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  1. Effects on infiltration of different wetting methods: an investigation through two-stage beerkan runs in a conventionally tilled and a no-tilled loam soil

    Article • Journal of Hydrology, August 2026, Elsevier

    Dr Mirko Castellini

  2. A Comprehensive Methodological Approach to Soil Quality Assessment in Mountainous Semi-Arid Agroecosystems

    Article • Agronomy, June 2026, MDPI AG

    Dr Mirko Castellini

  3. Investigating soil dynamic behaviour through multi-height beerkan experiments

    Article • Journal of Hydrology, August 2025, Elsevier

    Dr Mirko Castellini

  4. Evaluating the Effects of Compost, Vermicompost, and Biochar on Physical Quality of Sandy-Loam Soils

    Article • Applied Sciences, March 2025, MDPI AG

    Dr Mirko Castellini

  5. Applying a Comprehensive Model for Single-Ring Infiltration: Assessment of Temporal Changes in Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity and Physical Soil Properties

    Article • Water, October 2024, MDPI AG

    Dr Mirko Castellini

  6. Residual Effect of Compost and Biochar Amendment on Soil Chemical, Biological, and Physical Properties and Durum Wheat Response

    Article • Agronomy, April 2024, MDPI AG

    Dr Mirko Castellini

  7. Modelling soil moisture and daily actual evapotranspiration: Integrating remote sensing surface energy balance and 1D Richards equation

    Article • International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, April 2024, Elsevier

    Dr Mirko Castellini

  8. Testing the hydrodynamic behavior of a loam soil by beerkan infiltration runs with six heights of water pouring

    Article • Journal of Hydrology, February 2024, Elsevier

    Dr Mirko Castellini

  9. Sustainable Agriculture and Soil Conservation II

    Article • Applied Sciences, August 2023, MDPI AG

    Dr Mirko Castellini

  10. Satellite Remote Sensing and Hydrological Modeling for Estimating Daily Actual Evapotranspiration in a Semi-Arid Mediterranean Ecosystem

    Article • May 2023, Copernicus GmbH

    Dr Mirko Castellini

  11. Deep Insight on Land Use/Land Cover Geospatial Assessment through Internet-Based Validation Tool in Upper Karkheh River Basin (KRB), South-West Iran

    Article • Land, April 2023, MDPI AG

    Dr Mirko Castellini

  12. Low Cost and Easy to Implement Physical and Hydrological Soil Assessment of Shade-Grown Coffee in Santa Rosa, Guatemala

    Article • Land, January 2023, MDPI AG

    Dr Mirko Castellini

  13. Seasonal and Soil Use Dependent Variability of Physical and Hydraulic Properties: An Assessment under Minimum Tillage and No-Tillage in a Long-Term Experiment in Southern Italy

    Article • Agronomy, December 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr Mirko Castellini

  14. Investigating the Spatial Structure of Soil Hydraulic Properties in a Long-Term Field Experiment Using the BEST Methodology

    Article • Agronomy, November 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr Mirko Castellini

  15. Short- and Medium-Term Effects of On-Farm Compost Addition on the Physical and Hydraulic Properties of a Clay Soil

    Article • Agronomy, June 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr Mirko Castellini

  16. Advances in Ecohydrology for Water Resources Optimization in Arid and Semi-Arid Areas

    Article • Water, June 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr Mehdi Rahmati, Dr Mirko Castellini

  17. Open Questions and Research Needs in the Adoption of Conservation Agriculture in the Mediterranean Area

    Article • Agronomy, May 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr Mirko Castellini

  18. Compost Amendment Impact on Soil Physical Quality Estimated from Hysteretic Water Retention Curve

    Article • Water, March 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr Mirko Castellini

  19. Prediction of Soil Organic Carbon at Field Scale by Regression Kriging and Multivariate Adaptive Regression Splines Using Geophysical Covariates

    Article • Land, March 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr Mirko Castellini

  20. Impact of Pheidole fallax (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) as an Ecosystem Engineer in Rehabilitated Coal Mine Areas

    Article • Applied Sciences, February 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr Mirko Castellini

  21. Shade-Grown Coffee in Colombia Benefits Soil Hydraulic Conductivity

    Article • Sustainability, July 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr Mirko Castellini

  22. Assessment of Soil Quality under Different Soil Management Strategies: Combined Use of Statistical Approaches to Select the Most Informative Soil Physico-Chemical Indicators

    Article • Applied Sciences, May 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr Mirko Castellini

  23. Key gaps in soil monitoring during forest restoration in Colombia

    Article • Restoration Ecology, May 2021, Wiley

    Dr Mirko Castellini

  24. Sustainable Agriculture and Soil Conservation

    Article • Applied Sciences, May 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr Mirko Castellini

  25. A plot-scale uncertainty analysis of saturated hydraulic conductivity of a clay soil

    Article • Journal of Hydrology, May 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Mirko Castellini

  26. Comparison of Two Methods for Total Inorganic Carbon Estimation in Three Soil Types in Mediterranean Area

    Article • Land, April 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr Mirko Castellini

  27. Intercropping and rotation with leguminous plants in organic vegetables: crop performance, soil properties and sustainability assessment

    Article • Biological Agriculture & Horticulture, March 2021, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Mirko Castellini

  28. Analysis of 3D infiltration curves measured with disc infiltrometer in heterogeneous soil profiles: Sequential analysis of infiltration data and estimate of β

    Article • March 2021, Copernicus GmbH

    Dr Mirko Castellini

  29. Coupling large and small ring infiltration experiments for investigating preferential flow

    Article • March 2021, Copernicus GmbH

    Dr Mirko Castellini

  30. Effects of hydric and light combined stresses on the morphological and plastic responses of Aspidosperma polyneuron Müll. Arg. Seedlings (Apocynaceae)

    Article • March 2021, Copernicus GmbH

    Dr Mirko Castellini

  31. Explicit comprehensive models for single ring infiltration: suggestions for model application and parameterization

    Article • March 2021, Copernicus GmbH

    Dr Mirko Castellini

  32. Improved Beerkan run methodology to assess water impact effects on infiltration and hydraulic properties of a loam soil under conventional‐ and no‐tillage

    Article • Soil Science Society of America Journal, March 2021, Wiley

    Dr Mirko Castellini

  33. The Mechanical Impact of Water Affected the Soil Physical Quality of a Loam Soil under Minimum Tillage and No-Tillage: An Assessment Using Beerkan Multi-Height Runs and BEST-Procedure

    Article • Land, February 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr Mirko Castellini

  34. Sampled Soil Volume Effect on Soil Physical Quality Determination: A Case Study on Conventional Tillage and No-Tillage of the Soil under Winter Wheat

    Article • Soil Systems, December 2020, MDPI AG

    Dr Mirko Castellini

  35. Estimating the macroscopic capillary length from Beerkan infiltration experiments and its impact on saturated soil hydraulic conductivity predictions

    Article • Journal of Hydrology, October 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Mirko Castellini

  36. Cover Crop for a Sustainable Viticulture: Effects on Soil Properties and Table Grape Production

    Article • Agronomy, September 2020, MDPI AG

    Dr Mirko Castellini

  37. Detecting infiltrated water and preferential flow pathways through time-lapse ground-penetrating radar surveys

    Article • The Science of The Total Environment, July 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Mirko Castellini

  38. Determining Soil Hydraulic Properties Using Infiltrometer Techniques: An Assessment of Temporal Variability in a Long-Term Experiment under Minimum- and No-Tillage Soil Management

    Article • Sustainability, June 2020, MDPI AG

    Dr Mirko Castellini

  39. Soil Hydrology for a Sustainable Land Management: Theory and Practice

    Article • Water, April 2020, MDPI AG

    Dr Mirko Castellini

  40. Estimating the macroscopic capillary length using steady state infiltration

    Article • March 2020, Copernicus GmbH

    Dr Mirko Castellini

  41. Assessing Water Infiltration and Soil Water Repellency in Brazilian Atlantic Forest Soils

    Article • Applied Sciences, March 2020, MDPI AG

    Dr Mirko Castellini

  42. Assessing Water Infiltration and Soil Water Repellency in Brazilian Atlantic Forest Soils

    Article • March 2020, Copernicus GmbH

    Dr Mirko Castellini

  43. Testing an infiltrometer methodology to investigate water impact effects on both soil sealing and hydraulic properties of a loam soil under conventional tillage and no-tillage

    Article • March 2020, Copernicus GmbH

    Dr Mirko Castellini

  44. Ground-penetrating radar surveys for the detection of preferential flow into soils

    Article • March 2020, Copernicus GmbH

    Dr Mirko Castellini

  45. Estimating the Soil Hydraulic Functions of Some Olive Orchards: Soil Management Implications for Water Saving in Soils of Salento Peninsula (Southern Italy)

    Article • Agronomy, January 2020, MDPI AG

    Dr Mirko Castellini

  46. Correction: Castellini, M., et al. Spatial Variability of Soil Physical and Hydraulic Properties in a Durum Wheat Field: An Assessment by the BEST-Procedure. Water 2019, 11, 1434

    Article • Water, October 2019, MDPI AG

    Dr Mirko Castellini

  47. Assessment of the Physically-Based Hydrus-1D Model for Simulating the Water Fluxes of a Mediterranean Cropping System

    Article • Water, August 2019, MDPI AG

    Dr Mirko Castellini

  48. Spatial Variability of Soil Physical and Hydraulic Properties in a Durum Wheat Field: An Assessment by the BEST-Procedure

    Article • Water, July 2019, MDPI AG

    Dr Mirko Castellini

  49. Effects of No-Tillage and Conventional Tillage on Physical and Hydraulic Properties of Fine Textured Soils under Winter Wheat

    Article • Water, March 2019, MDPI AG

    Dr Mirko Castellini

  50. Pedotransfer functions for estimating soil water retention curve of Sicilian soils

    Article • Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science, January 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Mirko Castellini, Professor Massimo Iovino

  51. Recovery of Soil Hydraulic Properties for Assisted Passive and Active Restoration: Assessing Historical Land Use and Forest Structure

    Article • Water, January 2019, MDPI AG

    Dr Mirko Castellini

  52. Soil Water Conservation: Dynamics and Impact

    Article • Water, July 2018, MDPI AG

    Dr Mirko Castellini

  53. Application of EMI and FDR Sensors to Assess the Fraction of Transpirable Soil Water over an Olive Grove

    Article • Water, February 2018, MDPI AG

    Dr Mirko Castellini

  54. Impact of biochar addition on the physical and hydraulic properties of a clay soil

    Article • Soil and Tillage Research, December 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Mirko Castellini

  55. Environmental effectiveness of GAEC cross-compliance Standard 3.1 ‘Ploughing in good soil moisture conditions’ and economic evaluation of the competitiveness gap for farmers

    Article • Italian Journal of Agronomy, November 2015, PAGEPress Publications

    Dr Mirko Castellini

  56. Effects of maquis clearing on the properties of the soil and on the near-surface hydrological processes in a semi-arid Mediterranean environment

    Article • Journal of Agricultural Engineering, December 2014, PAGEPress Publications

    Dr Mirko Castellini

  57. Simulating the hydrological response of a closed catchment-lake system to recent climate and land-use changes in semi-arid Mediterranean environment

    Article • Journal of Hydrology, September 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Mirko Castellini

  58. Temporal changes of soil physical quality under two residue management systems

    Article • Soil Use and Management, August 2014, Wiley

    Dr Mirko Castellini

  59. Soil hydraulic properties determined by infiltration experiments and different heights of water pouring

    Article • Geoderma, January 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Mirko Castellini

  60. Using Static and Dynamic Indicators to Evaluate Soil Physical Quality in a Sicilian Area

    Article • Land Degradation and Development, December 2013, Wiley

    Dr Mirko Castellini, Professor Massimo Iovino

  61. Comparing physical quality of tilled and no-tilled soils in an almond orchard in southern Italy

    Article • Italian Journal of Agronomy, September 2013, PAGEPress Publications

    Dr Mirko Castellini

  62. Runoff generation processes in a Mediterranean research catchment (Sardinia)

    Article • Journal of Agricultural Engineering, September 2013, PAGEPress Publications

    Dr Mirko Castellini

  63. A comparison between the single ring pressure infiltrometer and simplified falling head techniques

    Article • Hydrological Processes, August 2013, Wiley

    Dr Mirko Castellini

  64. Testing a Simplified Approach to Determine Field Saturated Soil Hydraulic Conductivity

    Article • Procedia Environmental Sciences, January 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Mirko Castellini

  65. Comparing the Hydraulic Properties of Forested and Grassed Soils on an Experimental Hillslope in a Mediterranean Environment

    Article • Procedia Environmental Sciences, January 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Mirko Castellini

  66. Impact of conventional and minimum tillage on soil hydraulic conductivity in typical cropping system in Southern Italy

    Article • Soil and Tillage Research, August 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Mirko Castellini

  67. Climate change impact on crop rotations of winter durum wheat and tomato in southern Italy: yield analysis and soil fertility

    Article • Italian Journal of Agronomy, March 2012, PAGEPress Publications

    Dr Mirko Castellini

  68. Application of DSSAT models for an agronomic adaptation strategy under climate change in Southern of Italy: optimum sowing and transplanting time for winter durum wheat and tomato

    Article • Italian Journal of Agronomy, March 2012, PAGEPress Publications

    Dr Mirko Castellini

  69. Testing the concentric-disk tension infiltrometer for field measurement of soil hydraulic conductivity

    Article • Geoderma, September 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Mirko Castellini

  70. Comparison of unconfined and confined unsaturated hydraulic conductivity

    Article • Geoderma, January 2007, Elsevier

    Dr Mirko Castellini

  71. INFLUENCE OF THE PRESSURE HEAD SEQUENCE ON THE SOIL HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY DETERMINED WITH TENSION INFILTROMETER

    Article • Applied Engineering in Agriculture, January 2005, American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE)

    Dr Mirko Castellini