| Title: |
The organic mulches in vineyards exerted an influence on spontaneous weed cover and plant biodiversity |
| Authors: |
Mairata, Andreu; Labarga, David; Puelles, Miguel; Huete, Joaquín; Portu, Javier; Rivacoba, Luis; Pou, Alicia |
| Contributors: |
European Commission; Agencia Estatal de Investigación (España); Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades (España); Gobierno de La Rioja; Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas https://ror.org/02gfc7t72 |
| Publisher Information: |
Elsevier |
| Publication Year: |
2023 |
| Collection: |
Digital.CSIC (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas / Spanish National Research Council) |
| Subject Terms: |
Ecosystem services; Grapevine; Mulching; Soil management; Weed community; Weed suppression |
| Description: |
The current trend toward sustainable agricultural practices creates a demand for alternatives to conventional soil management. One of the main problems for farmers is the competition for water and nutrients of weeds with the crop and the complicated management that this entails. Conventional practices such as tillage and the use of herbicides are commonly used and imply high environmental impacts while organic mulches could be an attractive sustainable alternative for soil management. Therefore, the 3-year effect of different soil management practices with organic mulches on the control of spontaneous weeds in the vine row has been studied. Three types of organic mulches [grapevine pruning debris (GPD), straw (SM) and spent mushroom compost (SMC)] and two conventional soil management methods [in-row tillage (TILL) and herbicide (HERB)] were compared on a vineyard in North Spain. For this purpose, the percentage of soil covered by weeds (PWC), the presence of each species and its effect on the vine development, and the weed community formations were analysed in each soil management. In addition, soil nutrition, soil temperature and soil water content were measured. On the one hand, SM and GPD mulches limited the presence of weeds (85%) that could be a problem for the farmer. Of the conventional practices, the TILL treatment was strongly affected by the timing of agricultural work and environmental conditions, with large variability between years. The results indicated that the application of organic mulches reduced the percentage of species with a harmful effect on optimal vine growth and increased plant diversity and its benefits for the ecosystem. Organic mulches are an effective alternative for soil management due to the improvement of the chemical and physical properties of the soil, the increase in the water content of the soil, the reduction of heat stress and the ... |
| Document Type: |
article in journal/newspaper |
| File Description: |
application/pdf |
| Language: |
English |
| Relation: |
#PLACEHOLDER_PARENT_METADATA_VALUE#; info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/AEI/Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica y Técnica y de Innovación 2017-2020/RTI2018-095748-R-I00/ES/ESTUDIO DE DIFERENTES TECNICAS DE MANEJO DEL SUELO PARA MEJORAR EL CULTIVO DE LA VID E INCENTIVAR SU SOSTENIBILIDAD/; The underlying dataset has been published as supplementary material of the article in the publisher platform at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eja.2023.126997; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eja.2023.126997; Sí; European Journal of Agronomy 151: 126997 (2023); https://hdl.handle.net/10261/347846; http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100011033; http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000780; https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85173526767 |
| DOI: |
10.1016/j.eja.2023.126997 |
| DOI: |
10.13039/501100011033 |
| DOI: |
10.13039/501100000780 |
| Availability: |
https://hdl.handle.net/10261/347846; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eja.2023.126997; https://doi.org/10.13039/501100011033; https://doi.org/10.13039/501100000780; https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85173526767 |
| Rights: |
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.BEA76180 |
| Database: |
BASE |