Urochloa in Tropical Agroecosystems
JLC Baptistella, SAL de Andrade, JL Favarin… - … in Sustainable Food …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Increasing biodiversity is an important issue in more secure and sustainable agriculture.
Diversified systems are more resilient to climate change, environmental stresses and …
Diversified systems are more resilient to climate change, environmental stresses and …
Social and ecological analysis of commercial integrated crop livestock systems: Current knowledge and remaining uncertainty
Crops and livestock play a synergistic role in global food production and farmer livelihoods.
Increasingly, however, crops and livestock are produced in isolation, particularly in farms …
Increasingly, however, crops and livestock are produced in isolation, particularly in farms …
Global stocks and capacity of mineral-associated soil organic carbon
Soil is the largest terrestrial reservoir of organic carbon and is central for climate change
mitigation and carbon-climate feedbacks. Chemical and physical associations of soil carbon …
mitigation and carbon-climate feedbacks. Chemical and physical associations of soil carbon …
Land use and management effects on sustainable sugarcane-derived bioenergy
Bioenergy is an important and feasible option for mitigating global warming and climate
change. However, large-scale land-use change (LUC) to expand bioenergy crops, such as …
change. However, large-scale land-use change (LUC) to expand bioenergy crops, such as …
Soil carbon stock changes in tropical croplands are mainly driven by carbon inputs: A synthesis
Soil organic carbon (SOC) balance is an important component of the terrestrial carbon (C)
budget. However, effect of cropland management changes on SOC dynamics has not been …
budget. However, effect of cropland management changes on SOC dynamics has not been …
Adoption and development of integrated crop–livestock–forestry systems in Mato Grosso, Brazil
By combining crop, livestock and/or forestry activities in the same area, integrated systems
(IS) can increase organic matter content in the soil–which favors biomass production and …
(IS) can increase organic matter content in the soil–which favors biomass production and …
Integrated crop-livestock systems: A sustainable land-use alternative for food production in the Brazilian Cerrado and Amazon
Sustainable intensification of agriculture is central to deal with the challenges of feeding a
growing population while promoting a rational use of environmental and economic …
growing population while promoting a rational use of environmental and economic …
Potential of crop-livestock integration to enhance carbon sequestration and agroecosystem functioning in semi-arid croplands
KM Brewer, ACM Gaudin - Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 2020 - Elsevier
While characteristics of semi-arid climates place limitations on soil organic carbon (SOC)
storage, there is opportunity and urgency for increasing the quality and long-term …
storage, there is opportunity and urgency for increasing the quality and long-term …
Intensification: A Key Strategy to Achieve Great Animal and Environmental Beef Cattle Production Sustainability in Brachiaria Grasslands
AS Cardoso, RP Barbero, EP Romanzini… - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
Intensification of tropical grassland can be a strategy to increase beef production, but
methods for achieving this should maintain or reduce its environmental impact and should …
methods for achieving this should maintain or reduce its environmental impact and should …
Integrated farming systems influence soil organic matter dynamics in southeastern Brazil
Integrated farming systems are sustainable strategies to intensify land productivity by
combining annual crop, livestock and/or forestry activities in different spatio-temporal …
combining annual crop, livestock and/or forestry activities in different spatio-temporal …