Soil Properties of Abandoned Vineyards

Abstract

The abandonment of vineyards has shown to change the soil properties and structure. The analysis of vineyards in the Castilla y Leon region in northern Spain and the soil properties of specific points in the regions demonstrate that there is a change after abandonment of vineyard land. Historical data has shown that there has been observed changes in the soil and the hydrological properties in the soil after a vineyard has been abandoned (Vazquez-Blanco, 2022). Comparisons made between active vineyards and those that have been abandoned show some contrasts between each in the collected soil data and how the land use and land cover has changed (ESDAC, 2022). Additionally, the determination of why the vineyards were abandoned by the production yield and if the vineyards were abandoned due to economic reasons or if climatic changes caused for the land to be deem unsuitable for vineyard occupation. The purpose of this report is to show that soil properties and soil structure is altered in an area after vineyards are abandoned and the land is no longer cultivated. The comparisons of active vineyards and vineyards that are now abandoned provide for the stark differences to be observed.