AGROALNEXT CUALVID Project: Implementation of Cover Crops as an Alternative for Soil Management under Vineyards to Increase CO2 Sinks through the Promotion of Microbial Diversity
- Type Project
- Scope Autonómico
- Autonomous community Navarra, Comunidad Foral de
- Main source of financing NextGenerationEU
- Project website Web del Proyecto
Description
Soil management in vineyards on the balance of greenhouse gases, vine physiology, microbial diversity and improvement of soil quality to promote sustainable agronomic practices.
Contextual description
The CUALVID project has addressed the challenge of advancing towards more sustainable viticulture in Navarre, a region where the effects of climate change, such as earlier harvests, are already a reality. The objective has been to evaluate how different soil management practices, such as the use of cover crops under the vines, affect the greenhouse gas (GHG) balance—especially CO₂ and N₂O—while maintaining or improving vineyard quality and productivity. To this end, controlled greenhouse trials were combined with field studies in commercial vineyards, incorporating remote sensing technologies and advanced soil microbiome analysis.
Results
Trials were established in vineyards with different soil management practices to evaluate their impact on greenhouse gas emissions, plant physiology, and the rhizosphere microbiome. Cover crops showed positive effects on biomass accumulation, carbon sequestration, and microbial diversity. Predictive models were developed, and remote sensing tools for precision agriculture were validated. The results obtained are applicable to sustainable viticultural management strategies and climate mitigation.
Contact information
- Coordinator/entity name: Iker Aranjuelo
- Mailing address: Not available
- Email coordinator/entity: iker.Aranjuelo@csic.es
- Phone: Not available
Coordinators
- IDAB CSIC
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