Effects of soil erosion on agro-ecosystem services and soil functions: A multidisciplinary study in nineteen organically farmed European and Turkish vineyards

Costantini, E.; Castaldini, M.; Diago, María P.; Giffard, Brice; Lagomarsino, Alessandra; Schroers, Hans-Josef; Priori, Simone; Valboa, Giuseppe; Agnelli, A.; Akça, Erhan; D’Avino, L.; Fulchin, E.; Gagnarli, Elena; Kìraz, M.E.; Knapič, M.; Pelengic, Radojko; Pellegrini, S.; Perria, Rita; Puccioni, Sergio; Simoni, Sauro; Tangolar, Semih; Tardáguila, Javier; Vignozzi, Nadia; Zombardo, Alessandra

doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2018.06.065

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“…Agronomy 2021, 11, 787 Acknowledgments: The authors wish to acknowledge the Centre for Agri-Environmental Research "Enrico Avanzi" of the University of Pisa, whose assistance in the field and lab work was invaluable. We also want to thank the Stazione Sperimentale per la Viticoltura Sostenibile (SPEVIS) for the technical support.…”

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Groundcover Mulching in Mediterranean Vineyards Improves Soil Chemical, Physical and Biological Health Already in the Short Term

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Vineyards are among the land uses with the highest soil degradation rate in Mediterranean Europe, mainly due to intensive tillage management. Therefore, practices able to foster soil health are critical to promote sustainable wine production. We studied the following treatments in two organic farms in Chianti Classico (Italy): conventional tillage, spontaneous vegetation, pigeon bean (Vicia faba var. minor) incorporated in spring and a mixture of barley (Hordeum vulgare) and squarrosum clover (Trifolium squarrosum), both incorporated and left as mulch. An innovative approach, based on gamma-ray and apparent electrical conductivity, was used to account for the fine-scale soil variability that was included in the statistical model. Mulched groundcovers were associated with higher soil organic matter compared to tillage, already after two years. An increased N availability was found under all groundcovers compared with tillage. The effect of soil management practices on P2O5 strongly varied across farms and years, while it was not statistically significant on K availability. Spontaneous vegetation positively influenced the soil structure index, soil penetration resistance and soil biological health. The results show that mulched groundcovers can improve soil health already in the short term, thereby potentially increasing the sustainability of the wine sector.

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Groundcover Mulching in Mediterranean Vineyards Improves Soil Chemical, Physical and Biological Health Already in the Short Term

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“…Indeed, soil is a key component for wine production, since it provides water and nutrients to the vines as well as determines how the root system is it provides water and nutrients to the vines as well as determines how the root system is implanted and the depth to which roots grow [3]. Soil variability in space and time and soil-climate interactions are the main drivers for vineyard performance on a large scale [6][7][8], while human effects, such as short-term agricultural practices, can significantly modify soil properties and variability at the vineyard scale [5,9,10]. Recent studies proved that landscape organization and topography have a significant impact on the distribution of soil water content at the catchment scale [11].…”

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Optimization of Vineyard Water Management: Challenges, Strategies, and Perspectives

Mirás-Avalos

Araujo

2021

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Water availability is endangering the production, quality, and economic viability of growing wine grapes worldwide. Climate change projections reveal warming and drying trends for the upcoming decades, constraining the sustainability of viticulture. In this context, a great research effort over the last years has been devoted to understanding the effects of water stress on grapevine performance. Moreover, irrigation scheduling and other management practices have been tested in order to alleviate the deleterious effects of water stress on wine production. The current manuscript provides a comprehensive overview of the advances in the research on optimizing water management in vineyards, including the use of novel technologies (modeling, remote sensing). In addition, methods for assessing vine water status are summarized. Moreover, the manuscript will focus on the interactions between grapevine water status and biotic stressors. Finally, future perspectives for research are provided. These include the performance of multifactorial studies accounting for the interrelations between water availability and other stressors, the development of a cost-effective and easy-to-use tool for assessing vine water status, and the study of less-known cultivars under different soil and climate conditions.

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“…Producers that exclusively cultivate grapevine face increasing economic risks, as climate change may impact vineyard productivity [2]. In addition, many producers strive for a reduction of adverse environmental impacts such as soil degradation, biodiversity decline, and contamination of groundwater and surface water caused by intensive and eventually non-sustainable management practices (i.e., frequent tillage, and intensive fertilizer and pesticide use) [3][4][5][6][7][8]. Agricultural diversification has been proposed to combine both economic and environmental sustainability, and can be realized by an increase of the crop species diversity (e.g., by intercropping or crop rotation) or noncrop (e.g., by cover-cropping or hedgerows) [9][10][11].…”

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“…Some aromatic plant species are also capable of tolerating adverse environmental conditions, and have been suggested to be cultivated on marginal (i.e., contaminated, eroded, and moisture-deficient) soils [32][33][34]. These attributes are applicable to a wide range of vineyards, as they are frequently located on medium to steep slopes where intensive management has led to severe soil erosion and contamination (e.g., with Cu-based fungicides) [3,4,35].…”

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Crop Diversification in Viticulture with Aromatic Plants: Effects of Intercropping on Grapevine Productivity in a Steep-Slope Vineyard in the Mosel Area, Germany

Dittrich

Iserloh

Treseler³

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The effects of intercropping grapevine with aromatic plants are investigated using a multi-disciplinary approach. Selected results are presented that address the extent to which crop diversification by intercropping impacts grapevine yield and must quality, as well as soil water and mineral nutrients (NO3-N, NH4-N, plant-available K and P). The experimental field was a commercial steep-slope vineyard with shallow soils characterized by a high presence of coarse rock fragments in the Mosel area of Germany. The field experiment was set up as randomized block design. Rows were either cultivated with Riesling (Vitis vinifera L.) as a monocrop or intercropped with Origanum vulgare or Thymus vulgaris. Regarding soil moisture and nutrient levels, the topsoil (0–0.1 m) was more affected by intercropping than the subsoil (0.1–0.3 m). Gravimetric moisture was consistently lower in the intercropped topsoil. While NO3-N was almost unaffected by crop diversification, NH4-N, K, and P were uniformly reduced in topsoil. Significant differences in grapevine yield and must quality were dominantly attributable to climate variables, rather than to the treatments. Yield stabilization due to intercropping with thyme and oregano seems possible with sufficient rainfall or by irrigation. The long-term effects of intercropping on grapevine growth need further monitoring.

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Effects of soil erosion on agro-ecosystem services and soil functions: A multidisciplinary study in nineteen organically farmed European and Turkish vineyards

Cited by 55 publications

References 58 publications

Groundcover Mulching in Mediterranean Vineyards Improves Soil Chemical, Physical and Biological Health Already in the Short Term

Groundcover Mulching in Mediterranean Vineyards Improves Soil Chemical, Physical and Biological Health Already in the Short Term

Optimization of Vineyard Water Management: Challenges, Strategies, and Perspectives

Crop Diversification in Viticulture with Aromatic Plants: Effects of Intercropping on Grapevine Productivity in a Steep-Slope Vineyard in the Mosel Area, Germany

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