Articles | Volume 8, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-8-621-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-8-621-2022
Original research article
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06 Oct 2022
Original research article |  | 06 Oct 2022

Impact of agricultural management on soil aggregates and associated organic carbon fractions: analysis of long-term experiments in Europe

Ioanna S. Panagea, Antonios Apostolakis, Antonio Berti, Jenny Bussell, Pavel Čermak, Jan Diels, Annemie Elsen, Helena Kusá, Ilaria Piccoli, Jean Poesen, Chris Stoate, Mia Tits, Zoltan Toth, and Guido Wyseure

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Data to support the publication "Impact of agricultural management on soil aggregates and associated organic carbon fractions: Analysis of long-term experiments in Europe" Ioanna Panagea https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7126484

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The potential to reverse the negative effects caused in topsoil by inversion tillage, using alternative agricultural practices, was evaluated. Reduced and no tillage, and additions of manure/compost, improved topsoil structure and OC content. Residue retention had a positive impact on structure. We concluded that the negative effects of inversion tillage can be mitigated by reducing tillage intensity or adding organic materials, optimally combined with non-inversion tillage.