Desire for Greener Land
Desire for Greener Land
Desire for Greener Land
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Olive O groves<br />
under no–tillage<br />
operati o ons<br />
Greece G – Ελααιώνες<br />
σε ακααλλιέργεια<br />
(G Greek)<br />
Olive O groves unnder<br />
no tillagee<br />
and no herb bicide applicattion.<br />
Sustainable<br />
farmming<br />
may include<br />
several measures m <strong>for</strong> pprotecting<br />
natural<br />
resources.<br />
One O measure, that of no-tillage,<br />
relates to t reduced sooil<br />
erosion. Th his may have<br />
fa avourable effects<br />
on soil agggregation<br />
and<br />
protection ffrom<br />
soil crus sting and soil<br />
er rosion. In a noo-tillage<br />
systemm,<br />
the residue es are concenttrated<br />
on the surface s of the<br />
so oil, which enhaances<br />
aggregatte<br />
stability and protects the sooil<br />
from erosion n.<br />
SLM Technology: Olive groves under no-tillage operations, Greece DESIRE – WOCAT 2012<br />
Above left annd<br />
right: Olive e grove under nno<br />
tillage land mmanagement<br />
pr ractice in the arrea<br />
of<br />
Chania, Cretee<br />
(Photo: Costas<br />
Kosmas)<br />
The<br />
most frequeently<br />
used covver<br />
crop is Oxa alis pescaprae, , a species co onsidered as a<br />
weed w but with a positive effecct<br />
on soil and water w conservaation.<br />
It is left to t grow during<br />
winter w to improvve<br />
water infiltraation<br />
into the so oil and to help prevent soil erosion. e Owing<br />
to o its high sensitivity<br />
to droughht,<br />
Oxalis tends s to reach wiltinng<br />
point in late e spring due to<br />
la ack of water inn<br />
the upper sooil<br />
layer. Disc-p ploughing oncee<br />
every four to o five years is<br />
ne ecessary to destroy<br />
the perennial<br />
vegeta ation and incorporate<br />
fertilizers<br />
and plant<br />
re esidues into the<br />
soil. This prractice<br />
is comm mon locally and<br />
was establis shed 30 years<br />
ag go by the collaaboration<br />
of nattional<br />
specialis sts and land ussers.<br />
It has bee en applied in a<br />
va ariety of naturral<br />
and humann<br />
environmenta al conditions tyypical<br />
of the Mediterranean<br />
M<br />
Location: Kisssamos<br />
provin<br />
re egion.<br />
Region: Chaania-Crete<br />
Technology area: 532 km<br />
There<br />
is no exxtra<br />
cost invollved<br />
in applyin ng the technoology.<br />
In fact, farm income Conservatio<br />
in ncreases, sincce<br />
production costs decrea ase without aany<br />
reduction n in olive oil Stage of inte<br />
pr roduction.<br />
land degrada<br />
Origin: <strong>Land</strong><br />
<strong>Land</strong> use: C<br />
Climate: tem<br />
WOCAT data<br />
cdewocat.uni<br />
DESIRE site<br />
his.eu/en/cret<br />
Related appr<br />
tillage operat<br />
Compiled by<br />
University of A<br />
Date: 12th Ja<br />
2<br />
nce<br />
2<br />
on measure: ag gronomic<br />
ervention: miti igation / reducttion<br />
of<br />
ation<br />
d users - 10-50 years ago<br />
ropland and mixed m use<br />
mperate<br />
abase reference:<br />
QT GRE011<br />
on<br />
ibe.ch/wocatQT T<br />
in<strong>for</strong>mation: www.desire-<br />
ete-greece<br />
roach: Olive groves g under noo<br />
tions (QA GRE01)<br />
y: Costas Kosm mas, Agriculturral<br />
Athens<br />
an 2009 update ed 11th May 20011<br />
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