ABSTRACT Greater nitrogen (N) cycling is sought through Integrated Crop-Livestock Systems (ICLS). The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of early fertilization of nitrogen applied to ryegrass grazed by sheep on the nitrogen nutrition index (NNI) of summer crops in ICLS. This study was carried out in a long-term protocol managed in the winter under two stocking methods, continuous and rotational, and two grazing intensities, moderate and low, with four replications. In summer, the area was divided […]

The decontamination of soils and substrates contaminated with arsenic through phytoremediation techniques has attracted increasing interest of researchers and specialists of environmental sciences. This study aimed to evaluate the potential of the species townsville stylo (Stylosanthes humilis HBK), forage peanut (Arachis pintoi Krapov. & Gregory), oat (Avena strigosa Schreb), and ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum Lam.) for phytoremediation of arsenic-contaminated soils. Samples of a Red Yellowh Latossol (Oxisol) were incubated with different doses of arsenic (0; 50; 100 and 200 mg dm-3). After this […]

Dry matter production of winter annual pastures is usually low due to the limited soil nutrient availability, which can be amended by the use of liquid swine manure (LSM). This experiment, carried out from May to November 2003, aimed to evaluate the efficiency of LSM in the production and accumulation of dry matter, and N-leaf concentration of an oat/Italian rye grass mixture, as well as the effect on some chemical attributes of an Oxisol in the soil layers 0-5, 5-10 […]