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000132115 100__ $$aMirás-Avalos, José Manuel
000132115 245__ $$aSoil Quality Index of Young and Differently Managed Almond Orchards under Mediterranean Conditions
000132115 260__ $$c2022
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000132115 5203_ $$aSustainable agriculture has drawn attention to the maintenance and enhancement of soil health. However, research on soil quality has been carried out mainly in field crops and, to a lesser extent, in mature orchards, neglecting the relevance of assessing the soil quality status in the first years of tree plantations. Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess the soil quality index of young almond orchards located in marginal lands and managed under different practices. The survey was carried out in the Teruel Province (Northeast Spain), in three almond orchards: Alacón (2 years old, 0.75 ha, rainfed, conventionally managed), San Martín (1 year old, 0.4 ha, irrigated, organically managed), and Valdealgorfa (6 years old, 0.2 ha, rainfed, organically managed). The composite soil samples were taken from three spots within each orchard. To determine the soil quality index, four main soil functions were considered: filtering and buffering, nutrient supply, water relations, and crop limitation. The soil quality indices were 0.55, 0.75, and 0.54 for Alacón, San Martín, and Valdealgorfa orchards, respectively. These values suggested that the evaluated soils are adequate for almond production, although they require management actions to improve their quality (for instance, the application of organic amendments) and increase the sustainability of these agroecosystems. Furthermore, this work provides a framework for the assessment of the soil quality in tree orchards at a young stage.
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000132115 593__ $$aRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment$$c2022$$dQ2
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000132115 700__ $$aMarco, Pedro
000132115 700__ $$aSánchez, Sergio
000132115 700__ $$aBielsa, Beatriz
000132115 700__ $$0(orcid)0000-0002-3455-0145$$aRubio Cabetas, María José
000132115 700__ $$aGonzález, Vicente
000132115 773__ $$g14, 22 (2022), 14770 [14 pp]$$pSustainability (Basel)$$tSustainability (Switzerland)$$x2071-1050
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