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Context<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n
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Climate change is altering crop development cycles, leading to milder winters that advance flowering. This increases plant vulnerability to spring frosts, which affect crops at critical stages and can cause losses of up to 100% in fruit production.<\/p>\n

In the SUDOE area, many farms do not have effective solutions to address this risk. Available techniques are often costly, energy\u2011intensive, or dependent on water use. In this context, the Interreg An\u2011Gel SUDOE project promotes the development and testing of innovative, sustainable, and transferable solutions that improve the resilience of the agricultural sector to frost events.<\/p>\n

Pilot trial<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

The pilot trial is carried out in a plum orchard under real production conditions, on a plot divided into two distinct areas. The crop is managed using standard fruit farming practices, including micro\u2011sprinkler irrigation and ground cover management through mechanical and chemical techniques.<\/p>\n

The objective of the pilot is to analyze the influence of soil moisture and ground cover management on the intensity of spring frosts. To achieve this, an experimental setup has been designed based on the comparison of four soil management approaches:<\/p>\n

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  • Modality 1 (wet soil with managed cover)<\/strong>: soil irrigated before the frost event and maintained close to field capacity, with mowing between rows and chemical control along the row.<\/li>\n
  • Modality 2 (wet soil with unmanaged cover)<\/strong>: soil irrigated beforehand, but without ground cover management, allowing the combined effect of water and vegetation to be assessed.<\/li>\n
  • Modality 3 (dry soil with managed cover)<\/strong>: same vegetation management practices as in Modality 1, but without prior irrigation.<\/li>\n
  • Modality 4 (dry soil with unmanaged cover)<\/strong>: no irrigation and no ground cover management, serving as a reference without intervention.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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    This design allows for a combined analysis of the effect of soil moisture and ground cover, as well as their interaction on the thermal behavior of the crop during frost events.<\/p>\n

    The trial also includes a monitoring system with weather stations and soil sensors that record climatic and soil variables, enabling an accurate assessment of the relationship between soil conditions, orchard microclimate, and frost severity.<\/p>\n

    Actions and impact<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

    The actions carried out in the pilot focus on testing soil management practices as passive solutions against frost, reducing reliance on resource\u2011intensive techniques. Continuous monitoring of climatic and soil conditions is also carried out, along with the analysis of collected data.<\/p>\n

    The expected impact is the identification of effective, sustainable, and low\u2011cost strategies to reduce damage caused by spring frosts in plum orchards. These solutions can be transferred to other farms and regions, contributing to improving the resilience of the agricultural sector to climate change and supporting decision\u2011making at both technical and policy levels.<\/p>\n

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