Ten researchers from the RAMA group traveled to Seville to participate in the 7th International EUROSOIL Congress and the 10th Iberian Congress of Soil Science held in Seville from September 8 to 12, 2025.
The event brought together several hundred researchers from around the world to present recent work related to various aspects of Soil Science, with a special emphasis on current issues concerning soil quality degradation, particularly in agricultural soils.
The RAMA Group was represented by the following researchers: Jorge Álvaro Fuentes, Laura Martínez, José Manuel Mirás López, Samuel Franco Luesma, María Tierra, Adrián Aladren, Ana Simoes Mota, Asunción Usón, Manuel Sampériz, and Ramón Isla Climente. Their participation resulted in a total of 12 communications: 3 oral presentations and 9 poster presentations (3 of which were accompanied by short oral communications).
RAMA group contributions, covering diverse topics, were as follows:
Martínez-García et al.,. “Legume cover crops and non-tillage enhance soil microbial functional diversity in a semi-arid barley system under summer rain pulses”.
Aladren-Pérez et al., “Cropping system effects on soil greenhouse gas emissions in rainfed semiarid agroecosystems”.
Tierra et al., “Salt-affected, gypsum, and carbonate rich soils under the common policy and new irrigation in the Central Ebro basin”.
Isla et al., “Assessing the effect of introducing leguminous species on soil N2O emissions under irrigated conditions in the Ebro Valley (NE Spain).
Franco-Luesma et al., “Evaluating the impact of cover crop and nitrogen application rate on soil N2O emissions, combining an automatic chamber system and the Daycent model”.
Simoes-Mota et al., “Balancing fertility and contamination in the Mediterranean: trace elements and nutrient dynamics under 12 years of contrasting soil management”.
Simoes-Mota et al., ”Valorizing biochart as fertilizer in Mediterranean agriculture: effects on soil fertility, nitrogen dynamics, and soil greenhouse emissions”.
Mirás-Avalos et al., “Soil microbial biomass and organic carbon in agricultural fields of the Ebro valley (NE Spain) under different management practices”
Martínez-García et al.,. “Intercropping and biopesticide use impact soil microbial, mycorrhizal responses and plant damage in organic maize-cotton systems in West Africa”.
Mirás-Avalos et al., “Effects of soil management on enzyme activities in agricultural fields of the Ebro Valley (NE Spain)”.
Sampériz-Sarvise & Uson. “leached nitrate quantification in maize: microplot, plot and basin level”.
Rodriguez-Ochoa et al., “Uppermost fluvial terraces and soils with petrocalcic horizons in the Central Ebro Basin”.
In the following file you will find the summaries of the RAMA group members’ contributions to the congress: