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ArticleBotanical studies2023

Changes in soil organic carbon and nitrogen stocks in organic farming practice and abandoned tea plantation.

Kai-Wei Juang, Chiou-Pin Chen

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Kai-Wei JuangDepartment of Agronomy, National Chiayi University, No. 300, Syuefu Rd., 600355, Chiayi City, Taiwan.
Chiou-Pin ChenThe Experimental Forest, College of Bioresources and Agriculture, National Taiwan University, No. 12, Sec. 1, Qianshan Rd., 55750, Zhshan Township, Nantou County, Taiwan. chioupinchen@ntu.edu.tw.

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The Experimental Forest, National Taiwan University Project no. 110-E04
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe restoration of conventional tea plantations and the adoption of organic farming practices could impact soil organic carbon (SOC) and nitrogen (N) stocks. This study investigated the soil properties, SOC and N contents and stocks, and their vertical distributions of a secondary forest restored from an abandoned conventional tea plantation and a converted organic tea plantation. An adjacent conventional tea plantation employing similar intermediate farming served as a comparison.

resultsWithin a 50-cm depth, the secondary forest exhibited a higher SOC stock of 115.53 ± 7.23 Mg C ha

conclusionsThe C and N inputs derived from high litter production at the top soil strongly contributed to higher SOC and N contents and stocks in the secondary forest. The application of soybean amendments in the conventional tea plantation and the longer tea plantation age of the organic tea plantation influenced their distribution of SOC and N contents and stocks, respectively. Reverting a conventional tea plantation into a secondary forest contributed to C recovery and reaccumulation. The conventional tea plantation, employing similar intermediate farming practices, increased SOC and N contents and stocks in the surface soil compared to the organic tea plantation. However, adopting organic farming did not significantly increase SOC stocks compared to the conventional tea plantation.

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N stockOrganic farmingSecondary forestSOC stockTea plantation

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PMID37759128
PMCPMC10533459

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