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biomass (310.3 104.9 vs. 303.9 130.5 g m 2 ) while higher values were found
in the intensive managed grassland (356.5 179.6).
10.4 Conclusions
Large quantities of information are coming from the network of Eddy Covariance
stations and long-term agronomical experiments located in Italy. The time is rape
to integrate all that information into modeling tools, able to improve the national
GHG balance in agriculture. Given the clear orientation of EU policies in achiev-
ing a more sustainable and green economy, the agricultural sector will also be
required to take part into this process. The use of simulation models calibrated
at local level and spatially applied, as per the Carboitaly project, may certainly
help in designing the best 'agricultural systems', towards a more sustainable
agriculture.
Acknowledgments We would like to thank prof. L. Gristina (University of Palermo) for his
valuable contribution to Sect. 10.2 .
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