{Tool} Green manure in mediterranean viticulture. Creator(s): Gontier, Laure and Gérardin, Clara. Issuing Organisation(s): IFV Sud-ouest. (2023)
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This practice abstract offers benefits of green manure in viticulture, as well as practical recommendations and links with further information about the topic. You also find an example of a simplified cost/benefit analysis and information about environmental impacts.
| EPrint Type: | Practice tool |
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| Teaser: | How to improve soil fertility and structure using green manure. |
| What problem does the tool address?: | In Mediterranean vineyards, soils are often tilled to limit competition. However, there are various strategies that can be used to establish temporary vegetal cover or green manures to benefit from their associated agro-systemic services without having a negative impact on the vines. |
| What solution does the tool offer?: | Green manure is a plant cover crop that produces biomass and is returned to the soil to improve its fertility and structure, as long as hydro-nitrogen competition is kept under control, which is challenging but can be of real interest in the context of the poor soils of the Mediterranean basin. The date and type of destruction and the choice of species are important levers for the proper implementation of this practice. One possible method in a Mediterranean context: the use of a green manure in one row in two, installed and destroyed early, and then kept as mulch. |
| Country: | France |
| Type of Practice Tool: | Practice abstracts |
| Keywords: | climate change, climate change adaptation, climate-smart agriculture, resilience, nutrient management, soil quality, soil organic matter, soil fertility, soil functions, horticulture, viticulture, grapes |
| Agrovoc keywords: | Language Value URI English climate change http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_1666 English climate change adaptation http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_1374567058134 English climate-smart agriculture http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_1361789093890 English resilience http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_1374480530924 English nutrient management http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_330697 English soil quality http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_a9645d28 English soil organic matter http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_35657 English soil fertility http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_7170 English soil functions http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_e5629cbd English horticulture http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_3671 English viticulture http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_8277 English grapes http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_3359 |
| Subjects: | Crop husbandry > Production systems > Fruit and berries > Viticulture Farming Systems > Farm nutrient management |
| Research affiliation: | European Union > Horizon Europe > OrganicClimateNET > selected tools European Union > Organic Farm Knowledge |
| Horizon Europe or H2020 Grant Agreement Number: | 101136880 |
| Related Links: | https://organic-farmknowledge.org/tool/55429, https://organicclimatenet.eu/, https://organic-farmknowledge.org/tool/31026, https://organic-farmknowledge.org/tool/31168, https://organic-farmknowledge.org/tool/44347, https://organic-farmknowledge.org/tool/30572, https://organic-farmknowledge.org/tool/32605 |
| Project ID: | OFK |
| Deposited By: | Rüger, Madelaine Lea |
| ID Code: | 55429 |
| Deposited On: | 07 Apr 2025 08:28 |
| Last Modified: | 07 Apr 2025 08:28 |
| Document Language: | English |
| Status: | Published |
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