Horticultural crops constantly face abiotic stress factors such as salinity, which have intensified in recent years due to accelerated climate change, significantly affecting their yields and profitability. Under these conditions, it has become necessary implement effective sustainable solutions guarantee agricultural productivity food security. The influence of BALOX ® , a biostimulant plant origin, was tested on the responses salinity Lactuca sativa L. var. longifolia plants exposed salt...

Abstract. The high erosion rates found in the agriculture land make valuable use of mulches to control soil and water losses. Coffee husk (Coffea canephora var. robusta) can be one those mulches. This paper evaluates how apply mulch order obtain best effectiveness. An experimental factorial design 4 × 3 2 with two replicates was designed a greenhouse total number 48 cases. All samples were deposited trays 0.51 m2 applied simulated rain 122 mm h−1 during 21 min. factors examined following:...

Under semiarid Mediterranean climatic conditions, scarce attention has been given to the utilization of permanent cover crops (PCCs) in vineyard agroecosystems increase soil organic C (SOC) and improve quality. We evaluated feasibility two (resident vegetation, RV, ‘Aurora gold’ blue fescue [ Festuca longifolia Thuill.] FV) SOC quality with respect conventional tillage a vineyard. studied influence these management practices on labile matter fractions (particulate [POC], potentially...

Climate change accentuates abiotic stress conditions putting at risk several commercial cultivars particularly vulnerable to salinity in the early stages of development, which makes adopting new technologies tune with environment necessary mitigate its impact. In this study, we tested possible effects a biostimulant (BALOX®) on enhancing salt tolerance salt-treated tomato plants, analysing plant growth and biochemical markers: photosynthetic pigments, ion contents roots leaves, leaf...

Global warming is linked to progressive soil salinisation, which reduces crop yields, especially in irrigated farmland on arid and semiarid regions. Therefore, it necessary apply sustainable effective solutions that contribute enhanced salt tolerance. In the present study, we tested effects of a commercial biostimulant (BALOX®) containing glycine betaine (GB) polyphenols activation salinity defense mechanisms tomato. The evaluation different biometric parameters quantification biochemical...

Cardoon leaves are of great pharmaceutical importance due to their high content polyphenol compounds. Polyphenolic compounds have attracted much interest health-promoting effects. The these in C. cardunculus depends on several factors, such as genotype, crop management, plant tissues, harvest time, and storage time. In this study, the effects nitrogen (N) fertilisation (rates forms) biomass yield profile were determined. Increasing amount N up 180 kg-ha−1 did not significantly increase...

Abstract. Per capita arable land is decreasing due to the rapidly increasing population, and fresh water becoming scarce more expensive. Therefore, farmers should continue use technology innovative solutions improve efficiency, save input costs, optimise environmental resources (such as water). In case study presented in this paper, Global Navigation Satellite System interferometric reflectometry (GNSS-IR) technique was used monitor soil moisture during 66 d, from 3 December 2018 6 February...

Artichoke herb is of great pharmaceutical importance, mainly due to the high content phenolic compounds. This paper presents effect late nitrate (N) fertilization with mineral and organic N on yield air-dried herb, total polyphenolic acids (TCQA), profile as well antioxidant activity (AA). These parameters were measured in (ORG) conventional (CON) cropping systems. The principal outcomes revealed that highest TCQA was determined herbal extracts ORG management treatments 20 kg ha−1. result...

Abstract Soil erosion is a big concern in bare soils from burnt areas and agricultural lands that lack vegetation cover. In those unprotected soils, intense rain episodes, typical Mediterranean climate, cause severe soil processes have been well studied previously using number of procedures, such as the geomorphic change detection (GCD) method. This method uses digital elevation models (DEMs) surface determines morphological changes terms both deposition by DEMs difference (DoDs). However,...

Soil salinity is one of the major causes losses in agricultural production, which accentuated by global warming. A sustainable strategy to mitigate effects increasing soil salinisation use biostimulants. In this study, effect a plant-based biostimulant was tested on tomato plants exposed different levels loamy and sandy soils. Salinity soils reached maximum value 14.35 dS m−1. The treatments included control (tap water) dose 0.4 mL L−1 commercial BALOX®, containing polyphenols glycine...

Modern agriculture aims to encompass all soil attributes optimize use and minimize environmental impacts. One of those is color, which allows determining important variables for crop management conservation. In this study, the relationships between lightness several pedologic, topographic, were determined. hundred ten topsoil points sampled in an area where Mediterranean climate only homogeneous forming factor. Soil samples air dried, crushed, sieved, measurements made using a trichromatic...

Wetlands started to gain attention when the scientific community began investigating these resources in eighties. Water, wildlife, and vegetation attracted most of interest funding, whereas soils were relegated from research efforts. Despite this situation, US researchers developing a specific terminology methodologies for hydric order unveil new soil class that could offer great agricultural environmental opportunities. In Spain, similar studies are practically nonexistent, so we carried...

The cultivation system with cover crops as living mulches is growing in importance the worldwide agriculture it combines an economical effect pro-ecological and soil protecting activities.The plant species tested research were not frost resistant: buckwheat, millet, white mustard berseem clover.A control plots without crops.The intercrops sown first decade of August, autumn a grown biomass was mulch, after being damaged by spring, mulch covering ground surface.Winter garlic bulbs planted...

Abstract. Remote sensing and geospatial applications very often require ground truth data to assess outcomes from spatial analyses or environmental models. Those sets, however, may be difficult collect in proper format even unavailable. In the particular case of soil colour collection reliable can cumbersome due measuring methods, communication issues, other practical factors which lead a lack standard procedure for measurement georeferencing. this paper we present laboratory that provides...

Appears in: ICERI2017 Proceedings Publication year: 2017Pages: 5239-5244ISBN: 978-84-697-6957-7ISSN: 2340-1095doi: 10.21125/iceri.2017.1373Conference name: 10th annual International Conference of Education, Research and InnovationDates: 16-18 November, 2017Location: Seville, Spain

Abstract The global navigation satellite system interferometric reflectometry is often used to extract information about the environment surrounding antenna. One of most important applications soil moisture monitoring. This manuscript presents main ideas and implementation decisions needed write Python code transform derived phase GPS waves, obtained from signal-to-noise ratio data continuously observed during a period several weeks (or months), volumetric water content. goal share software...

The potential offered by technologies is a reality that must be addressed and used in the Higher Education environments. Professors able to integrate into their sessions facilitate work of skill acquisition. main objectives this are: i) take advantage Lessons tool (PoliformaT) evaluate acquisition transversal competences and, ii) compare if use flip teaching improves its In subject "Geology, Soil science Climatology" (Degrees Agri-Food Engineering Forestry Engineering), an experience was...

A. Jiménez-BelenguerS. Calvet-SanzH. Moreno-RamónS. Ibáñez-AsensioM. Cabedo-FabrésM. Ferrando-BatallerA. Martinez-GarcíaI. Guillén-Guillamón

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS AND GENERAL SKILLS INTEGRATED THROUGH GAMIFICATION IN HIGHER EDUCATION: A CASE STUDY