Influence of soil management on soil physical characteristics and water storage in a mature rainfed olive orchard

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 144, Issue , 2014, Pages 96-109

  Palese, A M ^a   Vignozzi, N ^b   Celano, G ^a   Agnelli, A E ^b   Pagliai, M ^b   Xiloyannis, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DELLA NUTRIZIONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cover crops; Olea europaea; Saturated hydraulic conductivity; Soil macroporosity; Soil water storage

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY; AGRONOMY; CROPS; CULTIVATION; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; ORCHARDS; RAIN; RECYCLING; SOIL MOISTURE; SOLVENTS; STORAGE (MATERIALS);

COVER CROPS; MACRO-POROSITY; OLEA EUROPAEA; SATURATED HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; SOIL WATER STORAGE;

INFILTRATION;

COVER CROP; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; INFILTRATION; MACROPORE; ORCHARD; PERCOLATION; RAINFED AGRICULTURE; ROOT SYSTEM; RUNOFF; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL MANAGEMENT; SOIL STRUCTURE; SOIL WATER; TILLAGE; WATER STORAGE;

ITALY; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 84905485832     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.still.2014.07.010     Document Type: Article

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