RT Journal Article
T1 Agronomic Practices for Reducing Soil Erosion in Hillside Vineyards under Atlantic Climatic Conditions (Galicia, Spain)
A1 Mirás Avalos, José Manuel
A1 Ramírez Cuesta, Juan M.
A1 Fandiño Beiro, María
A1 Cancela Barrio, Javier José
A1 Intrigliolo, Diego S.
K1 Cover crops
K1 Mulching
K1 Runoff
K1 Soil erosion assessment
K1 Sustainability
K1 Temperate climate
K1 Vineyards
K1 Vitis vinifera
AB Water erosion is a severe threat to soil resources, especially on cultivated lands, such as vineyards, which are extremely susceptible to soil losses. In this context, management practices aiming at reducing erosion risks must be favored. This current study aimed at estimating soil losses in two vineyards under Atlantic climatic conditions (Galicia, North West Spain). The capacity of two management practices for reducing soil erosion was tested and compared with tilled soil in the inter-rows: (i) application of mulching, and (ii) maintaining native vegetation. Soil losses were assessed using erosion pins and micro-plots. In addition, the improved stock unearthing method (ISUM) was employed in one of the vineyards to estimate soil remobilization since plantation. Soil loss rates in one of the vineyards were lower when soil was managed under mulching (0.36 Mg ha−1) and native vegetation (0.42 Mg ha−1), compared to tilled soil (0.84 Mg ha−1). Sediment losses measured in the second vineyard ranged between 0.21 and 0.69 Mg ha−1, depending on the treatment, but no clear conclusions could be drawn. Long-term soil loss, as estimated by ISUM, was of the same order of magnitude than that obtained by erosion pins and micro-plots. In both vineyards, soil loss rates were lower than those registered in Mediterranean vineyards, and were below the limit for sustainable erosion in Europe. Nevertheless, soil management practices alternative to tillage in the inter-row might reduce erosion risks under Atlantic climate conditions
PB MDPI
YR 2020
FD 2020
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10347/23533
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10347/23533
LA eng
NO Mirás-Avalos, J.M.; Ramírez-Cuesta, J.M.; Fandiño, M.; Cancela, J.J.; Intrigliolo, D.S. Agronomic Practices for Reducing Soil Erosion in Hillside Vineyards under Atlantic Climatic Conditions (Galicia, Spain). Soil Syst. 2020, 4, 19
NO This research was funded by Interreg Atlantic Area with European Regional Development Fund, grant number EAPA_272/2016 project Risk-AquaSoil
DS Minerva
RD 28 abr 2026