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Table 9: Technologies selected during WS1, for the WOCAT documentation and during WS2
Applied / potential | Selection WS1 | Documented with QT |
Selection WS2 Bold italics = final decision |
Comment |
applied | Minimum and/or correct tillage | Reduced contour tillage in semi-arid environments | Minimum and/or correct tillage. Reduced tillage |
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potential | Integration of agricultural and ecological systems | -- | ||
potential | Terraces and vegetation strips | Vegetated earthen-terraces | Vegetated earthen-terraces | Not implemented in WB4! But will be evaluated (hopefully) with PESERA model. |
applied | Shift to ecological agriculture/high quality products | Ecological production of Almonds and Olives | Ecological agriculture | Implemented with reduced tillage and green manure |
potential | Liquid manure -> biogas -> fertilizer | Use of liquid manure as fertilizer | Not implemented in WB4! | |
potential | Organic mulch | Organic mulch under almond trees | Organic mulch | |
applied | Selection of species economically and agronomically adapted to the region. | -- | ||
applied | Water harvesting structures | Water harvesting from concentrated runoff for irrigation purposes | Traditional water harvesting structures (Boqueras) | |
applied | Naturally formed graded terraces | -- | ||
potential | Rationalize crop rotations with livestock | -- |