Recently, there has been growing interest in the use of summer cover crops that can be
grown during summer fallow periods of crop rotation. This study evaluates the potential of …

Brazil is one of the largest soybean producer of the world and the Cerrado biome has played
a pivotal role in this expansion. Because of the economic and agronomic challenges …

The efficient use of green manure enhances sustainable nitrogen (N) cycling in
agroecosystems. Appropriately utilizing the differences in N and fiber of green manure …

The adoption of no‐tillage (NT) is widespread in Brazilian farmlands for soybean cultivation.
The no‐till system (NTS) is characterized by minimal soil disturbance and higher plant …

Sunn hemp (Crotalaria juncea L.) is a warm‐season legume often used as a cover crop;
however, there is limited information about nutrient cycling of sunn hemp residue. The …

Sustainable weed management strategies are important for reducing chemical inputs and
development of weed resistance. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of extracts from …

Anaerobic digestion is a proven technology that can treat organic solid waste and produce
biogas and digested material, which can be applied in agriculture. In Brazil, with mineral …

Soybean-maize succession is the main annual cropping system used in Brazilian cerrado.
However, due to water restrictions, the cultivation of maize (off-season crop) is not viable …

Aeschynomene (Aeschynomene americana L.) and sunn hemp (Crotalaria juncea L.) are
warm-season annual legumes adapted to tropical and subtropical regions and commonly …

The use of soil to implement several management systems, such as agriculture, livestock
farming and agroforestry activities contribute to the depletion of the soil and the forest …