Irrigation, salinization and desertification

Bypass flow, salinization and sodication in a cracking clay soil

Irrigation strategies for optimal use of saline water in Mediterranean agriculture.

Influence of biochar on the physical, chemical and retention properties of an amended sandy soil

Soil porosity plays an important role in soil-water retention and water availability to crops, potentially affecting both agricultural practices and environmental sustainability. The pore structure controls fluid flow and transport through the soil, as well as the relationship between the properties of individual minerals and plants. Moreover, the anthropogenic pressure on soil properties has produced numerous sites with extensive desertification process close to residential areas. Biochar (biologically derived charcoal) is produced by pyrolysis of biomasses under low oxygen conditions, and it can be applied for recycling organic waste in soils and increase soil fertility, improving soil st…

Management scenarios optimizing irrigation with saline water in cracking clay soils.

Management scenarios aimed at optimizing irrigation in a Sicilian vineyard characterized by a cracking clay soil irrigated with saline water were explored for seven soil profiles (Baglio 1–Baglio 7), by using the simulation model soil-water-atmosphere-plant environment (SWAP), which accounts for shrinkage and cracking. Accurate prediction of water content, u, was obtained for the seven profiles by expressing the soil hydraulic properties according to the Brutsaert retention equation coupled with the hydraulic conductivity model proposed by Gardner (B-G model). A satisfactory prediction of the electrical conductivity of saturated extract (ECsat) was obtained using for the dispersivity (Ldis)…

Taskgroup 6. Desertification.

Linking Climate change to Soil protection for developing effective mitigation strategies and policy options

Taskgroup 5. Link with Organic matter and contamination working group and secondary soil threats. Reports of the technical working groups established under the thematic strategy for soil protection. Volume 2 Erosion

Irrigation, salinization and desertification in Sicily

Salinization, land degradation and management of irrigation in arid and semi-arid countries.

Taskgroup 7. Monitoring Soil Erosion in Europe. Volume 2 Erosion

Irrigation, salinization and desertification. Evolution of Cropping Systems as Affected by Climate Change

Processi di salinizzazione e sodicizzazione in terreni argillosi con crepacciature in condizioni di bypass flow

Taskgroup 6. Desertification. Volume 2 Erosion

Assessing and monitoring the risk of salinization by the Geonics EM-38: Application in a Sicilian irrigated area.

An approach to assess soil salinisation in a catchment of south-western Sicily

Taskgroup 7. Monitoring Soil Erosion in Europe

Sustainable management of water as a strategy for preventing conflicts and enhancing unity in mediterranean countries affected by water scarcity and climate change

Metodologie per lo studio dei processi di bypass flow in terreno argilloso sottoposto a differenti metodi irrigui.

An approach to assess soil salinisation in a catchment of South-Western Sicilia (Italy).

Plant and soil responses to deficit and saline irrigation under field irrigated conditions in a sicilian vineyard

Scenari di gestione dell’irrigazione con acque saline in un vigneto irriguo siciliano.

Spatial data fusion and analysis for soil characterization: a case study in a coastal basin of south-western Sicily (southern Italy)

Salinization is one of the most serious problems confronting sustainable agriculture in semi-arid and arid regions. Accurate mapping of soil salinization and the associated risk represent a fundamental step in planning agricultural and remediation activities. Geostatistical analysis is very useful for soil quality assessment because it makes it possible to determine the spatial relationships between selected variables and to produce synthetic maps of spatial variation. The main objective of this paper was to map the soil salinization risk in the Delia-Nivolelli alluvial basin (south-western Sicily, southern Italy), using multivariate geostatistical techniques and a set of topographical, phy…

Needs and Priorities for Research and Education in Biotechnology applied to emerging Environmental Challenges in SEE Countries

Taskgroup 5. Link with Organic matter and contamination working group and secondary soil threats.

Monitoring soil salinization as a strategy for preventing land degradation: a case study in Sicily

Plant response to irrigation with saline water in a Sicilian vineyard: results of a 3- year field investigation

Assessing the influence of different biochar fractions on soil structure and soil water retention: laboratory investigation on a Sicilian soil

Validazione e calibrazione del modello SWAP attraverso il confronto con misure di contenuto idrico del terreno

Management scenarios preventing salinization under irrigation with saline water.

Management scenarios aimed at optimizing irrigation in a Sicilian vineyard characterized by a cracking clay soil irrigated with saline water were explored for seven soil profiles (Baglio 1-Baglio 7), by using the simulation model soil-water-atmosphere-plant environment (SWAP), which accounts for shrinkage and cracking. Accurate prediction of water content, theta, was obtained for the seven profiles by expressing the soil hydraulic properties according to the Brutsaert retention equation coupled with the hydraulic conductivity model proposed by Gardner (B-G model). A satisfactory prediction of the electrical conductivity of saturated extract (ECsat) ad was obtained using for the dispersivity…