A rapidly expanding field, sustainable agriculture aims to produce food and energy for
people today and future generations. The sustainability concept is different in every field; …

Among the soil conservation practices that are used, mulching has been successfully
applied to reduce soil and water losses in different contexts, such as agricultural lands, fire …

Soil and water loss in agriculture is a major problem throughout the world, and especially in
Mediterranean areas. Non-conservation agricultural practices have further aggravated the …

Soil water erosion on cultivated lands represents a severe threat to soil resources in the
world, and especially in Mediterranean areas, due to their topographic, edaphic and climatic …

European agri-environmental policy has diverse and competing objectives. The Common
Agricultural Policy has been the main policy framework guiding the European Union (EU) …

Elevated soil loss and runoff rates can reduce soil fertility; therefore, soil erosion control
strategies must be implemented at the hillslope and watershed scale when plantations are …

The research focused on the evaluation of the effect of soil erosion processes on SOC
sequestration rate after 5 years of cover crop soil management in Mediterranean vineyards …

The aim of this study was to enable a quantitative comparison of initial soil erosion
processes in European vineyards using the same methodology and equipment. The study …

The soils of Mediterranean vineyards are usually managed with continuous tillage, resulting
in bare soil, low infiltration and high soil erosion rates. Soil nutrients, such as nitrogen, could …

Sloping vineyards in the Mediterranean cultivated on bare soils show several types of
evidence of soil erosion processes. However, little is known about the key factors that …