Soil management effect on soil properties in traditional and mechanized vineyards under a semiarid Mediterranean environment

Özpınar, Sakine; Özpınar, Ali; Çay, Anıl

doi:10.1016/j.still.2018.01.004

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“…These dynamics can also affect the composition of the grapes and the taste of the wine. Changes in soil pH influence plants' growth, as the pH of the soil determines the pH of the soil water that plants use [21,22]. Soil erosion also affects grape quality and water availability to the plants, because it reduces soil depth and infiltration capacity [23,24].…”

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Soil Erosion as an Environmental Concern in Vineyards: The Case Study of Celler del Roure, Eastern Spain, by Means of Rainfall Simulation Experiments

2018

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Soil erosion in vineyards is considered as an environmental concern as it depletes soil fertility and causes damage in the fields and downstream. High soil and water losses decrease soil quality, and subsequently, this can reduce the quality of the grapes and wine. However, in specialized journals of viticulture and enology, soil erosion studies are not present. This paper surveys the soil erosion losses in the vineyards of Celler del Roure, Eastern Spain, as an example of Mediterranean vineyards. We applied rainfall simulation experiments (10 plots) using a small portable rainfall simulator and 55 mm h −1 in one hour to characterize soil erodibility, runoff discharge, and soil erosion rates under low-frequency-high-magnitude rainfall events at different positions along the vine inter-row areas. We found that 30% of the rainfall was transformed into superficial runoff, the sediment concentration was 23 g L −1 , and the soil erosion rates reached 4.1 Mg ha −1 h −1 ; these erosion rates are among the highest found in the existing literature. We suggest that the vineyard management should be improved to reduce land degradation, and also should be shifted to sustainable agricultural production, which could improve grape and wine quality.

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Soil Erosion as an Environmental Concern in Vineyards: The Case Study of Celler del Roure, Eastern Spain, by Means of Rainfall Simulation Experiments

2018

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“…Soil moisture was measured by drying samples at 105 ° C., It ranged from 18.8% to 9.3%. Soil density was measured by IP 271 electromechanical soil hardness tester, on average, its value amounted to1.42 g /cm 3 . The quality of soil cultivation was evaluated by the uniformity of the depth of cultivation, crumbling and cutting of weeds.…”

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“…Weeds and poor-quality technological processing of the soil, negatively affect the crop shortage, reducing it by 20-25%. The near-stem zones are the most difficult to process and require the use of specialized machines, especially in intensive plantings [1,2,3]. Technological requirements for soil content in row spacing, perennial fruit stands require solving the issue of high-quality soil cultivation in near-trunk zones.…”

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Automated section for milling soil in near-trunk zones of orchard

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Machines used in gardens do not fully comply with the quality indicators of tillage, especially in the near-trunk zones of fruit trees. Theoretical analysis made it possible to establish that the preferred protective distance in the aisle of the garden should be at least 0.20 m in each direction, and in the interbarrel space of the boles along a row of 0.38 m and to establish the optimal width of the extension section of 0.55 m. As a result of the research, an original design of the deflectable milling section of the garden milling cutter with an autonomous hydraulic system was proposed and developed, as working bodies knives with special sharpening are used. The tracking system of the remote section is equipped with a double remote probe, when exposed to which the section is retracted to the required distance to protect the trunk of a tree. The use of a deflectable milling section of a garden milling cutter allows to increase the accuracy and quality indicators of processing in the near-trunk zones of garden plantings, while the density of the soil decreases on average by 24%.

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“…Traditional wine-growing practices in Portugal involve frequent tillage to minimize weed cover and soil compaction, post-harvest removal of crop residues, and high application rates of mineral fertilizers and phytopharmaceuticals for weed and pest control. 4,5 Such conventional management practices, however, can have significant side effects in terms of soil quality as well as surface water quality. 6,7 Vineyards in Mediterranean regions are among the most degraded agricultural crop systems.…”

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“…16 Due to enhanced runoff and erosion, and the associated transport of nutrients, pesticides and their degradation products accumulated in soils, Mediterranean vineyards have been identified as relevant sources of diffuse contamination and, thereby, an important threat to-typically scarce-water resources. 3,17 Aside from its off-site impacts, soil erosion can also decrease in-situ soil fertility and, thereby, reduce crop yields and economic revenues of farmers, 4,9 which, in turn, can promote land use changes, including land abandonment. 13 The environmental problems caused by agricultural intensification have been raising growing concerns regarding traditional 2 Air, Soil and Water Research farming systems and, arguably, have motivated a gradual shift toward more sustainable practices.…”

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Assessment of the Impact of Distinct Vineyard Management Practices on Soil Physico-Chemical Properties

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Caetano

et al. 2020

Air, Soil and Water Research

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Vines are one of the most ancient crops, with great relevance worldwide but especially in wine-growing areas in Southern Europe. In the Bairrada wine region of north-central Portugal, vineyards have long been managed intensively, with frequent tillage and application of fertilizers and phytochemical products. During the last decade, however, these conventional practices are increasingly becoming substituted by more sustainable management practices, in particular integrated production (IP) and, to a lesser degree, no-tillage (NT) and biodynamic (BD). This study investigated differences in soil quality of 4 vineyards managed with each of these practices for at least 6 years. Twelve topsoil (0-15 cm) samples were collected in vineyard rows and inter-rows, during one sampling campaign, and analyzed for selected physical and chemical properties. These physical properties were texture, bulk density and penetration resistance, while the chemical properties included pH, electrical conductivity, and the contents of organic matter, nutrients, cations, and metals. Nearby forest soils were also sampled as a reference, since this was the prior land-use in the study sites. The obtained results demonstrated that conventional practices were associated with diminished soil quality, as indicated by lower contents of organic matter and nutrients, such as total nitrogen (TN) and phosphorus (TP), and exchangeable cations, as well as by a higher concentration of Cu and, in some samples, of Ni and Pb. Cu concentrations were also relatively high under NT, so that overall soil quality, particularly associated with fertility, was best under IP.

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Soil management effect on soil properties in traditional and mechanized vineyards under a semiarid Mediterranean environment

Cited by 14 publications

References 34 publications

Soil Erosion as an Environmental Concern in Vineyards: The Case Study of Celler del Roure, Eastern Spain, by Means of Rainfall Simulation Experiments

Soil Erosion as an Environmental Concern in Vineyards: The Case Study of Celler del Roure, Eastern Spain, by Means of Rainfall Simulation Experiments

Automated section for milling soil in near-trunk zones of orchard

Assessment of the Impact of Distinct Vineyard Management Practices on Soil Physico-Chemical Properties

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