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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...
Mulching (crushing capoeira) is an alternative system for the use of fire for cultivation in the Northern region of Brazil. Cowpea is c onsidered an important food crop in this region; however, weeds might limit its productivity. This study aimed to evaluate the population dyn...
Objetivou-se estudar o efeito de tratamentos químico e alternativos e do ambiente de armazenamento na qualidade de sementes de pinhão-manso. As sementes foram submetidas aos seguintes tratamentos: produtos fungicidas, ambiente de armazenamento e tempo de armazenamento. Foram avaliadas as qualidades&#x...
O objetivo deste trabalho foi quantificar os resíduos de agroindústrias de processamento de açaí e seus usos pela agricultura de base ecológica no município de São Luís/MA.
As bacabeiras (Oenocarpus distichus) são palmeiras típicas da Amazônia que ocorrem com maior frequência no leste, dispersando-se do Pará ao Maranhão. A bacabeira por suas características ecobotânicas apresentam grandes oportunidades de serem valoradas em serviços ecossistêmicos. É explorada pelo extra...
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...