In order to meet future food demand while sustainably managing available land and water
resources, irrigated agriculture in semi-arid regions needs to adapt as a response to climate …

Traditional olive orchards account for a large share of the area under olives in the EU,
particularly in marginal areas, like those analysed in the OLIVERO project. In general …

Pixel-based (PB) and geographic-object-based (GEOBIA) classification approaches allow
the extraction of different objects from multispectral images (MS). The primary goal of this …

Olive cultivation is considered as one of the most significant agricultural activities in Greece,
from a financial, social, and ecological point of view. Intensive cultivation practices in …

The production of olive oil in Portugal and other countries of the Mediterranean region has
greatly increased in recent years. Intensification efforts have focused on the growth of the …

The abandonment of agricultural activity has multiple negative economic, environmental and
social impacts in rural areas. As a consequence of different socioeconomic, political …

Conservation agriculture (ie, minimized soil disturbance and permanent soil covering) and
living mulches represent two agroecological practices that can improve soil fertility …

Soil erosion is intense on steep slopes, where many olive orchards are located in
Mediterranean areas. The adoption of cover crops is a promising soil and water …

A long-term programme was carried out to monitor the water concentrations of at least 4 of 6
herbicides (atrazine, simazine, terbuthylazine, diuron, oxyfluorfen, and diflufenican) and 2 of …

Hot foam applications represent a new, smart concept in the field of thermal weed control.
The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of hot foam and other weed control …