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Original research article

Selecting indicator of soil properties to correlate with crop productivity in organic farming system
Young Kyu Hong1
,
Jin Wook Kim2
,
Kyeong Min Lee3
,
Dong Ju Lee3
,
Cho Rong Lee4
,
Sung Chul Kim5*
1Ph.D. Fellow, Institute of Agricultural Science, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 34134, Korea
2Ph.D. Student, Department of Bio-Environmental Chemistry, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 34134, Korea
3Graduated Student, Department of Bio-Environmental Chemistry, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 34134, Korea
4Researcher, Organic Agricultural Division, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, RDA, Wanju 55365, Korea
5Professor, Department of Bio-Environmental Chemistry, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 34134, Korea
*Corresponding Author
29 February 2024. pp. 35-47
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Abstract

Organic farming has been awarded as an eco-friendly agricultural practice and soil properties are closely related to crop productivity in organic farming system. The main purpose of this study was to examine the physicochemical and biological properties of soil in organic farming and to find closely correlated soil parameters among varied soil properties. Result showed that physicochemical and biological properties of soil in organic farming was generally optimum range for crop production. When soil properties in organic farming was compared to conventional farming, lower bulk density and higher porosity, soil pH, organic matter contents, and cation exchange capacity were observed in organic farming system. Consequently, those soil properties are highly correlated to pepper yield in organic farming although, no biological soil properties are highly correlated to pepper production. This result may indicate that management of physicochemical properties of soil in organic farming system is more important than management of biological properties in soil. However, this study only used limited soil samples and more soil sample analysis in organic farming system should be conducted for comprehensive understanding between soil properties and crop productivity in organic farming system.

Among varied soil properties, bulk density, porosity, soil pH, soil organic matter content, and cation exchange capacity are highly correlated to pepper yield in organic farming system.
Keywords
Crop production
Manure
Organic farming
Soil enzyme activity
Sustainable agriculture
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  • Publisher :Korean Society of Soil Science and Fertilizer
  • Publisher(Ko) :한국토양비료학회
  • Journal Title :Korean Journal of Soil Science and Fertilizer
  • Journal Title(Ko) :한국토양비료학회 학회지
  • Volume : 57
  • No :1
  • Pages :35-47
  • Received Date : 2024-02-07
  • Revised Date : 2024-02-28
  • Accepted Date : 2024-02-29
  • DOI :https://doi.org/10.7745/KJSSF.2024.57.1.035
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