Increasing biodiversity is an important issue in more secure and sustainable agriculture.
Diversified systems are more resilient to climate change, environmental stresses and …

Estimates are that land area occupied by grass pasture far exceeds that of other crops; at
least half are at some stage of degradation. The use of elite plant-growth-promoting …

Active nitrifiers and rapid nitrification are major contributing factors to nitrogen losses in
global wheat production. Suppressing nitrifier activity is an effective strategy to limit N losses …

Several tropical grasses, particularly Urochloa humidicola (Rendle) Schweick.)(Syn.
Brachiaria humidicola), have been associated with low soil nitrate content and reduced …

Soil arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi were monitored in a 4-year experiment of nitrogen
(N) and phosphorus (P) fertilization in three growing seasons (April, August, and November) …

Reactive nitrogen (N) plays a pivotal role in supplying N to plants and soil microbes, but it
has negative environmental impacts through influencing the quality of water and air, which …

Forage grasses used in cropping no-till systems in tropical regions alter soil chemical
properties, but their long-term impact on soil microbial processes of the nitrogen (N) cycle …

The Cerrado is one of the most important regions for agricultural development in the world
and is the main productive breadbasket of the Americas. One of the main agricultural …

The capacity of several plant species or landraces to inhibit nitrification in soil (biological
nitrification inhibition, BNI) has been assessed in certain tropical pastures. These …

The control of nitrogen (N) flows via nitrates leaching and nitrous oxide emission is crucial
for a safe environment. Some plants have shown abilities to suppress soil nitrification by …