Numero del progetto: 26.32.19.03.11_Soil'Stress

Soil'Stress: valutazione di molteplici fattori di stress sulle superfici agricole

Soils support 98% of global food production, yet agricultural practices and climate change impose stresses that threaten soil functions. The Soil'Stress project investigates how single and multiple stressors—such as organic carbon loss, compaction, agrochemicals, and climatic extremes—affect soil fertility and crop yields. Using field, lab, and greenhouse studies, as well as national mapping, it will identify which stressors most impair key soil functions and provide a risk assessments and maps for specific soil threats for Switzerland. The results will equip farmers, advisors, and policymakers with strategies to reduce soil threats, maintain long-term productivity, and secure resilient food production.

Cognome, Nome Sede
Gschwend Florian Reckenholz
Hirte Juliane Reckenholz
Jarosch Klaus Reckenholz
Moll-Mielewczik Janine Reckenholz
Vorkauf Maria Reckenholz

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The benefit of using access materials for soil stress reduction depends on the material's properties and vehicle mean ground pressure.
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