Biochar-Based Granular Fertilizers with Agro-Industrial Binders Enhance Enzymatic Activity and Nutrient Cycling in Tropical Oxisols
José Mendes dos Santos Júnior, Luiz Arnaldo Fernandes, Fernando Colen, Leidivan Almeida Frazão e Rodinei Facco Pegoraro Abstract Abstract The low fertility of tropical Oxisols challenges sustainable agriculture. While biochar-based granular fertilizers (BBGFs) offer a solution, the influence of different organic binders is unclear. This study investigated how BBGFs formulated with bio-oil (BO), pyroligneous extract […]
Mitigating agricultural risk under future climate: assessing maize cycle and yield in Brazil
Taís Souza dos Santos Dias, Izael Martins Fattori Jr, Marina Luciana Abreu de Melo, Henrique Bauab Brunetti, Livia Betanho Sandoval, Isabelle de Oliveira Bonaldi & Fabio Ricardo Marin Abstract Climate change directly impacts agricultural production, distribution, and accessibility, thereby affecting global food security. There is an urgent need to increase agricultural production by adapting cropping […]
Assessing climate change impacts on sugarcane yield, crop water productivity, and nitrous oxide emissions across Brazil’s bioenergy using the CSM-SAMUCA-sugarcane model
Emily Aquino Leite a , Evandro H. Figueiredo Moura da Silva b , Izael Martins Fattori Júnior a , Fábio R. Marin a c aDepartment of Biosystems Engineering, Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture, University of São Paulo, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil bDepartment of Soil Science, Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture, University of São Paulo, […]
Biochar Reduces CO2 Emissions Compared to Sugarcane Straw but Induces Short-Term Priming in Tropical Soil
Fernanda Palmeira Gabetto, Bernardo Melo Montes Nogueira Borges, João Luís Nunes Carvalho Highlights Sugarcane straw induced a 129% higher initial mineralisation of SOC than soils without organic amendment application, whereas biochar increased it by 19%. The majority of the C mineralised under straw-amended soils was due to the decomposition of the organic material. Biochar positive-priming […]
Above- and belowground biomass production in maize-tropical forages intercropping systems
Lucas Freitas Nogueira Souza a , Lucas Pecci Canisares a , José Laércio Favarin b , Silas Maciel de Oliveira c , Maurício Roberto Cherubin a d aDepartament of Soil Science, “Luiz de Queiroz” College of Agriculture, University of São Paulo, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil bDepartament of Crop Science, “Luiz de Queiroz” College of Agriculture, University […]
Biodiversification with perennial forages increases soil carbon stocks and soybean yield Author links open overlay panel
Larissa de Souza Bortoloa, Victória Santos Souzaa, Rodrigo Estevam Munhoz de Almeidab, Dener Márcio da Silva Oliveirac, Lucas Pecci Canisaresa, Lucas Freitas Nogueira Souzaa, Maurício Roberto Cherubina d aDepartment of Soil Science, “Luiz de Queiroz” College of Agriculture – University of São Paulo (ESALQ/USP), Piracicaba, SP, Brazil bEmbrapa Pesca e Aquicultura, Palmas, Tocantins, Brazil cInstitute […]
Regional N2O Emission Factors From Bioethanol Crops in Brazil: Advances and Data Gaps
Graciele Angnes, João Luis Nunes Carvalho, Carlos Eduardo P. Cerri, Maurício Roberto Cherubin Abstract The recognition of bioethanol as a key strategy for mitigating greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is closely linked to the accuracy of N2O emission factors (EF) used in life cycle assessments. However, previous studies have shown that the default N2O EF values […]
Global blind spots in soil health research overlap with environmental vulnerability hotspots
Maurício Roberto Cherubin, Carlos Roberto Pinheiro Junior, Lucas Freitas Nogueira Souza, Lucas Pecci Canisares, Tiago Osório Ferreira, Carlos Eduardo Pellegrino Cerri, Budiman Minasny & Pete Smith Abstract Healthy soils are essential for sustaining ecosystem services and human well-being. However, poorly distributed global soil health research hinders the development of local solutions to promote soil security. […]
Long-term effects of crop diversification on soil health, crop yield and resilience of tropical agroecosystems
Maurício Roberto Cherubina b, Lucas Pecci Canisaresa b, Lucas Nogueira Souzaa b, Carlos Roberto Pinheiro Juniora b, Moacir Tuzzin de Moraesa b, Felipe Bertolc, Larissa Bortoloc, Rafael Braghieri Menilloa, Carlos Eduardo Pellegrino Cerria b aLuiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture – University of São Paulo, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil bCenter for Carbon Research in Tropical Agriculture, […]
Trade-offs of tropical cover crops: enhanced carbon inputs and soybean yield offset higher N2O emissions
Victória Santos Souza1*, Mariana Teixeira Borges2, Bruna Emanuele Schiebelbein1, Lucas Pecci Canisares1, Jorge Luiz Locatelli3, Larissa de Souza Bortolo4, Darliane de Castro Santos2, Leandro Pereira Pacheco5, Carlos Eduardo P. Cerri1,6 and Maurício Roberto Cherubin1,6 1 Department of Soil Science, “Luiz de Queiroz” College of Agriculture – University of São Paulo (ESALQ/USP), Piracicaba, Brazil, 2 Laboratory […]
