Organic amendment effectively recovers soil functionality in degraded vineyards

Mondini, Claudio; Fornasier, Flavio; Sinicco, Tania; Sivilotti, Paolo; Gaiotti, Federica; Mosetti, Davide

doi:10.1016/j.eja.2018.10.002

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“…Moreover, we found enhanced soil fertility induced by the addition of soil conditioner. Similarly, a previous study has also shown that soil conditioners can recover soil fertility in degraded vineyards, as well as enhance the grape quality [25].…”

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confidence: 56%

Organic Fertilizers and Soil Conditioner Recover Chemical Fertilizer-Induced Changes in Soil Bacterial Community Diversity in Wine Grape Rhizosphere Soil

Wang¹,

Hou²,

Sun³

et al. 2021

Pol. J. Environ. Stud.

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Different fertilization strategies can affect the quality of grapes, which in turn affect the taste of wine. This study aimed to investigate the effects of different fertilization treatments on soil fertility and wine grape berry quality, as well as the relationship of soil bacterial diversity and fertilization. Six-year-old Vitis vinifera L. cv. Cabernet Sauvignon plants were randomly planted in 25 test plots with five fertilization treatments: no fertilization, chemical fertilizer, organic fertilizer, combined chemical and organic fertilizers, and combined chemical, organic fertilizers and soil conditioner. Chemical properties of soil and grape berry quality indicators were detected. The soil bacterial diversity was analyzed using Illumina sequencing. Chemical fertilizer increased the available P and K contents and total N content, while the addition of organic fertilizers and/or soil conditioner increased their contents and the organic matter. The favorable effects of the application of organic fertilizers and soil conditioners on soil fertility and grape quality might be associated with the abundance changes of soil bacteria, including Gemmatimonadetes and Actinobacteria phyla as well as Rubrobacter and Steroidobacter genera. We concluded that the organic fertilizers and soil conditioners could enhance soil fertility and improve wine grape quality, which might be associated with the changes of soil bacteria of Gemmatimonadetes, Actinobacteria, Rubrobacter and Steroidobacte.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 56%

Organic Fertilizers and Soil Conditioner Recover Chemical Fertilizer-Induced Changes in Soil Bacterial Community Diversity in Wine Grape Rhizosphere Soil

Wang¹,

Hou²,

Sun³

et al. 2021

Pol. J. Environ. Stud.

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“…SOC or SOM are universally increased from compost additions in vineyard soils (Pinamonti, 1998;Korboulewsky et al, 2002;Ramos and López-Acevedo, 2004;Morlat and Chaussod, 2008;Brown and Cotton, 2011;Bustamante et al, 2011;Peregrina et al, 2012;Rubio et al, 2013;Calleja-Cervantes et al, 2015a,b;Gaiotti et al, 2017;Mondini et al, 2018). Higher rates of compost addition typically result in greater treatment effects between compost treated soils and controls or grower standard NPK fertilizer practices (Korboulewsky et al, 2002;Morlat and Chaussod, 2008;Peregrina et al, 2012;Mondini et al, 2018). Both short term applications (Larchevêque et al, 2006;Rubio et al, 2013) and long-term applications (Morlat and Chaussod, 2008;Calleja-Cervantes et al, 2015a,b) result in increases in SOC/SOM in compost treated plots.…”

Section: Compost Use and Management For Improved Vineyard Soil Healthmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Both short term applications (Larchevêque et al, 2006;Rubio et al, 2013) and long-term applications (Morlat and Chaussod, 2008;Calleja-Cervantes et al, 2015a,b) result in increases in SOC/SOM in compost treated plots. The amount of SOM increases linearly with the amount of C applied in composts (Mondini et al, 2018). The longer the continued application, the stronger the treatment effect with time (Morlat and Chaussod, 2008).…”

Section: Compost Use and Management For Improved Vineyard Soil Healthmentioning

confidence: 99%

Defining and Managing for Healthy Vineyard Soils, Intersections With the Concept of Terroir

Lazcano

Decock

Wilson

2020

Front. Environ. Sci.

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The use of sustainable soil management practices is becoming common in wine growing regions around the world in response to an increased awareness of the value of soil health to maintain environmental quality, crop yield, and grape quality. In spite of this, little information is available on the meaning of soil health within a viticultural context, the effects of soil management practices on soil health and the consequences for grape quality and the expression of the terroir. In this review we discuss interrelated dynamic physical, chemical, and biological properties associated with soil health and how they could be important in the expression of the terroir. We focus on the use of cover crops and compost application, two practices commonly used in vineyard soils, and how they affect these physical, chemical and biological aspects of soil health, grape quality and the expression of the terroir. Finally, we discuss research gaps, and best management practices to reduce possible tradeoffs associated with these practices such as the emission of greenhouse gasses.

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“…At the same time, organic matter application may extend ripening time and increase soil fertility. The recorded changes in must properties in soils amended with compost and biochar-blended compost are all favorable for a regular progression of the fermentation process and for the development and stability of high-quality wine and may represent a valuable oenological target and a strategy of adaptation to climate change [39]. In fact, an appropriate level of acidity favors the regular development of the fermentation processes and increases the longevity of the wine.…”

Section: Crop Yield and Qualitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Agronomic Evaluation of Biochar, Compost and Biochar-Blended Compost across Different Cropping Systems: Perspective from the European Project FERTIPLUS

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This paper reports the results on the agronomic performance of organic amendments in the EU 7th FP project “FERTIPLUS—reducing mineral fertilizers and agro-chemicals by recycling treated organic waste as compost and bio-char”. Four case studies on field-scale application of biochar, compost and biochar-blended compost were established and studied for three consecutive years in four distinct cropping systems and under different agro-climatic conditions in Europe. These included the following sites: olive groves in Murcia (Spain), greenhouse grown tomatoes in Almeria (Spain), an arable crop rotation in Oost-Vlaanderen (Merelbeke, Belgium), and three vineyards in Friuli Venezia Giulia (Italy). A slow pyrolysis oak biochar was applied, either alone or in combination with organic residues: compost from olive wastes in Murcia (Spain), sheep manure in Almeria (Spain), and compost from biowaste and green waste in Belgium and Italy. The agronomical benefits were evaluated based on different aspects of soil fertility (soil total organic carbon (TOC), pH, nutrient cycling and microbial activity) and crop nutritional status and productivity. All amendments were effective in increasing soil organic C in all the field trials. On average, the increase with respect to the control was about 11% for compost, 20% for biochar-blended compost, and 36% for biochar. The amendments also raised the pH by 0.15–0.50 units in acidic soils. Only biochar had a negligible fertilization effect. On the contrary, compost and biochar-blended compost were effective in enhancing soil fertility by increasing nutrient cycling (25% mean increase in extractable organic C and 44% increase in extractable N), element availability (26% increase in available K), and soil microbial activity (26% increase in soil respiration and 2–4 fold enhancement of denitrifying activity). In general, the tested amendments did not show any negative effect on crop yield and quality. Furthermore, in vineyards and greenhouse grown tomatoes cropping systems, compost and biochar-blended compost were also effective in enhancing key crop quality parameters (9% increase in grape must acidity and 16% increase in weight, 9% increase in diameter and 8% increase in hardness of tomato fruits) important for the quality and marketability of the crops. The overall results of the project suggest that the application of a mixture of biochar and compost can benefit crops. Therefore, biochar-blended compost can support and maintain soil fertility.

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Organic amendment effectively recovers soil functionality in degraded vineyards

Cited by 25 publications

References 46 publications

Organic Fertilizers and Soil Conditioner Recover Chemical Fertilizer-Induced Changes in Soil Bacterial Community Diversity in Wine Grape Rhizosphere Soil

Organic Fertilizers and Soil Conditioner Recover Chemical Fertilizer-Induced Changes in Soil Bacterial Community Diversity in Wine Grape Rhizosphere Soil

Defining and Managing for Healthy Vineyard Soils, Intersections With the Concept of Terroir

Agronomic Evaluation of Biochar, Compost and Biochar-Blended Compost across Different Cropping Systems: Perspective from the European Project FERTIPLUS

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