Immediate effects of reduced tillage on soil health in a rainfed vineyard under Mediterranean conditions

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dc.contributor.authorMirás Avalos, José Manuel
dc.contributor.authorAraujo, Emily Silva
dc.contributor.authorGrimplet, Jérôme
dc.contributor.authorJulián Lagunas, Carmen
dc.contributor.authorKsouri, Najla
dc.contributor.authorGonzález García, Vicente
dc.contributor.orcidGrimplet, Jérôme [0000-0002-3265-4012]
dc.contributor.orcidJulián Lagunas, Carmen [0000-0001-6778-3343]
dc.date.accessioned2025-12-22T07:51:24Z
dc.date.available2025-12-22T07:51:24Z
dc.date.issued2025-12-19
dc.date.updated2025-12-22T07:39:38Z
dc.description.abstractVegetation covers emerged as a sustainable alternative to tillage in Mediterranean vineyards due to their beneficial effects on soil health. However, grapevine growers remain concerned about the establishment of these covers as they may compete with vines for water and nutrients. Recent studies suggest that occasional tilling such as every other year, may mitigate some of the drawbacks associated with maintaining cover crops in Mediterranean vineyards. However, the immediate impact of such tillage operations has not been fully quantified. In this study, we evaluated the short-term impact of reduced tillage on soil health indicators in a Mediterranean rainfed vineyard that had been managed with spontaneous vegetation cover for the previous five years. Tillage led to ~25 % decrease in available water capacity in the topsoil. Organic matter content declined by 22 % while the concentrations of potassium and nitrate increased. Soil microbial biomass, basal respiration, enzyme activities, and diversity of microarthropods were significantly reduced (up to 50 %) under tillage compared to the resident vegetation treatment. Metataxonomic profiling analysis of bacterial and fungal communities revealed compositional and structural differences depending on soil management. Bacterial communities consistently exhibited higher diversity compared to fungal communities across treatments. Interestingly, the microbiome associated with bare soils appeared to be more complex and diverse compared to soils under vegetation cover. Overall, our findings demonstrated that even a short-term tillage can rapidly degrade multiple dimensions of soil health thereby underscoring the ecological value of spontaneous vegetation cover as a sustainable alternative to tillage in Mediterranean vineyards.
dc.description.peerreviewedSi
dc.description.sponsorshipEste estudio forma parte del programa AGROALNEXT y ha contado con el apoyo del MCIN con financiación de la Unión Europea NextGenerationEU (PRTR-C17.I1).
dc.identifier.citationMirás-Avalos, J. M., Araujo, E. S., Grimplet, J., Julián-Lagunas, C., Ksouri, N., & González García, V. (2026). Immediate effects of reduced tillage on soil health in a rainfed vineyard under Mediterranean conditions. Applied Soil Ecology, 218, 106740. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2025.106740
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.apsoil.2025.106740
dc.identifier.issn0929-1393
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2025.106740
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10532/8069
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherElsevier B.V.
dc.relationinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades/Planes complementarios con CCAA/RTR-C17.I1/ES/Sistemas agrícolas biodiversos y resilientes/Biodiversa
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dc.relation.publisherversionhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2025.106740
dc.subject.agrovocCubierta vegetal
dc.subject.agrovocLabranza mínima
dc.subject.agrovocViticultura
dc.subject.agrovocAgricultura sostenible
dc.subject.agrovocInformación sobre el suelo
dc.subject.agrovocSoil microbiota
dc.subject.sdgHambre cero
dc.subject.sdgProducción y consumo responsables
dc.titleImmediate effects of reduced tillage on soil health in a rainfed vineyard under Mediterranean conditions
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