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Table 9.1
Main characteristics of experimental sites analysed in this study
Region
Site
Coordinates
m a.s.l
Mean
air
T (°C)
ID
Crop
type
Irrigation
Total water
input rainfall
+
irrigation (mm)
Soil management Previous
crop
Clay
(%)
Sand
(%)
pH
SOC
(%)
Ref.
Torre
Lama
40°37′N,
17.1
1
Maize
Sub-optimal 362
+
109
Conventional
Bare soil
32.9
47
7.4
0.7
1
Campania
14°58′E,
2
Maize
Sub-optimal 362
+
109
Minimum tillage
Bare soil
32.9
47
7.4
0.7
1
3
Maize
Sub-optimal 362
+
109
Conventional
Hairy
vetch
32.9
47
7.4
0.7
1
30 m a.s.l.
40°31′N,
15.5
4
Maize
Ye s
245
+
68
Ripping,
cultivation
Ryegrass/
clover
52
28
7.5
2.5
2
Borgo
Ciofi
14°57′E,
5
Florence
fennel
Rainfed
854
+
0
Ploughing,
cultivation
Maize
52
28
7.5
2.5
2
15 m a.s.l
Piemonte
Turin
44°53′N,
11.9
6
Maize
Rainfed
117
+
0
Conventional
tillage
Maize
7.5
36
8.1
1.0
3
7
Maize
Rainfed
118
+
0
Stalk shredder
and conventional
tillage
Maize
7.5
36
8.1
1.0
3
7°41′E,
8
Maize
Rainfed
257
+
0
Conventional
tillage
Maize
7.5
36
8.1
1.0
3
232 m a.s.l.
Pistoia
43°56′N
14.43
9
Maize
177
+
0
Ploughing,
milling
Maize
10
35
5.4
2.1
4
Tuscany
10°53′E
88 m a.s.l.
Beano
46°00′N
12.9
10
Maize
Ye s
1585
+
0
Tillage (0-30 cm) Maize
14.5
24.9
7.1
1.8
5
Friuli
11
Maize
Ye s
1585
+
0
No tillage
Maize
13.2
26.0
7.1
1.8
5
13°01′E
65 m a.s.l.
Alfalfa
Ye s
1612
+
0
Tillage (0-30 cm) Maize
15.8
29.5
7.2
1.9
5
12
References
1. Fierro and Forte (
2012
); 2. Ranucci et al. (
2011
); 3. Alluvione et al. (
2010
); 4. Castaldi et al. (
2011
); 5. Rees et al. (
2013
)
