Autoria: FREIRE JUNIOR, M.; SOARES, A. G.

World food loss and waste can cause about USD 750 billion a year in damage. Post-harvest losses estimates in developing countries vary greatly, reaching up to 50% or more. According to data from the F... ...

Repositório: BDPA     Ano de publicação: 2020

Autoria: HENZ, G. P.; ARAUJO, G. P. de

By 2017, Brazil seems to have finally awakened to the problem of food loss and waste. In this article, we resume the topic started in the article ?Postharvest losses of perishables in Brazil: what do... ...

Repositório: BDPA     Ano de publicação: 2017

Autoria: LANA, M. M.

Carrot loss at primary production comprises the loss that occurs during the harvesting and during the preparation of the produce for the market in the packing house. In this research it was estimated... ...

Repositório: BDPA     Ano de publicação: 2023

Autoria: HEDIN, L. O.; MCGRODDY, M.; HOULTON, B.; MORAN, E. F.; BATISTELLA, M.

Tropical forest soils often tend to be rich in nitrogen but poor in phosphorus. We have measured hydrologic nitrogen and phosphorus losses from soils across a soil fertility gradient in the central Am... ...

Repositório: BDPA     Ano de publicação: 2004

Autoria: LIMA, J. C. F.; AZEVEDO, F. H. V.; BEGNINI, M. R.; GOMES, R. S.; ABREU, J. B. R.; CARNEIRO, J. da C.

Because the seasonality in forage production it is necessary to preserve roughage in the summer in order to use it during the dry season. Silage of wilted Tifton 85 grass may be used for this purpose,... ...

Repositório: BDPA     Ano de publicação: 2011

Autoria: SEDANO, A. D. B.; PEREIRA, D. H.; PEDREIRA, B. C. e; PINA, D. S.; XAVIER, I. M.; SOUZA, H. A.; ANJOS, E. dos; JOSÉ, R. P. D.

National livestock farming is based on the use of pasture, which represents the most practical and economical form of feeding for ruminants, however seasonality in the supply of food from pasture is o... ...

Repositório: BDPA     Ano de publicação: 2017

Autoria: INACIO, C. T.; URQUIAGA, S.; CHALK, P. M.; ALVES, B. J. R.

Nitrogen (N) losses during composting reduce the value of the end product as a fertilizer. Nitrogen is lost during composting mainly by ammonia (NH3) volatilization in the thermophilic phase. We used... ...

Repositório: BDPA     Ano de publicação: 2015

Autoria: GAZZIERO, D. L. P.; ADEGAS, F. S.; SILVA, A. F. da; CONCENCO, G.

Efficient management of sourgrass is one of the main challenges faced by Brazilian soybean farmers. Biological and ecological characteristics of this weed, as well as wide distribution of glyphosate-r... ...

Repositório: BDPA     Ano de publicação: 2019

Autoria: CAMELO, A. P.; SANCHES, K.; MATRICARDI, E. A. T.; SANO, E. E.; SOUZA, A. N. de; MIGUEL, E. P.

Soil loss stands as a critical global challenge, posing economic and environmental threats to soil and water conservation. This study aimed to assess the impact of landscape changes on soil loss in th... ...

Repositório: BDPA     Ano de publicação: 2024

Autoria: SOARES, A. K. M.; CRESTANA, S.; FERREIRA, R. R. M.; RODRIGUES, V. G. S.

ABSTRACT: Gullies are significant contributors to soil degradation in several regions of Brazil, including Minas Gerais, where erosion processes have caused soil loss. The characterization of erosion... ...

Repositório: BDPA     Ano de publicação: 2024