Orchard Groundcover Management - Amaya Atucha
Orchard Groundcover Management - Amaya Atucha
Orchard Groundcover Management - Amaya Atucha
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A. EXTERNAL INPUTS<br />
PreHerb<br />
(kg N·ha - 1·yr -1 )<br />
<strong>Groundcover</strong> <strong>Management</strong> Systems (GMSs)<br />
PostHerb<br />
(kg N·ha - 1·yr -1 )<br />
Sod<br />
(kg N·ha - 1·yr -1 )<br />
Mulch<br />
(kg N·ha - 1·yr -1 )<br />
2005 2007 2005 2007 2005 2007 2005 2007<br />
Fertilizer application 60.0 0 60.0 0 60.0 0 60.0 0<br />
Mulch Biomass N 0 0 0 0 0 0 169.2 84.6<br />
Rain water 0.9 1.2 0.9 1.2 0.9 1.2 0.9 1.2<br />
Irrigation Water 1.8 0.03 1.8 0.03 1.8 0.03 1.8 0.03<br />
Total Inputs 62.7 1.23 62.7 1.23 62.7 1.23 231.9 85.3<br />
B. INTERNAL FLUXES<br />
Recycling surface vegetation 15.1 19.5 20.9 21.5 23.6 29.9 25.1 24.4<br />
Soil Mineralization 11.2 12.3 13.5 14.1 14.8 17.2 17.8 18.9<br />
Leaf litter Fall 16.4 10.7 11.6 14.2 10.3 17.9 10.3 15.9<br />
Pruned wood 4.1 11.5 5.6 13.2 4.8 14.5 5.2 14.9<br />
Total internal fluxes 46.8 54.0 51.6 63.0 53.5 79.5 58.4 74.1<br />
C. OUTPUTS<br />
Harvested fruit* 69.3 57.3 82.2 70.3 54.9 61.0 80.9 78.0<br />
Surface runoff 4.0 13.5 3.1 20.8 1.4 12.8 1.2 11.1<br />
Subsurface leaching 16.1 5.2 18.9 5.2 16.1 5.9 20.9 7.4<br />
Total outputs 89.4 76.0 104.2 96.3 72.4 79.7 103.0 96.5<br />
BALANCE= (A+B)-C 20.1 -20.8 10.1 -32.1 43.8 1.1 187.3 62.9
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