Biblioteca Digital de VanguardiaMitigation of soil erosion by planting ground cover almonds: implications for sustainable mountain agriculture
The conservation and sustainable management of soil and water resources are some of the biggest challenges in rainfed agricultural systems. During two hydrological years, we have studied the rates of erosion and soil runoff from hillside farming in three types of vegetation: barley (Hordeum vulgare)...
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Federal University of Piauí
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| author | Duran zuazo, Victor Hugo Martínez, José Ramón Francia Tejero, Iván García Panadero, Lorenzo Arroyo Raya, Armando Martínez |
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| description | The conservation and sustainable management of soil and water resources are some of the biggest challenges in rainfed agricultural systems. During two hydrological years, we have studied the rates of erosion and soil runoff from hillside farming in three types of vegetation: barley (Hordeum vulgare), vetch (Vicia sativa) and thyme (Thymbra capitata), in an extensive planting of almond (Prunus amygdalus). The esperiment was conducted in Lanjaron (Granada, SE Spain) with closed erosion plots of 144 m2 (24 mx 6 m) on a hillside with a slope of 35%. Three meter wide vegetable strips were arranged intermittently and across the slope between rows of almond trees. The recordsof erosion and agricultural runoff were significantly lower in plots covered with thyme, in contrast to those recorded with vetch. The effectiveness of the thyme-covered over the barley and vetch ones in controlling erosion and runoff exceeded 69 and 67%, respectively. Cover crops while cutting and stopping the path of surface runoff retained transported sediments and promote their infiltration into the soil. Besides, the remaining runoff with much less energy can reinfiltrate on the ground before being intercepted by the next swath. We have concluded that the combination of growing woody plant and cover stripes represents an efficient model of adaptation to the traditional systems to improve productivity and sustainability of mountain agriculture in semiarid climate. |
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| spelling | clacso-CLACSO775302022-03-21T20:06:57Z Mitigation of soil erosion by planting ground cover almonds: implications for sustainable mountain agriculture Mitigación de la erosión de suelos en plantaciones de almendro por cubiertas vegetales: implicaciones para la agricultura sostenible de montaña (SE España) Duran zuazo, Victor Hugo Martínez, José Ramón Francia Tejero, Iván García Panadero, Lorenzo Arroyo Raya, Armando Martínez soil conservation water erosion almond marginal zones Mediterranean climate conservación de suelos erosión hídrica almendro zonas marginales clima The conservation and sustainable management of soil and water resources are some of the biggest challenges in rainfed agricultural systems. During two hydrological years, we have studied the rates of erosion and soil runoff from hillside farming in three types of vegetation: barley (Hordeum vulgare), vetch (Vicia sativa) and thyme (Thymbra capitata), in an extensive planting of almond (Prunus amygdalus). The esperiment was conducted in Lanjaron (Granada, SE Spain) with closed erosion plots of 144 m2 (24 mx 6 m) on a hillside with a slope of 35%. Three meter wide vegetable strips were arranged intermittently and across the slope between rows of almond trees. The recordsof erosion and agricultural runoff were significantly lower in plots covered with thyme, in contrast to those recorded with vetch. The effectiveness of the thyme-covered over the barley and vetch ones in controlling erosion and runoff exceeded 69 and 67%, respectively. Cover crops while cutting and stopping the path of surface runoff retained transported sediments and promote their infiltration into the soil. Besides, the remaining runoff with much less energy can reinfiltrate on the ground before being intercepted by the next swath. We have concluded that the combination of growing woody plant and cover stripes represents an efficient model of adaptation to the traditional systems to improve productivity and sustainability of mountain agriculture in semiarid climate. La conservación y gestión sostenible de los recursos suelo y agua constituyen uno de los mayores retos de los sistemas agrícolas de secano. Durante dos años hidrológicos se han estudiado las tasas de erosión y escorrentía de un suelo de cultivo en ladera con tres tipos de cubierta vegetal: cebada (Hordeum vulgare), veza (Vicia sativa), y tomillo (Thymbra capitata) en una plantación extensiva de almendros (Prunus amygdalus). El ensayo se realizó en Lanjarón (Granada, SE España) con parcelas cerradas de erosión de 144 m2 (24 m x 6 m) en una ladera con pendiente del 35%. Las franjas vegetales de 3 m de ancho se dispusieron de forma intermitente y transversal a la pendiente entre hileras de árboles de almendro. Los registros de erosión y escorrentía agrícolas fueron significativamente inferiores en las parcelas con cubiertas de tomillo, en contraste con las registradas con veza. La efectividad de las cubiertas de tomillo respecto a las de cebada y veza en el control de erosión y escorrentía superaron el 69 y 67%, respectivamente. Las cubiertas vegetales al recortar y frenar la trayectoria de la escorrentía superficial retienen los sedimentos transportados y promueven su infiltración en el suelo. Asimismo, la escorrentía remanente con mucho menos energía puede reinfiltrarse en el suelo antes de ser interceptada por la siguiente franja. Se concluye que la asociación de cultivo leñoso con franjas de cubiertas vegetales representa un modelo eficiente de adaptación a los sistemas tradicionales para la mejora de la productividad y sostenibilidad de la agricultura de montaña de clima semiárido. 2012-06-28 2022-03-21T20:06:57Z 2022-03-21T20:06:57Z info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion https://comunicatascientiae.com.br/comunicata/article/view/110 10.14295/cs.v3i2.110 http://biblioteca-repositorio.clacso.edu.ar/handle/CLACSO/77530 eng https://comunicatascientiae.com.br/comunicata/article/view/110/121 application/pdf Federal University of Piauí Comunicata Scientiae; Vol. 3 No. 2 (2012); 123-129 Comunicata Scientiae; v. 3 n. 2 (2012); 123-129 2177-5133 2176-9079 |
| spellingShingle | soil conservation water erosion almond marginal zones Mediterranean climate conservación de suelos erosión hídrica almendro zonas marginales clima Duran zuazo, Victor Hugo Martínez, José Ramón Francia Tejero, Iván García Panadero, Lorenzo Arroyo Raya, Armando Martínez Mitigation of soil erosion by planting ground cover almonds: implications for sustainable mountain agriculture |
| title | Mitigation of soil erosion by planting ground cover almonds: implications for sustainable mountain agriculture |
| title_full | Mitigation of soil erosion by planting ground cover almonds: implications for sustainable mountain agriculture |
| title_fullStr | Mitigation of soil erosion by planting ground cover almonds: implications for sustainable mountain agriculture |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mitigation of soil erosion by planting ground cover almonds: implications for sustainable mountain agriculture |
| title_short | Mitigation of soil erosion by planting ground cover almonds: implications for sustainable mountain agriculture |
| title_sort | mitigation of soil erosion by planting ground cover almonds: implications for sustainable mountain agriculture |
| topic | soil conservation water erosion almond marginal zones Mediterranean climate conservación de suelos erosión hídrica almendro zonas marginales clima |
| url | https://comunicatascientiae.com.br/comunicata/article/view/110 http://biblioteca-repositorio.clacso.edu.ar/handle/CLACSO/77530 |