Accelerated soil erosion is a serious global problem that degrades agriculture lands. Since erosion research is normally expensive and time-consuming, the use of models allows to estimate soil losses at locations and under conditions not represented directly in the research. The objective of this study was to estimate the soil erosion in an area intensively cultivated with sugarcane near the city of Piracicaba, São Paulo, contributing to diagnose the current land uses aimed at controlling erosion. The study was carried […]

Brazilian soil surveys are mostly outdated, with few details, usually based on discovery and recognition. This fact can be ascribed to the traditional, slow and expensive soil survey method, requiring a great number of field observations. Thus, faster and cheaper soil mapping techniques must be developed. The objective of this study was to characterize soil mapping units in the region of Ibaté and São Carlos, state of São Paulo, measuring slopes and altitudes, based on a digital elevation model (DEM). […]

In general, farming systems have contributed to highly unstable conditions in agroecosystems, resulting in severe environmental degradation. The present study aims to verify the potential of green manure use in the São Carlos region (SP), as a complementary technique to cropping systems present in the region under investigation, with the objective of improving the quality of its agroecosystems. The region was delimited based on its climate, geomorphology and administrative characteristics, obtained from basic maps and handled through a Geographic Information […]