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ADAptation actions

Minimum tillage

Description

This technique involves tilling the soil at depths not exceeding 15 cm, with minimal layer inversion. A satisfactory seedbed is obtained with one/two machine passes, while maintaining crop residue cover on at least 30% of the surface of the plot.
Operations can be carried out with disc harrows or other mounted, semi-mounted or towed tools equipped with working parts that are not moved hydraulically or by PTO. In viticulture, minimal tillage of the sub-row is required to break soil crusts. Furthermore, once-off tillage is required to sow essences of the grass sub-strata in the inter-row.

Characteristics

Supply chain:

Dairy products (Parmigiano-Reggiano), Fruit and vegetables, Wine

Climate risk:

Drought, Erosion

Action area:

Agronomic management, Soil, Water

Mitigating action:

Yes

Technical level:

Medium

Applicable farm size:

Small,large

Effectiveness with respect to:

Drought
Moderate
Erosion
High

Time frame of the action:

(Referring to the effectiveness of the action from an economic, agronomic and environmental point of view)

Drought
Long-term: 7-10 years or after 10 years
Erosion
Short-term: 1 year or crop cycle

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