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The effect of Shallow Tillage on soil erosion in a semi-arid vineyard

Agata NovaraLuciano GristinaArtemio CerdàGiovanni Stallone

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business.product_category010501 environmental sciences01 natural sciencesVineyardPloughlcsh:AgricultureChiselSoil retrogression and degradation0105 earth and related environmental sciencesHydrology<sup>13</sup>C natural abundancelcsh:S04 agricultural and veterinary sciencesSoil carbonVineyards13Soil translocationSettore AGR/02 - Agronomia E Coltivazioni ErbaceeTillageTillage erosionC natural abundance040103 agronomy & agricultureErosion0401 agriculture forestry and fisheriesEnvironmental scienceArable landbusinessAgronomy and Crop Science

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Soil erosion has been considered a threat for semi-arid lands due to the removal of solid materials by water and wind. Although water erosion is currently considered the most important process of soil degradation, a growing interest has been drawn to the impact of soil tillage. Although numerous studies on tillage erosion have been carried out on arable land using a moldboard plow, a chisel, and a tandem disc for different crops, there are no studies on the effect of shallow tillage on soil redistribution in vineyards. The aim of this work was to evaluate the soil tillage erosion rate in a vineyard using a 13C natural abundance tracer. A strip of soil (C3-C soil) was removed, mixed with C4-C tracer, and replaced. After the installation of the strip, tillage (upslope in one inter-row and downslope in the other inter-row) was performed with a cultivator and soil was collected along the slope with an interval of 0.2 m from the C4-C strip. Soil organic carbon and &delta

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2019-05-22
10.3390/agronomy9050257http://hdl.handle.net/10447/364722