Could conservation tillage increase the resistance to drought in Mediterranean faba bean crops?

• Published in: Agriculture, ecosystems & environment Vol. 349; p. 108449
• Main Authors: Madejón, Paula, Fernández-Boy, Elena, Morales-Salmerón, Laura, Navarro-Fernández, Carmen M., Madejón, Engracia, Domínguez, María Teresa
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 15.06.2023
• Subjects: aboveground biomass; agriculture; agroecosystems; biomass production; Climate change; conservation tillage; conventional tillage; Crop production; drought; ecophysiology; environment; Faba bean; faba beans; germination; leaf water potential; Mycorrhizal; nodulation; nutrition; photosynthesis; prices; rain; Rhizobium; Soil management; soil water storage; Spain; stomatal conductance; vesicular arbuscular mycorrhizae; Water stress; weed control; Spain; Climate change; Faba bean; Crop production; Water stress; Soil management; Mycorrhizal

Climate change, especially in Mediterranean countries, might have a detrimental effect on agro‑ecosystems and agricultural production, as well as on the price, quantity and quality of the products. This study assesses the potential impact of drought predictions on a faba bean crop, and evaluates the...