Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Mendes, Ieda Carvalho
• Cherubin, Mauricio Roberto

Titel

Soil Health and Sustainable Agriculture in Brazil

Auflage

1st ed

Ort / Verlag

Newark : American Society of Agronomy,

Erscheinungsjahr

2024

Link zum Volltext

• Wiley Online Library - AutoHoldings Books

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Our Journey Continues -- An Ode to Brazilian Soil Health -- Foreword -- Preface -- Chapter 1 Soil Health and Modern Brazilian Agriculture -- Chapter Overview -- Introduction -- A Historical Overview of Brazilian Agriculture and Soil Management -- The Evolution Timeline for Brazilian Agriculture to Soil Health -- Future Trends of Soil Health in Brazilian Agriculture -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 2 Integrated Crop-Livestock-Forestry Systems for Improved Soil Health, Environmental Benefits, and Sustainable Production -- Chapter Overview -- Introduction -- Background, Conceptualization, and Combinations of Integrated Systems in Brazil -- SH as a Result of Complex Interactions in Integrated Systems -- SH in Integrated Systems: Effects on Nutrient Cycling and NUE -- Physical SH in Integrated Systems with "Soil‐Building Plants": Soil Aggregation and Water Holding Capacity -- SH in Integrated Systems: Soil Enzymes and Fauna Biodiversity -- SH in Integrated Systems: C Storage and GHG Mitigation -- SH Effects on Soybean Grain Yield and Animal Production and Welfare in Tropical ICLF Systems -- Final Considerations -- References -- Chapter 3 Soil Organic Carbon Restoration as the Key Driver to Promote Soil Health in No‐till Systems of the Tropics -- Chapter Overview -- Introduction -- Context -- C‐budget and Turnover Time Perspective -- Natural capital balance -- Carbon Balance in a Production System with High Carbon Input -- Context -- Soil Health Status at Farm and Field Levels -- Future studies -- References -- Chapter 4 Cover Crops and Soil Health in Brazilian Agricultural Systems -- Chapter Overview -- Introduction -- Main Cover Crops and Their Introduction into the Annual Cropping Systems in Brazil -- Main Cover Crop Species Cultivated in Brazil -- Spring/Summer Cover Crops.
• Fall/Winter Cover Crops -- Introducing Cover Crops in Rotation Annual Cropping Systems -- Impact of Cover Crops on Soil Health -- Regulating Water Flow -- Direct Mechanisms -- Indirect Mechanisms -- Maintenance of Soil Structure -- Cycling of Organic Matter -- Nutrient Cycling -- Habitat for Organisms and Biological Population Regulation -- Crop Production -- Final Remarks -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 5 Soil Health in Sugarcane Production Systems -- Chapter Overview -- Introduction -- Soil Health Responses to Land Use Change for Sugarcane Expansion in Brazil -- Soil Health Responses to Management Practices Adopted in Sugarcane Cultivation -- Soil Tillage Systems -- Crop Rotation and Cover Crops in Sugarcane Fields -- Recycling the Sugarcane By‐products into the Field -- Harvesting Systems and Straw Management -- Machinery Traffic Control -- Final Remarks and Future Perspectives -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 6 Soil Health under Arabica Coffee Plantations in the Cerrado Biome -- Chapter Overview -- A Brief History of Coffee in Brazil -- Brazilian Coffee‐Producing Regions -- Soil Properties and SH on Coffee Production Systems -- Soil Organic C and SH in Coffee Plantations -- SH in Life Cycle Assessments Applied to Coffee Production Systems in Brazil -- SH in Coffee Production Systems in the Brazilian Cerrados: A Case Study of the AP Romero System -- Concluding Remarks -- References -- Chapter 7 Soil Health in No‐tillage Vegetable Production Systems-SPDH -- Chapter Overview -- Introduction -- SPDH History and Characterization -- Long‐term Adoption of SPDH Principles for Onion Production: A Case Study in Southern Brazil -- Long‐term SPDH Adoption and Its Effects on Soil Health -- Effects on Soil Biological Properties -- Effects on Soil Physical Properties -- Effects on Soil Chemical Properties -- Effects on Onion Yield.
• The Practical Guide for Participative Evaluation of Soil Quality -- Final Remarks -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 8 Family Farming and Conservation Agriculture: Lessons from a Long‐term Experiment on a Sandy Soil in Southwestern Amazonia, Brazil -- Chapter Overview -- Introduction -- Geopolitics and Soil Use in the State of Acre and Region of Juruá -- The Long‐term Field Experiment of Mâncio Lima, Region of Juruá -- Economic Analyses -- Agronomic Analyses -- Analysis of Soil Organic Matter Quality -- Soil Enzyme Analyses -- Lessons Learned in the First 16 Years -- Economic Perspectives -- Agronomic Perspectives -- The Soil Health Perspective: Organic Matter Quality and Enzymes -- Concluding Remarks -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 9 Soil Health in Brazilian Forestry Systems -- Chapter Overview -- Introduction -- Minimum Soil Tillage System -- Brazilian Forestry and its Influence on Soil Health Indicators -- Mixed Forest Plantations as a Strategy to Improve Soil Health -- Final Considerations -- References -- Chapter 10 Soil Bioanalysis (SoilBio): A Sensitive, Calibrated, and Simple Assessment of Soil Health for Brazil -- Chapter Overview -- Introduction -- Accessing Soil's "Memory" through Enzyme Determinations in Tropical Environments -- Arylsulfatase and β‐Glucosidase: Less Is More -- A Strategy to Interpret Soil Enzyme Activity Based on Crop Yield and Soil Organic Matter -- The FERTBIO Soil Sample Concept -- Soil Quality Indices Based on Crop Yield and Soil Organic Matter -- The SoilBio Report: Beyond Deficiency/Excess of Nutrients -- Final Remarks -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 11 Challenges to Managing Soil Health in the Newest Agricultural Frontier in Brazil -- Chapter Overview -- Introduction -- Climate Characterization -- Main Soil Classes in the Newest Agricultural Frontier in Brazil.
• Characteristics and History of Cultivation on the Northern Edge of the Agricultural Frontier Area -- Characteristics and History of Cultivation on the Southern Edge of the Agricultural Frontier Area -- Challenges in Conservation, Maintenance of Fertility, and Restoration of Soil Functionality in the Agricultural Frontier -- Clearing of New Areas and Socio‐environmental and Economic Impacts in the Region -- Preparation, Acidity Correction, and Soil Fertilization in Newly Cleared Areas -- Cultivation Systems that Promote Soil Health in Agricultural Frontier Regions -- Environmental Legislation in Agricultural Frontier Region -- Final Considerations -- References -- Chapter 12 Public Policies and Initiatives to Promote Soil Health and Carbon Sequestration in Brazil -- Chapter Overview -- Introduction -- Examples of Current Public Policies and Initiatives to Promote Soil Health and Carbon Sequestration in Brazil -- United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Paris Agreement -- Living Soils of the Americas -- Low Carbon Emissions in Agriculture (ABC+ Plan) -- Research Centre for Greenhouse Gas Innovation -- Center for Carbon Studies in Tropical Agriculture -- Carbon Labels -- Carbon‐Neutral Brazilian Beef -- Low‐Carbon Brazilian Beef -- Low‐Carbon Soybean -- Carbon Market as a Potential Fostering Initiative to Promote Soil Health and Carbon Sequestration in Brazil -- Final Remarks -- Acknowledgments -- References -- EULA.
• "A far-reaching survey showcasing the improvements made to soil health in Brazil The maintenance of healthy soil resources provides the foundations for an array of global efforts and initiatives that affect humanity. Researchers, consultants and farmers must be able to correctly examine and understand the complex nature of this essential, fragile resource. Soil Health and Sustainable Agriculture in Brazil provides a highly readable overview of the major cropping systems and management practices adopted in Brazil to improve soil health and sustain agricultural/forest production systems. Key Features *Evolution of soil health concepts applied to modern agricultural systems in Brazil. *Overview of the major cropping systems and management practices adopted in Brazil to improve soil health (SH) and sustainability of agricultural production. *Challenges to manage soil health in new agricultural frontiers. *Presentation of the SoilBio Technology: inclusion of soil enzymes as part of routine soil analyses (SoilBio Technology) and calculation of Soil Quality Indexes (SQI) *Public policies and initiatives to promote SH and carbon sequestration in Brazil. The maintenance of healthy soil resources provides the foundations for an array of global efforts and initiatives that affect humanity. Researchers, consultants and farmers must be able to correctly examine and understand the complex nature of this essential, fragile resource. Soil Health and Sustainable Agriculture in Brazil provides a highly readable overview of the major cropping systems and management practices adopted in Brazil to improve soil health and sustain agricultural/forest production systems"--
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