NEMATODE COOMUNITIES AS INDICATORS OF SOIL QUALITY IN VINEYARD SYSTEM: A CASE OF STUDY IN DEGRADED AREAS

Authors

  • Silvia Landi CREA-DC Consiglio per la Ricerca in Agricoltura e l’Analisi dell’Economia Agraria, Centro di Ricerca Difesa e Certificazione, Via di Lanciola 12/A, Firenze, Italy http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1800-3248
  • Giada d'Errico Dipartimento Scienze Agrarie, Università di Napoli Federico II, Via Università 100, Portici, Napoli, Italy
  • Stefania Simoncini CREA-DC Consiglio per la Ricerca in Agricoltura e l’Analisi dell’Economia Agraria, Centro di Ricerca Difesa e Certificazione, Via di Lanciola 12/A, Firenze, Italy
  • Giovanni L'Abate CREA-AA Consiglio per la Ricerca in Agricoltura e l’Analisi dell’Economia Agraria, Centro di Ricerca Agricoltura e Ambiente, Italy
  • Simone Priori CREA-AA Consiglio per la Ricerca in Agricoltura e l’Analisi dell’Economia Agraria, Centro di Ricerca Agricoltura e Ambiente, Italy

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.6092/issn.2281-4485/7892

Keywords:

Free living nematodes, plant parasitic nematodes, dry mulching, green manure, compost

Abstract

The restoring effect of selective agronomic strategies on optimal soil functionality of degraded areas within organic vineyard was evaluated using the nematode community as an indicator of soil quality.  Three different restoring strategies were implemented in two organic farms located in Tuscany (Italy). The relative abundance of nematode trophic groups and the maturity index showed that the use of compost improved soil biological quality and increased the abundance of predators. Instead, dry mulching and green manure applications were useful to control the most dangerous nematodes of grapevines, namely the virus-vector Xiphinema index (Longidoridae).

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Published

2018-06-28

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Landi, S., d’Errico, G., Simoncini, S., L’Abate, G., & Priori, S. (2018). NEMATODE COOMUNITIES AS INDICATORS OF SOIL QUALITY IN VINEYARD SYSTEM: A CASE OF STUDY IN DEGRADED AREAS. EQA - International Journal of Environmental Quality, 31, 41–46. https://doi.org/10.6092/issn.2281-4485/7892

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Vol. 31 (2018): Soil health and strategies in vineyard (II)

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