• 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 ...
    • 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 ...
    • 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 ...
    • 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 ...
    • Nitrogen remote diagnosis in a creeping bentgrass golf green 

      López-Bellido Garrido, Rafael J.; López Bellido, Luis; Fernández García, María Purificación; López-Bellido, Juan M.; Muñoz-Romero, Verónica; López-Bellido Garrido, Pedro José; Calvache Gil, Sara (Science Direct, 2012)
      Nitrogen fertilization is a key factor of the aesthetics and playability for golf greens. Nitrogen fertilization management is based on predetermined scheduled applications, set rates, or expected improvement in visual ...
    • 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 ...
    • No-till: a key tool for sequestering C and N in microaggregates on a Mediterranean Vertisol 

      López-Bellido Garrido, Rafael J.; Muñoz-Romero, Verónica; Fuentes-Guerra, Rafael; Fernández García, María Purificación; López Bellido, Luis (Science Direct, 2017)
      Soil aggregate stability is crucial for agroecosystem sustainability and for mitigating the effects of greenhouse gases. Within soil aggregates, increases in the microaggregate-associated C and N contents are of paramount ...
    • Stratification ratios in a rainfed Mediterranean Vertisol in wheat under different tillage, rotation and N fertilisation rates 

      Melero, Sebastiana; López-Bellido Garrido, Rafael J.; López Bellido, Luis; Muñoz-Romero, Verónica; Moreno, Félix; Murillo, J.M.; Franzluebbers, Alan J. (Science Direct, 2012)
      Semiarid Mediterranean climatic conditions and intensive tillage systems accelerate soil organic matter losses. Therefore, assessing agricultural practices that enhance storage of soil organic matter is needed. Stratification ...
    • 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 ...
    • Wheat response to nitrogen splitting applied to a Vertisols in different tillage systems and cropping rotations under typical Mediterranean climatic conditions 

      López Bellido, Luis; Muñoz-Romero, Verónica; Benítez-Vega, Jorge; Fernández García, María Purificación; Redondo, Ramón; López-Bellido Garrido, Rafael J. (Science Direct, 2012)
      The application of an adequate rate and splitting of nitrogen (N) is essential for the efficient use of N fertiliser and to maintain the economic sustainability of cropping systems. A 3-year field experiment was conducted ...