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: Received: 25 May 2021 / Approved: 25 May 2021 / Online: 25 May 2021 (13:01:54 CEST)
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Napolitano, A.; Santonicola, L. Natural Changes in a Soil of the Mediterranean Climate Under Low Agronomic Inputs. Preprints.org2021, 2021050610. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202105.0610.v1
Napolitano, A.; Santonicola, L. Natural Changes in a Soil of the Mediterranean Climate Under Low Agronomic Inputs. Preprints.org 2021, 2021050610. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202105.0610.v1
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Napolitano, A.; Santonicola, L. Natural Changes in a Soil of the Mediterranean Climate Under Low Agronomic Inputs. Preprints.org2021, 2021050610. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202105.0610.v1
Napolitano, A.; Santonicola, L. Natural Changes in a Soil of the Mediterranean Climate Under Low Agronomic Inputs. Preprints.org 2021, 2021050610. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202105.0610.v1
Abstract
: This study was conducted to evaluate the behavior of nitrate, moisture and organic matter in a soil with low agronomic input. The test was conducted on silty-sandy soil, a temporal variability of the variables in the different seasons was observed in the three theses. The theses were observed in parallel twice a week. Nitrates showed an increase during the summer-autumn season with higher values in the thesis containing organic matter, “bare soil” followed by the thesis “fallow” and finally by the “cultivated” (see below in experimental set up). The humidity was higher in the “bare soil” thesis followed by “fallow” and “cultivated” one during the summer, in winter the “cultivated” showed the lowest humidity compared to the other two theses. The organic matter does not show great variability in the seasons but is higher in the “fallow” thesis followed by “bare soil” and “cultivated” one. The Montecarlo test informed us that organic matter and humidity were autocorrelated within 5-7.5 m of distance (10-15 lag) while nitrates even if they seemed to be not autocorrelated with each other and have a cyclical pattern.
Keywords
nitrates; moisture; organic matter
Subject
Chemistry and Materials Science, Analytical Chemistry
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