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Francesca Scandellari

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Carbon sequestration potential of Italian orchards and vineyards

2017

From 2004 to 2012 carbon (C) fluxes between the soil-vegetation system and the atmosphere in apple, grape, olive and orange orchards planted in different Italian regions were measured. Above-ground net primary productivity (ANPP) ranged from 4 (olive) to 9 (apple) Mg C ha-1. Alley grass contribution to total ANPP significantly varied among the systems, reaching a maximum of 60% in vineyards. The harvest index ranged from 46% for apple, to 58% for orange, 60% for grape and 41% for olive, while abscised leaves accounted for 30% of ANPP, on average. Soil respiration fluxes ranged from 6 (orange) to 10 (grape) Mg C ha-1. Results indicate the potential of these fruit crop to sequester atmospheri…

0106 biological sciences010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciencesAgroforestryApplePrimary productionOliveOrange (colour)Carbon sequestrationHorticultureNet ecosystem productivityPeach01 natural sciencesOrangeNet primary productivityAbscissionAgronomyApple; Net ecosystem productivity; Net primary productivity; Olive; Orange; Peach; HorticultureEnvironmental scienceApple; Net ecosystem productivity; Net primary productivity; Olive; Orange; Peach010606 plant biology & botany0105 earth and related environmental sciences
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A survey of carbon sequestration potential of orchards and vineyards in Italy

2016

Orchards and vineyards are important land use types in Southern Europe. In spite of their potential to sequester atmospheric C and to mitigate climate change, relatively little is known regarding the influx and outflux of C in these systems. The aim of this work is to provide data on the C budget, including net primary production (NPP), C removal through production, and C sequestration potential for the vineyards and the main fruit tree species (apple, citrus, olive, and peach) grown in Italy. Standing biomass and NPP were measured, and net ecosystem exchange and net C balance assessed directly, through either eddy covariance technique, or considering NPP and heterotrophic respiration. Abov…

0106 biological sciencesapple; carbon budget; citrus; grapevine; peach; olive; net primary productionAgroforestryPrimary productionapplenet primary production04 agricultural and veterinary sciencesHorticultureCarbon sequestration01 natural sciencescitrusgrapevinepeacholiveSettore AGR/03 - Arboricoltura Generale E Coltivazioni Arboreecarbon budgetcitrus grapevine040103 agronomy & agriculture0401 agriculture forestry and fisheriesEnvironmental science010606 plant biology & botany
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