Transdisciplinary approaches that provide holistic views are essential to properly understand soil processes and the importance of soil to society and will be crucial in the future to integrate distinct disciplines into soil studies. A myriad of challenges faces soil science at the ...

Crop rotation associated with the use of cover crops promotes the introduction of crop residues to the soil, with direct and indirect effects on theavailability of plant nutrients, especially nitrogen (N). The objectivesof this study wereto estimate the N utilization from15N-ureaand cover&#x...

The wide extension area occupied by babassu palm (Atallea speciosa Mart. Ex Spreng) is usually considered as an important obstacle for agricultural activities, such as crop production and pasture maintenance in Brazil. This study aimed to evaluate the non-wood forest product use and...

Cover plants are intended to cover the soil, protecting it from erosion, nutrient leaching, and providing nutrients through recycling or biological fixation. The objectives of this study were to evaluate the dry biomass productivity and total accumulation of nutrients in the cover crops...

A agricultura urbana está presente hoje em todo o mundo. A atividade caracteriza-se por sua multifuncionalidade, contribuindo para a segurança alimentar, preservação da biodiversidade, melhor aproveitamento dos espaços urbanos e manejo adequado de solo e água, além de colaborar para o increm...

Em muitos países, o consumo de insetos é algo comum, porém no Brasil é muito raro por ser considerado repulsivo e inapropriado. De acordo com a FAO (Organização das Nações Unidas para a Alimentação e Agricultura), existe previsto para 2050 um aumento estimado de 9 bilhões...