• 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 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 ...
    • 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 ...
    • 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 ...
    • Nitrogen rhizodeposition by wheat under different tillage systems in a rainfed Vertisol 

      Muñoz-Romero, Verónica; López-Bellido Garrido, Rafael J.; Redondo, Ramón; López Bellido, Luis (Science Direct, 2013)
      Roots and the nutrients that they deposit into the soil are a natural source of N for a current crop, or a subsequent crop in the case of rotations. Despite the importance of this process, there are few field studies of ...
    • The effects of the tillage system on chickpea root growth 

      Muñoz-Romero, Verónica; López Bellido, Luis; López-Bellido Garrido, Rafael J. (Science Direct, 2012)
      A well-developed root system is crucial for plant growth, especially under dryland farming conditions. A two-year field study (2003–2004 and 2005–2006) was conducted to determine the effects of the tillage system on root ...