Conference
Biological indicators of soil health in organic viticultures: A case study in the Verdicchio terroir of Matelica (Italy)
| العنوان: | Biological indicators of soil health in organic viticultures: A case study in the Verdicchio terroir of Matelica (Italy) |
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| المؤلفون: | LA TERZA, Antonietta, KUMAR, SANTOSH, Daizy, Bharti, MARINSALTI, Silvia, Emilo, Insom |
| المساهمون: | LA TERZA, Antonietta, Kumar, Santosh, Daizy, Bharti, Marinsalti, Silvia, Emilo, Insom |
| بيانات النشر: | Unicam ITA Camerino |
| سنة النشر: | 2016 |
| المجموعة: | CAMPUS Pubblicazioni Scientifiche Unicam (Università di Camerino) |
| الوصف: | Soil health represents the foundation for the production of healthy food. Soil conditions influence the soil capacity for agricultural production and the provision of key ecosystem services. Healthy soils are key contributors to biodiversity and are a prerequisite for sustainable development. According to van Bruggen & Semenov [1] a healthy soil can be defined as “a stable soil, with resilience to stress, high biological diversity, and high levels of internal cycling of nutrients”. Soil biodiversity constitutes one of the main components of agroecosystems, being involved in the delivery of several essential ecosystem services such as, among others, nutrient cycling, soil formation, pest and pollution control. Thus, soil biodiversity indicators can be used by governments and farmers to monitor soil health and ecosystem functioning under various land uses and management practices. At present, organic wine represents an emerging market that is showing a high potential for growth. There is, in fact, a growing worldwide interest and attention for environmental friendly products and sustainable agricultural practices which may ensures both the increase of profitability and the improvement of life and food safety. In this scenario, the aim of our study was to assess the long-term effects of organically managed vineyards on soil health by means of two bioindicators: ciliated protozoa and microarthropods. Ciliated protozoa are eukaryotic microorganisms which constitutes an essential component of the soil microbial loop. By feeding on bacterial biomass ciliates play an essential role in the liberation of nutrients in the plant rhizosphere [2]. Soil microarthropods play crucial roles in regulating ecosystem processes and functions by influencing organic matter decomposition (pre-decomposers) and facilitating the microbial activity, soil porosity and water infiltration [3]. Both ciliates and microarthropods are very sensitive to changes in their habitat and fluctuations in their communities can affect the food web and ... |
| نوع الوثيقة: | conference object |
| وصف الملف: | STAMPA |
| اللغة: | English |
| Relation: | info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/isbn/978-88-6768-025-2; ispartofbook:Alimenti funzionali e nutraceutici per la salute - A cura delle Piattaforme Tematiche di Ateneo su “Alimenti e Nutrizione” e “Salute Umana e Animale”; Alimenti funzionali e nutraceutici per la salute; firstpage:29; lastpage:30; numberofpages:2; http://hdl.handle.net/11581/395216 |
| الاتاحة: | http://hdl.handle.net/11581/395216 |
| Rights: | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsbas.86C611AC |
| قاعدة البيانات: | BASE |
| الوصف غير متاح. |