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Overview

José A. Gómez is affiliated with the Spanish National Research Council in Spain. Their research spans several areas within agricultural and environmental sciences, with a focus on soil and water conservation and related ecological processes.

Their recent publications include studies on vegetation and agricultural crop assessment, plant diseases, soil properties, and erosion management in various landscapes. Notable papers include:

  • Using NDVI for the assessment of canopy cover in agricultural crops within modelling research, 2021, Computers and Electronics in Agriculture
  • Fusarium Wilt of Bananas: A Review of Agro-Environmental Factors in the Venezuelan Production System Affecting Its Development, 2021, Agronomy
  • Relationship Between Soil Properties and Banana Productivity in the Two Main Cultivation Areas in Venezuela, 2020, Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition
  • Evaluation of soil erosion risk and identification of soil cover and management factor (C) for RUSLE in European vineyards with different soil management, 2020, International Soil and Water Conservation Research
  • Mulching as best management practice to reduce surface runoff and erosion in steep clayey olive groves, 2020, International Soil and Water Conservation Research

José A. Gómez collaborates frequently with several co-authors, including Gema Guzmán, María-Auxiliadora Soriano, Blanca B. Landa, David Zumr, and Elías Fereres. The collaboration numbers indicate significant recurring partnerships, with up to eighteen shared works with Gema Guzmán.

The most frequent venues for their publications are:

  • International Soil and Water Conservation Research
  • Agronomy
  • European Journal of Soil Science
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Computers and Electronics in Agriculture

Their main fields of study span Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science. More specifically, their subfields of interest include:

  • Soil Science
  • Ecology
  • Plant Science
  • Water Science and Technology
  • Earth-Surface Processes

The scientist's research addresses topics such as:

  • Soil erosion and sediment transport
  • Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes
  • Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
  • Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
  • Aeolian processes and effects
  • Horticultural and Viticultural Research
  • Soil Geostatistics and Mapping

Best Publications

  • A century of gully erosion research: Urgency, complexity and study approaches

    C. Castillo;J.A. Gómez

  • Soil management effects on runoff, erosion and soil properties in an olive grove of Southern Spain

    José A. Gómez;Teodorico A. Sobrinho;Juan V. Giráldez;Juan V. Giráldez;Elías Fereres;Elías Fereres

  • Effects of vegetation management intensity on biodiversity and ecosystem services in vineyards: A meta-analysis.

    Silvia Winter;Thomas Bauer;Peter Strauss;Sophie Kratschmer

  • European small portable rainfall simulators: A comparison of rainfall characteristics

    T. Iserloh;J.B. Ries;J. Arnáez;C. Boix-Fayos

  • Effects of tillage method on soil physical properties, infiltration and yield in an olive orchard

    J.A Gómez;J.V Giráldez;M Pastor;E Fereres

  • The influence of cover crops and tillage on water and sediment yield, and on nutrient, and organic matter losses in an olive orchard on a sandy loam soil

    José A. Gómez;M.Gema Guzmán;Juan V. Giráldez;Juan V. Giráldez;Elías Fereres;Elías Fereres

  • Impact of historical land use and soil management change on soil erosion and agricultural sustainability during the Anthropocene

    T. Vanwalleghem;J.A. Gómez;J. Infante Amate;M. González de Molina

  • Comparing the accuracy of several field methods for measuring gully erosion

    Carlos Castillo;Rafael Pérez;Michael James;John Quinton

  • Rainfall interception by olive trees in relation to leaf area

    J.A. Gómez;J.V. Giráldez;E. Fereres

  • Evaluating the impact of soil management on soil loss in olive orchards

    J.A. Gómez;M. Battany;C.S. Renschler;E. Fereres

  • Sediment tracers in water erosion studies: current approaches and challenges

    Gema Guzmán;John N. Quinton;Mark A. Nearing;Lionel Mabit

  • The effects of cover crops and conventional tillage on soil and runoff loss in vineyards and olive groves in several Mediterranean countries

    J. A. Gómez;C. Llewellyn;G. Basch;P. B. Sutton

  • Quantifying the effect of historical soil management on soil erosion rates in Mediterranean olive orchards

    Tom Vanwalleghem;Juan Infante Amate;Manuel González de Molina;David Soto Fernández

  • Estimation of aggregate stability indices in Mediterranean soils by diffuse reflectance spectroscopy.

    J.C. Cañasveras;V. Barrón;M.C. del Campillo;J. Torrent

  • Experimental assessment of runoff and soil erosion in an olive grove on a Vertic soil in southern Spain as affected by soil management

    J.A. Gómez;P. Romero;J.V. Giráldez;J.V. Giráldez;E. Fereres;E. Fereres

  • Olive Cultivation, its Impact on Soil Erosion and its Progression into Yield Impacts in Southern Spain in the Past as a Key to a Future of Increasing Climate Uncertainty

    José A. Gómez;Juan Infante-Amate;Manuel González De Molina;Tom Vanwalleghem

  • Multi-electrode 3D resistivity imaging of alfalfa root zone

    Mariana Amato;Giovanni Bitella;Roberta Rossi;José A. Gómez

  • Rainfall concentration under olive trees

    J.A Gómez;K Vanderlinden;J.V Giráldez;E Fereres

  • Using NDVI for the assessment of canopy cover in agricultural crops within modelling research

    Tomás R. Tenreiro;Margarita García-Vila;José A. Gómez;José A. Jiménez-Berni

  • The Soil. Physical, Chemical and Biological Properties

    Antonio Delgado;José A. Gómez

  • Soil erosion control, plant diversity, and arthropod communities under heterogeneous cover crops in an olive orchard

    José Alfonso Gómez;Mercedes Campos;Gema Guzmán;Franco Castillo-Llanque

  • A portable integrated rainfall and overland flow simulator

    T. Alves Sobrinho;H. Gómez-Macpherson;J. A. Gómez

Frequent Co-Authors

Elias Fereres
Elias Fereres University of Córdoba
Blanca B. Landa
Blanca B. Landa Spanish National Research Council
Johann G. Zaller
Johann G. Zaller BOKU University
John N. Quinton
John N. Quinton Lancaster University
Mike R. James
Mike R. James Lancaster University
Estela Nadal-Romero
Estela Nadal-Romero Instituto Pirenaico de Ecología
Lionel Mabit
Lionel Mabit International Atomic Energy Agency
Vidal Barrón
Vidal Barrón University of Córdoba
Juan A. Navas-Cortés
Juan A. Navas-Cortés Spanish National Research Council
Ignacio J. Lorite
Ignacio J. Lorite Regional Government of Andalusia

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