Agroecology for adaptation to climate change and resource depletion in the Mediterranean region. A review

E Aguilera, C Díaz-Gaona, R García-Laureano… - Agricultural …, 2020 - Elsevier
Mediterranean agriculture has coevolved with harsh environments and changing climate
conditions over millennia, generating an extremely rich heritage of traditional knowledge; …

Organic Agriculture 3.0 is innovation with research

G Rahmann, M Reza Ardakani, P Bàrberi, H Boehm… - Organic agriculture, 2017 - Springer
Organic agriculture can and should play an important role in solving future challenges in
producing food. The low level of external inputs combined with knowledge on sustainablity …

First Mediterranean Assessment Report–Chapter 4: Ecosystems

MV Balzan, AER Hassoun, N Aroua… - … Change in the …, 2020 - amu.hal.science
Despite covering only 0.82% of the ocean's surface, the Mediterranean Sea supports up to
18% of all known marine species, with 21% being listed as vulnerable and 11% as …

How will climate change impact the 'many little hammers' of ecological weed management?

SK Birthisel, RS Clements, ER Gallandt - Weed Research, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations [CO2] and climate change are
impacting farming worldwide. Ecological weed management (EWM) principles, including …

EPIC model simulation to assess effective agro-ecological practices for climate change mitigation and adaptation in organic vegetable system

C Di Bene, M Diacono, F Montemurro, E Testani… - Agronomy for …, 2022 - Springer
Mediterranean agriculture is markedly threatened by climate change and extreme events
(drought and flooding). For the first time, the EPIC model was used in a long-term organic …

Assessment of soil quality under different soil management strategies: Combined use of statistical approaches to select the most informative soil physico-chemical …

AM Stellacci, M Castellini, M Diacono, R Rossi… - Applied Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Assessment of soil quality under different management practices is crucial for sustainable
agricultural production and natural resource use. In this study, different statistical methods …

Agroecological practices in organic fennel cultivation to improve environmental sustainability

A Persiani, M Diacono… - … and Sustainable Food …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The simplification and intensification of agricultural systems have often caused
environmental harm, whereas implementing agroecological practices may improve the …

Intercropping and rotation with leguminous plants in organic vegetables: Crop performance, soil properties and sustainability assessment

M Diacono, A Persiani, M Castellini… - Biological Agriculture …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
This research was carried out in an organic crop sequence of cauliflowers (Brassica
oleracea L.) and tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum L.) intercropped with different cover crop …

Sustainability of agro-ecological practices in organic horticulture: Yield, energy-use and carbon footprint

M Diacono, A Persiani, E Testani… - … and Sustainable Food …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
In a two-year experiment, agroecological service crops (ASCs) introduction before organic
zucchini and lettuce vs no-ASCs (CT), and two ASCs termination strategies (green manure …

Sustainability assessment of organic vegetable production using a qualitative multi-attribute model

I Iocola, G Campanelli, M Diacono, F Leteo… - Sustainability, 2018 - mdpi.com
Organic agriculture is perceived as environmentally sustainable, but, under its umbrella,
different production systems exist ranging from simplified organic productions to well …