Organic and biodynamic agriculture: a review in relation to sustainability

C Ponzio, R Gangatharan… - … Journal of Plant & …, 2013 - science.archiveopenbook.com
This paper focuses on organic and biodynamic farming systems-sectors growing rapidly in
many countries-and particularly on their relationship with the concept of sustainability. Both …

Effects of Napier grass management on soil hydrologic functions in a karst landscape, southwestern China

J Yang, X Xu, M Liu, C Xu, W Luo, T Song, H Du… - Soil and Tillage …, 2016 - Elsevier
Soil hydrologic functions are important for ecological restoration in karst landscapes where
soil and water loss are serious. For examining how different strategies of Napier grass …

β-Glucosidase Involvement in the Formation and Transformation of Oleuropein during the Growth and Development of Olive Fruits (Olea europaea L. cv. Arbequina) …

F Gutierrez-Rosales, MP Romero… - Journal of agricultural …, 2012 - ACS Publications
The present study investigates oleuropein metabolism, as well as the involvement of β-
glucosidase during the growth, development, and ripening of olive fruit. The results show …

[PDF][PDF] Can biodiversity improve soil fertility resilience in agroecosystems

R Gangatharan, D Neri - New Medit, 2012 - newmedit.iamb.it
There is consensus that at least some minimum number of species is essential for
ecosystem functioning under constant conditions and that a larger number of species is …

Effects of olive shoot residues on shoot and root growth of potted olive plantlets

ST Endeshaw, EM Lodolini, D Neri - Scientia Horticulturae, 2015 - Elsevier
Decomposition of olive shoot residue (OSR) from leaf shedding and pruning may provide
nutrient to olive orchards, although beyond a phytotoxic threshold it can also hamper plant …

[PDF][PDF] Impact of amino acids, vinasse and humic acid as soil application on fruit quality and quantaty of" Kalamata" olive trees

MFM Shahin, EAE Genaidy, LF Haggag - International Journal of …, 2015 - Citeseer
This study was carried out during the two seasons 2013, 2014 on olive trees Kalamata cv.
the trees were 10 years old growing in sandy soil at a private orchard in Ismailia …

[PDF][PDF] Organic olive farming

D Neri, R Gangatharan, C Ponzio - African Journal of Agricultural, 2013 - academia.edu
Organically managed agricultural land surface is widely increasing all over the world and
organic olive farming in suitable environments as well. Both olive oil and pickled olive fruits …

A preliminary study of the effect of biochar from maple (Acer spp.) on root growth of selected agronomic crops

B Borsari - … Symposium on Growing Media, Composting and …, 2011 - actahort.org
Biochar is any type of stable, organic matter that is incompletely burned with little to no
oxygen until the material reaches a charcoal-like stage. The purpose of this study was to …

Effects of untreated two‐phase olive mill pomace on potted olive plantlets

ST Endeshaw, EM Lodolini, D Neri - Annals of Applied Biology, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Two‐phase pomace represents an important environmental problem in Mediterranean
areas. With its high organic content, direct application of two‐phase pomace in the field is …

[PDF][PDF] Influence of “N” application methods and organic matter on growth vigour of Coratina seedling

FH Laila, NS Mustafa, MFM Shahin… - Journal of Applied …, 2012 - researchgate.net
This study was conducted on “Coratina” olive seedlings grown at the greenhouse of
National Research Center, Dokki, Giza governorate, Egypt. This investigation was …