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Prof. Roberto Mancinelli
Department of Agriculture and Forest Sciences (DAFNE), University of Tuscia, 01100, Viterbo, Italy

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Prof. Dr. Roberto Mancinelli is an associate professor of Agroecology, Agronomy and Crop Science at the Department of Agricultural and Forestry Science (DAFNE). He is the head of the M.Sc. Degree in "Agricultural and Environmental Sciences". His teaching activities have consisted of many different courses in the Agroecology, Agronomy and Crop Science fields. Since 1995, he has participated in a multitude of national and international research projects as the scientific manager or as a participant in the research unit, focusing on aspects of environmentally friendly agriculture and agroecological interest. His studies and research are closely related to the science of agroecology as a discipline, based on the ecological principles of the study, design, and sustainable management of agroecosystems that maintain production levels and natural resources, and which are important from cultural, social and economic points of view in terms of sustainability.

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Project Goal: Identify crop characteristics and sustainability criteria which indicate the capacity of varieties to maintain yield under more variable conditions and more sustainable crop management practices. 2. Develop precise, rapid and automated methods for DUS testing in compliance with European/international requirements and the granting of PVR for new varieties. 3. Revise and develop VCU trialling processes to provide data on characters that contribute to the capacity of new varieties to maintain yield under more variable conditions and sustainable crop management practices. 4. Exploit synergies between DUS and VCU testing using genomics, phenomics, weather and soil data, and machine learning to set up databases and reference collections. 5. Apply the methods and techniques developed for wheat to other cereals and other crop types, including oilseeds, grasses, legumes, sugar beet, maize, etc. 6. Develop new tools for the evaluation and detection of variety characteristics, using genomic, phenomic and digital technologies. 7. Analyse and review existing systems for providing and delivering information about varieties and facilitate variety specialists in adopting and developing new effective methods and tools for dissemination.

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Published: 29 August 2021 in Agriculture
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Crop yield under reduced tillage (RT) practices is a concern for sustainable production worldwide because it is related to different environmental and agronomic factors than conventionally tilled soils. This study aimed to evaluate how climate, soil, and farming practices could affect crop yield under RT, especially under different sources of fertilisation [mineral (M), mineral + organic (MO), and organic (O)]. Multilevel meta-analysis was adopted. The analysis was performed taking into consideration environmental conditions, soil properties, crop rotation, and crop species. Only studies that reported the interaction effect of soil tillage and nutrients management on grain yield were included. The results suggest that the impact of soil tillage and fertilisation sources on crop yield depended on crop species. Using reduced tillage practices, adopting only organic nutrient sources could produce enough grains for legume crops. However, combining both inorganic and organic fertilizers added benefits for cereal crops in terms of grain yield production. This study highlights how conservation tillage practices could be affected by environmental and agronomic factors.

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Mohamed Allam; Emanuele Radicetti; Verdiana Petroselli; Roberto Mancinelli. Meta-Analysis Approach to Assess the Effects of Soil Tillage and Fertilization Source under Different Cropping Systems. Agriculture 2021, 11, 823 .

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Mohamed Allam, Emanuele Radicetti, Verdiana Petroselli, Roberto Mancinelli. Meta-Analysis Approach to Assess the Effects of Soil Tillage and Fertilization Source under Different Cropping Systems. Agriculture. 2021; 11 (9):823.

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Mohamed Allam; Emanuele Radicetti; Verdiana Petroselli; Roberto Mancinelli. 2021. "Meta-Analysis Approach to Assess the Effects of Soil Tillage and Fertilization Source under Different Cropping Systems." Agriculture 11, no. 9: 823.

Editorial
Published: 03 August 2021 in Sustainability
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Worldwide weeds are the cause of the highest potential crop losses (representing on average −34%), even if they are frequently underestimated since more attention is generally paid to dangerous insects (representing on average 18% of yield loss) or pathogens (representing on average 16% of yield loss)

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Emanuele Radicetti; Roberto Mancinelli. Sustainable Weed Control in the Agro-Ecosystems. Sustainability 2021, 13, 8639 .

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Emanuele Radicetti, Roberto Mancinelli. Sustainable Weed Control in the Agro-Ecosystems. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (15):8639.

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Emanuele Radicetti; Roberto Mancinelli. 2021. "Sustainable Weed Control in the Agro-Ecosystems." Sustainability 13, no. 15: 8639.

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Published: 30 June 2021 in Sustainability
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Agricultural intensification may cause significant changes in weed density due to high weed competitiveness. Therefore, sustainable practices are to be designed to get maximum benefits of plant biodiversity in the agro-ecosystems. Field experiments were conducted in 2013/2014 and 2014/2015 to evaluate the impact of fertilizer source and soil tillage on weed spectrum in durum wheat (Triticum durum Desf.). Treatments in this study were: (i) two fertilizer sources (mineral fertilizer (MIN) and municipal organic waste (MOW)), and (ii) three tillage regimes (plowing (Plo), subsoiling (Sub) and spading (SM)). A randomized complete block design with three replications was adopted. Data on weed density and biomass were collected at the wheat tillering stage. Weed density was higher in MOW than MIN (53.8 vs. 44.0 plants·m−2), especially in 2014/2015, while S was the highest among tillage regimes (58.2 plants·m−2). Annual and monocots species were always the highest in subsoiling (43.5 and 10.1 plants·m−2). The density of perennial and dicots species was higher in MOW compared with MIN plots, regardless of soil tillage management. Weed community, in terms of weed species composition, varied between the two fertilizer sources, while among soil tillage regimes, it only differed between plowing and subsoiling. Based on the analysis of weed community composition, annual dicot species were mainly associated with plowing, while monocots tended to be associated with MIN fertilizer. Spading tillage may be a useful strategy for managing weed diversity under organic fertilization, where mineral soil nitrogen availability was limited. Conversely, the spading machine produced lower grain yields than plowing with mineral fertilizer application.

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Verdiana Petroselli; Emanuele Radicetti; Alireza Langeroodi; Mohamed Allam; Roberto Mancinelli. Weed Spectrum in Durum Wheat under Different Soil Tillage and Fertilizer Application in Mediterranean Environment. Sustainability 2021, 13, 7307 .

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Verdiana Petroselli, Emanuele Radicetti, Alireza Langeroodi, Mohamed Allam, Roberto Mancinelli. Weed Spectrum in Durum Wheat under Different Soil Tillage and Fertilizer Application in Mediterranean Environment. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (13):7307.

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Verdiana Petroselli; Emanuele Radicetti; Alireza Langeroodi; Mohamed Allam; Roberto Mancinelli. 2021. "Weed Spectrum in Durum Wheat under Different Soil Tillage and Fertilizer Application in Mediterranean Environment." Sustainability 13, no. 13: 7307.

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Published: 15 October 2020 in Sustainability
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Agricultural practices should be approached with environmental-friendly strategies, able to restore soil organic matter and reduce the greenhouse gas emissions. The main objective of this study is to evaluate the environmental benefits, in terms of CO2 emissions and carbon balance, of some agricultural practices for potato cultivation. A randomized complete block design was adopted where the treatments were: (a) tillage systems (plowing; subsoiler and spading); (b) fertilizer sources (mineral and organic). All treatments were replicated three times. Potato yield and its carbon content, soil CO2 emissions, temperature, and volumetric water content were measured. The CO2 emissions were higher in organic than in mineral fertilizer (0.60 and vs. 0.77 g m−2 h−1, respectively), while they were low in spading compared to the other soil tillage (0.64 vs. 0.72 g m−2 h−1, respectively). Carbon input was the highest in plowing and organic fertilizer 4.76 and 5.59 Mg C ha−1, respectively. The input/output ratio of carbon varied according to the main treatments. The findings suggest that spading tillage and organic fertilizer might result in environmental and agronomical benefits, further research should be performed to evaluate to possibility to extend the results to other environments and crops.

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Roberto Mancinelli; Sara Marinari; Mohamed Allam; Emanuele Radicetti. Potential Role of Fertilizer Sources and Soil Tillage Practices to Mitigate Soil CO2 Emissions in Mediterranean Potato Production Systems. Sustainability 2020, 12, 8543 .

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Roberto Mancinelli, Sara Marinari, Mohamed Allam, Emanuele Radicetti. Potential Role of Fertilizer Sources and Soil Tillage Practices to Mitigate Soil CO2 Emissions in Mediterranean Potato Production Systems. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (20):8543.

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Roberto Mancinelli; Sara Marinari; Mohamed Allam; Emanuele Radicetti. 2020. "Potential Role of Fertilizer Sources and Soil Tillage Practices to Mitigate Soil CO2 Emissions in Mediterranean Potato Production Systems." Sustainability 12, no. 20: 8543.

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Published: 29 July 2020 in Sustainability
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Quinoa cultivation is well-adapted to sustainable cropping systems, even if seed yield could be severely limited due to several constraints, such as weeds. Field trials were performed in Gorgan (Iran) to quantify the effects of agro-ecological service crops (rye, CCr; winter vetch, CCw; and no cover, CC0), tillage regimes (conventional tillage, CT; and no-tillage, ZT), and herbicide rates (100% rate, H100; 75% rate, H75; and without herbicide, H0). Weed characteristics and quinoa yield were measured. Quinoa seed yield was the highest in CCw-ZT-H100. Seed yield in H100 and H75 were higher compared with H0 (2.30 vs. 1.58 t ha−1, respectively). Under conventional tillage, 46% of weed seeds were observed in the 0–10 cm soil layer and 54% in 10–20 cm soil layers, respectively, while, under no-tillage, about 63% of weed seeds were located up to 10 cm of soil. Amaranthus retroflexus L. was the most abundant species. The total weed density was the lowest in CCr-ZT-H100 and tended to be higher in CC0 (30.9 plant m−2) and under CT (29.0 plant m−2). These findings indicate that cover crops have potential for managing weeds in quinoa; however, their inclusion should be supported by chemical means to maintain high seed.

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Ali Langeroodi; Roberto Mancinelli; Emanuele Radicetti. How Do Intensification Practices Affect Weed Management and Yield in Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd) Crop? Sustainability 2020, 12, 6103 .

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Ali Langeroodi, Roberto Mancinelli, Emanuele Radicetti. How Do Intensification Practices Affect Weed Management and Yield in Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd) Crop? Sustainability. 2020; 12 (15):6103.

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Ali Langeroodi; Roberto Mancinelli; Emanuele Radicetti. 2020. "How Do Intensification Practices Affect Weed Management and Yield in Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd) Crop?" Sustainability 12, no. 15: 6103.

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Published: 12 December 2019 in Scientia Horticulturae
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Water deficiency is one of the most significant limiting factors resulting in severe crop yield reduction. This study hypothesizes that the inoculation of arbuscular mycorrhiza (AM) minimize the detrimental effects of drought in chicory (Cichorium intybus L.). The objective was to evaluate how AM inoculation affects agro-biochemical traits of chicory under different irrigation rates. Field experiments were conducted in 2017 and 2018 in north of Iran and designed as a factorial combination of three irrigation rates [40, 65 and 90 % of maximum allowable depletion of available soil water (IR1, IR2 and IR3, respectively)], two AM inoculations [inoculated and not inoculated (AM+ and AM−, respectively)] and two chicory ecotypes [Sefid Isfahan and Siyah Shiraz (E1 and E2, respectively)]. Crop growth, pigments and minerals content, carbon exchange rate, transpiration rate and stomatal conductance were evaluated. The data showed that the mycorrhizal colonization increased chicory growth performance by 12.4 %, 16.1 % and 21.0 %, under I1, I2, and I3 water regime, respectively. The mineral content and photosynthesis parameters decreased as irrigation water decreased, irrespective of whether plants were inoculated or not. Similarly, AM+ plants had higher inulin percentage and the mean inulin degree of polymerisation than AM− plant under all of irrigation levels. Furthermore, inoculated chicory plants under drought stress showed an enhanced activity of the antioxidant system, such as superoxide dismutase, peroxidase, ascorbic acid and glutathione, while the accumulation of hydrogen peroxide and the oxidative damage were reduced. The two ecotypes tended to respond similarly to irrigation and AM treatments for all growth and quality parameters measured in the experiment, even if ecotype Siyah Shiraz performed better than ecotype Sefid Isfahan. The improved plant performance and inulin content in the inoculated plants demonstrate that AM has the potential to minimize the detrimental effects of drought stress on chicory under semi-arid conditions.

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Ali Reza Safahani Langeroodi; O. Adewale Osipitan; Emanuele Radicetti; Roberto Mancinelli. To what extent arbuscular mycorrhiza can protect chicory (Cichorium intybus L.) against drought stress. Scientia Horticulturae 2019, 263, 109109 .

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Ali Reza Safahani Langeroodi, O. Adewale Osipitan, Emanuele Radicetti, Roberto Mancinelli. To what extent arbuscular mycorrhiza can protect chicory (Cichorium intybus L.) against drought stress. Scientia Horticulturae. 2019; 263 ():109109.

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Ali Reza Safahani Langeroodi; O. Adewale Osipitan; Emanuele Radicetti; Roberto Mancinelli. 2019. "To what extent arbuscular mycorrhiza can protect chicory (Cichorium intybus L.) against drought stress." Scientia Horticulturae 263, no. : 109109.

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Published: 07 July 2019 in Agriculture
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Ecological intensification, based on agricultural practices that promote ecosystem services, has been recently proposed to match crop yield and environmental concerns. Two-year experiments were conducted in a Mediterranean environment. The treatments were: (i) four intensification levels (common vetch (CV), ryegrass (RG), bare soil without Nitrogen (N) fertilization (Control-N0) and with 100 kg ha−1 of N fertilization (Control-N100) applied during pepper cultivation), and(ii) two soil tillage [soil tillage at 15 cm and 30 cm of soil depth (ST-15 and ST-30, respectively)]. The field experiment was disposed in a randomized block design with three replications. Cover crop, soil samples, and pepper samples were collected for analysis. Soil available nitrogen increased after soil tillage, especially in CV, which showed the highest fruit yield. The reduced soil N availability in RG decreased fruit yield and N uptake. The agro-physiological efficiency of pepper was similar in common vetch and Control-N100, while it was low in ryegrass. However, the adoption of RG increased the soil organic matter more than both control treatments, which, in turn, caused a depletion of soil organic matter. Moreover, reduced tillage practices for green manuring that both cover crops arepreferable to reduce external inputs in terms of fuel saving and farming operations.

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Roberto Mancinelli; Rosario Muleo; Sara Marinari; Emanuele Radicetti. How Soil Ecological Intensification by Means of Cover Crops Affects Nitrogen Use Efficiency in Pepper Cultivation. Agriculture 2019, 9, 145 .

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Roberto Mancinelli, Rosario Muleo, Sara Marinari, Emanuele Radicetti. How Soil Ecological Intensification by Means of Cover Crops Affects Nitrogen Use Efficiency in Pepper Cultivation. Agriculture. 2019; 9 (7):145.

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Roberto Mancinelli; Rosario Muleo; Sara Marinari; Emanuele Radicetti. 2019. "How Soil Ecological Intensification by Means of Cover Crops Affects Nitrogen Use Efficiency in Pepper Cultivation." Agriculture 9, no. 7: 145.

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Published: 01 June 2019 in Food Chemistry
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The effect of cropping system (conventional vs. organic) and soil tillage (conventional vs. reduced tillage) on the health potential of durum wheat grain as well as on semolina and pasta quality traits was investigated in a long-term field experiment. Total antioxidant capacity, total arabinoxylans, alkylresorcinols, yellow pigments and total phenolics, which were assessed in kernels, revealed differences between the two cultivation systems only in 2011, whereas in the 2010 rainy season, cropping management did not influence these compounds. Proteins and W index were higher in the conventional system, except for the exceptionally rainy years. In contrast, the quality of cooked spaghetti was comparable in both management systems. Soil tillage differently affected bioactive compounds but had no impact on semolina and pasta quality. Overall, climatic conditions was the major factor affecting the quality of durum wheat. Our results indicate that an organic system does not represent a constraint to obtaining durum wheat grain with healthy potential relative to conventional wheat.

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Francesca Nocente; Ester De Stefanis; Roberto Ciccoritti; Stefano Pucciarmati; Federica Taddei; Enio Campiglia; Emanuele Radicetti; Roberto Mancinelli. How do conventional and organic management affect the healthy potential of durum wheat grain and semolina pasta traits? Food Chemistry 2019, 297, 124884 .

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Francesca Nocente, Ester De Stefanis, Roberto Ciccoritti, Stefano Pucciarmati, Federica Taddei, Enio Campiglia, Emanuele Radicetti, Roberto Mancinelli. How do conventional and organic management affect the healthy potential of durum wheat grain and semolina pasta traits? Food Chemistry. 2019; 297 ():124884.

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Francesca Nocente; Ester De Stefanis; Roberto Ciccoritti; Stefano Pucciarmati; Federica Taddei; Enio Campiglia; Emanuele Radicetti; Roberto Mancinelli. 2019. "How do conventional and organic management affect the healthy potential of durum wheat grain and semolina pasta traits?" Food Chemistry 297, no. : 124884.

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Published: 03 May 2019 in Frontiers in Plant Science
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Current and predicted climate changes scenarios require crops with an improved adaptability to mutable environmental features, such as, hypoxia for the root system. In order to overcome the reduction of oxygen, plants activate coping mechanisms and strategies. Prunus spp. are hypoxia-sensitive woody species and although many information has been gathered over the last decades, many physiological mechanisms remain unclear. To verify whether anoxic plant responses are also regulated by photoperiod, plants of Mr.S.2/5-WT plum, and its variant genotypes S.4 tolerant (plus) and S.1 sensitive (minus) to flooding, were grown in a greenhouse and were submitted to natural photoperiod (NP) and to constant photoperiod (CP) from mid-July until the first 10 days of October. From mid-September plants from each genotype, grown under the two photoperiods, were divided into two groups, and one of them underwent long-term flooding. Gas exchange parameters, energetic and biochemical activities, leaf chlorophyll contents, and stress symptoms were measured at different times, whereas soluble sugars were quantified in leaves and roots 14 days after flooding, when stress symptoms in WT and S.1 became prominent. Seasonal changes in the photoperiod played a role in the adaptability to anoxia, although flooding stress response differed among the three genotypes. Anoxia affected leaf gas exchange and S.4 flooded-leaves retained higher ACO2 under conditions of NP and CP. Leaf soluble sugar concentration differed among genotypes. Regardless the photoperiod, S.4 anoxic-leaf sugar concentration was the lowest, except for sorbitol. S.4 anoxic-roots under CP accumulated the highest levels of sucrose and sorbitol. Influences of the photoperiod were observed in WT and S.1 anoxic-leaves, whereas S.1 anoxic roots accumulated the lowest concentration of sugars, regardless of photoperiod. Leaf and root respiratory activity in flooded-plants was highest in S.4, and ADH activity increased in all flooded plants under CP but the highest activity was observed only in S.1 under NP during flooding. Results are consistent with the hypothesis that the S.4 genotype has a plastic adaptability to flooding stress, escaping from the photoperiod regulatory cross-talk system, and can better cope with the new scenarios generated by climate changes.

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Calogero Iacona; Laura Pistelli; Marco Cirilli; Lorenzo Gatti; Roberto Mancinelli; Maria Nicolina Ripa; Rosario Muleo. Day-Length Is Involved in Flooding Tolerance Response in Wild Type and Variant Genotypes of Rootstock Prunus cerasifera L. Frontiers in Plant Science 2019, 10, 546 .

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Calogero Iacona, Laura Pistelli, Marco Cirilli, Lorenzo Gatti, Roberto Mancinelli, Maria Nicolina Ripa, Rosario Muleo. Day-Length Is Involved in Flooding Tolerance Response in Wild Type and Variant Genotypes of Rootstock Prunus cerasifera L. Frontiers in Plant Science. 2019; 10 ():546.

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Calogero Iacona; Laura Pistelli; Marco Cirilli; Lorenzo Gatti; Roberto Mancinelli; Maria Nicolina Ripa; Rosario Muleo. 2019. "Day-Length Is Involved in Flooding Tolerance Response in Wild Type and Variant Genotypes of Rootstock Prunus cerasifera L." Frontiers in Plant Science 10, no. : 546.

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Published: 29 April 2019 in Agriculture
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Agricultural practices greatly influence the bioavailability of heavy metals. Arsenic (As) is a heavy metal identified as a concern due to its potential impact on human health. Two-year field experiments were performed to evaluate the effect of cropping system on As accumulation in tomato, sweet pepper and zucchini. The treatments were: (i) conventional system based on common practices of the area; and (ii) alternative systems based on cultivation of hairy vetch (Vicia villosa Roth.) in no-tillage before vegetable crops. Randomized block design with three replications was adopted. Soil and plant samples (fruits, leaves, stems and roots) were collected at crop harvesting. Plant samples were weighed and analyzed to evaluate As content. Soil chemical analyses were performed to evaluate the total organic carbon and nitrogen content. The As accumulation observed in plant samples of tomato, sweet pepper and zucchini resulted always low in the alternative system, except in fruits where As accumulation was similar between the systems. The increase of soil organic matter observed in alternative system probably caused a reduction of As accumulation into crop tissues. Therefore, hairy vetch cultivation in no-tillage could be a suitable strategy to reduce the As uptake of vegetable crops in geogenic contaminated soils.

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Roberto Mancinelli; Emanuele Radicetti; Rosario Muleo; Sara Marinari; Ilenia Bravo; Patrizia Papetti. Can Hairy Vetch Cover Crop Affects Arsenic Accumulation in Vegetable Crops? Agriculture 2019, 9, 89 .

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Roberto Mancinelli, Emanuele Radicetti, Rosario Muleo, Sara Marinari, Ilenia Bravo, Patrizia Papetti. Can Hairy Vetch Cover Crop Affects Arsenic Accumulation in Vegetable Crops? Agriculture. 2019; 9 (5):89.

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Roberto Mancinelli; Emanuele Radicetti; Rosario Muleo; Sara Marinari; Ilenia Bravo; Patrizia Papetti. 2019. "Can Hairy Vetch Cover Crop Affects Arsenic Accumulation in Vegetable Crops?" Agriculture 9, no. 5: 89.

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Published: 02 April 2019 in Agriculture
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Intensive agriculture practices often results in decomposition of organic matter, thus causing soil CO2 emissions. Agro-ecological service crop could be profitably cultivated to improve soil characteristics and reduce CO2 emissions under Mediterranean environment. Two-year field trials were conducted in central Italy. The treatments were three agro-ecological service crops (hairy vetch, oat, and oilseed rape) and a no-service cover. Plant development, soil characteristics, and CO2 emissions were measured. Oat and oilseed rape showed a rapid growth, while hairy vetch started to grow rapidly only after the cold period. Soil CO2 emissions trend was similar among the agro-ecological service crops and tended to decrease during the cold period, then gradually increased until April when warm temperatures were observed. The high soil CO2 emissions and respiration index observed in hairy vetch probably stimulated mineral nutrients, especially nitrogen, to become more available in the soil compared to oat and oilseed rape throughout the decomposition of soil organic matter. These results confirmed that the cultivation of agro-ecological service crops, especially hairy vetch, could represent a suitable strategy for enhancing carbon sequestration and lead to a mitigation of CO2 emissions during the fallow period and could thus contribute to the climate change mitigation.

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Emanuele Radicetti; O. Adewale Osipitan; Ali Reza Safahani Langeroodi; Sara Marinari; Roberto Mancinelli. CO2 Flux and C Balance due to the Replacement of Bare Soil with Agro-Ecological Service Crops in Mediterranean Environment. Agriculture 2019, 9, 71 .

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Emanuele Radicetti, O. Adewale Osipitan, Ali Reza Safahani Langeroodi, Sara Marinari, Roberto Mancinelli. CO2 Flux and C Balance due to the Replacement of Bare Soil with Agro-Ecological Service Crops in Mediterranean Environment. Agriculture. 2019; 9 (4):71.

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Emanuele Radicetti; O. Adewale Osipitan; Ali Reza Safahani Langeroodi; Sara Marinari; Roberto Mancinelli. 2019. "CO2 Flux and C Balance due to the Replacement of Bare Soil with Agro-Ecological Service Crops in Mediterranean Environment." Agriculture 9, no. 4: 71.

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Published: 22 December 2018 in Scientia Horticulturae
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Water stress is one of the main constraints which could limits crop productivity, especially in the arid regions. This study hypothesized that the combination of biochar amendments could be a part of sustainable agricultural strategy in semi-arid environment, therefore the objective was to investigate the effects of biochar rates under different irrigation regimes on soil properties, physiology and yield of pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo L.). The experiment was conducted in Gorgan (Iran) in two successive years (2014 and 2015) and consisted of a factorial combination of four irrigation regimes [45%, 60%, 75% and 90% (called I1, I2, I3 and I4, respectively) of maximum allowable depletion (MAD) of available soil water (ASW)] with four rates of biochar derived from maize-straw feedstock [0, 5, 10 and 20 t biochar ha−1 (called B0 B5, B10 and B20, respectively)]. The results indicated that the incorporation of biochar into the soil increased both soil permeability (low bulk density and high pore volume) and the water holding capacity, particularly when biochar was applied at the rate of 20 t ha−1. Moreover, after pumpkin cultivation, the B20 showed high soil microbial biomass carbon. The reduction of irrigation water increased the activity of antioxidant enzymes, the content of malondialdehyde (MDA), oxygen radicals (O2−), and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) in pumpkin leaves, while all the antioxidant activities and proline contents declined on pumpkin plant treated with biochar, especially at the highest rate (B20). The adoption of biochar as amendment increased chlorophyll content and the uptake of nutrients in leaves regardless of irrigation regimes. The seed yield showed a decrease of 6%, 46% and 58% in I2, I3 and I4, respectively, in comparison with I1 regardless of biochar rate. Response rate to biochar was ceased in lower biochar rates by prolonging irrigation, but I2 response to biochar ceased in higher biochar rate as Bcritical (14 t biochar ha−1). This implies that I2 irrigation regime improved response of pumpkin to biochar, which was accompanied by its high WUE. These results indicate that biochar amendment could provide a suitable strategy for improving the physical status of agricultural soils, water use efficiency and vegetable crop yield.

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Ali Reza Safahani Langeroodi; Enio Campiglia; Roberto Mancinelli; Emanuele Radicetti. Can biochar improve pumpkin productivity and its physiological characteristics under reduced irrigation regimes? Scientia Horticulturae 2018, 247, 195 -204.

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Ali Reza Safahani Langeroodi, Enio Campiglia, Roberto Mancinelli, Emanuele Radicetti. Can biochar improve pumpkin productivity and its physiological characteristics under reduced irrigation regimes? Scientia Horticulturae. 2018; 247 ():195-204.

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Ali Reza Safahani Langeroodi; Enio Campiglia; Roberto Mancinelli; Emanuele Radicetti. 2018. "Can biochar improve pumpkin productivity and its physiological characteristics under reduced irrigation regimes?" Scientia Horticulturae 247, no. : 195-204.

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Published: 01 August 2018 in Soil and Tillage Research
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The goals of conservation agriculture are to preserve and enhance the soil resource base and the environment. Subsidiary crops (SCs), such as Trifolium, Medicago, Vicia, Brassica, Raphanus spp., are important components of conservation agriculture since they maintain the soil resource. However, the importance of SC species and environment on soil microbial communities are not well known. The overall objective of this study was to assess the effect of various subsidiary crops cultivation on soil microbial biomass and activity at four sites across Europe. The experiments were conducted during 2014 and 2015 at sites in the Nemoral (Sweden SLU), Oceanic (United Kingdom ORC), Continental (Switzerland AGS) and Mediterranean north (Italy UNI) pedo-climatic zones. The specific objectives were to determine: (i) the effect of SC growth on soil microbial biomass and activity, (ii) the site-specific effect of SC growth on soil biochemical properties. The SCs consisted of leguminous or brassicaceous species sown after wheat harvest, or clover species under-sown in wheat. At 0–30 cm depth, microbial carbon and nitrogen increased under SCs at most sites indicating that SCs cultivation may favor soil biological fertility. Effects of SCs were similar in the pedo-climatic zones where air temperatures are never below 0 °C (ORC and UNI). Arylsulphatase was the most sensitive enzyme to legumes in the Mediterranean north (UNI). Chitinase activity was enhanced by SCs in the Oceanic and Nemoral pedo-climatic zones. High precipitation and the low average temperature, typical of Continental and Nemoral zones, may represent limiting factors for soil enzyme activity under all selected SCs. Among the four pedo-climatic zones, the Mediterranean north represented the most suitable environment to promote SC growth and soil coverage. This study showed that SC cultivation affects soil quality enhancing biochemical activity; however the SCs effect were influenced by the different pedo-climatic conditions.

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R. Papp; S. Marinari; M.C. Moscatelli; M.G.A. Van Der Heijden; R. Wittwer; E. Campiglia; Emanuele Radicetti; Roberto Mancinelli; N. Fradgley; B. Pearce; Göran Bergkvist; Maria Finckh. Short-term changes in soil biochemical properties as affected by subsidiary crop cultivation in four European pedo-climatic zones. Soil and Tillage Research 2018, 180, 126 -136.

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R. Papp, S. Marinari, M.C. Moscatelli, M.G.A. Van Der Heijden, R. Wittwer, E. Campiglia, Emanuele Radicetti, Roberto Mancinelli, N. Fradgley, B. Pearce, Göran Bergkvist, Maria Finckh. Short-term changes in soil biochemical properties as affected by subsidiary crop cultivation in four European pedo-climatic zones. Soil and Tillage Research. 2018; 180 ():126-136.

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R. Papp; S. Marinari; M.C. Moscatelli; M.G.A. Van Der Heijden; R. Wittwer; E. Campiglia; Emanuele Radicetti; Roberto Mancinelli; N. Fradgley; B. Pearce; Göran Bergkvist; Maria Finckh. 2018. "Short-term changes in soil biochemical properties as affected by subsidiary crop cultivation in four European pedo-climatic zones." Soil and Tillage Research 180, no. : 126-136.

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Published: 31 July 2018 in Chemosphere
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The research studied the effects of organic vs. conventional management of soil quality and tomato yield quality, cultivated in a geogenic arsenic contaminated soil. The chemical and biochemical properties were analyzed to evaluate soil quality, arsenic mobility and its phyto-availability, as well as arsenic accumulation in the tomato plant tissues and if tomatoes cultivated in arsenic rich soil represents a risk for human health. A general improvement of tomato growth and soil quality was observed in the organic management, where soil organic carbon increased from 1.24 to 1.48% and total nitrogen content. The arsenic content of the soil in the organic management increased from 57.0 to 65.3 mg kg-1, probably due to a greater content of organic matter which permitted the soil to retain the arsenic naturally present in irrigation water. An increase of bioavailable arsenic was observed in the conventional management compared to the organic one (7.05 vs 6.18 mg kg-1). The bioavailable form of metalloid may affect soil microbial community structure assessed using El-FAME analysis.The increase of the total arsenic concentration in the organic management did not represent a stress factor for soil microbial biomass carbon (Cmic), which was higher in the organic management than in the conventional one (267 vs. 132 µg Cmic g-1). Even if the organic management caused an increase of total arsenic concentration in the soil due to the enhanced organic matter content, retaining arsenic from irrigation water, this management mitigates the arsenic uptake by tomato plants reducing the mobility of the metalloid.

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Silvia Rita Stazi; Roberto Mancinelli; Rosita Marabottini; Enrica Allevato; Emanuele Radicetti; Enio Campiglia; Sara Marinari. Influence of organic management on As bioavailability: Soil quality and tomato As uptake. Chemosphere 2018, 211, 352 -359.

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Silvia Rita Stazi, Roberto Mancinelli, Rosita Marabottini, Enrica Allevato, Emanuele Radicetti, Enio Campiglia, Sara Marinari. Influence of organic management on As bioavailability: Soil quality and tomato As uptake. Chemosphere. 2018; 211 ():352-359.

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Silvia Rita Stazi; Roberto Mancinelli; Rosita Marabottini; Enrica Allevato; Emanuele Radicetti; Enio Campiglia; Sara Marinari. 2018. "Influence of organic management on As bioavailability: Soil quality and tomato As uptake." Chemosphere 211, no. : 352-359.

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Published: 13 March 2018 in Weed Research
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Sustainable cropping systems based on low inputs have received much attention, even if they may lead to the establishment of a competitive weed flora. This study, conducted from 2011 to 2014 in a Mediterranean environment, evaluated the changes in weed community composition in two cropping systems [conventional (CONV) and organic (ORG)] with different soil tillage [inversion tillage (IT) and non-inversion tillage (NoIT)] in a wheat–tomato–chickpea rotation that began in 2000. The treatments were replicated three times according to a randomised complete block design. The organic system was managed according to EU regulations. Inversion tillage consisted of mouldboard ploughing to a depth of 30 cm, while NoIT consisted of subsoiling to a depth of 20 cm. Weed control was based on herbicide application in CONV and mechanical weeding in ORG. The organic non-inversion system showed the highest weed biomass (134, 128 and 195 g dry matter (DM) m−2 in wheat, tomato and chickpea, respectively) and weed density (66, 77 and 76 plants m−2 in wheat, tomato and chickpea, respectively), as well as community richness. However, ORG always increased weed diversity, even if annual dicotyledon species were abundant in ORG-IT and perennial dicotyledon species in ORG-NoIT. The conventional system enhanced the relative frequency of both annual (CONV-IT) and perennial (CONV-NoIT) grasses. There was a negative correlation between density of perennial weeds and crop yield (r2 = 0.24, P < 0.001). Therefore, in the Mediterranean environment, combining organic practices with non-inversion tillage could lead to the establishment of perennial weeds that are difficult to control, thus requiring specific weed management practices.

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E Campiglia; E Radicetti; Roberto Mancinelli. Floristic composition and species diversity of weed community after 10 years of different cropping systems and soil tillage in a Mediterranean environment. Weed Research 2018, 58, 273 -283.

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E Campiglia, E Radicetti, Roberto Mancinelli. Floristic composition and species diversity of weed community after 10 years of different cropping systems and soil tillage in a Mediterranean environment. Weed Research. 2018; 58 (4):273-283.

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E Campiglia; E Radicetti; Roberto Mancinelli. 2018. "Floristic composition and species diversity of weed community after 10 years of different cropping systems and soil tillage in a Mediterranean environment." Weed Research 58, no. 4: 273-283.

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Published: 01 March 2018 in European Journal of Agronomy
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Intercropping has been proposed as a useful strategy for reducing external inputs in cereal-based cropping systems, while maintaining adequate crop yield. Intercropping of wheat and subclover, implemented as living mulch, is recommended, but there is limited experimental proof for its suitability in different environments. The main objective of this study was to provide an overview and evaluation of wheat-subclover intercropping under different agro-environmental conditions. Coordinated field experiments were conducted over a two-year period in six sites located in four agro-environmental zones [Atlantic North (Neu-Eichenberg, Germany), Continental (Freising, Germany – Tänikon, Switzerland), Mediterranean North (Viterbo, Italy), Mediterranean South (Sidi Alla Tazi and Sidi El Aidi, Morocco)]. Wheat–subclover intercropping was compared with a pure wheat. Additionally, other treatments adopted in specific sites were: soil tillage (conventional and minimum tillage); fertilization input (high and low level); cropping system (conventional and organic). The measurements recorded were: soil coverage, wheat and subclover phenological stages, wheat grain yield and yield components, subclover and weed biomass. The data of each site were analyzed separately and were also used for a meta-analysis to obtain an overview of how pedo-climatic conditions affect the interactions of subclover living mulch with wheat and weeds. Subclover biomass was the highest at Viterbo (228 g m−2 of DM) proving its adaptability to the climatic conditions of Mediterranean North characterized by mild temperature and abundant rainfall. Wheat-subclover intercropping reduced weed infestation (from 22 to 75% in Mediterranean South and North, respectively). Intercropping also resulted in grain yield losses compared to pure wheat in Mediterranean North and Continental (on average −16 and −14%, respectively), probably because of the competition between the intercropped species. In the agro-environmental zones where subclover growth was limited by cold temperatures (Atlantic North) or dry conditions (Mediterranean South), hardly any grain yield reduction of intercropped wheat was observed. Subclover biomass and wheat grain yield were also negatively correlated and yield reductions were generally due to a reduced number of fertile spikes. The yield gap between intercropped and pure wheat was reduced when: (i) there was a proper spatial arrangement of subclover and wheat; (ii) the amount of added mineral nitrogen fertilizer was reduced, while compost application did not influence the cropping systems. The use of subclover living mulch in wheat appears to be most suitable for low input systems. Future research should focus on the development of appropriate crop management practices for intercropping in order to avoid wheat yield loss.

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E. Radicetti; J.P. Baresel; E.J. El-Haddoury; M.R. Finckh; R. Mancinelli; J.H. Schmidt; I. Thami Alami; S.M. Udupa; M.G.A. van der Heijden; R. Wittwer; E. Campiglia. Wheat performance with subclover living mulch in different agro-environmental conditions depends on crop management. European Journal of Agronomy 2018, 94, 36 -45.

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E. Radicetti, J.P. Baresel, E.J. El-Haddoury, M.R. Finckh, R. Mancinelli, J.H. Schmidt, I. Thami Alami, S.M. Udupa, M.G.A. van der Heijden, R. Wittwer, E. Campiglia. Wheat performance with subclover living mulch in different agro-environmental conditions depends on crop management. European Journal of Agronomy. 2018; 94 ():36-45.

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E. Radicetti; J.P. Baresel; E.J. El-Haddoury; M.R. Finckh; R. Mancinelli; J.H. Schmidt; I. Thami Alami; S.M. Udupa; M.G.A. van der Heijden; R. Wittwer; E. Campiglia. 2018. "Wheat performance with subclover living mulch in different agro-environmental conditions depends on crop management." European Journal of Agronomy 94, no. : 36-45.

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Published: 01 June 2017 in Industrial Crops and Products
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Enio Campiglia; Emanuele Radicetti; Roberto Mancinelli. Plant density and nitrogen fertilization affect agronomic performance of industrial hemp ( Cannabis sativa L.) in Mediterranean environment. Industrial Crops and Products 2017, 100, 246 -254.

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Enio Campiglia, Emanuele Radicetti, Roberto Mancinelli. Plant density and nitrogen fertilization affect agronomic performance of industrial hemp ( Cannabis sativa L.) in Mediterranean environment. Industrial Crops and Products. 2017; 100 ():246-254.

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Enio Campiglia; Emanuele Radicetti; Roberto Mancinelli. 2017. "Plant density and nitrogen fertilization affect agronomic performance of industrial hemp ( Cannabis sativa L.) in Mediterranean environment." Industrial Crops and Products 100, no. : 246-254.

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Published: 05 May 2017 in Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems
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This study evaluates the fate of nitrogen (N) content in winter cover crops under different tillage intensities. Field trials were conducted over a 2-year period in a Mediterranean environment adopting a cover crop–eggplant sequence. The treatments were: three cover crops (hairy vetch, oat and oilseed rape); three tillage intensities (residue left on soil surface, shallow green manure and deep green manure). The measurements included: cover crop and eggplant characteristics, N mineralization from cover crops, soil inorganic N and soil CO2 emission. At cover crop termination, N accumulated in the cover crops was 207, 77 and 77 kg N ha−1 in hairy vetch, oat and oilseed rape, respectively. Tillage intensity affected biomass decomposition and N mineralization from cover crop residues which were slower when residues were left on soil surface (54 and 71%, respectively) than when incorporated into the soil (66 and 79%, respectively). Hairy vetch showed a greater ability to supply N to eggplant (151 kg N ha−1), due to the fast decay of its residues, consequently, the N balance index was always high after hairy vetch throughout eggplant cultivation. N mineralized by cover crops was positively correlated with total soil CO2 emission and soil inorganic N. Placing cover crop residues on soil surface enhances synchronization between N mineralized and eggplant N demand in hairy vetch, while in oat it appears to mitigate the shortage of soil inorganic N for the following vegetable. These findings may also be extended to other summer vegetables which have similar requirements to the eggplant.

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Emanuele Radicetti; Enio Campiglia; Alvaro Marucci; Roberto Mancinelli. How winter cover crops and tillage intensities affect nitrogen availability in eggplant. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems 2017, 108, 177 -194.

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Emanuele Radicetti, Enio Campiglia, Alvaro Marucci, Roberto Mancinelli. How winter cover crops and tillage intensities affect nitrogen availability in eggplant. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems. 2017; 108 (2):177-194.

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Emanuele Radicetti; Enio Campiglia; Alvaro Marucci; Roberto Mancinelli. 2017. "How winter cover crops and tillage intensities affect nitrogen availability in eggplant." Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems 108, no. 2: 177-194.

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Published: 29 November 2016 in International Journal of Sustainable Development & World Ecology
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The research was based on a comparative study of three representative rural areas (Dovras, Larissa, and Messapia) in Greece. Remote sensing data were collected (maps, aerial photographs) for the landscape analysis and elaborated using GIS linked with economic and social parameters regarding land use. By using a selected core set of landscape indicators, this research aims at providing a useful tool for assessing agroecosystem management at territorial level and hopefully assist decision-making for the promotion of sustainability. The selected tool showed that the study area of Messapia presented the highest level of environmental sustainability, while the area of Dovras showed the best combination of agricultural productivity and landscape management. Results showed that the ecoregions of Dovras, Larissa, and Messapia presented a landscape composed of important ecological function areas in the percentages of 40%, 15%, and 70%, respectively, and of cultivated areas in the percentages of 55%, 71.19%, and 19.75%, respectively.

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Roberto Mancinelli; Vincenzo Di Felice; Konstantinos Karkalis; Shafiqul Bari; Emanuele Radicetti; Enio Campiglia. Assessment of the state of agroecosystem sustainability using landscape indicators: a comparative study of three rural areas in Greece. International Journal of Sustainable Development & World Ecology 2016, 25, 35 -46.

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Roberto Mancinelli, Vincenzo Di Felice, Konstantinos Karkalis, Shafiqul Bari, Emanuele Radicetti, Enio Campiglia. Assessment of the state of agroecosystem sustainability using landscape indicators: a comparative study of three rural areas in Greece. International Journal of Sustainable Development & World Ecology. 2016; 25 (1):35-46.

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Roberto Mancinelli; Vincenzo Di Felice; Konstantinos Karkalis; Shafiqul Bari; Emanuele Radicetti; Enio Campiglia. 2016. "Assessment of the state of agroecosystem sustainability using landscape indicators: a comparative study of three rural areas in Greece." International Journal of Sustainable Development & World Ecology 25, no. 1: 35-46.