• Ammonium accumulation in soil: the long-term effects of tillage, rotation and N rate in a Mediterranean Vertisol 

      López Bellido, Luis; Muñoz-Romero, Verónica; Fernández García, María Purificación; López-Bellido Garrido, Rafael J. (Wiley, 2014)
      Plant nutrition requires organic nitrogen to be mineralized before roots can absorb it. A 13-year field study was conducted on typical rain-fed Mediterranean Vertisol to determine the effects of tillage system, crop rotation ...
    • Assessment of carbon sequestration and the carbon footprint in olivegroves in Southern Spain 

      López-Bellido Garrido, Pedro José; López Bellido, Luis; Fernández García, María Purificación; Muñoz-Romero, Verónica; López-Bellido, Francisco J. (Taylor & Francis, 2016)
      Tree plantations are characterized by their ability to remove CO2 from the atmosphere and store it in a stable manner in tree structures (trunks, roots and branches) as well as in the soil. The study was conducted in ...
    • Carbon storage in a rainfed Mediterranean vertisol: Effects of tillage and crop rotation in a long-term experiment 

      López Bellido, Luis; López-Bellido Garrido, Rafael J.; Fernández García, María Purificación; Muñoz-Romero, Verónica; López-Bellido, Francisco J. (Wiley, 2019)
      The storage of carbon (C) in cultivated soils can be increased with the adoption of different practices. The objective of this study was to determine soil organic carbon (SOC) storage in the 0- to 90-cm depth profile, in ...
    • Chickpea and faba bean nitrogen fixation in a Mediterranean rainfed Vertisol: effect of the tillage system 

      López-Bellido Garrido, Rafael J.; López Bellido, Luis; Benítez-Vega, Jorge; Muñoz-Romero, Verónica; López-Bellido, Francisco J.; Redondo, Ramón (Science Direct, 2011)
      Efficient management of legumes in order to maximize benefits depends on a correct field assessment of N2 fixation. A field experiment was conducted during a 6-year period (2001–2002 to 2006–2007) in Córdoba (Southern ...
    • Chickpea water use efficiency as affected by tillage in rainfed Mediterranean conditions 

      Fernández García, María Purificación; Muñoz-Romero, Verónica; López-Bellido Garrido, Rafael J. (Elsevier, 2013)
      Under rainfed Mediterranean conditions, chickpea production can be increased by improving the soil water content (SWC). This study was conducted on a Vertisol in southern Spain over a period of ten years (2000-2009) to ...
    • Crack formation in a mediterranean rainfed Vertisol: Effects of tillage and crop rotation 

      López-Bellido Garrido, Rafael J.; Muñoz-Romero, Verónica; López-Bellido, Francisco J.; Guzmán, Carlos; López Bellido, Luis (Science Direct, 2016)
      The frequency, size and development rate of Vertisols cracks influence the water, solute and heat dynamics and hence on the crop productivity. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of the tillage system and crop ...
    • Dinámica y eficiencia del N fertilizante en el cultivo del trigo de la campiña andaluza 

      López Bellido, Luis; López-Bellido Garrido, Rafael J.; Muñoz-Romero, Verónica; Fernández García, María Purificación (Eumedia, 2011)
      La aplicación de N fertilizante al cultivo de trigo es otro de los tratamientos del experimento de larga duración Malagón que se realiza desde su inicio en 1986. Sistemáticamente se han aplicado las dosis de 50, 100 y 150 ...
    • Effect of tillage system on soil temperature in a rainfed Mediterranean Vertisol 

      Muñoz-Romero, Verónica; López Bellido, Luis; López-Bellido Garrido, Rafael J. (Instytut Agrofizyki w Lublinie, 2015)
      Soil temperature is a factor that influences the rates of physical, chemical, and biological reactions in soils and has a strong influence on plant growth. A field study was conducted during 2006-2007 and 2009-2010 on a ...
    • Effect of tillage system on the root growth of spring wheat 

      Muñoz-Romero, Verónica; Benítez-Vega, Jorge; López-Bellido Garrido, Rafael J.; Fontán, José M.; López Bellido, Luis (SpringerLink, 2009)
      Little research has examined the influence of tillage system on root growth in wheat grown on rainfed Vertisols. A 3-year field study (2003, 2004 and 2005) was carried out on a typical Vertisol (southern Spain), to determine ...
    • Effects of tillage, crop rotation and N application rate on labile and recalcitrant soil carbon in a Mediterranean Vertisol 

      Muñoz-Romero, Verónica; López-Bellido Garrido, Rafael J.; Fernández García, María Purificación; Redondo, Ramón; Murillo, Sergio; López Bellido, Luis (Science Direct, 2017)
      The quantification of labile and recalcitrant fractions of organic C could provide valuable information in the study of soil organic carbon (SOC) changes in agrosystems. Few studies have determined the effects of farming ...
    • Estudios sobre el contenido de amonio en un Vertisol de secano mediterráneo. Influencia del sistema de laboreo y profundidad de suelo 

      López Bellido, Luis; Muñoz-Romero, Verónica; Fernández García, María Purificación; López-Bellido Garrido, Rafael J. (Agronegocios, 2015)
      La mineralización es un concepto que no siempre se interpreta del mismo modo. A veces se considera como la conversión de N orgánico a formas inorgánicas (amonio, amoniaco y nitratos) y otras se considera como un sinónimo ...
    • Faba bean root growth in a Vertisol: tillage effects 

      Muñoz-Romero, Verónica; López Bellido, Luis; López-Bellido Garrido, Rafael J. (Science Direct, 2011)
      Studies on the growth of faba bean (Vicia faba L.) root systems in Vertisols under Mediterranean climates are practically non-existent. A three-year field study (2003–2004, 2005–2006 and 2006–2007) was conducted on a typical ...
    • Fijación de nitrógeno de las leguminosas en función del sistema de laboreo 

      López Bellido, Luis; López-Bellido Garrido, Rafael J.; Muñoz-Romero, Verónica; Benítez Vega, Jorge; López-Bellido, Francisco J. (Eumedia, 2010)
      El objetivo del presente estudio fue evaluar el efecto del sistema de laboreo en la fijación de nitrógeno por los garbanzos y las habas cultivados en rotación con trigo bajo las condiciones de secano de la campiña andaluza. ...
    • Influencia de la rotación de cultivos en el rendimiento de trigo 

      López Bellido, Luis; López-Bellido Garrido, Rafael J.; Muñoz-Romero, Verónica; Fernández García, María Purificación (Eumedia, 2011)
      La rotación de cultivo se revela como un factor clave en la economía del agua. El barbecho desnudo puede considerarse inútil para el almacenamiento del agua, además de que se asumen importantes riesgos de erosión, sobre ...
    • Influencia del método de laboreo en el desarrollo radicular del trigo 

      Muñoz-Romero, Verónica; López-Bellido Garrido, Rafael J.; López Bellido, Luis (Eumedia, 2010)
      A pesar de la gran importancia de las raíces de las plantas, la dinámica de su crecimiento es poco conocida debido al difícil acceso al sistema radicular. Nuestro conocimiento sobre las raíces finas, su longitud y diámetro, ...
    • Influencia del sistema de laboreo en el desarrollo radicular de habas y garbanzos 

      Muñoz-Romero, Verónica; López-Bellido Garrido, Rafael J.; Fernández García, María Purificación; López Bellido, Luis (Eumedia, 2012)
      Durante tres años en habas y dos en garbanzo, se realizó un estudio de campo en un Vertisol de la campiña de Córdoba (en el marco del experimento de larga duración Malagón), para determinar la influencia del sistema de ...
    • Long-term effect of tillage, rotation and nitrogen fertilizer on soil quality in a Mediterranean Vertisol 

      Melero, Sebastiana; López-Bellido Garrido, Rafael J.; López Bellido, Luis; Muñoz-Romero, Verónica; Moreno, Félix; Murillo, J.M. (Science Direct, 2011)
      Studies of the impacts of the interactions of soil agricultural practices on soil quality could assist with assessment of better management to establish sustainable crop production system. The main objective was to determine ...
    • Monitoring wheat root development in a rainfed vertisol: tillage effect 

      Muñoz-Romero, Verónica; Benítez-Vega, Jorge; López Bellido, Luis; López-Bellido Garrido, Rafael J . (Science Direct, 2010)
      Good root system development is essential for optimum wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) grain yield, especially under water-limiting conditions. Published information about the influence of tillage system on root dynamic and ...
    • New phenological growth stages of garlic (Allium sativum) 

      López-Bellido, Francisco J.; López-Bellido Garrido, Rafael J.; Muñoz-Romero, Verónica; Fernández García, María Purificación; López Bellido, Luis (Wiley, 2016)
      The advantages of using Biologische Bundesanstalt, Bundessortenamt and Chemische Industrie (BBCH) phenological scales are well-known in the field of agronomy. Currently, specific scales exist for the majority of crops. ...
    • Nitrate accumulation in the soil profile: long-term effects of tillage, rotation and N rate in a Mediterranean Vertisol 

      López Bellido, Luis; Muñoz-Romero, Verónica; López-Bellido Garrido, Rafael J. (Science Direct, 2013)
      Excessive application of fertiliser in agriculture can have detrimental effects, one of which is diffuse contamination with nitrates. An 18-year field study was conducted on a typical rainfed Mediterranean Vertisol to ...