Integrated solutions for erosion control in woody crops
Innovative system, the result of a technological innovation project, INNOLIVARThe project consists of providing an integral solution to the problems of erosion and the appearance of streams and gullies in woody crops, using recycled concrete pieces, stackable (manually) for the creation of dikes, together with the planting of native vegetation covers.
The Problem
The EROSION of the soil and the appearance of CAVAS in olive farms and other woody crops. Their existence endangers the profitability and sustainability of many crops.
The Solution
Through the combination of two innovative techniques, the installation of dikes and the planting of native vegetation covers, which provide solutions for gully correction, prevent the loss of fertile soil and improve the mobility of machinery on farms.
Advantages
- Improving the degree of soil infiltration.
- Reducing runoff and water velocity.
- Causing sedimentation and the creation of fertile soil and life.
- Promoting an increase in the degree of biodiversity within the olive grove.
- A system that can also be used in agricultural fields, forestry, civil works or in any other situation and location that requires correction of the terrain by means of a fast, simple and economical installation.
Methodology
Step 1
INSTALLATION OF RETENTION DAMS AND FENCES that prevent the loss of fertile soil and improve the mobility of machinery on farms, greatly improving the methods used so far.
These are precast and recycled concrete blocks and lattices, stackable manually, which do not require the support of auxiliary machinery and can be adapted to the orography of the gully and the terrain itself, creating structures or sediment retention dikes, with great stability in the event of possible floods thanks to their specific design.
Step 2
SEEDING MIXTURES OF WILD SPECIES SEEDS of native origin, of high hardiness, in the gullies and their perimeter, created specifically for the creation of vegetation covers, which nourish and improve the soil, and adapted to the agro-climatic conditions of the crop, with the aim of establishing a fine carpet on the ground to prevent erosion.
A combined solution successfully tested in different farms in our country.
Important Note
This innovative solution is designed for use in agriculture, forestry, civil works or any other situation and location that requires correction of the terrain by means of a quick, simple and economical installation.
You can download the triptych on gully control by clicking on this link.
