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Fertilizing Methods and Nutrient Balance at the End of Traditional Organic Agriculture in the Mediterranean Bioregion: Catalonia (Spain) in the 1860s
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Autor/a:
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Tello, Enric; Garrabou, Ramon, 1937-; Cussó i Segura, Xavier; Olarieta, José Ramón; Galán del Castillo, Elena
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Altres autors:
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Universitat de Barcelona |
Abstract:
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By reconstructing the nutrient balance of a Catalan v illage circa 1861-65 we examine the sustainability of organic agricultural sy stems in the northwest Mediterranean bioregion prior to the green rev olution and the question of whether the nutrients extracted f rom the soil were replenished. With a population density of 59 inhabitants per square km, similar to other northern European rural areas at that time, and a lower liv estock density per cropland unit, this v illage experienced a manure shortage. The gap was f illed by other labour-intensiv e way s of transf erring nutrients f rom uncultiv ated areas into the cropland. Key elements in this agricultural sy stem were v iney ards because they hav e f ew nutrient requirements, and woodland and scrublands as sources of relev ant amounts of nutrients collected in sev eral ways. |
Matèries:
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-Agricultura biològica -Adobs -Catalunya -Sistemes agrícoles -Organic farming -Manures -Catalonia -Agricultural systems |
Drets:
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(c) Springer Verlag, 2012
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Tipus de document:
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Article Article - Versió acceptada |
Publicat per:
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Springer Verlag
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