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 […]
What to expect from agrivoltaic systems? A comprehensive review of experimental findings and field applications
Alex R.A. Manitoa, George Rodrigues Lambaisb, Rafael Braghieri Menillob, Anaila Amaral de Alencarb, Bruno Jacomel Vieiraa, Maria Cristina Fedrizzia, Marcelo Pinho Almeidaa, Moacir Tuzzin de Moraesb c, Tiago Osório Ferreirab c, Carlos Eduardo Pellegrino Cerrib c, Gabriel de Almeida Mori Munizb, Mariana Miuraa, Roberto Zillesa, Maurício Roberto Cherubinb c aUniversity of São Paulo, Institute of […]
Biochar from eucalyptus waste improves the chemical and biological properties of an Inceptisol and sugarcane yield over time under tropical conditions
César Florentino Puma VEGA a , Mauro Franco Castro MOTA a , Érika Manuela Gonçalves LOPES a , José Mendes dos SANTOS JÚNIOR a , Fernando COLEN a , Ledivan Almeida FRAZÃO a , Rodinei Facco PEGORARO a , Luisa Julieth PARRA-SERRANO b , Alfredo NAPOLI c , Luiz Arnaldo FERNANDES a aInstitute of Agrarian […]
Integrating on-farm and analytical methods to assess soil health across slope segments in Brazilian agriculture
Bruna Emanuele Schiebelbein, Neyde Giarola , Victória Santos Souza , Regiane Becker , Viviana Meneghini , Daniel Aquino de Borba and Maurício Roberto Cherubin Abstract Soil health refers to the ongoing ability of soil as a living ecosystem to maintain environmental quality, support crop productivity, and ensure human health. Evaluating and enhancing soil health is […]
Soil health and management assessment kit (SOHMA KIT®): Development and validation for on-farm applications
Exploring high-intensity cropping rotations for improved yield and economic returns
Lucas P. Canisaresa, b, Helio W. Jorisc, Salathiel A. Teixeirac, Claudio Kapp Juniorc, Lucas F.N. Souzaa, Carlos R. Pinheiro Juniora, Martha L. Carvalhoa, Alberto M. Peperd, Jônatas Galvane, Maurício R. Cherubina, f a Department of Soil Science, “Luiz de Queiroz” College of Agriculture, University of São Paulo, Avenida Pádua Dias, 11, Piracicaba, SP 13418-260, Brazil […]
Maize-Urochloa grass intercropping: an option for improving sustainable agriculture in the Brazilian Savannah
Victória Santos Souza1, Jaqueline Balbina Gomes Ferreira3, Darliane de Castro Santos3, Lucas T. Greschuk1, Bruna Emanuele Schiebelbein1, Larissa de Souza Bortolo4, Tulio Porto Gonçalo5, Arlini Rodrigues Fialho6, Stéfany Oliveira de Souza7, Tiago do Prado Paim3, Rodrigo Estevam Munhoz de Almeida8, Lourival Vilela6 and Maurício Roberto Cherubin1,2 1 Department of Soil Science, “Luiz de Queiroz” College […]
Proficiency tests for soil analysis services via proximal sensing
Tiago R. Tavaresa, José A.M. Demattêb c, Abdul M. Mouazend, Eyal Ben-Dore, Adriano A. Anselmif, Victor Monseff de A. Camposg, Budiman Minasnyh, Sérgio H. Godinho Silvai, Sabine Chabrillatj k, Konstantinos Karyotisl, Heitor Cantarellam, Cristiano A. Andraden, Maurício R. Cherubinb c, Hudson W.P. de Carvalhoa, José Lavresa aCenter for Nuclear Energy in Agriculture (CENA), University of […]
Frontiers in earth observation for global soil properties assessment linked to environmental and socio-economic factors
José A.M. Demattê 1 2 , Raul R. Poppiel 1 2 , Jean Jesus Macedo Novais 1 , Nícolas Augusto Rosin 1 , Budiman Minasny 3 , Igor Y. Savin 4 5 , Sabine Grunwald 6 , Songchao Chen 7 8 , Yongsheng Hong 9 , Jingyi Huang 10 , Sabine Chabrillat 11 12 , […]