Research Article

Physicochemical and Biological Indicators of Soils in an Organic Farming System

Table 7

The influence of safflower green manure on the biological activity of dark chestnut soils.

Repetitions (blank linen)Linen weight (g) (exposure for 2 months)The difference with the control variant due to microbiological degradation (g)In % to controlBiological activity of the soil in comparison with the control variant (according to DG Zvyagintsev’s scale)
InitialFinal

Control variant (blank linen)5.35.3100
15.32.153.1559.43Strong
25.32.432.8754.15Strong
35.22.332.8754.15Strong
45.02.072.9355.28Strong
Average5.22.242.9655.75Strong