Impact of Olive Trees on the Microclimatic and Edaphic Environment of the Understorey Durum Wheat in an Alley Orchard of the Mediterranean Area
In the current context of climate change, the impact of trees in agroforestry systems is expected to mitigate water and heat stresses, particularly in semi-arid environments. Within this framework, in a two-year trial conducted at INRAE in Southern France, the dynamics of microclimatic parameters an...
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| description | In the current context of climate change, the impact of trees in agroforestry systems is expected to mitigate water and heat stresses, particularly in semi-arid environments. Within this framework, in a two-year trial conducted at INRAE in Southern France, the dynamics of microclimatic parameters and the edaphic environment of durum wheat were investigated under a yearly-pruned (AF) and a never-pruned (AF+) 6-m apart alley olive orchard, in comparison with controls under full sun. Here it was recorded a reduction of photosynthetic active radiation (PAR) by 30% and 51% in AF and AF+, respectively, during the wheat cycle, together with a marked reduction of wind speed compared to controls (–85% in AF and −99% in AF+). A significant buffer effect was also highlighted for air temperature, averagely +1.7 °C during the night and −3.2 °C during the daytime under the moderate shading of AF. The positive effect of trees on soil water conservation increased with the intensity of shading, particularly during the critical wheat stage of grain filling, with benefits on wheat root mycorrhization, and NH<sub>4</sub><sup>+</sup> and NO<sub>3</sub><sup>−</sup> abundance in the arable layer. Despite some of the environmental modifications being favorable for the understorey wheat, these were not translated into yield improvements, suggesting that the severe shading associated with the small inter-row and evergreen trees has a prevailing effect, that requires to be managed through appropriate tree pruning. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c217056913884c6eadb86e566e2c70182023-11-23T18:23:33ZengMDPI AGAgronomy2073-43952022-02-0112252710.3390/agronomy12020527Impact of Olive Trees on the Microclimatic and Edaphic Environment of the Understorey Durum Wheat in an Alley Orchard of the Mediterranean AreaAnna Panozzo0Hsin-Ya Huang1Bruno Bernazeau2Florence Meunier3Olivier Turc4Robin Duponnois5Yves Prin6Teofilo Vamerali7Dominique Desclaux8Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural Resources, Animals and the Environment, University of Padova, Viale dell’Università 16, 35020 Padova, ItalyINRAE, Diascope Unit, UE0398, INRA, Domaine de Melgueil, 34130 Montpellier, FranceINRAE, Diascope Unit, UE0398, INRA, Domaine de Melgueil, 34130 Montpellier, FranceINRAE, Diascope Unit, UE0398, INRA, Domaine de Melgueil, 34130 Montpellier, FranceLEPSE, INRAE, Montpellier SupAgro, University of Montpellier, 34060 Montpellier, FranceTropical and Mediterranean Symbioses Laboratory (LSTM), University of Montpellier II SupAgro, UMR 113 CIRAD, IRD. TA10J, 34398 Montpellier, FranceTropical and Mediterranean Symbioses Laboratory (LSTM), University of Montpellier II SupAgro, UMR 113 CIRAD, IRD. TA10J, 34398 Montpellier, FranceDepartment of Agronomy, Food, Natural Resources, Animals and the Environment, University of Padova, Viale dell’Università 16, 35020 Padova, ItalyINRAE, Diascope Unit, UE0398, INRA, Domaine de Melgueil, 34130 Montpellier, FranceIn the current context of climate change, the impact of trees in agroforestry systems is expected to mitigate water and heat stresses, particularly in semi-arid environments. Within this framework, in a two-year trial conducted at INRAE in Southern France, the dynamics of microclimatic parameters and the edaphic environment of durum wheat were investigated under a yearly-pruned (AF) and a never-pruned (AF+) 6-m apart alley olive orchard, in comparison with controls under full sun. Here it was recorded a reduction of photosynthetic active radiation (PAR) by 30% and 51% in AF and AF+, respectively, during the wheat cycle, together with a marked reduction of wind speed compared to controls (–85% in AF and −99% in AF+). A significant buffer effect was also highlighted for air temperature, averagely +1.7 °C during the night and −3.2 °C during the daytime under the moderate shading of AF. The positive effect of trees on soil water conservation increased with the intensity of shading, particularly during the critical wheat stage of grain filling, with benefits on wheat root mycorrhization, and NH<sub>4</sub><sup>+</sup> and NO<sub>3</sub><sup>−</sup> abundance in the arable layer. Despite some of the environmental modifications being favorable for the understorey wheat, these were not translated into yield improvements, suggesting that the severe shading associated with the small inter-row and evergreen trees has a prevailing effect, that requires to be managed through appropriate tree pruning.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/12/2/527intercroppingagroforestryPARair temperaturewater conservationarbuscular mycorrhizal fungi |
| spellingShingle | Anna Panozzo Hsin-Ya Huang Bruno Bernazeau Florence Meunier Olivier Turc Robin Duponnois Yves Prin Teofilo Vamerali Dominique Desclaux Impact of Olive Trees on the Microclimatic and Edaphic Environment of the Understorey Durum Wheat in an Alley Orchard of the Mediterranean Area Agronomy intercropping agroforestry PAR air temperature water conservation arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi |
| title | Impact of Olive Trees on the Microclimatic and Edaphic Environment of the Understorey Durum Wheat in an Alley Orchard of the Mediterranean Area |
| title_full | Impact of Olive Trees on the Microclimatic and Edaphic Environment of the Understorey Durum Wheat in an Alley Orchard of the Mediterranean Area |
| title_fullStr | Impact of Olive Trees on the Microclimatic and Edaphic Environment of the Understorey Durum Wheat in an Alley Orchard of the Mediterranean Area |
| title_full_unstemmed | Impact of Olive Trees on the Microclimatic and Edaphic Environment of the Understorey Durum Wheat in an Alley Orchard of the Mediterranean Area |
| title_short | Impact of Olive Trees on the Microclimatic and Edaphic Environment of the Understorey Durum Wheat in an Alley Orchard of the Mediterranean Area |
| title_sort | impact of olive trees on the microclimatic and edaphic environment of the understorey durum wheat in an alley orchard of the mediterranean area |
| topic | intercropping agroforestry PAR air temperature water conservation arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/12/2/527 |
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