?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Soil+quality+of+organically+managed+citrus+orchards+in+the+Mediterranean+area.&rft.creator=Canali%2C+Stefano&rft.subject=+Nutrient+turnover&rft.subject=Quality+and+evaluation+of+inputs&rft.subject=Farm+nutrient+management&rft.subject=+Soil+quality&rft.description=Soil+quality+can+be+defined+as+the+capacity+of+a+soil+to+function%2C+whilst+maintaining+the+environmental+quality+and+promoting+plant+and+animal+health.+It+also+refers+to+the+capability+of+soil+to+function+at+present+and+in+the+future+for+an+indefinite+period+of+time.+Soil+quality+is+a+basic+concept+in+the+sustainable+management+of+any+agricultural+system+aimed+at+producing%2C+avoiding+or+reducing+negative+effects+on+the+environment%2C+preserving+resources+and+saving+energy+on+a+medium-+or+long-term+basis+and+its+assessment+might+be+considered+a+means+for+the+evaluation+of+the+environmental+sustainability+of+agricultural+systems.+A+study+was+conducted+with+the+aim+of+evaluating+the+contribution+of+the+introduction+of+organic+farming+system+to+the+environmental+sustainability+of+citrus+production+in+southern+Italy%2C+with+the+assessment+of+soil+quality+of+conventionally+and+organically+managed+citrus+orchards.+The+study+was+carried+out+by+a+field+survey%2C+based+on+a+comparative+approach+at+a+regional+basis+and+by+a+farm-level+experimental+trial.+The+results+obtained+indicate+an+increase+of+the+soil+quality+on+organically+managed+citrus+orchards%2C+thus+indicating+that+the+introduction+of+an+organic+farming+management+system+may+contribute+to+the+increase+of+the+environmental+sustainability+of+citrus+production+in+southern+Italy.+&rft.publisher=CABI+Publishing%2C+Wallingford%2C+UK&rft.date=2003&rft.type=Book+chapter&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Forgprints.org%2F7836%2F1%2FSoil_quality_of_organically_managed_citrus_orchards_in_the%25E2%2580%25A6.pdf&rft.identifier=Canali%2C+Stefano+(2003)+Soil+quality+of+organically+managed+citrus+orchards+in+the+Mediterranean+area.+In%3A+Organic+Agriculture%3A+Sustainability%2C+Markets+and+Policies.+OECD%2C+CABI+Publishing%2C+Wallingford%2C+UK%2C+chapter+2%2C+pp.+115-125.&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Forgprints.org%2F7836%2F