Soil management affects carbon dynamics and yield in a Mediterranean peach orchard
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A field trial was conducted over a seven-year period, in Mediterranean peach orchard. The aims were (i) to explore the effects of alternative soil-management practices (Aââg) on soil and litter carbon (C) reserves, (ii) to monitor the seasonal and (iii) spatial variations of soil COâ flushes. The alternative management included no tillage, retention of all aboveground biomass and application of imported organic amendments (15thaâ»Â¹yâ»Â¹ fresh weigh). Locally conventional management (Lââg) served as the control: i.e. tillage, mineral fertilisation, removal of prunings. The mean total annual C inputs were 4.2 and 2.4thaâ»Â¹ in Aââg and Lââg, respectively. Spatial and temporal variations in COâ soil emissions over a 20m² plot (Ã2) were assessed (Li-6400, LI-COR, USA) on the assumption that root topography and microbial activity declined systematically with distance from the row line. Under Aââg practices soil C significantly increased up to 1.78% against 1.38% at Lââg block. The C stored as litter and dead wood in Aââg, was 16-times that in Lââg. On a whole-season basis, COâ losses were 20% higher in Aââg than in Lââg. Soil COâ emissions were mostly from the in-row, with the inter-row emissions being lower, especially due to reduced soil-water content during the drier months. It is concluded that despite a higher COâ soil emissions, alternative management techniques will partially offset atmospheric COâ rise through increased soil C reserves, and that spatial variability of emissions must be taken into account if the accuracy of estimates of large-scale emissions are to be improved.
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Payment for carbon sequestration schemes are less effective in the Mediterranean region because soil organic carbon content of Mediterranean soils changes relatively slowly and remains low compared to other biomes.
“Moreover, the payment for carbon sequestration schemes, where farmers are paid per tonne carbon sequestered in the soil, are less effective in the Mediterranean region, as soil organic carbon content of Mediterranean soils changes relatively slowly and remains low compared to other biomes”
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- Authors
- Montanaro, G., Dichio, B., Briccoli Bati, C., & Xiloyannis, C.
- Affiliations
- University of Basilicata (IT)
- Corresponding author
- Montanaro, Giuseppe
- Venue
- Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2012-10
- Volume
- 161
- Pages
- 46-54
- ISSN
- 0167-8809 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2070815045
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- 3.90
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- journal article
- Language
- en
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- Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment (publishedVersion)
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- Topics
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Soil Science › Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Soil Science › Soil Management and Crop Yield
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › General Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Plant and soil sciences
- Keywords
- soil management, peach orchards, soil carbon, litter carbon, soil CO2 efflux, no-tillage, organic amendments, spatial variability of emissions, soil moisture, carbon sequestration, fruit yield
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