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Article

Erosion Assessment by a Fast and Low-Cost Procedure in a Vineyard Under Different Soil Management

by
Maria Costanza Andrenelli
1,
Sergio Pellegrini
1,*,
Gianni Fila
2,
Claudia Becagli
1,
Giuseppe Valboa
1 and
Nadia Vignozzi
1
1
CREA—Consiglio per la Ricerca in Agricoltura e l’Analisi dell’Economia Agraria, Centro di Ricerca Agricoltura e Ambiente (CREA-AA), Via di Lanciola 12A, 50125 Firenze, Italy
2
CREA—Consiglio per la Ricerca in Agricoltura e l’Analisi dell’Economia Agraria, Centro di Ricerca Agricoltura e Ambiente (CREA-AA), Laboratorio di Gelsibachicoltura, Via Leonardo Eulero 6A, 35143 Padova, Italy
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Agriculture 2025, 15(21), 2218; https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture15212218 (registering DOI)
Submission received: 11 September 2025 / Revised: 15 October 2025 / Accepted: 21 October 2025 / Published: 24 October 2025
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Effects of Different Managements on Soil Quality and Crop Production)
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Abstract

Soil erosion in vineyards is a major environmental problem, particularly in hilly Mediterranean environments. Our study evaluated the effectiveness of permanent grass cover (PG), continuous tillage (CT), and green manure (GM) in reducing soil erosion. Furthermore, a new software tool (ISUMmate_1.1.xlsm), based on the improved stock unearthing method (ISUM), was developed and tested to quantify soil mobilization between successive transects along vineyard inter-row. The field trial was carried out over a three-year period in a Tuscany (Italy) vineyard. The results showed that PG significantly improved aggregate stability and soil organic carbon (SOC) content, while exhibiting the lowest erosion rates. In contrast, GM showed the highest erosion rates as a result of soil disturbance associated with cultivation operations and the occurrence of unexpected intense rainfalls. ISUMmate_1.1 has proven to be a reliable tool for monitoring both water- and tillage-induced erosion, providing valuable information for sustainable vineyard management.
Keywords: continuous tillage; cover crops; green manure; improved stock unearthing method (ISUM); soil erosion; soil management; vineyard continuous tillage; cover crops; green manure; improved stock unearthing method (ISUM); soil erosion; soil management; vineyard

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Andrenelli, M.C.; Pellegrini, S.; Fila, G.; Becagli, C.; Valboa, G.; Vignozzi, N. Erosion Assessment by a Fast and Low-Cost Procedure in a Vineyard Under Different Soil Management. Agriculture 2025, 15, 2218. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture15212218

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Andrenelli MC, Pellegrini S, Fila G, Becagli C, Valboa G, Vignozzi N. Erosion Assessment by a Fast and Low-Cost Procedure in a Vineyard Under Different Soil Management. Agriculture. 2025; 15(21):2218. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture15212218

Chicago/Turabian Style

Andrenelli, Maria Costanza, Sergio Pellegrini, Gianni Fila, Claudia Becagli, Giuseppe Valboa, and Nadia Vignozzi. 2025. "Erosion Assessment by a Fast and Low-Cost Procedure in a Vineyard Under Different Soil Management" Agriculture 15, no. 21: 2218. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture15212218

APA Style

Andrenelli, M. C., Pellegrini, S., Fila, G., Becagli, C., Valboa, G., & Vignozzi, N. (2025). Erosion Assessment by a Fast and Low-Cost Procedure in a Vineyard Under Different Soil Management. Agriculture, 15(21), 2218. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture15212218

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