Objective To determine the role of site characteristics and of tillage practices on the displacement of pesticides and nutrient elements in soils under temperate humid and Mediterranean climates.The project consists of field experiments in Germany, Italy and Portugal involving three different tillage practices: traditional tillage, reduced tillage and zero tillage. Crops will be maize, winter wheat, sorghum and tomatoes.Soil physical, chemical and biological properties are being measured, as well as crop yield and labor and energy requirements of tillage.Phospherous and nitrogen, and the herbicides triazine, phenylmea, glyphosate and metriseuron and their degradation products are analysed in soil and in ground- and surface water. Samples will be taken right after the application of the agrochemicals and for periods of at least 90 days.A precipitation/run off model and a landscape/material balance model will be used to model the pathway of agrochemicals in the field. A GIS will serve for the registration, correction and evaluation of all spatial input data in order to apply the models to a particular section of the landscape. Fields of science natural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesphysical geographycartographygeographic information systemsnatural sciencesearth and related environmental scienceshydrologyagricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesagriculture Programme(s) FP3-ENV 1C - Specific research and technological development programme (EEC) in the field of the environment, 1990-1994 Topic(s) 040201 - Risks from agricultural technologies and land use practices to soil, surface and groundwater quality Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinator Università degli Studi di Padova Address Via romea 35020 Padova Italy See on map EU contribution € 0,00 Participants (5) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen Germany EU contribution € 0,00 Address Senckenbergstraße 7 35390 Giessen See on map Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen Germany EU contribution € 0,00 Address Braugasse 7 35390 Giessen See on map Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen Germany EU contribution € 0,00 Address Ludwigstraße 21 35390 Giessen See on map UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI PISA Italy EU contribution € 0,00 Address Via vecchia di marina 6 56010 S. piedro a grado - pisa See on map Universidade de Evora Portugal EU contribution € 0,00 Address 2,largo dos colegiais 7001 Evora See on map
