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DESCRIPTION:SOC enrichment and GHG mitigation in Greek Mediterranean vineya
 rd \n\nDaphne Kitsou¹\, Paraskevi Chantzi¹˒²\, Dimitrios Gkoutzikostas
 ¹\, Vasileios Rousonikolos¹\, Theodoros Gkrimpizis¹\, Konstantina Gkour
 amani¹\, and Georgios Zalidis¹˒² \n\n¹Interbalkan Environment Centre 
 – Green Innovation Hub\, Thessaloniki\, Greece\n²Aristotle University o
 f Thessaloniki\, Thessaloniki\, Greece\n\nBuilding soil organic carbon (SO
 C) while lowering greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is a key challenge for Me
 diterranean vineyards. We assessed SOC dynamics and the GHG footprint of a
  0.4 ha vine field in Epanomi\, Central Macedonia\, Greece\, over two cons
 ecutive seasons. A cradle‑to‑farm‑gate Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) c
 ompared a 2024 business‑as‑usual baseline with a 2025 season in which 
 carbon farming practices were introduced.\nIn 2024\, the vineyard was mana
 ged with full tillage\, low organic inputs and rainfed conditions\, and th
 e SOC stock was assumed to be stable. Emissions were dominated by field en
 ergy use and no measurable change in soil carbon stocks was detected. In 2
 025\, reduced tillage and a winter cover crop were adopted while fertilize
 r inputs remained comparable\, allowing the effect of management on carbon
  flows to be isolated. Soil analyses showed an increase in soil organic ma
 tter from 2.03 to 3.10% and SOC from 1.18 to 1.80% in the top 30 cm\, indi
 cating substantial carbon accumulation.\nBetween the two seasons\, the GHG
  footprint per hectare decreased by about one‑third\, and the emission i
 ntensity per kilogram of grapes was almost halved. Overall\, the results d
 emonstrate that combining reduced tillage with cover cropping can substant
 ially enhance SOC storage while simultaneously lowering operational GHG em
 issions in Mediterranean perennial systems.
DTSTAMP:20260825T180108Z
LOCATION:Basement (Foyer)
SUMMARY:SOC enrichment and GHG mitigation in Greek Mediterranean vineyard -
  Paraskevi Chantzi\, Daphne Kitsou
URL:https://pretalx.earthmonitor.org/soil-health-now-2026/talk/H8BNUP/
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