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Farming practices to increase nutrient content in the soil

Appropriate farming practices can influence the soil-plant symbiosis and the soil ecosystem positively. This, in return, allows farmers to reduce the amount of mineral fertilizer applied without sacrificing crop yields.

The different agricultural practices directly interfere in the growth and multiplication of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in the soil and their symbiosis with the plant. Practices such as tillage (no-tillage), pH adjustment, fertilization, annual crop rotation, forage or crops for green manure and rotation of cultivation systems, such as crop-pasture integration, increase the mycorrhizal fungi community in the soil and the occurrence of mycorrhiza. On the other hand, when soil and crop management is inadequate, there may be a reduction in this community and a consequent reduction in the response of plants to the inputs used.

Cover Crops

Increase the nutrient content in the soil, maintain soil biology, regenerate the agricultural system and improve the physical, chemical and biological attributes of the soil.

[Translate to Englisch:] penergetic b unterstützt das Bodenleben
Organic fertilizer

Manure or biochar, sewage sludge, plant residues or other resources not depending on a finite source can be a great alternative to mineral fertilizer.

[Translate to Englisch:] Bodenorganismen erhöhen die Bodenqualität und somit das Pflanzenwachstum
Microorganisms

Release soil contained nutrients, increase macro and micronutrient cycle, reduce atmospheric nitrogen, produce ATP for photosynthesis, stimulate plant-root symbiosis, create symbiosis for wider explored soil, protect the plant from disease and biotic and abiotic stress.

[Translate to Englisch:] lockere und luftdurchlässige Böden sind die optimale Basis für gesundes Wurzelwachstum
Biostimulants like Penergetic

Increase microbial activity, strengthen plant-root symbiosis, reduce soil compaction, stimulate root growth, increase photosynthesis, promote plant vitality and sustainably increase soil quality.

[Translate to Englisch:] Aktivieren Sie den Abbau von Ernterückständen mit penergetic b
Crop rotation

Improve the quality of organic matter in the soil, reduce the risk of high pest and disease pressure and encounter environmental stress.

Gentle soil management

Minimize soil disturbance to reduce nutrient losses, maintain soil life, prevent soil erosion and improve soil ability to infiltrate water and nutrients.


Cover Crops

The introduction of cover crops, isolated or in cocktails (mix), are fundamental tools for an improved crop rotation system. Furthermore, they are indisposable for a no-till system with quality. The adequate use of cover crops contributes to improved protection and physical, chemical and biological attributes of the soil. Furthermore, they promote greater biodiversity in the production systems and contribute to smarter and sustainable agriculture.

The positive effect of Penergetic when using cover crops

The use of cover crops, between the periods of crops with a higher economic interest, leads to a significant increase in soil quality. Cover crops help maintain soil biology and are very important for the regeneration of agricultural systems. The positive effect of penergetic on the different mixtures of cover crops results in increased yield.

Study about the effect of Penergetic on cover crops

Cover crop and no-till methods have additional positive effects when penergetic products are used.

In collaboration with Dr. Ademir Calegari, it was found that cover crops and no-till methods have additional positive effects when penergetic products are used. For this reason, the various applications of cover crops are presented here in order to be able to make a further contribution to the development of intelligent agricultural methods.

All the information contained can be applied to the implementation of cover crops on agricultural plots after an appropriate diagnosis of the local conditions. The plant species best suited to each cropping system are used, depending on the needs of the soil and the crops.

Cover crops for different crops by Ademir Calegari

List of different cover crops and respective areas of application

Crop rotation

When the same crop is grown on the same plot several years in a row, the risk of high pest and disease pressure increases and crop yield decreases.


Among the various agricultural practices, it has been observed that crop rotation can significantly favor mycorrhiza. So, for each production system, it is necessary to program the appropriate crops and cultivars and the type of rotation to be used. Some annual and cover crops as well as some forages have a high degree of mycorrhizal dependence. When used in a rotation system, these plants increase the community of native arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in the soil and benefit from mycorrhiza. The same applies to the subsequent crops.

Organic fertilizer

Chemical fertilizers can be replaced by organic sources like organic fertilizer, manure or slurry. The true value of manure, slurry and compost is often underestimated. Liquid cow and pig manure or slurry contain some of the key nutrients for soil and plants, such as nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, sulphur and magnesium.

Raw cattle slurry can have up to 60+ units of nutrients / 1000 gallons (3785 Liters) if the total of nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, sulphur and magnesium are added up. However, these values depend on the animal feed, livestock housing or bedding and manure handling.

How to use liquid manure as fertilizer

Organic matter content in soil

The critical content of organic matter in the soil depends on the type of soil (source material, density, depth). The clay content (density classification) is directly related to the dependence on organic matter for the maintenance of biological activity. Organic matter, in addition to being the basic source of microbial food (organic carbon), is essential for the exchange of cations in the soil. So all the nutrient dynamics in the soil depend on the organic matter content.

Fertile soil for successful agriculture

Soil ecosystems are the basis of agricultural production. Read more about how bioactive systems promote crop yield.

Importance of soil fertility for crop yield

Microorganisms

The sum of all the benefits provided by microorganisms results in improved soil quality and increased agricultural productivity. Hence the importance of adopting management and using technologies that encourage the activity of microorganisms in the soil.

Microorganisms for improved soil quality and crop productivity

Beneficial microorganisms such as fungi, bacteria, algae and actinobacteria live in the soil and contribute to the success of agriculture. They do this by cycling nutrients and establishing symbioses with plant roots.

Learn more about the importance of microorganisms

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