Sustainability of sugarcane production in Brazil. A review

RO Bordonal, JLN Carvalho, R Lal… - Agronomy for …, 2018 - Springer
Brazil is a major sugarcane producer and its production more than doubled over the last
decades to meet global bioenergy demands for reducing crude oil dependency and …

[HTML][HTML] Crop residue harvest for bioenergy production and its implications on soil functioning and plant growth: A review

MR Cherubin, DMS Oliveira, BJ Feigl, LG Pimentel… - Scientia …, 2018 - SciELO Brasil
The use of crop residues as a bioenergy feedstock is considered a potential strategy to
mitigate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. However, indiscriminate harvesting of crop …

Land use and management effects on sustainable sugarcane-derived bioenergy

MR Cherubin, JLN Carvalho, CEP Cerri, LAH Nogueira… - Land, 2021 - mdpi.com
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 …

Contribution of above‐and belowground bioenergy crop residues to soil carbon

JLN Carvalho, TW Hudiburg, HCJ Franco… - Gcb …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
GHG mitigation by bioenergy crops depends on crop type, management practices, and the
input of residue carbon (C) to the soil. Perennial grasses may increase soil C compared to …

Impact of long-term nutrient management on sequestration and dynamics of soil organic carbon in a semi-arid tropical Alfisol of India

S Anandakumar, N Bakhoum, C Chinnadurai… - Applied Soil …, 2022 - Elsevier
We aim to determine the effect of long term application of organic and inorganic nutrients on
carbon sequestration and related biological attributes of a semi-arid tropical soil under an …

Sustainability in sugarcane supply chain in Brazil: Issues and way forward

R Rossetto, NP Ramos, RC de Matos Pires, MA Xavier… - Sugar Tech, 2022 - Springer
This study presents a literature review of the main advances that took place in the last 10
years in the agricultural production of sugarcane in Brazil, which can effectively result in …

Soil physical quality associated with tillage practices during sugarcane planting in south-central Brazil

LC Barbosa, PSG Magalhães, RO Bordonal… - Soil and Tillage …, 2019 - Elsevier
Soil tillage operations had been carried out during the sugarcane planting to improve soil's
physical quality, thus providing proper conditions for sugarcane growth. Long-term field …

Linking above and belowground carbon sequestration, soil organic matter properties, and soil health in Brazilian Atlantic Forest restoration

W Bieluczyk, FO Asselta, D Navroski, JB Gontijo… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Forest restoration mitigates climate change by removing CO 2 and storing C in terrestrial
ecosystems. However, incomplete information on C storage in restored tropical forests often …

Is soil quality a concern in sugarcane cultivation? A bibliometric review

AF Martini, GP Valani, RS Boschi, RC Bovi… - Soil and Tillage …, 2020 - Elsevier
Environmental sustainability is attracting attention due to global environmental concerns and
one of the main focuses is agricultural production. Sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum) is a …

Soil structure changes induced by tillage and reduction of machinery traffic on sugarcane–A diversity of assessment scales

FB da Luz, ML Carvalho, GAF Castioni… - Soil and Tillage …, 2022 - Elsevier
Conventional tillage disturbs soil structure, increasing the soil's susceptibility to compaction
by machinery traffic in sugarcane fields. In this sense, the adoption of reduced tillage or no …