The origins of Amazonian landscapes: Plant cultivation, domestication and the spread of food production in tropical South America

J Iriarte, S Elliott, SY Maezumi, D Alves… - Quaternary Science …, 2020 - Elsevier
During the last two decades, new archaeological projects which systematically integrate a
variety of plant recovery techniques, along with palaeoecology, palaeoclimate, soil science …

Terras pretas: Approaches to formation processes in a new paradigm

DC Kern, HP Lima, JA da Costa, HV de Lima… - …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Terras pretas (Amazonian Dark Earths) are a remarkable kind of archaeological site
found in the Amazon region. Rich in cultural artifacts and other occupational debris, these …

Intentional creation of carbon-rich dark earth soils in the Amazon

MJ Schmidt, SL Goldberg, M Heckenberger… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
Fertile soil known as Amazonian dark earth is central to the debate over the size and
ecological impact of ancient human populations in the Amazon. Dark earth is typically …

[HTML][HTML] Use of biochar in agriculture

AD Sanchez-Reinoso, EA Ávila-Pedraza… - Acta Biológica …, 2020 - scielo.org.co
The objective of this review is to show how biochar (BC) can be obtained and its effects on
the physicochemical properties of soils and physiological behavior of cultivated plants …

The pedospheric variation of DTPA-extractable Zn, Fe, Mn, Cu and other physicochemical characteristics in major soil orders in existing land use systems of Punjab …

SS Dhaliwal, V Sharma, J Kaur, AK Shukla, A Hossain… - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
The agricultural production in Punjab has increased manifold that aggravated the
deficiencies of micronutrients in soils and plants. The availability of soil micronutrients in …

Pedogenetic processes in anthrosols with pretic horizon (Amazonian Dark Earth) in Central Amazon, Brazil

RS Macedo, WG Teixeira, MM Correa, GC Martins… - PLoS …, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Anthrosols known as Amazonian Dark Earth (ADE) have borne witness to the intensification
of sedentary patterns and the demographic increase in Central Amazon. As a result, a …

Variation of physico-chemical properties among different soil orders under different land use systems of the majha region in north-western India

Gowthamchand, SS Dhaliwal, V Sharma, G Verma… - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
The impact of different soil orders and land use systems on the distribution of physico-
chemical properties is the most critical matter to address in order to maintain sustainable …

What can we learn from ancient fertile anthropic soil (Amazonian Dark Earths, shell mounds, Plaggen soil) for soil carbon sequestration?

J Kern, L Giani, W Teixeira, G Lanza, B Glaser - Catena, 2019 - Elsevier
Historical land use and soil management left behind anthropic soils such as Amazonian
Dark Earths (Terras Pretas de Índio-pretic Anthrosols), Anthropic shell mounds (Sambaquis …

[HTML][HTML] High-resolution map** of soil carbon stocks in the western Amazon

CM Moquedace, CGO Baldi, RG Siqueira… - Geoderma …, 2024 - Elsevier
Global soil carbon maps are essential to understanding the global carbon cycle and
supporting policy decisions, but their uncertainty in remote areas with limited data remains a …

[HTML][HTML] Amazonian Dark Earths: pathways to sustainable development in tropical rainforests?

M Schmidt - Boletim do Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi. Ciências …, 2013 - SciELO Brasil
Fertile dark anthrosols associated with pre-Columbian settlement across the Amazon Basin
have sparked wide interest for their potential contribution to sustainable use and …