[HTML][HTML] Soil degradation in the European Mediterranean region: Processes, status and consequences

CSS Ferreira, S Seifollahi-Aghmiuni, G Destouni… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Soil, a non-renewable resource, sustains life on Earth by supporting around 95% of global
food production and providing ecosystem services such as biomass production, filtration of …

Towards a sustainable viticulture: The combination of deficit irrigation strategies and agroecological practices in Mediterranean vineyards. A review and update

P Romero, JM Navarro, PB Ordaz - Agricultural Water Management, 2022 - Elsevier
In this study we review the state of the art of different physiologically-based water-saving
irrigation strategies and methods used to improve productive water use efficiency (WUE …

Cover crop management and water conservation in vineyard and olive orchards

A Novara, A Cerda, E Barone, L Gristina - Soil and Tillage Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Sustainability in orchard crops is an important goal for farmers, decision-makers and
consumers. The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals emphasize the importance …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of intercrop**, tillage and fertilizer type on soil and crop yield in fruit orchards under Mediterranean conditions: A meta-analysis of field studies

A Morugán-Coronado, C Linares, MD Gómez-López… - Agricultural …, 2020 - Elsevier
A meta-analysis specially based on tree crops was conducted to evaluate the changes in
soil organic carbon (SOC), soil N and P, and crop yield in a Mediterranean climate, which …

Cover crops for sustainable crop** systems: a review

V Quintarelli, E Radicetti, E Allevato, SR Stazi… - Agriculture, 2022 - mdpi.com
Cover crop** is a promising and sustainable agronomic practice to ameliorate soil health
and crop performances in agro-ecosystems. Indeed, cover crops (CCs) may regulate several …

Effectiveness of cover crops to reduce loss of soil organic matter in a rainfed vineyard

M López-Vicente, E Calvo-Seas, S Álvarez, A Cerdà - Land, 2020 - mdpi.com
Cover crops (CCs) minimize the loss of soil in permanent crop** systems where the soil is
usually bare due to intense tillage or overuse of herbicides. The topsoil, the richer layer in …

Cover crop diversity improves multiple soil properties via altering root architectural traits

M Saleem, ZH Pervaiz, J Contreras, JH Lindenberger… - Rhizosphere, 2020 - Elsevier
Cover crops may influence soil health and functioning. However, little is known about the
role of belowground root architectural traits in linking cover crop diversity with rhizosphere …

Are there universal soil responses to cover crop**? A systematic review

X Hao, M Abou Najm, KL Steenwerth, MA Nocco… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Cover crop** is commonly acknowledged to promote soil health in agriculture. However,
contradictory findings on the benefits of cover crops for soil health, crop productivity …

NBS framework for agricultural landscapes

E Simelton, J Carew-Reid, M Coulier… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Entering the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, interventions referred to as nature-
based solutions (NBS) are at the forefront of the sustainability discourse. While applied in …

Organic carbon and nitrogen accumulation in orchard soil with organic fertilization and cover crop management: A global meta-analysis

Y Hu, P Zhan, BW Thomas, J Zhao, X Zhang… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
In orchard systems, organic amendments and cover crops may enhance soil organic carbon
(SOC) and total nitrogen (STN) stocks, but on a global scale a comprehensive …