Agroforestry system improves soil carbon and nitrogen stocks in depth after land-use changes in the Brazilian semi-arid region
Rafael Gonçalves Tonucci, Renato Falconeres Vogado, Rodrigo Dias Silva, Roberto Cláudio Fernandes Franco Pompeu, Melissa Oda‐Souza, Henrique Antunes de Souza
Abstract
Agroforestry systems have the potential to increase soil organic matter, with effects on soil carbon and nitrogen contents, but information on the application of these systems in semi-arid regions is still scarce. This study aimed to analyze soil carbon and nitrogen stocks in the conversion of native forest from the Caatinga Biome into integrated agriculture systems in the Brazilian semi-arid region. We evaluated the following management systems in the Haplic Inceptisol (Cambissolo Háplico eutrófico): (1) Intercropping area, cultivated with [...]
Topics & Concepts
AgroforestryAridEnvironmental scienceIntercroppingSoil carbonBiomeInceptisolNitrogenSoil organic matterAgronomyRegosolSoil waterEcosystemSoil classificationSoil scienceEcologyBiologyChemistryOrganic chemistrySoil Management and Crop YieldAgroforestry and silvopastoral systemsEnvironmental and biological studies