Efficiency and environmental indexes to evaluate the sustainability of mineral and organic fertilization in an irrigated melon crop

Requejo, Maria Isabel, Villena Gordo, Raquel, Cartagena Causape, Maria Carmen ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3921-4674, Arce Martinez, Augusto ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9522-5680, Ribas Elcorobarrutia, Francisco, Cabello Cabello, María Jesús, Tarquis Alfonso, Ana Maria ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2336-5371 and Castellanos Serrano, Maria Teresa (2014). Efficiency and environmental indexes to evaluate the sustainability of mineral and organic fertilization in an irrigated melon crop. In: "EGU General Assembly 2014", 27/04/2014-2/05/2014, Viena (Austria). p. 1.

Description

Title: Efficiency and environmental indexes to evaluate the sustainability of mineral and organic fertilization in an irrigated melon crop
Author/s:
Item Type: Presentation at Congress or Conference (Other)
Event Title: EGU General Assembly 2014
Event Dates: 27/04/2014-2/05/2014
Event Location: Viena (Austria)
Title of Book: European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2014
Date: 2014
Subjects:
Faculty: E.T.S.I. Agrónomos (UPM) [antigua denominación]
Department: Matemática Aplicada a la Ingeniería Agronómica [hasta 2014]
Creative Commons Licenses: Recognition - No derivative works - Non commercial

Full text

[thumbnail of INVE_MEM_2014_174488.pdf]
Preview
PDF - Requires a PDF viewer, such as GSview, Xpdf or Adobe Acrobat Reader
Download (38kB) | Preview

Abstract

Melon is traditionally cultivated in fertigated farmlands in the center of Spain with high inputs of water and N fertilizer. Excess N can have a negative impact, from the economic point of view, since it can diminish the production and quality of the fruit, from the environmental point of view, since it is a very mobile element in the soil and can contaminate groundwater. From health point of view, nitrate can be accumulated in fruit pulp, and, in addition, groundwater is the fundamental supply source of human populations. Best management practices are particularly necessary in this region as many zones have been declared vulnerable to NO3- pollution (Directive 91/676/CEE) During successive years, a melon crop (Cucumis melo L.) was grown under field conditions applying mineral and organic fertilizers under drip irrigation. Different doses of ammonium nitrate were used as well as compost derived from the wine-distillery industry which is relevant in this area. The present study reviews the most common N efficiency indexes under the different management options with a view to maximizing yield and minimizing N loss.

More information

Item ID: 36281
DC Identifier: https://oa.upm.es/36281/
OAI Identifier: oai:oa.upm.es:36281
Official URL: http://www.egu2014.eu/
Deposited by: Memoria Investigacion
Deposited on: 31 Jul 2015 14:25
Last Modified: 31 Jul 2015 14:25
  • Logo InvestigaM (UPM)
  • Logo GEOUP4
  • Logo Open Access
  • Open Access
  • Logo Sherpa/Romeo
    Check whether the anglo-saxon journal in which you have published an article allows you to also publish it under open access.
  • Logo Dulcinea
    Check whether the spanish journal in which you have published an article allows you to also publish it under open access.
  • Logo de Recolecta
  • Logo del Observatorio I+D+i UPM
  • Logo de OpenCourseWare UPM