At present, research activities on the role of orchard systems in sequestering atmospheric CO2 remain scarce. This paper aimed to contribute to assessing the carbon balance of a Mediterranean olive (Olea europea) orchard. The net ecosystem exchange, the ecosystem respiration and the gross primary production were computed for two consecutive years through eddy covariance, and the different biomass accumulation terms were also inferred in the same period through an inventorial method. The net carbon exchange ranged from 13. 45 t(C) ha-1 year-1 to 11. 60 t(C) ha-1 year-1. Very similar values [12. 2 and 11. 5 t(C) ha-1 year-1] were found with the direct carbon accumulation inventory. The intensive farming management (irrigation included) and the young age of the plants (12-16 years old), still in an active growing phase, led the olive plantation to be a higher carbon sink with respect to other evergreen orchards reported in the literature. © 2012 Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht.

Nardino, M., Pernice, F., Rossi, F., Georgiadis, T., Facini, O., Motisi, A., et al. (2013). Annual and monthly carbon balance in an intensively managed Mediterranean olive orchard. PHOTOSYNTHETICA, 51(1), 63-74 [10.1007/s11099-012-0079-6].

Annual and monthly carbon balance in an intensively managed Mediterranean olive orchard

MOTISI, Antonio;
2013-01-01

Abstract

At present, research activities on the role of orchard systems in sequestering atmospheric CO2 remain scarce. This paper aimed to contribute to assessing the carbon balance of a Mediterranean olive (Olea europea) orchard. The net ecosystem exchange, the ecosystem respiration and the gross primary production were computed for two consecutive years through eddy covariance, and the different biomass accumulation terms were also inferred in the same period through an inventorial method. The net carbon exchange ranged from 13. 45 t(C) ha-1 year-1 to 11. 60 t(C) ha-1 year-1. Very similar values [12. 2 and 11. 5 t(C) ha-1 year-1] were found with the direct carbon accumulation inventory. The intensive farming management (irrigation included) and the young age of the plants (12-16 years old), still in an active growing phase, led the olive plantation to be a higher carbon sink with respect to other evergreen orchards reported in the literature. © 2012 Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht.
2013
Settore AGR/03 - Arboricoltura Generale E Coltivazioni Arboree
Nardino, M., Pernice, F., Rossi, F., Georgiadis, T., Facini, O., Motisi, A., et al. (2013). Annual and monthly carbon balance in an intensively managed Mediterranean olive orchard. PHOTOSYNTHETICA, 51(1), 63-74 [10.1007/s11099-012-0079-6].
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