La lavorazione conservativa del suolo nelle aziende biologiche non riduce la resa delle colture
Secondo un recente studio olandese (si può scaricare QUI), nelle aziende biologiche la lavorazione ridotta del terreno per la conservazione del suolo non riduce significativamente la resa delle colture commercializzabili. Nonostante i timori di un aumento dell’attività delle infestanti, soprattutto nelle aziende agricole in cui non si usano erbicidi, la lavorazione ridotta del terreno ha […]
Strip tillage: a method to limit the time needed for soil tillage in diversified crop systems: an example in sugar beet
Diversified cropping systems can be time consuming for the farmer, finding techniques that can save farmers time is therefore a key goal. For the Syppre experiment in the Champagne region, France, crop diversification involves the use of diverse cover crops, to protect the soil, improve soil fertility, and store carbon. The planting of crops and […]
Economic analysis of organic cropping systems under different tillage intensities and crop rotations
The study is published in Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems/Cambridge University Press. Costs of production and organic price premiums are defining factors influencing the economic viability of organic crop production systems. Different agronomic practices, such as crop rotation and tillage intensity, are known to affect the economic performance of the production systems. The aim of […]
Performance economica dell'agricoltura biologica: migliora con le rotazioni, ma non per lavorazioni ridotte del terreno
Crescono gli studi che dimostrano che l’agricoltura biologica è più redditizia di quella convenzionale, e ciò è in gran parte attribuito ai prezzi più elevati pagati per il biologico. Ma un recente studio pubblicato su Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems fa un passo avanti per dimostrare che la redditività è assicurata quando per le colture […]
“How Tillage and Crop Rotation Change the Distribution Pattern of Fungi”
Massive sequencing of fungal communities showed that climatic factors, followed by edaphic and spatial variables, are feasible predictors of fungal richness and community composition. This study, based on a long-term field experiment with tillage and no-tillage management since 1995 and with a crop rotation introduced in 2009, confirmed that tillage practices shape soil properties and […]
Long-term effectiveness of sustainable land management practices to control runoff, soil erosion, and nutrient loss and the role of rainfall intensity in Mediterranean rainfed agroecosystems
The study is published in the journal Insects. Mediterranean environments are especially susceptible to soil erosion and to inappropriate soil management, leading to accelerated soil loss. Sustainable Land Management (SLM) practices (such as reduced tillage, no-tillage, cover crops, etc.,) have the potential to reduce soil, organic carbon (OC), and nutrient losses by erosion. However, the […]
