Soil-management strategies in organic almond orchards: implications for soil rehabilitation and nut quality
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Cárceles Rodríguez, Belén; Durán Zuazo, Víctor Hugo; Herencia Galán, Juan Francisco; Lipan, Leontina; Soriano Rodríguez, Miguel; [et al.]Fecha
2023-03-04Resumen
The implementation of soil conservation measures is essential to promote sustainable crop production in the Mediterranean region. In an organic rainfed almond orchard located in Lanjarón (SE, Spain), a study carried out during 2016–2021 analyzed the influence of different soil management strategies (SMSs) (TT, traditional tillage; NT, no tillage; VF, cover of Vicia faba; VS, cover of Vicia sativa; VS-VE, cover of Vicia sativa and Vicia ervilia) on some selected physical (bulk density, available water content, and aggregate stability), chemical (pH, electrical conductivity, soil-organic content, N, P, K, and micronutrients), and biological (microbial activity) soil properties, relevant to soil health, and their implications for yield and almond quality (physical and chemical). Our results showed that the SMS with legume cover improves soil properties, which had a favorable effect on soil health. The mean almond yield was not significantly affected by the SMS applied, being 315.9, 256.4,...
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almond cultivation
conservation agriculture
legume cover crops
soil health
almond quality