CORDIS OpenAire Datacite Sygma Helvia. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Córdoba Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (BASE) UnpayWall Recolector de Ciencia Abierta, RECOLECTA Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute ZENODO DOAJ Crossref Microsoft Academic Graph European Union Open Data Portal http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/11/4/812/pdf https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/11/4/812/pdf https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy11040812 Agronomy Open Access 2021-04-20 <p>Olive groves are one of the most important agro-systems in the Mediterranean basin, and the Andalusia region produces the highest quantity of olive oil in Europe. The aim of this work was to evaluate the long-term (15 years) influence of two management practices in olive orchards￢ﾀﾔconventional tillage (CT) and no tillage with bare soil and herbicide application (NT + H)￢ﾀﾔon soil physical properties, infiltration capacity, erosion rates, and soil productivity. In addition, the short-term (2 years) influence of no tillage with cover crop management (NT-CC) on these parameters was also assessed. In the study area, CT and NT + H management practices showed unsustainable erosion values, 9.82 and 13.88 Mg ha￢ﾈﾒ1 year￢ﾈﾒ1, respectively, while NT-CC inclusion decreased the erosion rates (2.06 Mg ha￢ﾈﾒ1 year￢ﾈﾒ1). The implementation of NT-CC not only reduced erosion rates but also caused a change in the trend of soil productivity loss observed under CT and NT + H. In this sense, NT-CC showed a positive influence on soil quality. However, tillage removal led to a significant reduction in the infiltration capacity of soils under NT + H and NT-CC, which will be a serious handicap for water storage in an environment with continuous processes of water deficit.</p> 2. Zero hunger soil erosion S Cover crops olive orchards Agriculture 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences 15. Life on land Olive orchards 6. Clean water Soil productivity 13. Climate action Soil erosion 0401 agriculture, forestry, and fisheries Degraded soil degraded soil cover crops soil productivity Manuel González-Rosado, Luis Parras-Alcántara, Jesús Aguilera-Huertas, Beatriz Lozano-García, 2021-04-20 journalpaper <p>Olive groves are one of the most important agro-systems in the Mediterranean basin, and the Andalusia region produces the highest quantity of olive oil in Europe. The aim of this work was to evaluate the long-term (15 years) influence of two management practices in olive orchards￢ﾀﾔconventional tillage (CT) and no tillage with bare soil and herbicide application (NT + H)￢ﾀﾔon soil physical properties, infiltration capacity, erosion rates, and soil productivity. In addition, the short-term (2 years) influence of no tillage with cover crop management (NT-CC) on these parameters was also assessed. In the study area, CT and NT + H management practices showed unsustainable erosion values, 9.82 and 13.88 Mg ha￢ﾈﾒ1 year￢ﾈﾒ1, respectively, while NT-CC inclusion decreased the erosion rates (2.06 Mg ha￢ﾈﾒ1 year￢ﾈﾒ1). The implementation of NT-CC not only reduced erosion rates but also caused a change in the trend of soil productivity loss observed under CT and NT + H. In this sense, NT-CC showed a positive influence on soil quality. However, tillage removal led to a significant reduction in the infiltration capacity of soils under NT + H and NT-CC, which will be a serious handicap for water storage in an environment with continuous processes of water deficit.</p> Soil Productivity Degradation in a Long-Term Eroded Olive Orchard under Semiarid Mediterranean Conditions 10.3390/agronomy11040812