Going Beyond Soil Conservation with the Use of Cover Crops in Mediterranean Sloping Olive Orchards

Going Beyond Soil Conservation with the Use of Cover Crops in Mediterranean Sloping Olive Orchards

Among the agricultural practices promoted by the Common Agricultural Policy to increase soil functions, the use of cover crops is a recommended tool to improve the sustainability of Mediterranean woody crops such as olive orchards. However, there is a broad range of cover crop typologies in relation...

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Main Authors: Luis F. Arias-Giraldo, Gema Guzmán, Miguel Montes-Borrego, David Gramaje, José A. Gómez, Blanca B. Landa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-07-01
Series:Agronomy
Subjects:
bacterial community composition
metabolic activity
microbial diversity
soil erosion
soil quality
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/11/7/1387

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