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Slash-and-burn land-use is associated with significant C-emissions during the burn. Substitution of fire by slash-and-mulch has been proposed as an alternative management option which could potentially reduce emissions and improve soil quality by increasing C-stocks in SOM. This implies that part...
A crescente preocupação com o impacto ambiental e a busca por alternativas alimentares sustentáveis têm impulsionado o desenvolvimento de produtos plant-based. Este estudo objetivou elaborar hambúrgueres vegetais utilizando resíduos de coco babaçu e outros ingredientes regionais, explorando seu perfil ...
The cashew pseudo fruit can be used to animal feeding in tropical and subtropical countries as Brazil, Ivory Coast and Vietnam. Thus, our objective was to evaluate the intake, digestibility of nutrients and nitrogen balance of dehydrated cashew apple by-product to sheep. The experi...
From the diversity of phytophagous stink bugs found in rice fields in Itapecuru-Mirim, Maranhão, we have the first record of Edessa meditabunda in the crop, and the second record in Brazil of Paratibraca dubia. Additionally, Tibraca limbativentris, Oebalus poecilus, and Oebalus ypsilongriseu...
Litter decomposition and livestock excreta are two important sources for replenishing nutrients in the soil of the pastures, and their decomposition rates are afected by their quality, management practices, forage productivity, and biotic and abiotic factors. The objective of this research w...
O babaçu representa um expressivo recurso do extrativismo vegetal no Maranhão. Geralmente, a posse da terra não é dos extrativistas e o acesso destes é realizado por parcerias com os latifundiários, tanto na produção agrícola quanto na forma de comercialização das amêndoas. Porém, ...
Global demand for food is increasing, which pressures for greenhouse gas emissions reduction or neutralization to mitigate the climate change. In this context, Brazil has developed technologies to produce beef with lower carbon emissions. This study aimed to evaluate a low carbon strate...
A agricultura de baixo carbono é um dos temas centrais da agenda climática. Objetivou-se avaliar o desempenho de uma fazenda de agricultura de baixa emissão de carbono no estado do Maranhão, Brasil, por meio de abordagens univariadas e multivariadas. O delineamento experimental consisti...