Soil biota play a crucial role in soil ecosystem stability, promoting organic matter decomposition and nutrient cycling. Compared to conventional farming,organic farming is known to improve soil properties such as agg...
the Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico(Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development,e CNPq)(No.408318/2018);Coordenacao de Aperfeicoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior(CAPES,Brazilian Federal Agency for Support and Evaluation of Graduate Education);Fundacao de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul(Foundation for Research Support of the State of Rio Grande do Sul,Brazil);FAPERGS(No.17/2551-0000925-8)for the scholarships provided and the financial resources made available for this study。
Copper(Cu)-based fungicide application to control foliar diseases in grapevine(Vitis vinifera L.)can increase soil Cu availability.Brazilian soils have high natural Cu and manganese(Mn)concentrations,increasing the po...
supported by the USDA-ARS Sustainable Viticulture Production Systems, USA (No. 2032-21220-006-00, NP305 Crop Production)
Vineyard management practices to enhance soil conservation principally focus on increasing carbon(C)input,whereas mitigating impacts of disturbance through reduced tillage has been rarely considered.Furthermore,inform...
supported by the Spanish Ministry of Science, INIA (Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria), Spain;European Social Fund (INIA-RTA 2009-00101-00-00);the INIA and European Social Fund for his postdoctoral grant
In semiarid regions of the Mediterranean basin, a rainfall event can induce a respiratory pulse that releases a large amount of soil carbon dioxide (CO2) into the atmosphere; this pulse can significantly contribute ...
Supported by the French Forestry and Rural Affairs Department of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fishing,Cemagref and INRA
Grass buffer strips limit the transfer of pesticides from cultivated fields to rivers. These solutions are generally efficient at reducing polluted surface flows, mainly by infiltration of the soil, raising the questi...