Disentangling the carbon budget of a vineyard: The role of soil management

Tezza, Luca; Vendrame, Nadia; Pitacco, Andrea

doi:10.1016/j.agee.2018.11.002

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“…Levels of carbon stored in a Merlot vineyard ranged from 5.72 (±0.07)-7.23 (±1.11) t C ha −1 year −1 based upon net ecosystem production (NEP), suggesting that properly managed vineyards have the potential to serve as carbon sinks [20]. Monitoring of the net ecosystem CO 2 exchange (NEE) of a commercial vineyard in northeastern Italy confirmed the potential of a vineyard ecosystem to serve as a net carbon sink, with absorption of approximately −233 g C m −2 [21]. In China, researchers have found that young and mature citrus orchard ecosystems are associated with carbon storage levels of 157.90 t•hm −2 and 214.63 t•hm −2 , respectively, with soil accounting for over 70% of this storage [22].…”

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Carbon Storage Distribution Characteristics of Vineyard Ecosystems in Hongsibu, Ningxia

Zhang

Xue

Gao

et al. 2021

Plants

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Given that the global winegrape planting area is 7.2×106 hm2, the potential for winegrape crop-mediated carbon capture and storage as an approach to reducing greenhouse gas emissions warranted further research. Herein, we employed an allometric model of various winegrape organs to assess biomass distributions, and we evaluated the carbon storage distribution characteristics associated with vineyard ecosystems in the Hongsibu District of Ningxia. We found that the total carbon storage of the Vitis vinifera ‘Cabernet Sauvignon’ vineyard ecosystem was 55.35 t·hm−2, of which 43.12 t·hm−2 came from the soil, while the remaining 12.23 t·hm−2 was attributable to various vine components including leaves (1.85 t·hm−2), fruit (2.16 t·hm−2), canes (1.83 t·hm−2), perennial branches (2.62 t·hm−2), and roots (3.78 t·hm−2). Together, these results suggested that vineyards can serve as an effective carbon sink, with the majority of carbon being sequestered at the soil surface. Within the grapevines themselves, most carbon was stored in perennial organs including perennial branches and roots. Allometric equations based on simple and practical biomass and biometric measurements offer a means whereby grape-growers and government entities responsible for ecological management can better understand carbon distribution patterns associated with vineyards.

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Carbon Storage Distribution Characteristics of Vineyard Ecosystems in Hongsibu, Ningxia

Zhang

Xue

Gao

et al. 2021

Plants

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“…Based on what other researchers have found (e.g., [ 36 , 37 ], we expect that longer-term (e.g., ≥ 5 years) evaluations would potentially show both a clearer pattern of C accumulation/loss and variation due to differences in management approach, such as cover cropping, mulching and tillage [ 36 – 38 ]. There are also more sensitive ways to estimate soil carbon that we did not employ, such as the net ecosystem CO2 exchange approach [ 39 ] that might be recommended. Either way, soil C is potentially the most significant source of C in a vineyard ecosystem [ 18 ] and future research that examines how that reservoir changes over time and in response to different management practices will play a vital role in a developing a comprehensive understanding of C dynamics in this important agroecosystem.…”

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Ecosystem services in vineyard landscapes: a focus on aboveground carbon storage and accumulation

Williams

Morande

Vaghti³

et al. 2020

Carbon Balance Manage

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Background Organic viticulture can generate a range of ecosystem services including supporting biodiversity, reducing the use of conventional pesticides and fertilizers, and mitigating greenhouse gas emissions through long-term carbon (C) storage. Here we focused on aboveground C storage rates and accumulation using a one-year increment analysis applied across different winegrape varietals and different-aged vineyard blocks. This produced a chronosequence of C storage rates over what is roughly the productive lifespan of most vines (aged 2–30 years). To our knowledge, this study provides the first estimate of C storage rates in the woody biomass of vines. Additionally, we assessed C storage in wildland buffers and adjacent oak-dominated habitats over a 9-year period. Results Carbon storage averaged 6.5 Mg/Ha in vines. We found the average annual increase in woody C storage was 43% by mass. Variation correlated most strongly with vine age, where the younger the vine, the greater the relative increase in annual C. Decreases in C increment rates with vine age were more than offset by the greater overall biomass of older vines, such that C on the landscape continued to increase over the life of the vines at 18.5% per year on average. Varietal did not significantly affect storage rates or total C stored. Carbon storage averaged 81.7 Mg/Ha in native perennial buffer vegetation; we found an 11% increase in mass over 9 years for oak woodlands and savannas. Conclusions Despite a decrease in the annual rate of C accumulation as vines age, we found a net increase in aboveground C in the woody biomass of vines. The results indicate the positive role that older vines play in on-farm (vineyard) C and overall aboveground accumulation rates. Additionally, we found that the conservation of native perennial vegetation as vineyard buffers and edge habitats contributes substantially to overall C stores. We recommend that future research consider longer time horizons for increment analysis, as this should improve the precision of C accumulation rate estimates, including in belowground (i.e., soil) reservoirs.

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“…The obtained results of surface runoff confirm that high water repellency can significantly affect the agrohydrological regime. It can significantly decrease the amount of water available to plants, causing increased susceptibility to drought, accelerated mineralization of organic substances, and additional CO2 emissions [21,49]. The critical moisture content for repellency (CSMC), delivered from the relationship between WDPT and soil water potential, on the site formerly under arable use was 0.16-0.14 cm 3 cm −3 which corresponds to pF = 2.3-2.7.…”

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Influence of Abandoning Agricultural Land Use on Hydrophysical Properties of Sandy Soil

Hewelke

2019

Water

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Soil water repellency can significantly degrade its agricultural utility and bring aboutnegative environmental consequences (i.e., reduced infiltration capacity, enhanced overland flow,increased erosion rates, and water infiltration occurred in irregular patterns). The presented studyaimed to establish whether excluding albic Podzols from agricultural production and theirspontaneous inhabitation by a pine tree stand affected their hydrophysical properties. Studies withthe application of the water drop penetration time (WDPT) test showed that a change in the landuse increased the potential water repellency of the surface layer (horizon A) and caused itschangeover from strongly repellent class (Class 2) to extremely repellent (Class 5). The relationshipbetween soil moisture content and wettability made it possible to determine the critical soil moisturecontent (CSMC) for the occurrence of the phenomenon of water repellency. It was confirmed thatthe CSMC value increased along with a change in use. For the site under arable use, it was 9–10vol.%, whereas for the site formerly under arable use and currently covered predominantly by apine tree stand, a value in the range of 14–16 vol.% was reached. A laboratory experiment on surfacerunoff of the soil formerly under arable use showed that over half of the rainfall may be transformedinto surface runoff as a result of occurring water repellency. This means that exceeding the criticalsoil moisture content makes the recharge of soil retention difficult and may significantly influencethe water balance of soil, as well as increasing its susceptibility to drought.

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Disentangling the carbon budget of a vineyard: The role of soil management

Cited by 32 publications

References 102 publications

Carbon Storage Distribution Characteristics of Vineyard Ecosystems in Hongsibu, Ningxia

Carbon Storage Distribution Characteristics of Vineyard Ecosystems in Hongsibu, Ningxia

Ecosystem services in vineyard landscapes: a focus on aboveground carbon storage and accumulation

Influence of Abandoning Agricultural Land Use on Hydrophysical Properties of Sandy Soil

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