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Effect of different fertilizers on peppermint - Essential and non-essential nutrients, essential oils and yield Ital. J. Agron. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2022-04-08 Mahmut Tepecik,Bihter Çolak Esetlili,Bintuğ Oztürk,Dilek Anaç
Peppermint (Mentha x piperita L.) plant was grown in this study using different mineral fertilizers combinations. Effects of fertilizer treatments on green and drug herb yields, herb essential nutrients (N, P, K, Ca, Na, Mg, Fe, Zn, Mn, Cu), essential oil yield, essential oil components (menthol, menthone, 1,8 cineole and menthofuran) and non-essential elements (heavy metal) (Pb, Ni, Co, Cr and Cd)
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Acetic acid disturbs rice germination and post-germination under controlled conditions mimicking green mulching in flooded paddy Ital. J. Agron. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2022-03-08 Greta Masserano,Barbara Moretti,Chiara Bertora,Francesco Vidotto,Stefano Monaco,Francesco Vocino,Teofilo Vamerali,Dario Sacco
Cover crop use in organic rice cropping systems efficiently manages the two most limiting factors in organic agriculture - weed competition and nutrient availability. Nonetheless, cover crop biomasses on soil surfaces under the anaerobic conditions in flooded rice systems produce organic acids (mainly acetic acid) that cause early phytotoxicity to rice seedling coleoptile and roots. This study evaluated
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Durum wheat salt stress tolerance is modulated by the interaction between plant genotypes, soil microbial biomass, and enzyme activity Ital. J. Agron. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2022-01-21 Khaoula Boudabbous,Imen Bouhaouel,Nadhira Benaissa,Marwa Jerbi,Youssef Trifa,Ali Sahli,Chahine Karmous,Hajer S. Amara
Understanding the relationship between durum wheat genotypes and soil biochemistry under salt stress plays a key role in breeding for yield superior genotypes. Thus, microbial biomass carbon (MBC) and nitrogen (MBN), the activity of three selected enzymes including dehydrogenase (D-ase), alkaline phosphatase (Alk-ase) and protease (P-ase), and available phosphorus (available P) and nitrogen (available
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Decomposing complex traits through crop modelling to support cultivar recommendation. A proof of concept with focus on phenology and field pea Ital. J. Agron. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2022-01-18 Livia Paleari,Ermes Movedi,Fosco M. Vesely,Matteo Tettamanti,Daniele Piva,Roberto Confalonieri
Cultivar recommendation is crucial for achieving high and stable yields, and it can be successfully supported by crop models because of their capability of exploring genotype × environment × management interactions. Different modelling approaches have been developed to this end, mostly relying on dedicated field trials to characterize the germplasm of interest. Here, we show how even data routinely
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High intensity and red enriched LED lights increased growth of lettuce and endive Ital. J. Agron. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2021-12-27 Monica Flores,Miguel Urrestarazu,Asuncion Amorós,Victor Escalona
Changes in plant responses have been associated with different fractions of the visible spectrum and light intensity. Advances in light emitting diodes (LED) have enabled the study of the effect of narrow wavelengths on plant growth and antioxidant compound synthesis. LED technology also facilitates the incorporation of light sources in a controlled setting where light spectra and intensity can be
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A scoping review of side-dress nitrogen recommendation systems and their perspectives in precision agriculture Ital. J. Agron. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2021-12-27 Martina Corti,Virginia Fassa,Luca Bechini
A scoping review of the relevant literature was carried out to identify the existing N recommendation systems, their temporal and geographical diffusion, and knowledge gaps. In total, 151 studies were identified and categorized. Seventy-six percent of N recommendation systems are empirical and based on spatialized vegetation indices (73% of them); 21% are based on mechanistic crop simulation models
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Cover crops as a weed seed bank management tool: A soil down review Ital. J. Agron. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2021-11-22 Cynthia Sias,Bethany R. Wolters,Mark S. Reiter,Michael L. Flessner
This review explores ways that cover crops alter soil environmental conditions that can be used to decrease seed survival, maintain weed seed dormancy, and reduce germination cues, thus reducing above-ground weed pressures. Cover crops are grown between cash crops in rotation, and their residues persist into subsequent crops, impacting weed seeds both during and after cover crops’ growth. Compared
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Evaluation of the mulch films biodegradation in soil: a methodological review Ital. J. Agron. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2021-11-16 Matteo Francioni,Ayaka Wenhong Kishimoto-Mo,Shun Tsuboi,Yuko Takada Hoshino
Plastic mulch films are widely used in agriculture, but most are not biodegradable in soil. Biodegradable mulch films are blends of different polymers whose composition-ratios vary notably from one product to another. Their degradation rates vary greatly according to the physio-chemical characteristics of the product and according to the properties of the soil and its microbial activity. The objective
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Variation in quality traits of newly developed Serbian wheat cultivars under different environmental conditions of Pannonian plain Ital. J. Agron. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2021-11-16 Dragan Živančev,Milan Mirosavljević,Vladimir Aćin,Vojislava Momčilović,Sanja Mikić,Aleksandra Torbica,Bojan Jocković
Introduction of new high-yielding wheat cultivars and intensification of high year-to-year variability require an additional update of information about environmental effects on main wheat quality parameters that is lacking for newly released cultivars in Serbia. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of growing seasons on the technological properties of new Serbian wheat cultivars, and
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Genetic variability of some agronomic traits in a collection of wheat (Triticum turgidum L. ssp) genotypes under South Mediterranean growth conditions Ital. J. Agron. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2021-11-16 Abdallah Bendjama,Soumia Ramdani
Genetic variability of some agronomic traits were investigated in 60 tetraploid wheat accessions (Triticum turgidum L. ssp) under rainfed conditions. The results indicated the presence of sufficient variability for all measured traits.The highest phenotypic and genotypic coefficient of variation was recorded for yield and awn length. High heritability coupled with high genetic advance and high expected
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Integrated weed management: Tools and strategies in a world of pesticide restriction Ital. J. Agron. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2021-11-08 Vittoria Giannini,Donato Loddo,J. Scott McElroy
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Predictive phytotoxic value of water-soluble allelochemicals in plant extracts for choosing a cover crop or mulch for specific weed control Ital. J. Agron. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2021-09-13 Carolina G. Puig,Francisco Valencia-Gredilla,María Pardo-Muras,X. Carlos Souto,Jordi Recasens,Nuria Pedrol
Cover crops and mulches have become an alternative for soil management in vineyards due to the agronomic, environmental, and economic advantages, especially the possibility of weed control. Implicitly to this objective lies the idea of assessing the potential herbicide effect of the allelochemicals released by different cover crops and mulch species. With this objective, the present work evaluated
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Retraction: Temporary ditches are effective in reducing soil erosion in hilly areas. An evaluation with the RUSLE model Ital. J. Agron. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2021-09-09 Rosa Francaviglia, Ulderico Neri
To: Pier Paolo Roggero, Editor-in-Chief, Italian Journal of Agronomy, and Michele Moscato, PAGEPress Publications, Publisher We take note of your communication following the report by Dr. Paolo Bazzoffi regarding the copyright infringement of the paper ‘Effectiveness of the GAEC cross-compliance standard short-term measures for runoff water control on sloping land (temporary ditches and grass strips)
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Discovering genetic diversity of Changmaogu, a rice landrace, for conservation and rural development Ital. J. Agron. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2021-09-07 Liu He, Yingjie Song, Xiufang Liu, Qi Kang, Chunlin Long
Changmaogu is a very rare and endangered rice landrace cultivated in a very limited area by Lama people, a branch of Bai ethnic group in Lanping County, Yunnan, China. No study on this precious landrace had been reported. This study was intended to explore the genetic diversity so as to develop strategy for conserving Changmaogu. The Changmaogu samples were compared with other three varieties (Hejing
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The intersection of integrated pest management and soil quality in the resistant weed era Ital. J. Agron. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2021-09-03 Audrey V. Gamble,Andrew J. Price
Agricultural producers and scientists have long recognized both beneficial and detrimental aspects of soil tillage. With the development and adoption of herbicide-resistant crops, particularly glyphosate-resistant crops, herbicides such as glyphosate replaced the need for tillage either before or after crop planting. Thus, tillage has become less important for weed management and has been a primary
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Determining the utility of an unmanned ground vehicle for weed control in specialty crop systems Ital. J. Agron. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2021-09-03 Matthew A. Cutulle,Joe Mari Maja
Specialty crop herbicides are not a target for herbicide discovery programs, and many of these crops do not have access to relevant herbicides. High-value fruit and vegetable crops represent high potential liability in the case of herbicide-induced crop damage and low acres for revenue. Labour shortages and higher manual weeding costs are an issue for both conventional and organic specialty crop growers
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Rye (Secale cereale L.) and squarrose clover (Trifolium squarrosum L.) cover crops can increase their allelopathic potential for weed control when used mixed as dead mulch Ital. J. Agron. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2021-08-31 Lara Abou Chehade,Carolina G. Puig,Carlos Souto,Daniele Antichi,Marco Mazzoncini,Nuria Pedrol
Cover crops are essential tools in agro-ecosystems for reducing the reliance on synthetic inputs and associated environmental risks. Alongside their benefits to soil fertility, cover crops can control weeds by their competitive and allelopathic attributes. Laboratory and field experiments were conducted to assess the allelopathic potential of two cover crop species, rye (Secale cereale L.) and squarrose
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Cover crops as green mulching for weed management in rice Ital. J. Agron. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2021-08-31 Silvia Fogliatto,Lorenzo Patrucco,Fernando De Palo,Barbara Moretti,Marco Milan,Francesco Vidotto
A field study was carried out in 2017 and 2018 in two Italian rice farms (at Livorno Ferraris and Rovasenda) to assess the effect of using cover crops as green mulching on weed control and rice yield. Three different rice fields were sown in each site after rice harvest with either Vicia villosa, Lolium multiflorum, or a mixture of both (V. villosa 40% + L. multiflorum 60%); at Rovasenda, a small percentage
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Improved salinity tolerance in early growth stage of maize through salicylic acid foliar application Ital. J. Agron. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2021-08-30 Iqra Sultan, Imran Khan, Muhammad Umer Chattha, Muhammad Umair Hassan, Lorenzo Barbanti, Roberta Calone, Muqarrab Ali, Shahid Majid, Muhammad Awais Ghani, Maria Batool, Warda Izzat, Sajid Usman
Soil salinity threatens agricultural production worldwide by constraining plant growth and final crop yield. The early stages are most sensitive to salinity, in response to which salicylic acid (SA) has demonstrated beneficial effects in various plant species. Based on this, a maize (Zea mays L.) pot experiment was set up combining three levels of soil salinity (0, 6 and 12 dS m–1), obtained through
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Effects of overseeding times on different warm-season turfgrasses: Visual turf quality and some related characteristics Ital. J. Agron. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2021-08-26 Sukru Sezgi Ozkan, Behcet Kir
The sustainability of warm-season turfgrass species in winter dormancy is a major concern in Mediterranean ecology. The concept of overseed a lawn has been still new for many developing countries such as Turkey as part of a regular maintenance. Therefore, a 2-year study was conducted at the experimental fields of Ege University, Izmir/Turkey during 2014-2016 years to compare the effects of four different
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Salinity tolerance evaluation of barley germplasm for marginal soil utilization Ital. J. Agron. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2021-07-06 Kico Dhima, Ioannis Vasilakoglou, Konstantinos Paschalidis, Nikitas Karagiannidis, Ilias Ilias
One greenhouse experiment was conducted to assess the tolerance to salinity and water deficit stresses of 184 barley varieties (breeding lines or registered varieties). Also, a 2-year field experiment was conducted to evaluate the growth and yield components of 16 of these varieties, representing tolerant, intermediate tolerant and susceptible ones, grown simultaneously in saline and nonsaline soils
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Climate change impacts on the Alpine, Continental and Mediterranean grassland systems of Italy: A review Ital. J. Agron. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2021-07-09 Camilla Dibari, Antonio Pulina, Giovanni Argenti, Chiara Aglietti, Marco Bindi, Marco Moriondo, Laura Mula, Massimiliano Pasqui, Giovanna Seddaiu, Pier Paolo Roggero
The ongoing climate change, which is threatening grassland agroecosystems throughout Europe, is also evident in the Italian grasslands. These systems, often located in marginal areas, are species-rich ecosystems characterized by variable, and often unreliable, grass and forage production and strongly dependent on interactions between climate, soil and agricultural management practices (e.g. land abandonment
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Potential elicitors on secondary metabolite production and antioxidant defence activity of two tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) varieties Ital. J. Agron. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2021-07-06 Alhagie K. Cham, Ma del Carmen Ojeda Zacarías, Héctor Lozoya Saldaña, Rigoberto E. Vázquez Alvarado, Emilio Olivares Sáenz, Guillermo C.G. Martínez-Ávila, Omar Guadalupe Alvarado Gómez
Plants protect themselves, after pathogen attack, through the passive and active defence mechanisms. The treatment of plants with various agents, including cell wall fragments, plant extracts, and synthetic chemicals, can induce resistance to subsequent pathogen attack both locally and systemically. In view of the capability of phytochemicals compounds found in fruits and vegetables with different
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Spray nozzle selection contributes to improved postemergence herbicide crabgrass control in turfgrass Ital. J. Agron. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2021-07-06 Edward Nangle,Zane Raudenbush,Tyler Morris,Michael Fidanza
For optimum postemergence crabgrass (Digitaria spp.) control, a single quinclorac herbicide application could be properly timed and delivered with spray nozzles that produce spray droplets ranging from very coarse (401-500 μm) to medium (226-325 μm) in size to maximize target coverage and minimize the potential for drift. Crabgrass is an invasive annual grass weed of cool-season turfgrass maintain
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Problems and perspectives in weed management Ital. J. Agron. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2021-07-06 Donato Loddo,J. Scott McElroy,Vittoria Giannini
Despite the wide use of herbicides in the past century, their use is decreasing due to rising resistance phenomena, the absence of discovery of new modes of action, and more regulatory restrictions. On the other hand, several tactics and technologies have been developed recently, providing alternatives from mechanical, cultural, robotic, and natural product use perspectives that could profitably enhance
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Junglerice (Echinochloa colona L.) seedling emergence model as a tool to optimize pre-emergent herbicide application Ital. J. Agron. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2021-07-06 Gabriel Picapietra,Horacio A. Acciaresi
Junglerice (Echinochloa colona), one of the worst and most problematic weeds globally, causes significant economic losses due to yield loss and control cost increase. Taking into account that this weed emerges in approximately five months - from September to January -, and considering that reducing herbicide use is key in the current intensification of agricultural production systems, the present study
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Organic versus mineral fertilization: Assessing of yield and quality of durum wheat in marginal lands Ital. J. Agron. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2021-06-25 Ida Di Mola, Lucia Ottaiano, Adriana Sacco, Mauro Senatore, Mauro Mori
Durum wheat is often cultivated in marginal areas with great management difficulties. Organic fertilization is a sustainable agricultural practice that allows preserving the environment, but its limit can be the reduction of yield and quality of crops, also in cereals. The aim of research was to evaluate the effects of the organic fertilization on yield and quality of Simeto, a variety of durum wheat
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Effect of Fucus extract and biomass enriched with Cu(II) and Zn(II) ions on the growth of garden cress (Lepidium sativum) under laboratory conditions Ital. J. Agron. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2021-06-25 Izabela Michalak, Sylwia Baśladyńska
In the present study, brown seaweed - Fucus vesiculosus was used as a raw material for the preparation of bio-products for sustainable agriculture. Biosorption was applied to produce fertilizer additives with microelements. F. vesiculosus was enriched with Cu(II) and Zn(II) ions. Biostimulants of plant growth were obtained by seaweed extraction with potassium hydroxide. Different doses of enriched
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Crushed bark as a novel soil conditioner for organic plant production Ital. J. Agron. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2021-06-17 Päivi Kurki, Elina Nurmi, Iina Haikarainen, Riitta Savikurki, Janne Kaseva, Kaija Hakala, Elena Valkama
Due to the reduction of cattle farming, the Finnish agricultural sector currently needs solutions to replace animal manure with new sustainable alternatives. This problem is especially acute for organic farms, which need livestock manure to improve soil fertility and soil organic carbon (SOC) to sustain yield. On the other side, plywood manufacturers aim to find ways to reuse waste fractions such as
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Plant extracts - importance in sustainable agriculture Ital. J. Agron. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2021-06-17 Katarzyna Godlewska , Domenico Ronga, Izabela Michalak
Plants due to the high content of various bioactive compounds are the main raw material for production of valuable, and useful bio-products (e.g., food, cosmetics, medicines, biostimulants, biopesticides, and feed). Different plant parts, for instance: seeds, fruits, flowers, stems, leaves, and roots can be used for their manufacture. Nowadays, there is a clear need to develop new, efficient, and environmentally
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Improving weed control in sustainable agro-ecosystems: Role of cultivar and termination timing of rye cover crop Ital. J. Agron. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2021-05-11 Roberta Boselli,Nico Anders,Andrea Fiorini,Cristina Ganimede,Nadia Faccini,Adriano Marocco,Margot Schulz,Vincenzo Tabaglio
Alternative strategies to control weeds are required at the field level to reduce herbicides and derived pollution. As cover crop, rye (Secale cereale L.) is adopted mainly because of its allelopathic weed control, which takes place through a strong inhibition of germination and seedling growth in several types of grass and broad-leaved weeds. The present study consisted of: i) a field trial, focused
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How does soil carbon sequestration affect greenhouse gas emissions from a sheep farming system? Results of a life cycle assessment case study Ital. J. Agron. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2021-05-11 Pasquale Arca, Enrico Vagnoni, Pierpaolo Duce, Antonello Franca
A life cycle assessment (LCA) study of a transition from semiintensive to semi-extensive Mediterranean dairy sheep farm suggests that the latter has a strong potential for offsetting greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions through the soil C sequestration (Cseq) in permanent grasslands. The extensification process shows clear environmental advantage when emission intensity is referred to the area-based functional
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Seed priming with zinc improves field performance of maize hybrids grown on calcareous chernozem Ital. J. Agron. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2021-05-11 Gordana Tamindžić, Maja Ignjatov, Dragana Milošević, Zorica Nikolić, Ljiljana Kostić Kravljanac, Dušica Jovičić, Željko Dolijanović, Jasna Savić
Delivery of micronutrients to plants through seed priming improves seedling vigour and increases crops yields. Two-year filed trial was conducted in Pančevo, Serbia, with aim to study the effect of seed priming with zinc (Zn) on field performance of three maize hybrids on calcareous chernozem deficient in plant available Zn. Seed priming treatments were: control (without priming), water priming and
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Off-site movement of quinclorac from rice fields Ital. J. Agron. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2021-05-11 Francesco Vidotto, Silvia Fogliatto, Lorenzo Carmagnola, Fernando De Palo, Marco Milan
The off-site movement of quinclorac from rice paddies was studied in a district and field study during the 2014 and 2015 growing seasons. Quinclorac residues were monitored on in-field surface waters, and out-field water entering and leaving an irrigation district. The behaviour of quinclorac residues in paddy water pointed out that the movement of herbicides from interconnected paddies is not negligible
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Nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium mass balances in an irrigated quinoa field Ital. J. Agron. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2021-04-14 Jorge Alvar-Beltrán, Marco Napoli, Abdalla Dao, Amoro Ouattara, Leonardo Verdi, Simone Orlandini, Anna Dalla Marta
Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) needs to increase food productivity to alleviate food insecurity exacerbated by climate variability and increasing food demand. Balancing macronutrient inputs is essential for sustaining yields, increasing farmer’s income and minimizing environmental costs deriving from fertilizer misuse. The present study calculates the nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) and potassium (K) mass balances
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Innovative amendments derived from industrial and municipal wastes enhance plant growth and soil functions in potentially toxic elements-polluted environments Ital. J. Agron. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2021-03-23 Giovanni Garau, Pier Paolo Roggero, Stefania Diquattro, Matteo Garau, Maria Vittoria Pinna, Paola Castaldi
Potentially toxic elements (PTE), e.g. As, Sb, Cd, Cu, Pb, Zn, can severely impact soil element cycling, organic matter turnover and soil inhabiting microbiota. Very often this has dramatic consequences for plant growth and yield which are greatly restricted in PTE-contaminated soils. The use of innovative amendments to reduce the labile pool of such soil contaminants, can result as a feasible and
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Foliar application of plant-based biostimulants improve yield and upgrade qualitative characteristics of processing tomato Ital. J. Agron. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2021-03-23 Eugenio Cozzolino, Ida Di Mola, Lucia Ottaiano, Christophe El-Nakhel , Youssef Rouphael, Mauro Mori
Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) is a diffused worldwide vegetable. Great amounts of fertilizers are often applied for increasing yield and quality, without considering the negative effect on the environment. A possible perspective for reducing this risk is to raise the nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) through the use of plant biostimulants, which also improve yield and quality concomitantly. The aim
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Site- and time-specific early weed control is able to reduce herbicide use in maize - a case study Ital. J. Agron. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2021-03-22 Nebojša Nikolić,Davide Rizzo,Elisa Marraccini,Alicia Ayerdi Gotor,Pietro Mattivi,Pierre Saulet,Antonio Persichetti,Roberta Masin
Remote sensing using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for weed detection is a valuable asset in agriculture and is vastly used for site-specific weed control. Alongside site-specific methods, time-specific weed control is another critical aspect of precision weed control where, by using different models, it is possible to determine the time of weed species emergence. This study combined site-specific
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Deconstructing agronomic resource use efficiencies to increase food production Ital. J. Agron. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2021-03-22 John R. Porter, Peter J. Thorburn, Hamish E. Brown, Edmar I. Teixeira, Derrick J. Moot, Annamaria Mills, Svend Christensen
Food production per unit land area needs to be increased, thus cropping systems need to use nutrients, water and solar radiation at as close to maximal efficiencies as possible. We deconstruct these efficiencies into their components to define a theoretical crop ideosystem, in which all resource use efficiencies are maximised. This defines an upper biological limit to food production. We then quantify
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Smart fertilizers: What should we mean and where should we go? Ital. J. Agron. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2021-03-22 Giorgia Raimondi, Carmelo Maucieri, Arianna Toffanin, Giancarlo Renella, Maurizio Borin
The current agricultural system faces several challenges, the most important being the ability to feed the increasing world population and mitigate climate change. In this context, the improvement of fertilizers’ agronomic efficiency while reducing their cost and environmental impact is one of the biggest tasks. Available literature shows that many efforts have been made to develop innovative fertilizers
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Municipal organic waste compost replaces mineral fertilization in the horticultural cropping systems, reducing the pollution risk Ital. J. Agron. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2021-03-22 Massimo Zaccardelli, Catello Pane, Ida Di Mola, Domenico Ronga, Mauro Mori
Municipal waste compost was evaluated under open field conditions for replacing synthetic fertilizers in a vegetable three-year succession. Three compost rates, 45 t ha–1, 30 t ha–1 and 15 t ha–1 (dry matter), and compost at 15 t ha–1 combined with 25%, and 50% of the full synthetic nitrogen rate, were compared to full and none synthetic nitrogen fertilizations. Crop succession was: tomato followed
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Application of Zn-containing foliar fertilisers for recovery of the grain productivity potential of Zn-deficient maize plants Ital. J. Agron. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2021-03-22 Krasimir Ivanov, Andon Vasilev, Anyo Mitkov, Nguyen Nguyen, Tonyo Tonev
Maize is one of the most sensitive industrial crops of zinc supply. Questions about fertilisation methods and the type of fertilisers used are the subject of serious scientific discussion. The key objective of this paper was to evaluate the possibilities to recover the yielding potential of Zn-deficient young maize plants by application of nanosized Zn-containing foliar fertilisers. The agronomic response
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Synthetic nitrogen coupled with seaweed extract and microbial inoculants improves rice (Oryza sativa L.) production under a dual cropping system Ital. J. Agron. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2021-03-22 Huimin Xie, Ke Wu, Anas Iqbal, Izhar Ali, Liang He, Saif Ullah, Shangqin Wei, Quan Zhao, Xiaoyan Wu, Qianying Huang, Ligeng Jiang
The over-reliance on synthetic nitrogen (N) in current farming is a major concern because of its adverse effects on soil quality, the environment, and crop production. Organic fertilizers such as seaweed extract (SE) and microbial inoculants (MI) provide alternatives to chemical fertilizers that could decrease the amount of synthetic N needing to be applied and improve crop growth productivity. This
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Physiological and nutritional significance of potassium application under sole and intercropped maize (Zea mays L.) Ital. J. Agron. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2021-03-17 Aftab Ahmed, Atta Mohi Ud Din, Samina Aftab, John Kwame Titriku, Shoaib Ahmed, Muhammad Nizamani, Zameer Hussain Jamali, Xiao Tei, Feng Yang, Wenyu Yang
Highlights - Potassium nutrient management in maize-soybean strip intercropping can increase the resource use efficiency. - Compared to the T0 (no potassium), T2 (80 kg ha–1 on maize) application increases the light interception and leaf area index of maize by 17% and 38% respectively. - Regression analysis reveals a positive relationship between physiological parameters measured at R2 and at R6 growth
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On farm survival of Apulian legume and cereal landraces in relation to land cover/land use changes. A case study Ital. J. Agron. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2021-01-25 Angela Rosa Piergiovanni, Benedetta Margiotta
Apulia (southeast of Italy) has always been an agricultural region in the Italian landscape. Nowadays, the countryside is a mix of natural environments and artificial landscapes. From 2014 to 2016, the region has been the object of a project aimed to collect information about geographic position and surface devoted to legume and/or cereal landrace cultivation. The collection missions carried out allowed
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Low-input cultivation of camelina (Camelina sativa (L.) Crantz) in a Mediterranean semi-arid environment Ital. J. Agron. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2021-01-28 Giovanni Avola, Orazio Sortino, Fabio Gresta
The cultivation of oil crops for biofuel production has often been accused of not being environmentally sustainable due to the high inputs needed. To explore the effect of reduced input on productive and qualitative traits of camelina (Camelina sativa (L.) Crantz), a trial was carried out over a two-year period. This study analysed two different levels of input: a low input treatment (shallow non-inversion
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A multi-criteria qualitative tool for the sustainability assessment of organic durum wheat-based farming systems designed through a participative process Ital. J. Agron. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2021-02-12 Ileana Iocola, Luca Colombo, Giovanni Dara Guccione, Pasquale De Vita, Massimo Palumbo, Vincenzo Ritunnano, Fabiola Sciacca, Nino Virzì, Stefano Canali
The agriculture sustainability assessment is a difficult issue for the coexistence of conflicting objectives and the multidimensionality of the performances. The environmental, economic and social pillars need to be simultaneously considered in an assessment to evaluate potential synergies and trade-offs of the agricultural processes within and among the attributes of the dimensions in both implemented
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First insight of exogenous addition of proline and glycinebetaine to mitigate fluorine toxicity effects on common bean seedlings Ital. J. Agron. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2020-12-28 Sarah Chahine, Vittoria Giannini, Pier Paolo Roggero, Sara Melito
To counteract fluoride (F) stress-induced adverse effects on plants, one approach is the application of exogenous potential osmoprotectants such as proline (Pro) and glycinebetaine (GB). This experiment was carried out to evaluate the effects of exogenous application of Pro and GB on germination and growth of common bean seeds after potassium fluoride (KF) and sodium fluoride (NaF) exposure. The study
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Forage and grain yields of dual-purpose triticale as influenced by the integrated use of Azotobacter chroococcum and mineral nitrogen fertilizer Ital. J. Agron. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2020-12-28 Heba Sabry Attia Salama, Hala Hassan Badry
The utilization of dual-purpose cereals is encouraged in the Mediterranean environments to fill a feed gap during the winter season. Triticale is a promising dual-purpose crop for forage and grain production. Studies on the variations in productivity and quality of dual-purpose triticale under variable fertilization management are scarce. This study was carried out during winter 2018/2019 and 2019/2020
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AquaCrop parametrisation for quinoa in arid environments Ital. J. Agron. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2020-12-23 Jorge Alvar-Beltrán,Anne Gobin,Simone Orlandini,Anna Dalla Marta
The resilience of quinoa to drought stress conditions makes the crop suitable for the Sahel region. It can support grain production during the dry season and be considered an alternative crop for alleviating food insecurity within the region. Given the importance of this crop outside the indigenous cultivation area, there is a requisite for the development of crop models to facilitate further expansion
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Soils and the European Green Deal Ital. J. Agron. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2020-12-21 Luca Montanarella
Soils play a central role in achieving sustainable development. The new European Green Deal is addressing all policy areas relevant to sustainable soil management: climate change, biodiversity, agriculture and desertification, including sustainable water management, are necessarily at the core of the European policies. Consistently addressing soil protection across these different policy areas will
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Permanent cover for soil and water conservation in mechanized vineyards: A study case in Piedmont, NW Italy Ital. J. Agron. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2020-12-17 Giorgio Capello, Marcella Biddoccu, Eugenio Cavallo
Vineyards’ soils are especially threatened by the risk of soil compaction and soil erosion, with negative consequences for wine production and provisioning of ecosystem services. The adopted inter-rows soil management influences the response of vineyard to different types of rainfall events, in terms of runoff and soil erosion. Actually, the use of cover crops in vineyards is widely considered as an
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Effect of land set up systems on soil losses Ital. J. Agron. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2020-12-17 Marco Napoli, Filiberto Altobelli, Simone Orlandini
Agricultural land set up systems comprise those agronomic structures able to preserve the soil fertility from water erosion, such as: ditching, contouring, earth-riser and stonewall terracing, draining, and channelization, etc.. However, in the past 60 years, agricultural mechanization has led to an expansion of the field size and reduction in land set up system intensity to make machine operation
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Land set-up systems in Italy: A long tradition of soil and water conservation sewed up to a variety of pedo-climatic environments Ital. J. Agron. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2020-12-16 Giuseppe Lo Papa, Carmelo Dazzi, Sandor Némethy, Giuseppe Corti, Stefania Cocco
Land set-up systems in Italy were and, in a few cases, still are integral parts of agricultural landscapes. The soils of Italy mirror a wide variety of climates and morphologies and derive from a great diversity of parent materials influenced by different soil temperature and moisture regimes. Furthermore, their development was influenced by several anthropogenic activities over time including land
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Improving soil and water conservation and ecosystem services by sustainable soil management practices: From a global to an Italian soil partnership Ital. J. Agron. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2020-12-16 Filiberto Altobelli, Ronald Vargas, Giuseppe Corti, Carmelo Dazzi, Luca Montanarella, Alessandro Monteleone, Lucrezia Caon, Maria Grazia Piazza, Costanza Calzolari, Michele Munafò, Anna Benedetti
The UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) identify the need to restore degraded soils in order to improve productivity and the provision of ecosystem services. The aim is to support food production, store and supply clean water, conserve biodiversity, sequester carbon, and improve soil resilience in a context of climate change. Within this framework, in order to achieve the SDGs and to correct land
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Land degradation assessment for sustainable soil management Ital. J. Agron. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2020-12-14 Francesca Assennato, Marco Di Leginio, Marco D'Antona, Ines Marinosci, Luca Congedo, Nicola Riitano, Anna Luise, Michele Munafò
Desertification is a complex phenomenon defined as the extreme degree of land degradation induced by human activities and climatic conditions. Climate change is accelerating and widening these areas. Previews analysis and studies assessed the vulnerability to desertification in Italy at national and regional level through a methodological approach based on integrating climate, soil, vegetation, and
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Land set up systems and beyond: Influence of soil management on water and soil conservation sewed up to a variety of pedoclimatic environments and farming systems Ital. J. Agron. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2020-12-10 Filiberto Altobelli, Marco Napoli, Anna Benedetti, Ronald Vargas, Giuseppe Corti
According to European Landscape Convention, the term Landscape means an area whose character is the result of the action and interaction of natural and human factors. The equilibrium between these forces is mandatory to preserve this heritage implementing a good land protection and conservation policy that implies many professional figures like agronomists and soil scientists. Italian territory includes
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Role of land set-up systems on soil (physicochemical) conditions Ital. J. Agron. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2020-12-10 Stefania Cocco, Valeria Cardelli, Giuseppe Corti, Dominique Serrani, Rogério Borguete Alves Rafael, Carmelo Dazzi, Giuseppe Lo Papa
Land reclamation and drainage networks represent one of the most ancient human modifications of the Italian soilscape, where tailored land set-up systems were developed in agroand forestecosystems in three millennia of man’s activity. Most of once manually maintained land settings are currently scarcely working or even disappeared because of the cost needed for their maintenance and the advent of mechanization
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Temporary ditches are effective in reducing soil erosion in hilly areas. An evaluation with the RUSLE model Ital. J. Agron. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2020-12-10 Rosa Francaviglia, Ulderico Neri
The European Cross-Compliance mechanism set up within the Common Agricultural Policy provides support payments to farmers under the condition that specific Standards for Good Agricultural and Environmental Conditions (GAECs) are respected. GAEC standard 5 is specific to limit soil loss by erosion in arable crops and requires to comply with the ‘Realization of temporary ditches’ in sloping lands affected
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Use of giant reed (Arundo donax L.) to control soil erosion and improve soil quality in a marginal degraded area Ital. J. Agron. (IF 2.2) Pub Date : 2020-12-10 Donato Visconti, Nunzio Fiorentino, Eugenio Cozzolino, Ida Di Mola, Lucia Ottaiano, Mauro Mori, Vincenzo Cenvinzo, Massimo Fagnano
Soil erosion is one of the biggest environmental problems throughout European Union causing considerable soil losses. Vegetation cover provides an important soil protection against runoff and soil erosion. To this aim, unlike annual crops, perennial plants have the advantage of covering soil for a longer time and reducing soil erodibility thanks to SOM increase due to litter effect and to reduction