Time and again, when speaking with organic farmers and the consultants who serve them, I find the importance of cation balancing and soil Ca come to the center of the conversation. Consequently, root health is compromised and nutrient availability and uptake reduced. If it is less - you need to add Ca.
Mg ratio proper attention.
When I ask where I can get more information on this matter I am usually referred to William Albrecht and his Papers. He published a number of studies during the 1920-1940s in the J. Amer. It seems that Albrecht is to many in the organic movement what Stinner is to the Biodynamic movement. There is a clear difference, however, in water infiltration rates between the organic and conventional systems. Therefore, if any of the farming systems in this study is in need of management to remedy a soil structural problem it would be the conventional system.