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dc.contributor.authorLatawiec, Agnieszka E.
dc.contributor.authorStrassburg, Bernardo B.
dc.contributor.authorJunqueira, André B.
dc.contributor.authorAraujo, Ednaldo
dc.contributor.authorde Moraes, Luiz F.
dc.contributor.authorPinto, Helena A. N.
dc.contributor.authorCastro, Ana
dc.contributor.authorRangel, Marico
dc.contributor.authorMalaguti, Gustavo A.
dc.contributor.authorRodrigues, Aline
dc.contributor.authorBarioni, Luis Gustavo
dc.contributor.authorNovotny, Etelvino H.
dc.contributor.authorCornelissen, Gerard
dc.contributor.authorMendes, Maiara
dc.contributor.authorBatista, Nilcileny
dc.contributor.authorGuerra, Jose Guilherme
dc.contributor.authorZonta, Everaldo
dc.contributor.authorJakovac, Catarina
dc.contributor.authorHale, Sarah
dc.date.accessioned2019-09-02T07:34:11Z
dc.date.available2019-09-02T07:34:11Z
dc.date.created2019-08-29T11:09:57Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.identifier.citationScientific Reports. 2019, 9 (11993), .
dc.identifier.issn2045-2322
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11250/2611931
dc.description.abstractMost deforested lands in Brazil are occupied by low-productivity cattle ranching. Brazil is the second biggest meat producer worldwide and is projected to increase its agricultural output more than any other country. Biochar has been shown to improve soil properties and agricultural productivity when added to degraded soils, but these effects are context-dependent. The impact of biochar, fertilizer and inoculant on the productivity of forage grasses in Brazil (Brachiaria spp. and Panicum spp.) was investigated from environmental and socio-economic perspectives. We showed a 27% average increase in Brachiaria production over two years but no significant effects of amendment on Panicum yield. Biochar addition also increased the contents of macronutrients, soil pH and CEC. Each hectare amended with biochar saved 91 tonnes of CO2eq through land sparing effect, 13 tonnes of CO2eq sequestered in the soil, equating to U$455 in carbon payments. The costs of biochar production for smallholder farmers, mostly because of labour cost, outweighed the potential benefits of its use. Biochar is 617% more expensive than common fertilizers. Biochar could improve productivity of degraded pasturelands in Brazil if investments in efficient biochar production techniques are used and biochar is subsidized by low emission incentive schemes.
dc.description.abstractBiochar amendment improves degraded pasturelands in Brazil: environmental and cost-benefit analysis
dc.language.isoeng
dc.titleBiochar amendment improves degraded pasturelands in Brazil: environmental and cost-benefit analysis
dc.typePeer reviewed
dc.typeJournal article
dc.description.versionpublishedVersion
dc.source.pagenumber12
dc.source.volume9
dc.source.journalScientific Reports
dc.source.issue11993
dc.identifier.doi10.1038/s41598-019-47647-x
dc.identifier.cristin1719769
dc.relation.projectNorges forskningsråd: 243789
cristin.unitcode7452,5,2,0
cristin.unitnameForurensning og arealutvikling
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