Droughts’ impact on pasture lands is measured in order to guide extensive livestock management on Spain’s dehesas
A study carried out by IFAPA and the University of Cordoba in the north of the province, using meteorological data and remote sensors, aims to furnish the sector with information to promote more efficient grazing.
Severe irrigation restrictions due to drought would threaten almond plantations
Researchers at the Department of Agronomy of the UCO, IAS-CSIC and IFAPA have evaluated the physiological and productive responses to reduced or suspended irrigation during a single season on an irrigated almond plot, demonstrating that restrictive measures could threaten the plantations' survival
In Search of Drought-Tolerant Holm Oaks
A research group at the University of Córdoba studied the molecular properties of the holm oak (Quercus ilex) in search of trees that are more resistant to drought and root rot.
Drought determines Holm oak defense strategies
Research at the University of Cordoba underscores the importance of water stress on the response of Holm oaks facing Phytophthora infection
Holm oak decline is threatening the sustainability of the dehesas, making it one of the most worrisome problems in the field of forest health for the scientific community. Depsite considering the pathogen Phytophthora cinnamomi the main trigger for this situation, external conditions, such as extreme drought, are also determining factors in the process of dying woodland.