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View article: Evaluating the impact of soil microclimatic conditions on N2O emission peaks under different agricultural management practices using measured and simulated daily time-step data
Evaluating the impact of soil microclimatic conditions on N2O emission peaks under different agricultural management practices using measured and simulated daily time-step data Open
N2O accounts for approximately 6% of annual global greenhouse gases emissions in terms of CO2 equivalents, and since anthropogenic N2O emissions are largely associated with agricultural activities, their assessment is increasingly importan…
View article: A web‐based operational tool for the identification of best practices in European agricultural systems
A web‐based operational tool for the identification of best practices in European agricultural systems Open
Under the same perspective of the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 15.3 aiming to restore degraded land and soil, one of the current priorities of the new Common Agriculture Policy (CAP) is to overcome the serious environmental problems …
View article: Effects of a Photovoltaic Plant on Microclimate and Crops’ Growth in a Mediterranean Area
Effects of a Photovoltaic Plant on Microclimate and Crops’ Growth in a Mediterranean Area Open
The effects of the co-location of energy production from a photovoltaic (PV) plant and aromatic crops (thyme, oregano, and Greek mountain tea) in a hot and dry environment have been investigated in Enel Green Power PV plant located in Kour…
View article: ARMOSA Model Parametrization for Winter Durum Wheat Cultivation under Diverse Cropping Management Practices in a Mediterranean Environment
ARMOSA Model Parametrization for Winter Durum Wheat Cultivation under Diverse Cropping Management Practices in a Mediterranean Environment Open
In anticipation of climate changes, strategic soil management, encompassing reduced tillage and optimized crop residue utilization, emerges as a pivotal strategy for climate impact mitigation. Evaluating the transition from conventional to…
View article: Responses on vegetative growth, yield and quality with the application of Resonant® Fortify White fertilizer in Vitis vinifera L. cv. Chardonnay
Responses on vegetative growth, yield and quality with the application of Resonant® Fortify White fertilizer in Vitis vinifera L. cv. Chardonnay Open
Grapevine is one of the most important perennial fruit crops worldwide, and it is particularly impacted by the effects of climate change. This study evaluated the commercial natural fertilizer Resonant - SOP Inside Fortify White in two com…
View article: ARMOSA Model Parametrization on Winter Durum Wheat Cultivation under Diverse Cropping Management Practices in Mediterranean Environment
ARMOSA Model Parametrization on Winter Durum Wheat Cultivation under Diverse Cropping Management Practices in Mediterranean Environment Open
In view of the expected climate changes, a paradigm shift in soil management, through reduced tillage and/or a different use of crop residues, can be a key point in the mitigation of the climate impacts. The transition from a traditional c…
View article: The <scp>LANDSUPPORT</scp> geospatial decision support system (<scp>S‐DSS</scp>) vision: Operational tools to implement sustainability policies in land planning and management
The <span>LANDSUPPORT</span> geospatial decision support system (<span>S‐DSS</span>) vision: Operational tools to implement sustainability policies in land planning and management Open
Nowadays, there is contrasting evidence between the ongoing continuing and widespread environmental degradation and the many means to implement environmental sustainability actions starting from good policies (e.g. EU New Green Deal, CAP),…
View article: Sensitivity of simulated soil water content, evapotranspiration, gross primary production and biomass to climate change factors in Euro-Mediterranean grasslands
Sensitivity of simulated soil water content, evapotranspiration, gross primary production and biomass to climate change factors in Euro-Mediterranean grasslands Open
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View article: The Nitrate Fate Tool: A Decision Support System for the Assessment of the Groundwater Vulnerability to Nitrate in Support of Sustainable Development Goals
The Nitrate Fate Tool: A Decision Support System for the Assessment of the Groundwater Vulnerability to Nitrate in Support of Sustainable Development Goals Open
This article introduces a new web-based and freely accessible tool, the Nitrate Fate tool (NFt), for the assessment of groundwater vulnerability to nitrate pollution in a variety of pedoclimatic conditions. The contamination of water resou…
View article: Assessing marginality of Camelina (C. sativa L. Crantz) in rotation with barley production in Southern Europe: A modelling approach
Assessing marginality of Camelina (C. sativa L. Crantz) in rotation with barley production in Southern Europe: A modelling approach Open
Camelina (C. sativa L. Crantz) is a promising biofuel crop with high potential for cultivation on marginal soils. In this work, seed yields have been modelled to assess suitable areas based on experimental field trials, meteorological data…
View article: Odour Emissions and Dispersion from Digestate Spreading
Odour Emissions and Dispersion from Digestate Spreading Open
Odour emissions from digestate applied on 21 October 2020 in a 2.4 ha field in the Po Valley (Casalino, 28060, Novara, Italy) were measured using dynamic olfactometry and a six-specialist odour panel, and two application techniques were co…
View article: A new module to simulate surface crop residue decomposition: Description and sensitivity analysis
A new module to simulate surface crop residue decomposition: Description and sensitivity analysis Open
In the agroecosystem, surface crop residues are widely recognized as affecting many processes such as soil water dynamics, crop growth, nitrogen and carbon cycling. For this reason, developing models that simulate the effect of surface res…
View article: Revealing trade-offs in cropping systems sustainability by piecing together pedo-climatic datasets and agronomic knowledge with fuzzy logic
Revealing trade-offs in cropping systems sustainability by piecing together pedo-climatic datasets and agronomic knowledge with fuzzy logic Open
Agriculture is among the sectors most affected by climate change and, simultaneously, is the primary responsible for anthropogenic non-CO2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions worldwide. Nonetheless, the actual estimation of global GHGs emission…
View article: A web-based tool for the quantification of the soil health based on Ecosystem Services
A web-based tool for the quantification of the soil health based on Ecosystem Services Open
A formal definition and quantification of soil health is still a long way off. However, a broad consensus is based on the close connection between the soil capacity to provide ecosystem services and its state of health.We propose a integra…
View article: A DSS for the dynamical assessment and mapping of the groundwater vulnerability: the pesticide and the nitrate fate tools
A DSS for the dynamical assessment and mapping of the groundwater vulnerability: the pesticide and the nitrate fate tools Open
This work presents two web-based, freely-available dynamical tools for the assessment and the mapping of the groundwater vulnerability to both pesticides and nitrate, within the geospatial Decision Support system (s-DSS) LandSupport (www.l…
View article: Real-Scale Study on Methane and Carbon Dioxide Emission Reduction from Dairy Liquid Manure with the Commercial Additive SOP LAGOON
Real-Scale Study on Methane and Carbon Dioxide Emission Reduction from Dairy Liquid Manure with the Commercial Additive SOP LAGOON Open
Reducing methane (CH4) is a key objective to address climate change quickly. Manure management and storage play a significant role. In this context, a real-scale trial was performed to measure the ability of the commercial additive SOP LAG…
View article: Soil organic carbon under conservation agriculture in Mediterranean and humid subtropical climates: Global <scp>meta‐analysis</scp>
Soil organic carbon under conservation agriculture in Mediterranean and humid subtropical climates: Global <span>meta‐analysis</span> Open
Conservation agriculture (CA) is an agronomic system based on minimum soil disturbance (no‐tillage, NT), permanent soil cover, and species diversification. The effects of NT on soil organic carbon (SOC) changes have been widely studied, sh…
View article: A web-based operational tool for the identification of best practices in European agricultural systems
A web-based operational tool for the identification of best practices in European agricultural systems Open
One of the current priorities of the new Common Agriculture Policy (CAP) is to overcome the serious environmental prob- lems raised by intensive agriculture. Despite the steps for- ward guaranteed by new technologies and innovations (e.g.,…
View article: The LANDSUPPORT best practices tool identifies optimized solutions for the health of agricultural soils&#160;
The LANDSUPPORT best practices tool identifies optimized solutions for the health of agricultural soils  Open
<p>In the LANDSUPPORT project (H2020-RUR-2017-2/No. 774234), we have developed a web-based &#8220;Best Practices tool&#8221; that runs on the fly (https://dev.landsupport.eu/template.html) to identify optimized solutions for …
View article: Computation of total soil organic carbon stock and its standard deviation from layered soils
Computation of total soil organic carbon stock and its standard deviation from layered soils Open
To assess carbon sequestration in the agricultural and natural systems, it is usually required to report soil organic carbon (SOC) as mass per unit area (Mg ha-1) for a single soil layer (e.g., the 0-0.3 m ploughing layer). However, if the…
View article: Zero-Tillage Effects on Durum Wheat Productivity and Soil-Related Variables in Future Climate Scenarios: A Modeling Analysis
Zero-Tillage Effects on Durum Wheat Productivity and Soil-Related Variables in Future Climate Scenarios: A Modeling Analysis Open
Adoption of zero-tillage practices with residue retention in field crops has been introduced as an alternative soil-management technique to counteract the resource degradation and high production costs derived from intensive tillage. In th…