Input of sugarcane post-harvest residues into the soil

Sugarcane (Saccharum spp.) crops provide carbon (C) for soil through straw and root system decomposition. Recently, however, sugarcane producers are considering straw to be removed for electricity or second generation ethanol production. To elucidate the role of straw and root system on the carbon s...

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Main Authors: João Luís Nunes Carvalho, Rafael Otto, Henrique Coutinho Junqueira Franco, Paulo Cesar Ocheuze Trivelin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2013-10-01
Series:Scientia Agricola
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-90162013000500008&lng=en&tlng=en