Changes of soil properties and tree performance induced by soil management in a high-density olive orchard

European Journal of Agronomy

Volumn 41, Issue , 2012, Pages 18-27

  Gucci, Riccardo ^a   Caruso, Giovanni ^a   Bertolla, Claudio ^a   Urbani, Stefania ^b   Taticchi, Agnese ^b   Esposto, Sonia ^b   Servili, Maurizio ^b   Sifola, Maria Isabella ^c   Pellegrini, Sergio ^d   Pagliai, Marcello ^d   Vignozzi, Nadia ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^d ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DELLA NUTRIZIONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Oil quality; Olea europaea L.; Plant cover; Soil macroporosity; Tillage; Water infiltration

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL SOIL; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CROP YIELD; EVERGREEN TREE; FRUIT; GROWING SEASON; HUMIC SUBSTANCE; INFILTRATION; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; MACROPORE; ORCHARD; PHENOLIC COMPOUND; SANDY LOAM; SOIL CARBON; SOIL MANAGEMENT; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL PROPERTY; TILLAGE; TOPSOIL; VEGETABLE OIL; VEGETATION COVER; YIELD RESPONSE;

OLEA EUROPAEA;

EID: 84860537231     PISSN: 11610301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eja.2012.03.002     Document Type: Article

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