Abstract

Rapid, precise and quantitative assessment of soil quality is crucial for sustainable evaluation andmonitoring of the effects of management on soil resource under agricultural systems and for thecharacterization and monitoring of land degradation processes. Over the past three decades, Visible (VIS)and near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy have been shown to be an effective alternative to conventionallaboratory analysis, and can provide time and cost effective approaches for the prediction of several soilproperties related to soil quality indicators. For this study, VIS-NIR spectroscopic and chemometricanalysis were employed for the assessment of soil quality indicators in three degraded areas (two surveysites depleted in organic carbon and one polluted by organic and inorganic compounds) located inSouthern Italy (Apulia Region). The soil reflectance properties in the wavelengths range between350-2500 nm were measured in three experimental sites(fields) selected for the project, before and after arecovery treatment by using compost (organic fertilizer). The objectives was to evaluate the efficiency ofsoil VIS-NIR spectra for prediction of selected soil indicators closely related to soil quality inMediterranean areas, such as those investigated in this study, affected by land degradation processes(contamination and/or organic carbon impoverishment).

Autore Pugliese

• Calabrese Angelantonio , Matarrese Raffaella , Ancona Valeria , Uricchio Vito Felice

Tutti gli autori

• V. Ancona; R. Salzano; R. Salvatori; R. Matarrese; C. Campanale; A. Calabrese; V.F. Uricchio

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2015

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9781510814141

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