Soil emissions of NO, N₂O and CO₂ from croplands in the savanna region of central Brazil

• Published in: Agriculture, ecosystems & environment Vol. 144; no. 1; pp. 29 - 40
• Main Authors: Fernandes Cruvinel, Êrika B, Bustamante, Mercedes M. da C, Kozovits, Alessandra R, Zepp, Richard G
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.11.2011
• Subjects: agricultural land; Beans; beef; Brachiaria; Brazil; carbon dioxide; cerrado; corn; cotton; crop production; Cultivation; emissions; fallow; fertilizers; Fertilizing; Fluxes; growing season; irrigated farming; irrigation scheduling; nitrous oxide; no-tillage; Planting; savannas; Soil (material); soil air; soil respiration; Soybeans; Vegetation; Zea mays; Brazil

In the last 40 years, a large area of savanna vegetation in Central Brazil (Cerrado) has been converted to agriculture, with intensive use of fertilizers, irrigation and management practices. Currently, the Cerrado is the main region for beef and grain production in Brazil. However, the consequences...