Search Results - "Bechini, Luca"

Nitrogen fertilizer replacement value of undigested liquid cattle manure and digestates by Cavalli, Daniele, Cabassi, Giovanni, Borrelli, Lamberto, Geromel, Gabriele, Bechini, Luca, Degano, Luigi, Marino Gallina, Pietro

“…•NH4-N in unseparated digested slurry-maize mix (DSMM) was as efficient as ammonium sulphate (AS).•NH4-N in untreated slurry (US) was less efficient than AS in…”
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Measurement and simulation of soluble, exchangeable, and non-exchangeable ammonium in three soils by Cavalli, Daniele, Consolati, Giovanni, Marino, Pietro, Bechini, Luca

“…Clay minerals can fix high amounts of ammonium in non-exchangeable form, which can be of management importance when some ammonium applied with fertilisers is…”
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Growth, weed control, and nitrogen uptake of winter-killed cover crops, and their effects on maize in conservation agriculture by Tadiello, Tommaso, Potenza, Enrico, Marino, Pietro, Perego, Alessia, Torre, Daniele Della, Michelon, Lorenza, Bechini, Luca

“…The utilization of winter-killed cover crops is increasing due to their benefits in intensive cropping systems based on summer cash crops. However, there is…”
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A scoping review of side-dress nitrogen recommendation systems and their perspectives in precision agriculture by Corti, Martina, Fassa, Virginia, Bechini, Luca

“…A scoping review of the relevant literature was carried out to identify the existing N recommendation systems, their temporal and geographical diffusion, and…”
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A review of crop frost damage models and their potential application to cover crops by Gabbrielli, Mara, Perego, Alessia, Acutis, Marco, Bechini, Luca

“…Cover crops provide agro-ecological services like erosion control, improvement of soil quality, reduction of nitrate leaching and weed control. Before planting…”
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Satellite-Based Frost Damage Detection in Support of Winter Cover Crops Management: A Case Study on White Mustard by Gabbrielli, Mara, Corti, Martina, Perfetto, Marco, Fassa, Virginia, Bechini, Luca

“…Cover crops are grown in order to provide agro-ecological services and must be terminated before planting the subsequent cash crop. Winterkill termination (by…”
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European survey shows poor association between soil organic matter and crop yields by Vonk, Wytse J., van Ittersum, Martin K., Reidsma, Pytrik, Zavattaro, Laura, Bechini, Luca, Guzmán, Gema, Pronk, Annette, Spiegel, Heide, Steinmann, Horst H., Ruysschaert, Greet, Hijbeek, Renske

“…A number of policies proposed to increase soil organic matter (SOM) content in agricultural land as a carbon sink and to enhance soil fertility. Relations…”
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Barriers and drivers towards the incorporation of crop residue in the soil. Analysis of Italian farmers’ opinion with the theory of planned behaviour by Bechini, Luca, Costamagna, Chiara, Zavattaro, Laura, Grignani, Carlo, Bijttebier, Jo, Ruysschaert, Greet

“…Despite the benefits arising from incorporating crop residue in the soil, some farmers decide to burn or sell it. The objective of the work described in this…”
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Sensitivity analysis of six soil organic matter models applied to the decomposition of animal manures and crop residues by Cavalli, Daniele, Marino Gallina, Pietro, Bechini, Luca

“…Two features distinguishing soil organic matter simulation models are the type of kinetics used to calculate pool decomposition rates, and the algorithm used…”
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Nitrogen fertiliser value of digested dairy cow slurry, its liquid and solid fractions, and of dairy cow slurry by Cavalli, Daniele, Cabassi, Giovanni, Borrelli, Lamberto, Fuccella, Roberto, Degano, Luigi, Bechini, Luca, Marino, Pietro

“…An understanding of crop availability of livestock slurry nitrogen (N) is necessary to maximise crop N use efficiency and to minimise environmental losses…”
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Long-term effects of best management practices on crop yield and nitrogen surplus by Zavattaro, Laura, Costamagna, Chiara, Grignani, Carlo, Bechini, Luca, Spiegel, Adelheid, Lehtinen, Taru, Guzmán, Gema, Krüger, Janine, D'Hose, Tommy, Pecio, Alicja, Van Evert, Frits K., Ten Berge, Hein F.M.

“…Inherent in the concept of good agricultural practice (BMP) is that it improves resource use efficiency, mitigates environmental impact or increases farm…”
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Improving access to research outcomes for innovation in agriculture and forestry: the VALERIE project by Bechini, Luca, Koenderink, Nicole, Ten Berge, Hein F.M., Corre, Wim, Van Evert, Frits K., Facchi, Arianna, Gharsallah, Olfa, Gorriz-Mifsud, Elena, Grignani, Carlo, Den Herder, Michael, Hily, Yolaine, Justes, Eric, Lepennetier, Aurélien, Moretti, Barbara, Newell-Price, Paul, Nonini, Luca, Oberti, Roberto, Ramonteu, Sonia, Rois, Mercedes, De Ruijter, Frank, Sacco, Dario, Schuler, Peter M., Willems, Don, Zandstra, Anneke, Top, Jan

“…Many excellent results are obtained in agricultural and forestry research projects, but their practical adoption is often limited. The aim of the European…”
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Energy, Nutrient and Economic Cross Indicators of Cropping Systems in Northern Italy by Castoldi, Nicola, Bechini, Luca

“…Agro-ecological indicators are useful tools to provide synthetic representations of agricultural systems. Simple indicators can be combined to calculate cross…”
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Methodological Aspects of On-Farm Monitoring of Cropping Systems Management by Bechini, Luca, Castoldi, Nicola

“…To conduct agro-environmental assessments at field and farm scale, detailed management data of crop and animal production systems are needed. However, this…”
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Integrated sustainability assessment of cropping systems with agro-ecological and economic indicators in northern Italy by Castoldi, Nicola, Bechini, Luca

“…The sustainability of agricultural systems is frequently evaluated with indicators, which are synthetic variables describing complex systems. Each indicator…”
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Does remote and proximal optical sensing successfully estimate maize variables? A review by Corti, Martina, Cavalli, Daniele, Cabassi, Giovanni, Marino Gallina, Pietro, Bechini, Luca

“…•Optical sensors can assess maize variables in the field via empirical regression models.•Regression parameters vary with location, year, cultivar, and…”
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Calculating the Soil Surface Nitrogen Balance at Regional Scale: Example Application and Critical Evaluation of Tools and Data by Bechini, Luca, Castoldi, Nicola

“…Agro-ecological indicators (AEIs) allow evaluating sustainability for a large number of farms. The SITPAS Information System developed for the agricultural…”
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Short-Term Nitrogen Fertilizing Value of Liquid Dairy Manures is Mainly Due to Ammonium by Bechini, Luca, Marino, Pietro

“…The efficient use of animal manures is important both for environmental and economic reasons. This study was conducted to determine the mineralization of C and…”
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Site-specific nitrogen recommendations’ empirical algorithm for maize crop based on the fusion of soil and vegetation maps by Fassa, Virginia, Pricca, Nicolò, Cabassi, Giovanni, Bechini, Luca, Corti, Martina

“…•A site-specific N recommendation system for maize was developed.•Soil electrical conductivity and vegetation index maps were merged.•Site-specific crop…”
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Drivers and barriers to adopt best management practices. Survey among Italian dairy farmers by Bechini, Luca, Costamagna, Chiara, Zavattaro, Laura, Grignani, Carlo, Bijttebier, Jo, Ruysschaert, Greet

“…Best management practices that could improve sustainability of dairy farming systems in northern Italy include crop rotation, green manure, sprinkler or drip…”
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