Araucaria angustifolia, commonly named Araucaria, is a Brazilian native species that is intensively exploited due to its timber quality. Therefore, Araucaria is on the list of species threatened by extinction. Despite the ...

The development of monitoring programs to diagnose the state of soils and prevent their deterioration requires the identification of soil quality indicators. Although several parameters serve this purpose, microbiological ...

The inclusion of tropical grass forage as a cover crop (CC) could be a useful tool to improve microbiological activity and, consequently, soil quality. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of Brachiaria brizantha ...

The implementation of conservationist systems that improve soil properties and reduce the impacts of the conversion of native areas is fundamental for feasible agricultural exploitation. This study aimed to evaluate the ...

Soil is a non-renewable resource that play a fundamental role on environmental quality and to human well-being. Unsuitable land use and management practices trigger a decline in soil quality, which can lead to soil degradation ...

The large production of sewage sludge (SS), especially in large urban centers, has led to the suggestion of using this waste as fertilizer in agriculture. The economic viability of this action is great and contributes to ...

Studies of degraded semiarid regions have shown that organic residue addition is a sound restoration alternative. We examined the effects of a single dose (40 Mg ha−1) of biosolids compost (BC) and compost of the organic ...