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 …

Global support for Conservation Agriculture (CA) as a pathway to Sustainable Intensification
is strong. CA revolves around three principles: no-till (or minimal soil disturbance), soil …

Implications of no-till (NT) management on soil C dynamics, soil fertility, and crop yields
have been discussed, but an up-to-date synthesis of NT impact on soil physical properties …

No-till agriculture represents a relatively widely adopted management system that aims to
reduce soil erosion, decrease input costs, and sustain long-term crop productivity. However …

Tillage is a common agricultural practice and a critical component of agricultural systems
that is frequently employed worldwide in croplands to reduce climatic and soil restrictions …

Plant-microbe interactions in the rhizosphere are the determinants of plant health,
productivity and soil fertility. Plant growth-promoting bacteria (PGPB) are bacteria that can …

In subhumid Southeastern USA, rapid decomposition of initially low cotton residue limits the
benefits of no-tillage system in regard to the soil quality. Long-term addition of cover crops …

Background Agricultural systems are amended ecosystems with a variety of properties.
Modern agroecosystems have tended towards high through-flow systems, with energy …

The worldwide historical carbon (C) losses due to Land Use and Land-Use Change
between 1870 and 2014 are estimated at 148 Pg C (1 Pg= 1 billion ton). South America is …

Land cover and land use change have altered hydrologic processes. However, there are still
some uncertainties on the magnitudes of these effects in tropical regions. Here, we evaluate …