Intervention effectmodel-written summary

Cover crops reduced grape yield in the dry 2012 season.

A claim from Cover Crop for a Sustainable Viticulture: Effects on Soil Properties and Table Grape Production · 2020

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Cover crops reduced grape yield in the dry 2012 season.

Taxon
table grapee1
Treatment
cover cropse2
Outcome
yielde0
Direction
reductione0
Qualifier
2012 (the driest season)e0
Comparator
conventional tillagee1

Not reportedMaterialGeneCompoundOrgan / stageInteractorInteractor roleSecond interactorSecond interactor roleSettingValue

Verbatim

e0

“except for 2012 (the driest season), when a yield reduction occurred”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1158–1226
e1

“in a table grape vineyard (cv “Italia”) located in southern Italy, comparing results with the conventional tillage”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 422–536
e2

“Compared to conventional tillage, cover crops increased, on average, soil organic C, total N, MBC, BGLU and APME by 136%, 93%, 112%, 100% and 62%, respectively”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 919–1078

Title

Cover Crop for a Sustainable Viticulture: Effects on Soil Properties and Table Grape Production

Concetta Eliana Gattullo; Giuseppe Natale Mezzapesa; Anna Maria Stellacci; et al. Agronomy 2020. doi:10.3390/agronomy10091334

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cover crop · yield · VitisResults differ

15 papers: 6 positive, 9 negative or no effect

8 papers in the same direction as this claim · 6 in the opposite direction

  1. no effect
    Cover crops did not affect grapevine yield or cluster weights.

    Alleyway Cover Crops Have Little Influence on Pinot noir Grapevines ( Vitis vinifera L.) in Two Western Oregon Vineyards · 2010

    Same directionCited by this paper

  2. negative
    Annual grass cover reduced yield in extremely dry years.

    Effect of soil management strategies on the characteristics of the grapevine root system in irrigated vineyards under semi-arid conditions · 2018

    Same directionCited by this paper

  3. positive
    Grape yield under mulched cover crops matched or sometimes exceeded conventional management.

    Mulched cover crops as an alternative to conventional weed management systems in vineyards · 2008 · compared with conventional tillage or herbicide management

    Opposite direction

  4. positive
    In the unfertilized vineyard, grape fertility, yield and Ravaz index were significantly higher in CC + PR vines than in other treatments.

    Cover Crop and Pruning Residue Management to Reduce Nitrogen Mineral Fertilization in Mediterranean Vineyards · 2021 · compared with other treatments

    Opposite direction

  5. positive
    Under-vine cover crop treatments gave median per-hectare gross margins greater than the herbicide Control in the Barossa district.

    Financial comparisons of under‐vine management systems in four South Australian vineyard districts* · 2020 · compared with Control

    Opposite direction

  6. positive
    ALTA increased pruning weight and yield.

    Using Legume-Enriched Cover Crops to Improve Grape Yield and Quality in Hillside Vineyards · 2024

    Opposite direction

  7. positive
    Combining cover crops and compost supported adequate grape yield.

    COVER CROPS AND COMPOST AMENDMENTS FOR ORGANIC GRAPE PRODUCTION · 2007

    Opposite direction

  8. positive
    At some sites under-vine cover crop treatments improved grape yields in 2016 compared with herbicide and straw mulch controls.

    Developing a low-input under-vine management system to improve profitability without compromising yield or quality · 2017 · compared with herbicide and straw mulch controls

    Opposite direction

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