| Description |
1 online resource (435 p.) |
| Series |
ASA, CSSA, and SSSA Bks |
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ASA, CSSA, and SSSA Bks
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| Contents |
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
| Bibliography |
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 |
| Notes |
Brazilian Coffee-Producing Regions |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Cherubin, Mauricio Roberto
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| ISBN |
9780891187462 |
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0891187464 |
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