Compost application boosts soil restoration in highly disturbed hillslope vineyard.

ABSTRACT: A field trial was carried out to investigate the effects of compost application on a young Cabernet sauvignon vineyard located in a hilly area in the North-East of Italy and subjected to land terracing before plantation. The use of a compost based on manure, pruning residues and pomace at a rate of 65 t ha^-1 was compared to the mineral fertilization regime recommended for the vineyards in the area (NPK: 80, 50, 200 kg ha^-1). A multi-factorial approach that considered soil chemical properties, microbial community structure and function, vine nutritional and vegetative indexes, yield and quality parameters was applied in the attempt of depict interrelated effects of compost on all these factors. Results of this study show that the application of compost for three conseq

SUBMITTER: Lucchetta M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10702515 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature