Zoning of risk of death of Brachiaria brizantha in the state of Acre, Brazil.
Zoning of risk of death of Brachiaria brizantha in the state of Acre, Brazil.
Author(s): AMARAL, E. F. do; VALENTIM, J. F.; LANI, J. L.; BARDALES, N. G.; ARAÚJO, E. A. de; ANDRADE, C. M. S. de
Summary: The establishment of cultivated pastures is the main cause of deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon. In Acre, cultivated pastures represent ?2,5? of the total area deforested. Since 1994, farmers in the Brazilian Amazon started to observe the death of marandugrass (Brachiaria brizantha) in some pastures under poorly?drained soils, a process that have caused widespread degradation of pastures in the region. The objective of this study was to define zones of risks of death of marandugrass as a support decision tool for policymakers and farmers in dealing with this problem in the Brazilian Amazon .
Publication year: 2008
Types of publication: Abstract in annals or event proceedings
Unit: Embrapa Acre
Keywords: Acclimation, Aclimatación, Aclimatação, Acre, Amazonia Occidental, Amazônia Ocidental, Brachiaria brizantha, Capim Brachiaria, Degradación del suelo, Deterioração do solo, Forage grasses, Gramínea forrageira, Palisade signalgrass, Pastagem, Pastizales, Pastos forrajeros, Pastures, Soil degradation, Urochloa brizantha, Western Amazon
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