Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Latawiec, Agnieszka E.
Strassburg, Bernardo B. N.
Junqueira, André B.
Araujo, Ednaldo
de Moraes, Luiz Fernando D.
Pinto, Helena A. N.
Castro, Ana
Rangel, Marcio
Malaguti, Gustavo A.
Rodrigues, Aline F.
Barioni, Luis Gustavo
Novotny, Etelvino H.
Cornelissen, Gerard
Mendes, Maiara
Batista, Nilcileny
Guerra, Jose Guilherme
Zonta, Everaldo
Jakovac, Catarina C
Hale, Sarah E.
2019
Unidad de excelencia María de Maeztu MdM-2015-0552
Most deforested lands in Brazil are occupied by low-productivity cattle ranching. Brazil is the second biggest meat producer worldwide and is projected to increase its agricultural output more than any other country. Biochar has been shown to improve soil properties and agricultural productivity when added to degraded soils, but these effects are context-dependent. The impact of biochar, fertilizer and inoculant on the productivity of forage grasses in Brazil (Brachiaria spp. and Panicum spp.) was investigated from environmental and socio-economic perspectives. We showed a 27% average increase in Brachiaria production over two years but no significant effects of amendment on Panicum yield. Biochar addition also increased the contents of macronutrients, soil pH and CEC. Each hectare amended with biochar saved 91 tonnes of COeq through land sparing effect, 13 tonnes of COeq sequestered in the soil, equating to U
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Scientific reports ; Vol. 9 (August 2019), art. 11993
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