Subject | Agricultural and Biological Sciences (General) |
Specific subject area | Effects of the cropping systems management on soil physicochemical features and invertebrate biodiversity |
Type of data | Table Image Figure |
How data were acquired | Soil survey, Agilent 7890-A gas-chromatograph, DNA extraction, BioRad c1000 thermocycler, SANGER sequencing, MEGA 7. |
Data format | Raw Analyzed |
Parameters for data collection | All soil samples were air-dried and sieved through a 2-mm mesh for: particle size distribution, pH in water (pHH2O), available P (Pav), content of total organic C (TOC), water extractable organic C (WEOC), microbial biomass C (Cmic), amount of CO2 evolved during basal respiration experiments (Res) and invertebrates collected. An aliquot of soil samples stored at 4°C was used for phospholipid fatty acids (PLFA). |
Description of data collection | Meteorological data: meteorological station placed inside FieldLab-DSA3. Agronomical data: field samplings; suction cup lysimeters. Soil data: a soil profile was dug within each plot (2 plot x 3 treatment=6 profiles) to a depth of at least 90 cm and its morphology described. From each profile, the Ap 1 horizon was sampled and carried in a portable refrigerator to the laboratory. Invertebrate data: field/soil samplings; Tullgren funnels; Pitfall traps; Molecular gut-content analysis; DNA barcoding. |
Data source location | FieldLab-DSA3, Papiano (Perugia), Italy (42°57’ N, 12°22’ E) |
Data accessibility | With the article |
Related research article | [1] Massaccesi, L., Rondoni, G., Tosti, G., Conti, E., Guiducci, M., Agnelli, A., Soil functions are affected by transition from conventional to organic mulch-based cropping system, Applied Soil Ecology, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2020.103639. |