Beef cattle producers seldom use fertilizers for their pastures in tropical regions of Brazil.
Slowly, this is changing but because of the need for repeated applications, N fertilizer is …

Light soils occupy 8% of the Brazilian territory and are especially expressive in the new and
last agricultural frontier in Brazil: the Matopiba region-in the states of Maranhão, Tocantins …

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 …

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 …

From the mid twentieth century onwards, the developed and many develo** countries
experienced rapid changes in their agricultural activity. This was characterized by …

Integrated crop–livestock–forestry systems are a sustainable agriculture system based on
the intensification of land use to produce food, fiber and energy and are a priority theme in …

Ensuring food security for the worlds population over the coming decades will face the
challenges of a larger world population, greater urbanization, limited natural resources …

The adoption of sustainable agricultural systems in the Brazilian Cerrado and Amazon is
globally relevant, on the one hand due to the amount of commodities produced in these …

Soil organic carbon (SOC) is the main terrestrial carbon reservoir. The spatial distribution of
SOC is mainly regulated by environmental factors and anthropogenic activity. Historically …

Acid soil savannas of tropical America are a vast resource to expand agricultural production,
alleviate the pressure on tropical rainforest and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions …