Francesco Fornaro
Consiglio per la ricerca e la sperimentazione in agricoltura
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European Journal of Agronomy | 2000
Stefano Bocchi; A. Castrignanò; Francesco Fornaro; T. Maggiore
Abstract Use of precision farming technologies requires better understanding of soil variability in physical, hydraulic and chemical properties. Some of that variation is natural, some is the result of the management history of the field. So, to match agricultural inputs and practices to site-specific conditions, the factorial kriging algorithm (FKA) was used to analyze spatial variability in some soil physical, hydraulic and chemical properties (sand and silt concentrations, water contents corresponding to potentials of −10, −50, −100, −200, −1000 and −1500 kPa and organic C concentration), measured at two depths within a single field in north Italy. A linear model of coregionalization, including, (1) a nugget effect; (2) an exponential structure with an effective range of 120 m and (3) an exponential structure with an effective range of 350 m, was fitted to the experimental direct and cross-variograms of the properties of top layer. Cokriged regionalized factors, related to short and long-range variation, were then mapped to characterize soil variation across the field. Short-range soil variation was produced essentially by differences in soil texture, whereas long-range variation in organic carbon concentration resulted in dishomogeneity of soil water retention. Quite probably, the variation in organic carbon concentration was caused by the patchy discharge of liquid manure made on the field. FKA, combining pedological expert knowledge with geostatistical techniques, could be very useful to farmers so that each area within a field is managed appropriately.
Soil & Tillage Research | 2002
A. Castrignanò; M. Maiorana; Francesco Fornaro; N. Lopez
Biosystems Engineering | 2003
A. Castrignanò; M. Maiorana; Francesco Fornaro
Italian Journal of Agronomy | 2011
Domenico Ventrella; Angelo Fiore; Alessandro Vittorio Vonella; Francesco Fornaro
Italian Journal of Agronomy | 2012
Domenico Ventrella; Luisa Giglio; Monia Charfeddine; Raffaele Lopez; Mirko Castellini; D. Sollitto; A. Castrignanò; Francesco Fornaro
Tropical Grasslands | 2009
A. Corleto; Eugenio Cazzato; P. Ventricelli; S. L. Cosentino; F. Gresta; G. Testa; M. Maiorana; Francesco Fornaro; D. de Giorgio
Archive | 2012
Donato De Giorgio; Francesco Fornaro
Italian Journal of Agronomy | 2012
Donato De Giorgio; Francesco Fornaro
Agricoltura mediterranea | 2004
D. De Giorgio; Francesco Fornaro
Legumes for Mediterranean forage crops, pastures and alternative uses. Proceedings of the 10th meeting of the Mediterranean Sub-Network of the FAO-CIHEAM Inter-Regional Cooperative Research and Development Network on Pastures and Fodder Crops, Sassari, Italy, 4-9 April 2000. | 2000
D. de Giorgio; M. Maiorana; Francesco Fornaro; L. Sulas
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