The low organic matter and nitrogen levels in the soils, as well as the high weed pressure, typical of Mediterranean agroecosystems, necessitate a valid and sustainable alternative management. The utilization of cover crops such as Trifolium subterraneum L. may represent an innovative and efficient option for low-input and organic agricultural systems. In a 3-year experiment, we evaluated the effect of T. subterraneum and spontaneous flora cover cropping, with or without burying dead mulch into the soil, on the quali-quantitative composition of the weed seed bank in an apricot orchard. Moreover, the bacteria Nitrosomonas europaea and Azotobacter vinelandii, involved in the soil N cycle, and the content of ammoniacal and nitric soil nitrogen...
Keywords: organic farming, ecologically-based weed management, cover crops, green manure, allelopath...
Living mulch gives many benefits to agro-ecosystems such as erosion control, nitrogen fixation and n...
This study was carried out in the Mediterranean environment of central Italy from 2011 to 2013 in or...
International audienceAbstractThe soils of Mediterranean semiarid environments are commonly characte...
A low-input agricultural system needs a natural source of nitrogen (N). Legume species can fix great...
This paper reports a survey on the weed flora and seed bank in an almond orchard sited in Apulia reg...
Conservation tillage in organic farming has been increasingly promoted to preserve soil fertility, d...
Cover crops can offer significant advantages in the agronomic management of citrus orchards in Medit...
Sustainable methods of weed control and nitrogen fertility are a significant challenge in organic or...
Cover crops and mulches are a suitable choice for sustainable agriculture because they improve weed ...
This study was conducted in the Mediterranean environment of Central Italy from 2011 to 2013 in orde...
The adoption of no-till practices in organic vegetable production has been challenged by an ineffect...
The aim of the study was to evaluate non-legume cover crops for growing no-till grain legumes in org...
Ecological intensification, based on agricultural practices that promote ecosystem services, has bee...
Keywords: organic farming, ecologically-based weed management, cover crops, green manure, allelopath...
Living mulch gives many benefits to agro-ecosystems such as erosion control, nitrogen fixation and n...
This study was carried out in the Mediterranean environment of central Italy from 2011 to 2013 in or...
International audienceAbstractThe soils of Mediterranean semiarid environments are commonly characte...
A low-input agricultural system needs a natural source of nitrogen (N). Legume species can fix great...
This paper reports a survey on the weed flora and seed bank in an almond orchard sited in Apulia reg...
Conservation tillage in organic farming has been increasingly promoted to preserve soil fertility, d...
Cover crops can offer significant advantages in the agronomic management of citrus orchards in Medit...
Sustainable methods of weed control and nitrogen fertility are a significant challenge in organic or...
Cover crops and mulches are a suitable choice for sustainable agriculture because they improve weed ...
This study was conducted in the Mediterranean environment of Central Italy from 2011 to 2013 in orde...
The adoption of no-till practices in organic vegetable production has been challenged by an ineffect...
The aim of the study was to evaluate non-legume cover crops for growing no-till grain legumes in org...
Ecological intensification, based on agricultural practices that promote ecosystem services, has bee...
Keywords: organic farming, ecologically-based weed management, cover crops, green manure, allelopath...
Living mulch gives many benefits to agro-ecosystems such as erosion control, nitrogen fixation and n...
This study was carried out in the Mediterranean environment of central Italy from 2011 to 2013 in or...