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Original research article
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16 Jun 2015
Original research article |
| 16 Jun 2015
Short-term recovery of soil physical, chemical, micro- and mesobiological functions in a new vineyard under organic farming
E. A. C. Costantini
Consiglio per la Ricerca in Agricoltura e l'Analisi dell'Economia Agraria – Centro di Ricerca per l'Agrobiologia e la Pedologia (CRA-ABP), Piazza Massimo D'Azeglio 30, 50121 Firenze, Italy
A. E. Agnelli
Consiglio per la Ricerca in Agricoltura e l'Analisi dell'Economia Agraria – Centro di Ricerca per l'Agrobiologia e la Pedologia (CRA-ABP), Piazza Massimo D'Azeglio 30, 50121 Firenze, Italy
A. Fabiani
Consiglio per la Ricerca in Agricoltura e l'Analisi dell'Economia Agraria – Centro di Ricerca per l'Agrobiologia e la Pedologia (CRA-ABP), Piazza Massimo D'Azeglio 30, 50121 Firenze, Italy
E. Gagnarli
Consiglio per la Ricerca in Agricoltura e l'Analisi dell'Economia Agraria – Centro di Ricerca per l'Agrobiologia e la Pedologia (CRA-ABP), Piazza Massimo D'Azeglio 30, 50121 Firenze, Italy
S. Mocali
Consiglio per la Ricerca in Agricoltura e l'Analisi dell'Economia Agraria – Centro di Ricerca per l'Agrobiologia e la Pedologia (CRA-ABP), Piazza Massimo D'Azeglio 30, 50121 Firenze, Italy
S. Priori
Consiglio per la Ricerca in Agricoltura e l'Analisi dell'Economia Agraria – Centro di Ricerca per l'Agrobiologia e la Pedologia (CRA-ABP), Piazza Massimo D'Azeglio 30, 50121 Firenze, Italy
S. Simoni
Consiglio per la Ricerca in Agricoltura e l'Analisi dell'Economia Agraria – Centro di Ricerca per l'Agrobiologia e la Pedologia (CRA-ABP), Piazza Massimo D'Azeglio 30, 50121 Firenze, Italy
G. Valboa
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Consiglio per la Ricerca in Agricoltura e l'Analisi dell'Economia Agraria – Centro di Ricerca per l'Agrobiologia e la Pedologia (CRA-ABP), Piazza Massimo D'Azeglio 30, 50121 Firenze, Italy
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Dick J. Brus and Jan J. H. van den Akker
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Frederick Büks and Martin Kaupenjohann
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E. V. Taguas, C. Arroyo, A. Lora, G. Guzmán, K. Vanderlinden, and J. A. Gómez
SOIL, 1, 651–664, https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-1-651-2015, https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-1-651-2015, 2015
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A. Kaiser, F. Neugirg, F. Haas, J. Schmidt, M. Becht, and M. Schindewolf
SOIL, 1, 613–620, https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-1-613-2015, https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-1-613-2015, 2015
A. Ola, I. C. Dodd, and J. N. Quinton
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Plant roots are crucial in soil erosion control. Moreover, some species respond to nutrient-rich patches by lateral root proliferation. At the soil surface dense mats of roots may block soil pores thereby limiting infiltration, enhancing runoff; whereas at depth local increases in shear strength may reinforce soils at the shear plane. This review considers the potential of manipulating plant roots to control erosion.
C. Castillo, M. R. James, M. D. Redel-Macías, R. Pérez, and J. A. Gómez
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J. Casalí, R. Giménez, and M. A. Campo-Bescós
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Despite gullies having been intensively studied in the past decades, there is no general consensus on such basic aspects as the correct determination of the geometry (width and depth) of these erosion features. Therefore, a measurement protocol is proposed to characterize the geometry of a gully by its effective width and effective depth, which, together with its length, would permit the definition of the equivalent prismatic gully (EPG); this would facilitate the comparison between gullies.
J. P. van Leeuwen, D. Moraetis, G. J. Lair, J. Bloem, N. P. Nikolaidis, L. Hemerik, and P. C. de Ruiter
SOIL Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/soild-2-187-2015, https://doi.org/10.5194/soild-2-187-2015, 2015
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R. Zornoza, J. A. Acosta, F. Bastida, S. G. Domínguez, D. M. Toledo, and A. Faz
SOIL, 1, 173–185, https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-1-173-2015, https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-1-173-2015, 2015
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Short summary
Earthworks carried out before planting a new vineyard caused, in the surface soil layer, an increase in lime and a decline in soil OC and N contents, along with a reduction in the abundance and diversity of microbial and mesofauna communities. Five years after the new vineyard establishment, soil was still far from its original quality and this limited vine development. The reduced OM input resulting from the management and the poor residue biomass was a major factor in delaying soil resilience.
Earthworks carried out before planting a new vineyard caused, in the surface soil layer, an...
