Mediterranean conditions
Nitrogen use efficiency in cereals production under Mediterranean conditions
... The efficient use of nitrogen for winter-sown cereals is particularly difficult under Mediterranean conditions, due to climatic and edaphic constraints. The cereals are usually sown in November. Tillering ...
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NO-TILL PROVIDES THE OPPORTUNITY TO MANAGE UNDERGROUND INTERACTIONS BETWEEN ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZAL FUNGI, WEEDS AND CROP PLANTS UNDER MEDITERRANEAN CONDITIONS
... Early colonization of crop roots by arbuscular mycorrhiza (AM) is considered beneficial but its importance likely depends on the possible stresses faced by the host plant. Manganese toxicity is one such stress that AM ...
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Green roof design techniques to improve water use under Mediterranean conditions
... of Mediterranean regions, the need to irrigate is unavoidable, as in these regions, plants on rooftops endure harsh conditions regarding temperature and insolation ...with Mediterranean ...
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Impact of harvest residues, fertilisers and N-fixing plants on growth and nutritional status of young Eucalyptus globulus plantations under Mediterranean conditions
... under Mediterranean conditions (Portugal), the availability of N and P have been also considered as limited factors (Pereira et ...in Mediterranean conditions, the combined effect of different ...
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Soil management system effects on N availability and tree productivity in chestnut planatations under Mediterranean conditions
... It is noteworthy that the increment of foliar N concentration was associated with improved P nutrition status in both non-tillage treatments. This may be associated with more mycorrhizal fungi in no-till treatments that ...
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Impact of tillage system on arbuscular mycorrhiza fungal communities in the soil under Mediterranean conditions.
... the Mediterranean climate might cause a diverse AM fungal commu- nity to be an important factor in the resilience of agricultural systems and possible performance of ...under Mediterranean ...
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Effects of soil management practices and irrigation on plant water relations and productivity of chestnut stands under Mediterranean conditions
... in Mediterranean conditions, can com- pete with trees in the early stage after plantation, but as the root system of trees goes deeper, mature trees are less dependent on water competition by herbaceous ...
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Management of chestnut plantations for a multifunctional land use under Mediterranean conditions: effects on productivity and sustainability
... similar conditions; also, seeded pasture, with leguminous species may be more competitive for water resources than spontaneous species as reported by Dupraz et ...
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Effect of reduced doses of mesosulfuron + iodosulfuron to control weeds in no-till wheat under Mediterranean conditions
... mesosulfuron-methyl +iodosulfuron-methyl-sodium, and still obtain a high control of L. rigidum. In order to achieve this it seems essential to choose an early application timing, which, under the Mediterranean ...
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Water regime and nitrogen management to cope with wheat yield variability under the mediterranean conditions of Southern Portugal
... The Mediterranean and other South European regions are especially vulnerable to climate change, facing increased competition for water resources between different sectors (agriculture, industry, or domestic uses) ...
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Impact of soil tillage and land use on soil organic carbon decline under Mediterranean conditions
... The results clearly indicate that tillage based land use, irrespective of the type of land use, caused a considerable decline in SOM content in the tilled soil layer. Very small and inconsistent differences in SOM ...
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N2O emissions from soil amended with cattle slurry under mediterranean conditions
... experimental conditions under scrutiny, the use of DCD as a nitrification inhibitor added to mineral fertilizer or slurry did not influence annual N2O-N ...
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Shade increases cereal production in mediterranean conditions facing the climate change
... In general, grain production increased with shade (Figure 1). While barley did not show an increase at 10% shade, it showed a significant increase at 50% shade. By contrast, wheat grain yields increased significantly ...
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Effect of different doses of post-emergence-applied iodosulfuron on weed control and grain yield of malt barley (Hordeum distichum L.), under Mediterranean conditions
... climatic conditions, application tech- nique, formulation/adjuvant and combination with other pesticides (Kudsk 2008), and tillage systems used (Young and Thorne ...soil conditions is closely related to ...
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Interactions lake-atmosphere under Mediterranean conditions: ALEX 2014 observations and simulations.
... Greater uptake by the reservoir during night – High negative flux (into water). Lower uptake by the reservoir during day – Weaker flux, still negative.[r] ...
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Estimation of Irrigation Water Pumping by Remote Sensing: Application of the SAMIR Model to Citrus under Mediterranean Climate Conditions
... objective of present work was to develop a methodology based on the SAMIR approach to estimate hydrological variables, such as evapotranspiration and irrigation vol- umes from regional aquifers intended for agriculture ...
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Genetic and genomic diversity in a Tarwi (Lupinus mutabilis Sweet) germplasm collection and adaptability to Mediterranean climate conditions
... Abstract: Lupinus mutabilis (tarwi) is a species of Andean origin with high protein and oil content and regarded as a potential crop in Europe. The success in the introduction of this crop depends in part on in depth ...
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Mediterranean Native Leguminous Plants: A Reservoir of Endophytic Bacteria with Potential to Enhance Chickpea Growth under Stress Conditions
... Actinobacteria. Most of these bacteria (83%) possess at least one plant growth-promoting feature and thus might assist the growth and survival of those legume species under Mediterranean conditions. The ...
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Optimization of Mediterranean Rainfed Pasture Systems in Portuguese Conditions, Based on a Linear Programing Model
... Linear Programming (LP) has long been used as a powerful decision tool in agricultural systems [12]. It was employed in different situations: e.g. economic evaluation of native pastures [13], optimization of dairy farms ...
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Migratory Crisis in the Mediterranean
... Migrations in the Mediterranean Sea basin are the result of a set of external fac- tors. Conflicts in the MENA region, particu- larly in Syria where Islamic State has added to an already raging civil war, continue ...
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