Organic agriculture can and should play an important role in solving future challenges in
producing food. The low level of external inputs combined with knowledge on sustainablity …

Soil and crop management practices affect soil processes, agro-ecosystem functioning and
sustainability of agricultural production systems. Organic farming production system is being …

Optimising nitrogen (N) management improves soil fertility and reduces negative
environmental impacts. Mineral N fertilizers are of key importance in intensive conventional …

Sicily has a long tradition in citrus fruit cultivations that with vineyard and olive tree represent
the main Mediterranean tree crops. In this paper we have evaluated the economic and …

The Mediterranean agro-food systems need to be properly managed. A promising pathway
is the transition towards more sustainable food systems through agroecology, which …

Increasing attention on the relationship between agriculture and the environment has led
governments to place new emphasis on Agri-environmental policies and organic agriculture …

In major cash crop farming areas like those of the Paris basin, nitrogen surpluses related to
the synthetic fertilization of arable soils are the main cause of severe nitrate contamination of …

Alternative cropping systems are promoted to reduce nitrogen (N) losses in the environment
and mitigate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. However, these supposed benefits are not …

The ongoing debate about the use of genetically-modified (GM) crops in agriculture has
largely focused on food safety and genetic contamination issues. Given that the majority of …

Soil fertility building measures should be explored at the short and long-term for an
adequate evaluation of their impact on sustaining yields and of its environmental …