Restoring soil functionality in degraded areas within vineyards by organic treatments: The experimental layout of the RESOLVE Core-Organic+ Project

  1. D'Avino, Lorenzo
  2. Priori, Simone
  3. Schroers, H. J.
  4. Tangolar, Semih
  5. Tardáguila, Javier
  6. Giffard, Brice
  7. Fantappiè, Maria
  8. Costantini, Edoardo A. C.
  1. 1 CREA-AA, Research Centre for Agriculture and Environment, Florence, Italy
  2. 2 Agricultural institute of Slovenia
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    Agricultural institute of Slovenia

    Liubliana, Eslovenia

    ROR https://ror.org/030dahd49

  3. 3 Cukurova University
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    Cukurova University

    Adana, Turquía

    ROR https://ror.org/05wxkj555

  4. 4 Instituto de Ciencias de la Vid y del Vino
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    Instituto de Ciencias de la Vid y del Vino

    Logroño, España

    ROR https://ror.org/01rm2sw78

  5. 5 University of Bordeaux
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    University of Bordeaux

    Burdeos, Francia

    ROR https://ror.org/057qpr032

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Journal:
International Journal of Environmental Quality

ISSN: 2281-4485

Year of publication: 2018

Pages: 30-38

Type: Article

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DOI: 10.6092/ISSN.2281-4485/7917 WoS: WOS:000492704800003 GOOGLE SCHOLAR

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Abstract

In vineyards, degraded areas characterized by a reduction in quantity or quality of grape production are frequent, even if managed under organic farming. Degradation is mainly caused by soil truncation, soil erosion, or salts enrichment. Recovering strategies implemented in 19 degraded vineyards in 5 countries concerned: (i) composted organic amendments, or seeding of cover crops for (ii) green manure or (iii) dry mulch. This study aims to minutely detail areas involved in experimental designs in relation to vineyard management and pedo-climatic conditions. This survey is useful to better understand other contributions dealing with RESOLVE project reported in the present special issue. The potential soil erosion by water was estimated for the 38 degraded and non-degraded plots, confirming that is a common agent of land degradation in vineyards. The results suggested that compost is the more expensive treatment, but involves greater certainty of success. Indeed, the nature of degradation requires optimum seedbed preparation to grow green manure crops. Dry mulching plants needs less tillage operations, helping the recovery of soil functionality.