RT Journal Article
T1 A Comparative Analysis of Soil Loss Tolerance and Productivity of the Olive Groves in the Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) Areas Norte Alentejano (Portugal) and Estepa (Andalusia, Spain)
T2 Análisis comparativo de la tolerancia a la pérdida de suelo y productividad en olivares de las Denominaciones de Origen Protegidas (DOP) Norte Alentejano (Portugal) y Estepa (Andalucía, España)
A1 Rodríguez Sousa, Antonio Alberto
A1 Muñoz-Rojas, José
A1 Pinto-Correia, Teresa
A1 Aguilera, Pedro
A1 Barandica Fernández, Jesús María
A1 Rescia, Alejandro
A1 Rescia Perazzo, Alejandro Javier
A2 Dessureault-Rompré, Jacynthe
AB Olive groves are Mediterranean systems that occupy more than 2.5 M ha in Spain and 0.352 M ha in Portugal. Assuming the differences between both countries in terms of olive grove regulation and considering their multifunctionality, it is useful to implement agronomic indices to estimate their sustainability. The Soil Loss Tolerance Index (SLTI) and the Soil Productivity Index (SPI) are two such indices. We calculated both indices in the Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) Norte Alentejano (Portugal). The SLTI index was adapted considering specific variables of the analysed olive groves (i.e., SLTIog). The values obtained were compared with those previously estimated for PDO Estepa (Spain). The negative impacts of erosion and the underlying agricultural practices on the sustainability of olive groves became evident, resulting in decreased soil productivity at the regional level. The SLTIog index showed higher values for crops, being a more realistic tool to analyse sustainability. A higher soil loss tolerance was detected for integrated groves in the PDO Norte Alentejano than for PDO Estepa due to the shorter age of olive cultivation in Portugal, with incipient soil impacts. These indices provide information on the degree of soil erosion, allowing farmers and decision-makers to apply practices to maximise the sustainability of olive groves.
PB MDPI
SN 2073-4395
YR 2021
FD 2021
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/97375
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/97375
LA eng
NO Rodriguez Sousa, A. A., Muñoz-Rojas, J., Pinto-Correia, T., Aguilera, P. A., Barandica, J. M., & Rescia, A. J. (2021). A Comparative analysis of soil loss tolerance and productivity of the Olive Groves in the Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) Areas Norte Alentejano (Portugal) and Estepa (Andalusia, Spain). Agronomy, 11(4), 665. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy11040665
NO La presente investigación es fruto de la consolidación y el impacto social presentado por la publicación original en la que se generó el índice SLTIog (año 2019), presentada para su evaluación en este sexenio. El estudio descrito fue fruto de una colaboración realizada, a través de una estancia breve financiada por la UCM (convocatoria EB76/18) con el Instituto de Ciéncias Agrárias e Ambientais Mediterrânicas (ICAAM) en Évora, Portugal.
NO Universidad Complutense de Madrid
NO Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology
NO European Commission
DS Docta Complutense
RD 8 abr 2025