Data on soil physicochemical properties and biodiversity from conventional, organic and organic mulch-based cropping systems.
Luisa Massaccesi,
Gabriele Rondoni,
Giacomo Tosti,
Eric Conti,
Marcello Guiducci,
Alberto Agnelli
Affiliations
Luisa Massaccesi
Department of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Perugia, Borgo XX Giugno 74, 06121 Perugia (Italy)
Gabriele Rondoni
Department of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Perugia, Borgo XX Giugno 74, 06121 Perugia (Italy); Corresponding author: Gabriele Rondoni
Giacomo Tosti
Department of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Perugia, Borgo XX Giugno 74, 06121 Perugia (Italy)
Eric Conti
Department of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Perugia, Borgo XX Giugno 74, 06121 Perugia (Italy)
Marcello Guiducci
Department of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Perugia, Borgo XX Giugno 74, 06121 Perugia (Italy)
Alberto Agnelli
Department of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Perugia, Borgo XX Giugno 74, 06121 Perugia (Italy); Research Institute on Terrestrial Ecosystems (IRET-CNR), via Madonna del Piano 10, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, FI, Italy
The data presented here are related to the article entitled “Soil functions are affected by transition from conventional to organic mulch-based cropping system”[1]. Data were collected in 2016 in a processing tomato field located near Perugia, Italy. In details, data were collected in three differently managed processing tomato cropping systems: conventional integrated (INT); traditional organic with cover crops and conventional tillage (ORG); and organic coupled with conservation agriculture, with mulch-based cover crop and no-tillage (ORG+). We report data on the impact of each cropping system on crop biomass and yield, soil physicochemical properties, size and structure of soil microbial community, soil invertebrate biodiversity and habitat provision (predator-prey trophic interactions).
