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Effects of innovative long-term soil and crop management on topsoil properties of a Mediterranean soil based on detailed water retention curves
Alaitz Aldaz-Lusarreta
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Institute for Innovation & Sustainable Development in Food Chain
(IS-FOOD), Universidad Pública de Navarra (UPNA), Campus de Arrosadia, 31006 Pamplona, Spain
Department of Engineering, Ed. Los Olivos, Universidad Pública de
Navarra (UPNA), Campus de Arrosadia, 31006 Pamplona, Spain
Rafael Giménez
Institute for Innovation & Sustainable Development in Food Chain
(IS-FOOD), Universidad Pública de Navarra (UPNA), Campus de Arrosadia, 31006 Pamplona, Spain
Department of Engineering, Ed. Los Olivos, Universidad Pública de
Navarra (UPNA), Campus de Arrosadia, 31006 Pamplona, Spain
Miguel A. Campo-Bescós
Institute for Innovation & Sustainable Development in Food Chain
(IS-FOOD), Universidad Pública de Navarra (UPNA), Campus de Arrosadia, 31006 Pamplona, Spain
Department of Engineering, Ed. Los Olivos, Universidad Pública de
Navarra (UPNA), Campus de Arrosadia, 31006 Pamplona, Spain
Luis M. Arregui
Institute for Innovation & Sustainable Development in Food Chain
(IS-FOOD), Universidad Pública de Navarra (UPNA), Campus de Arrosadia, 31006 Pamplona, Spain
Department of Agricultural Engineering, Biotechnology and Food, Ed.
Los Olivos, Universidad Pública de Navarra (UPNA), Campus de Arrosadia,
31006 Pamplona, Spain
Iñigo Virto
Institute for Innovation & Sustainable Development in Food Chain
(IS-FOOD), Universidad Pública de Navarra (UPNA), Campus de Arrosadia, 31006 Pamplona, Spain
Department of Science, Ed. Los Olivos, Universidad Pública de
Navarra (UPNA), Campus de Arrosadia, 31006 Pamplona, Spain
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Increasing soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks is beneficial for climate change mitigation and food security. One way to enhance SOC stocks is to increase carbon input to the soil. We estimate the amount of carbon input required to reach a 4 % annual increase in SOC stocks in 14 long-term agricultural experiments around Europe. We found that annual carbon input should increase by 43 % under current temperature conditions, by 54 % for a 1 °C warming scenario and by 120 % for a 5 °C warming scenario.
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Short summary
This study shows how an innovative soil and crop management including no-tillage, cover crops and organic amendments is able to improve the topsoil physical quality compared to conventional management for rainfed cereal cropping in a semi-arid Mediterranean area in Navarre (Spain).
This study shows how an innovative soil and crop management including no-tillage, cover crops...
