Nutrient management and soil carbon sequestration in agroforestry systems
Agroforestry systems offer sustainable solutions for improving soil health and mitigating climate change. This research explores the interplay of nutrient management and soil carbon sequestration within agroforestry frameworks, focusing on systems such as silvopastures and Eucalyptus-based plantations in tropical regions like the Cerrado biodiversity hotspot in Brazil. By assessing soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks across various land-use practices, the studies reveal how integrated crop-livestock-forestry approaches enhance carbon storage, optimize nutrient cycling, and combat soil degradation. This body of work underscores the potential of innovative land-use strategies to balance productivity and ecological conservation.
Manuscript Publications
Pinheiro FM, Nair PKR, Nair VD, Tonucci R, Venturin R. 2025. Sources of soil organic carbon under Eucalyptus silvopastures and other land-use systems in the Brazilian savanna. Geoderma Regional. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geodrs.2024.e00907
Pinheiro FM, Nair PKR, Nair VD, et al. 2021. Soil carbon stock and stability under eucalyptus-based silvopasture and other land-use systems in the Cerrado biodiversity hotspot. J Environ Manage 299 (2021) 113676 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.113676
Nair VD, Mukherjee A. 2022. The use of biochar for reducing carbon footprints in land-use systems: Prospects and Problems. Carbon Footprints. doi: 10.20517/cf.2022.13
Pinheiro FM, Nair VD. Characterization of bonechar as a soil amendment in tropical soils. Horticult Int J. 2021;5(2):74-76. DOI: 10.15406/hij.2021.05.00206
Related Information
Presentation at the Seminar on “Biodiversity, Health, and Soil Conservation” in the XIII Brazilian Congress of Agroforestry Systems. August 26 – 30, 2024. Embrapa Gado de Leite, Brazil.
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An Introduction to Agroforestry Authors: Published January 2022 |
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