Table 1 Agronomic practices for the two experimental areas (conventional vs organic) as reported in Mazzon et al. (2021).
From: The ground beetle Pseudoophonus rufipes gut microbiome is influenced by the farm management system
Management | ||
|---|---|---|
Conventional | Organic | |
Crop rotation | Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare M.); Cauliflower (Brassica oleracea L.); Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) | Faba for fresh pod (Vicia faba L.) and after on the same soil (Solanum lycopersicum L.) in strip cropping with faba for dry grain (Vicia faba L.); Zucchini (Cucurbita pepo L.) in strip cropping with common wheat for dry grain (Triticum aestivum L.); Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare M.); Lattuce (Lactuca sativa L.); Cauliflower (Brassica oleracea L.); Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) |
Cover crops | None | Common wheat before zucchini; radish (Raphanus sativus L.) before lettuce |
Tillage | Plowing (0.4 m); Harrowing (0.3–0.4 m) | No tillage |
Irrigation | Drip system | Drip system |
Weed controls | Bioplastic film and herbicides | Natural mulching (cover crop flattened) |
Nutrients | Synthetich and mineral NPK fertilizers: Nitrofoska (12-12-12), 1000 kg/ha; NH4NO3 (26-0-0), 230 kg/ha | None |
Crop at sampling time | Solanum lycopersicum L. Cultivar SAAB-CRA | Solanum lycopersicum L. Cultivar SAAB-CRA |
