Raised-field agriculture or raised field cultivation systems are met in very few places in Greece but so far no one has seriously searched this subject (from all points if view). I know that there is literature for several South American sites but I haven't been able so far to discover literature for Europe. I am not also sure if this system can be described also as "ridge-and-swale" agriculture or field systems?
Hi Giorgos,
There are a number of studies on "raised beds" (if that's what you mean) from CIMMYT. The environments in these CIMMYT studies are relevant for those in water-limited environments of the Mediterraean region (e.g. high evaporative demand, high radiation, limited water resources, crop water-stress without irrigation).
For example: Verhulst, N., Carrillo-García, A., Moeller, C., Trethowan, R., Sayre, K.D., Govaerts, B., 2011. Conservation agriculture for wheat-based cropping systems under gravity irrigation: increasing resilience though improved soil quality. Plant and Soil 340, 467-479, DOI 410.1007/s11104-11010-10620-y.
Cheers, Carina
Very, very many thanks Carina. Yes, raised beds is another term used in literature for this type of cultivation system.
The full-text is available on my reserach gate profile. But there are many more publications from the CIMMYT group.
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