Improving Farming Practices for Sustainable Soil Use in the Humid Tropics and Rainforest Ecosystem Health

Improving Farming Practices for Sustainable Soil Use in the Humid Tropics and Rainforest Ecosystem Health

Unsustainable farming practices such as shifting cultivation and slash-and-burn agriculture in the humid tropics threaten the preservation of the rainforest and the health of the local and global environment. In weathered soils prone to cohesion in humid tropic due to low Fe and carbon content and t...

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Main Authors: Emanoel Gomes de Moura, Christoph Gehring, Heder Braun, Altamiro de Souza Lima Ferraz Junior, Fabricio de Oliveira Reis, Alana das Chagas Ferreira Aguiar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-08-01
Series:Sustainability
Subjects:
mulching
organic matter
soil indicators
soil management
sustainability
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/8/9/841

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