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IVES 9 IVES Conference Series 9 GiESCO 9 GiESCO 2013 9 GiESCO 2013 – Session 9: Territory management, sustainable viticulture 9 Green cover in new established vineyards: benefits for water protection

Green cover in new established vineyards: benefits for water protection

Abstract

In this study we examined the benefits of green cover for water protection in new established vineyards but also the possible competition of the green cover with the young vine plants. The study was carried out as a scattered on-farm experiment at eight wine producing farms with newly established vineyards in 2012. Green covered interrows were compared to interrows with periodical surface tillage. Green cover significantly reduced the content of nitrate in the soil. The growth of the young vine plants was not influenced by green cover sown in every second interrow with Phacelia tanacetifolia and Fagopyrum esculentum. Green cover in new established vineyards had beneficial effects for water protection without negative effects on the growth of the young vine plants in 2012.

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Publication date: 07/09/2026

Issue: GiESCO 2013

Type: Poster

Authors

Martin Erhardt1,*, Torsten Müller2,  Monika Riedel1

1 State Institute for Viticulture and Enology, Merzhauser Str. 119, D-79100 Freiburg, Germany

2 Fertilisation and Soil Matter Dynamics, Institute of Crop Science, University of Hohenheim (340i), D-70593 Stuttgart, Germany

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Keywords

nitrate, green cover, new established vineyards, water framework directive, water protection

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GiESCO | GiESCO 2013 | IVES Conference Series

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