Using pruning residues as mulch: Analysis of its adoption and process of diffusion in Southern Spain olive orchards

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 620-629

  Calatrava, Javier ^a   Franco, Juan Agustín ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CARTAGENA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Adoption; Diffusion; Mulch; Olive groves; Pruning residues; Soil conservation; Soil erosion

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION TILLAGE; CROP PRODUCTION; DICOTYLEDON; DIFFUSION; FARMERS ATTITUDE; MULCH; ORCHARD; PROBABILITY; PRUNING; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL COVER; SOIL DEGRADATION; SOIL EROSION; VEGETATION COVER; ZERO TILLAGE;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVENTIONAL TILLAGE; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; MULCH; NO TILLAGE; OLIVE; ORCHARD; PROBABILITY; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOIL DEGRADATION; SOIL EROSION; SPAIN; TREE PRUNING; WORK EXPERIENCE;

ANDALUCIA; GRANADA [ANDALUCIA]; SPAIN;

EID: 78650518213     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2010.09.023     Document Type: Article

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