stefan Schlingloff, Tana Lala-Pritchard, Victor Mares, Roberto Quiroz
Published in: Land Degradation & Development, Issue 29/10, 2018, Page(s) 3272-3284, ISSN 1085-3278
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc.
DOI: 10.1002/ldr.3080

Bacterial Preferences for Specific Soil Particle Size Fractions Revealed by Community Analyses

Author(s): Michael Hemkemeyer, Anja B. Dohrmann, Bent T. Christensen, Christoph C. Tebbe
Published in: Frontiers in Microbiology, Issue 9, 2018, ISSN 1664-302X
Publisher: Frontiers Media
DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.00149

Functional Land Management: Bridging the Think-Do-Gap using a multi-stakeholder science policy interface

Author(s): Lilian O’Sullivan, David Wall, Rachel Creamer, Francesca Bampa, Rogier P. O. Schulte
Published in: Ambio, Issue 47/2, 2018, Page(s) 216-230, ISSN 0044-7447
Publisher: Kungliga Vetenskapsakademien/Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
DOI: 10.1007/s13280-017-0983-x

Hidden miners – the roles of cover crops and soil microorganisms in phosphorus cycling through agroecosystems

Author(s): Moritz Hallama, Carola Pekrun, Hans Lambers, Ellen Kandeler
Published in: Plant and Soil, Issue 434/1-2, 2019, Page(s) 7-45, ISSN 0032-079X
Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-018-3810-7

Are advisory services “fit for purpose” to support sustainable soil management? An assessment of advice in Europe

Author(s): Julie Ingram, Jane Mills
Published in: Soil Use and Management, Issue 35/1, 2019, Page(s) 21-31, ISSN 0266-0032
Publisher: CABI Publishing
DOI: 10.1111/sum.12452

The use of Twitter for knowledge exchange on sustainable soil management

Author(s): Jane Mills, Matthew Reed, Kamilla Skaalsveen, Julie Ingram
Published in: Soil Use and Management, Issue 35/1, 2019, Page(s) 195-203, ISSN 0266-0032
Publisher: CABI Publishing
DOI: 10.1111/sum.12485

A Review of Soil-Improving Cropping Systems for Soil Salinization

Author(s): Julián Cuevas, Ioannis N. Daliakopoulos, Fernando del Moral, Juan J. Hueso, Ioannis K. Tsanis
Published in: Agronomy, Issue 9/6, 2019, Page(s) 295, ISSN 2073-4395
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/agronomy9060295

Determining the effect of exogenous organic materials on spatial distribution of maize yield

Author(s): Bogusław Usowicz, Jerzy Lipiec
Published in: Scientific Reports, Issue 9/1, 2019, ISSN 2045-2322
Publisher: Nature Publishing Group
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-56266-5

Spatial relationships among cereal yields and selected soil physical and chemical properties

Author(s): Jerzy Lipiec, Bogusław Usowicz
Published in: Science of The Total Environment, Issue 633, 2018, Page(s) 1579-1590, ISSN 0048-9697
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.03.277

Phosphorus-acquisition strategies of canola, wheat and barley in soil amended with sewage sludges

Author(s): C. Nobile, D. Houben, E. Michel, S. Firmin, H. Lambers, E. Kandeler, M.-P. Faucon
Published in: Scientific Reports, Issue 9/1, 2019, ISSN 2045-2322
Publisher: Nature Publishing Group
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-51204-x

Social capital factors affecting uptake of sustainable soil management practices: a literature review

Author(s): Niki A. Rust, Emilia Noel Ptak, Morten Graversgaard, Sara Iversen, Mark S. Reed, Jasper R. de Vries, Julie Ingram, Jane Mills, Rosmarie K. Neumann, Chris Kjeldsen, Melanie Muro, Tommy Dalgaard
Published in: Emerald Open Research, Issue 2, 2020, Page(s) 8, ISSN 2631-3952
Publisher: Emerald Open Research
DOI: 10.35241/emeraldopenres.13412.2

Crop yield after 5 decades of contrasting residue management

Author(s): I. Piccoli, F. Sartori, R. Polese, A. Berti
Published in: Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems, Issue 117/2, 2020, Page(s) 231-241, ISSN 1385-1314
Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers
DOI: 10.1007/s10705-020-10067-9

A theory of participation: what makes stakeholder and public engagement in environmental management work?

Author(s): Mark S. Reed, Steven Vella, Edward Challies, Joris de Vente, Lynne Frewer, Daniela Hohenwallner-Ries, Tobias Huber, Rosmarie K. Neumann, Elizabeth A. Oughton, Julian Sidoli del Ceno, Hedwig van Delden
Published in: Restoration Ecology, Issue 26 (S1), 2017, Page(s) S7-S17, ISSN 1061-2971
Publisher: Blackwell Publishing Inc.
DOI: 10.1111/rec.12541

The effect of crop residues, cover crops, manures and nitrogen fertilization on soil organic carbon changes in agroecosystems: a synthesis of reviews

Author(s): Martin A. Bolinder, Felicity Crotty, Annemie Elsen, Magdalena Frac, Tamás Kismányoky, Jerzy Lipiec, Mia Tits, Zoltán Tóth, Thomas Kätterer
Published in: Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change, 2020, ISSN 1381-2386
Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers
DOI: 10.1007/s11027-020-09916-3

Have farmers had enough of experts?

Author(s): Niki A. Rust, Petra Stankovics, Rebecca M. Jarvis, Zara Morris-Trainor, Jasper R. de Vries, Julie Ingram, Jane Mills, Jenny A. Glikman, Joy Parkinson, Zoltan Toth, Regina Hansda, Rob McMorran, Jayne Glass, Mark S. Reed
Published in: Environmental Management, 2021, ISSN 0364-152X
Publisher: Springer Verlag
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-021-01546-y

The interrelations of land ownership, soil protection and privileges of capital in the aspect of land take

Author(s): Petra Stankovics, Luca Montanarella, Piroska Kassai, Gergely Tóth, Zoltán Tóth
Published in: Land Use Policy, Issue 99, 2020, Page(s) 105071, ISSN 0264-8377
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2020.105071

A Multivariate Approach to Evaluate Reduced Tillage Systems and Cover Crop Sustainability

Author(s): Sartori, Felice; Piccoli, Ilaria; Polese, Riccardo; Berti, Antonio
Published in: Land, Issue 4, 2022, ISSN 2073-445X
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/land11010055

Book chapters (1)

Smart Agricultural Waste Management in Traditional Mediterranean Crops

Author(s): José A. Aznar-Sánchez, Juan F. Velasco-Muñoz, Emilio Galdeano-Gómez, Fernando Del Moral-Torres
Published in: Handbook of Environmental Materials Management, 2020, Page(s) 1-23, ISBN 978-3-319-58538-3
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-58538-3_184-1