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The Permaculture Research Digest has summaries of newly published permaculture-related research. All items are hyper-linked to the original publication.
The 'January 2013' archive contains 60 items published in 2012.
Items marked with a # have restricted public access, although abstracts are freely available.
Authors studied the impact of permaculture
and biointensive micro-gardening practices on soil physicochemical
properties and soil organic matter (SOM) distribution. The
physicochemical properties of soils in permaculture implemented
for 7 years were compared with a soil under pasture and a soil under
conventional agriculture. Permaculture/ biointensive micro-gardening practices enhanced SOM storage
and modified the distribution of SOM, while
substantially improving nutrient bioavailability and strongly affecting soil properties. The effects of permaculture
practices on soil properties would certainly vary depending on
geopedoclimatic context, justifying the need to implement the approach
for other soil types.
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