Alberto Agnelli

TL;DR: These characteristic bands, present in all the horizons with the exception of the A1, should support the concept that the extracellular DNA is able to persist within the soil.

TL;DR: In this article, a review of terrace soil properties, conservation and management in Southern Europe is presented, focusing on the northwestern Italian Alps, where terraced slopes are characterized by ancient origin and, presently, are subjected to specific practices for their preservation.

TL;DR: In this article, the impact of different long term soil managements on soil organic matter (SOM) quantity and quality in a semi-arid Mediterranean dehesa-like agro-forestry system (North-East of Sardinia, Italy).

TL;DR: In this paper, the impact of alternate wetting and drying (AWD) irrigation on N2O emissions in rice cropping systems under Mediterranean climate was investigated. And the authors concluded that the duration of flooding, transition to aerobic conditions, water level above the soil surface, and the relative timing between fertilization and flooding were the main drivers affecting greenhouse gas mitigation potential under AWD and should be carefully planned through site-specific management options.

TL;DR: In this article, the results of an intensive study of the clasts from three profiles in the Vallombrosa Forest 50 km east of Florence, Italy, have established that the coarse fraction of this fraction, especially those altered and partially altered, manifest properties that in some cases equal or surpass those of more reactive fine earth.