Sown biodiverse permanent pastures rich in legumes (SBPPRL) were developed in
Portugal in the 1960s and 1970s as a strategy to increase grassland productivity by sowing …

Cover cropping is a major challenge in the sustainable management of rainfed olive
orchards. From a 5 year study (2009–2014), the effect of a mixture of early-maturing and self …

Feed production is an important contributor to the environmental impacts caused by
livestock production. In Portugal, non-dairy cattle are commonly fed with a mixture of grazing …

Boron (B) has great importance in the fertilizer recommendation programs of olive, since B
deficiency is a frequent nutritional disorder. This paper reports results of the olive response …

Animal production systems are increasingly required to co-produce meat products and other
ecosystem services. Sown biodiverse pastures (SBP) were developed in Portugal as an …

A low-input agricultural system needs a natural source of nitrogen (N). Legume species can
fix great amounts of N that can be subsequently used by a nonlegume crop. In this study …

Specialization within agriculture has been a key factor in increasing farm income. The
production systems have become increasingly simple, since farmers only grow a small …

Some legume species are able to utilize phosphorus (P) from sparingly soluble P sources
benefiting companion crops or those following in the rotation. Lupinus albus, Vicia villosa …

Geobotanical studies comprised soil and permanent grasslands in the valley of the Por
River. The paper describes an assessment of the content of organic matter, reaction (pH) …

A rotação de culturas é um aspeto central na sustentabilidade da atividade agrícola. Permite
diminuir os problemas fitossanitários e incrementar a fertilidade do solo, com redução de …