SLM Database

The most commonly identified feature of no-tillage is that as much as possible of the surface residue from the previous crop and annual grasses are left intact on the surface of the ground, whether this be the flattened or standing stubble of an arable crop that has been harvested or …

• Compiler: Artemi Cerda
• 06/15/2015 10:28 a.m.

Straw mulch application on bare soil in order to prevent soil erosion, reduce overland flow, and increase soil organic matter.

• Compiler: Artemi Cerda
• 05/28/2015 10:35 a.m.

Reforestation refers to establishment of forest on land that had recent tree cover.

• Compiler: Artemi Cerda
• 06/15/2015 1:07 p.m.

Prescribed burns are considered as the intentional ignition of grass, shrub, or forest fuels for specific purposes according to predetermined conditions. Its objectives are fuel reduction, regeneration of plant species, and control of diseases.

• Compiler: Artemi Cerda
• 07/21/2015 12:13 p.m.

Contour-felled log erosion barriers is a hillslope stabilization technique.

• Compiler: Artemi Cerda
• 07/23/2015 10:31 a.m.

Allocation of organic rotation gardens for employees and people from the University of Murcia. It aims to demonstrate the viability of organic farming through a series of techniques and management practices in the cooperative orchards at the University of Murcia

• Compiler: Alicia Morugán-Coronado
• 09/01/2022 3:53 p.m.

A 15th century irrigation system is used on a small, intercropped and manured family orchard located in Valencia, in la Vall d’Albaida county (Spain)

• Compiler: Alicia Morugán-Coronado
• 09/12/2022 10:52 a.m.

Intercropping in an orange trees orchard with no fertilization: Xixona, Alicante (Spain)

• Compiler: Alicia Morugán-Coronado
• 09/15/2022 8:38 a.m.

The basic principle of a firebreak network is to split continuous forest areas (where a lot of fuel is built up) into smaller patches separated by vegetation-free strips in order to prevent large forest fires.

• Compiler: Nina Lauterburg
• 08/06/2013 8:40 a.m.

The combination of clearing of fire-prone seeder species and planting of more fire resistant resprouter species directs the vegetation to later successional stages which increases the resilience to fires.

• Compiler: Nina Lauterburg
• 08/06/2013 8:56 a.m.