Carbon and nitrogen stocks in the soil in integrated crop-livestock-forest systems.
Carbon and nitrogen stocks in the soil in integrated crop-livestock-forest systems.
Author(s): PULROLNIK, K.; VILELA, L.; FERREIRA, I. C.; SOUZA, K. W. de
Summary: The integrated crop-livestock-forest system (ICLF) is a sustainable production strategy that integrates agricultural, livestock and forestry activities. The intensification of land use through systems integrated with trees provides income diversification for the farmer, thermal comfort for animals and the offsetting of greenhouse gas emissions - GHG. The objective of this work is to evaluate the effect of the ICLF system on the stocks of carbon and nitrogen in the soil, with a focus on dairy farming. The carbon stock in the 0-100 cm soil layer under ICLF system was 10.4% higher than the carbon stock in the same layer under integrated croplivestock system (ICL). The nitrogen stock in the soil under ICLF system was 19.5% higher than the ICL. The ICLF system has great potential for storing carbon through the soil and trees and consequently mitigating GHG emissions.
Publication year: 2021
Types of publication: Paper in annals and proceedings
Unit: Embrapa Cerrados
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