Improvement of soil carbon sink by cover crops in olive orchards under semiarid conditions. Influence of the type of soil and weed

The olive tree is one of the most important crops in Spain, and the main one in the region of Andalusia. Most orchards are rain-fed, with high slopes where conventional tillage (CT) is the primary soil management system used. These conditions lead to high erosion and a significant transport of organ...

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Main Authors: F. Márquez-García, E. J. González-Sánchez, S. Castro-García, R. Ordóñez-Fernández
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria 2013-05-01
Series:Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research
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Online Access:http://revistas.inia.es/index.php/sjar/article/view/3558