The effects of cover crops and conventional tillage on soil and runoff loss in vineyards and olive groves in several Mediterranean countries

Cover crops (CC) in vineyards and olive groves provide an alternative to conventional tillage (CT) for land management. Runoff, sediment and nutrient loss from six sites in France, Spain and Portugal were compared over 3–4 yr. In general, runoff loss was not significantly reduced by the CC alternativ...

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Main Author: Gómez, J.A. (author)
Other Authors: Llewellyn, C. (author), Basch, G. (author), Sutton, P.B. (author), Dyson, J.S. (author), Jones, C.A. (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2012
Subjects:
soil erosion
soil conservation
runoff
nutrient loss
olive groves
vineyards
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10174/3003
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:dspace.uevora.pt:10174/3003

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http://hdl.handle.net/10174/3003

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