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

doi:10.1016/j.dib.2020.105718

Data on soil physicochemical properties and biodiversity from conventional, organic and organic mulch-based cropping systems

Data Brief. 2020 May 19:31:105718. doi: 10.1016/j.dib.2020.105718. eCollection 2020 Aug.

Authors

Luisa Massaccesi¹, Gabriele Rondoni¹, Giacomo Tosti¹, Eric Conti¹, Marcello Guiducci¹, Alberto Agnelli^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Perugia, Borgo XX Giugno 74, 06121 Perugia (Italy).
² Research Institute on Terrestrial Ecosystems (IRET-CNR), via Madonna del Piano 10, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, FI, Italy.

Abstract

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).

Keywords: DNA barcoding; Molecular gut-content analysis; N balance; Organic carbon; PLFA; Processing tomato; Soil invertebrate biodiversity; Soil microbial community.