Author(s): SOUZA, Í. P. de; BEHLING, M.; SONNTAG, K. C.; OLIVEIRA, T. S. G. de; BOTELHO, S. de C. C.; BOTELHO, F. M.

Summary: Abstract: The integrated crop-livestock forestry system (ICLF) seeks to produce grains, milk, meat, and timber products in the same agricultural area in a conscious, intensive, and sustainable way. Although analyses point out its advantages and disadvantages for agricultural and wood production, animal welfare, and soil characteristics in integration systems, more research about their peculiarities regarding the grains' chemical composition is still needed. Thus, our goal was to evaluate the effect of the integrated crop-livestock forestry system in the chemical constitution of soybeans. For this, we evaluated two treatments: integrated crop-livestock forestry system with single jack (ICLF-S) and integrated crop-livestock forestry system with triple jack (ICLF-T); an exclusive crop was used as a control, in a randomized block design, with four replications. The soybean chemical quality was determined in terms of their chemical composition: ether extract, crude protein, ash, crude fiber, moisture, and carbohydrates. As a result, there was a variation in the chemical composition of grains produced in ICLF regarding those produced in the exclusive crops. In integrated systems, the grains had a higher protein content and a lower ash content.

Publication year: 2021

Types of publication: Paper in annals and proceedings

Unit: Embrapa Agrosilvopastoral

Keywords: Agrossilvicultura, Composição Química, Crops, Forestry, Glycine (Fabaceae), Grains, Grão, ICLF, ILPF, Integrated crop-livestock forestry system, Integração lavoura-pecuária-floresta, Livestock, Sistema de Produção, Sistema integrado de produção, Soja