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Citrus Orchards in Agroforestry, Organic, and Conventional Systems: Soil Quality and Functioning

Lucas Contarato Pilon; Jordano Vaz Ambus; E. Blume; R. Jacques; J. M. Reichert

Sustainability · 2023

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Summary

Citrus crop management has evolved to improve the quality of orchards and production, encompassing agroforestry and agroecological management practices. We sought to analyze different management systems in different seasons of the year, evaluating the quality of the soil physical, chemicals and biological properties, and the herbaceous vegetation occurring in citrus orchards. Five sites were studied: citrus in agroforestry and biodynamic systems (Cs), citrus in biodynamic systems (Co), citrus in conventional systems (Cc), and two forest sites, one with 40 (F40) and another with 200 years of regeneration (F200). Soil properties were evaluated in three layers (0–5, 5–20, and 20–40 cm) in four seasons, while the herbaceous survey was carried out in two of these seasons. The results showed tha

Source type
Peer-reviewed study
DOI
10.3390/su151713060
Catalogue ID
NRmoef29zs-00h
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