Moving biodiversity from an afterthought to a key outcome of forest restoration
Pedro H. S. Brancalion, Fangyuan Hua, Francis H. Joyce, Alexandre Antonelli & Karen D. Holl aDepartment of Soil Science “Luiz de Queiroz” College of Agriculture, University of São Paulo, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil; bDepartment of Environmental Management, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Nigeria;c Sydney Institute of Agriculture & School of Life and Environmental Sciences, The University […]
Land-use change and deep-soil carbon distribution on the Brazilian Amazon-Cerrado agricultural frontier
Gustavo V. Popina, 1, Maria Eduarda B. de Resendec, 2, Jorge L. Locatellia, 3, Rafael S. Santosd, 4, Marcos Siqueira-Netoe, 5, Paulo M. Brandof, g, 6, Christopher Neillh, 7, Carlos E.P. Cerria, b, 8 a Department of Soil Science, “Luiz de Queiroz” College of Agriculture – University of São Paulo, Avenida Pádua Dias, 11, Piracicaba, […]
Integrated agricultural systems: The 21st century nature-based solution for resolving the global FEEES challenges
Chukwudi Nwaogu a,b , Mauricio R. Cherubin a aDepartment of Soil Science “Luiz de Queiroz” College of Agriculture, University of São Paulo, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil; bDepartment of Environmental Management, School of Environmental Sciences, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria Abstract The crucial need to adopt integrated agricultural systems (IAS) as to resolve the […]
Soil health impact of long-term sugarcane vinasse recycling
Felipe Bonini da Luz, Leandro Carolino Gonzaga, Mauricio Roberto Cherubin, Guilherme Adalberto Ferreira Castioni, João Luis Nunes Carvalho Abstract The efficient use of vinasse, the primary byproduct of sugarcane ethanol production, is important for the economic and environmental sustainability of the industry. Few studies have quantified the soil health response to long-term vinasse application, even […]
Soil carbon stocks in sugarcane cultivation: An evidence synthesis associated with land use and management practices
Carlos Roberto Pinheiro Junior, João Luís Nunes Carvalho, Lucas Pecci Canisares, Carlos Eduardo Pellegrino Cerri, Maurício Roberto Cherubin Abstract Biofuels are essential to ensure the energy transition and mitigating of climate change. However, understanding the impact of land use change (LUC) and management practices on soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks is fundamental to ensuring well-founded […]
Soil health in Latin America and the Caribbean
Raul Roberto Poppiel1, Maurício Roberto Cherubin1,2, Jean J. M. Novais1 and José A. M. Demattê1,2 1Department of Soil Science, Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture (ESALQ), University of São Paulo (USP), Piracicaba 13418-900, SP, Brazil2Center for Carbon Research in Tropical Agriculture (CCARBON), University of São Paulo (USP), Piracicaba 13418-900, SP, Brazil Abstract Socio-economic progress relies […]
Modelling sugarcane root elongation in response to mechanical stress as an indicator of soil physical quality
Luiz Henrique Quecine Grande, John Kennedy dos Santos, Matheus Batista Néri Pereira, Lucas Henrique Amaro da Silva, Larissa Fernanda Muniz, Denizart Bolonhezi, Renan Caldas Umburanas, Moacir Tuzzin de Moraes Abstract The root elongation rate represents a biophysical process that can be directly affected by mechanical, water, thermal, and gaseous stresses in the soil to be […]
Crop–Livestock Integrated Systems Improve Soil Health in Tropical Sandy Soils
Beatriz da Silva Vanolli 1 ,Henrique Boriolo Dias 2,Felipe Bonini da Luz 3,Rubens Augusto Camargo Lamparelli 4,Paulo Sergio Graziano Magalhães 4 and Maurício Roberto Cherubin 1,5 1Department of Soil Science, Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture (ESALQ), University of São Paulo (USP), Piracicaba 13418-900, SP, Brazil2Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, […]
Biochar from crop residues mitigates N2O emissions and increases carbon content in tropical soils
Fernanda Palmeira Gabetto, Sarah Tenelli, Julia Barra Netto-Ferreira, Joaquim Martins Junior, Octávio Augusto Costa Almeida, Marcela Lamas Cosenza, Mathias Strauss, João Luis Nunes Carvalho Abstract The application of biochar may offer a cost-effective solution to decrease nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions in agriculture soils while having the potential to enhance soil carbon (C) accumulation. Biochar can […]
Conceptualizing core aspects of circular economy in soil: A critical review and analysis
Chukwudi Nwaogu a, b, c, Budiman Minasny c, Damien J. Fieldc and Mauricio R. Cherubina aDepartment of Soil Science “Luiz de Queiroz” College of Agriculture, University of São Paulo, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil; bDepartment of Environmental Management, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Nigeria;c Sydney Institute of Agriculture & School of Life and Environmental Sciences, The University […]
