Nitrogen and P concentrations within soil profiles are being monitored in three pastures at Ona, Florida (27°23′N, 81°57′W). Two of the pastures - a treeless pasture and a pasture with slash pine (Pinus elliottii) (silvopasture) - consist of bahiagrass (Paspalum notatum) with legumes Desmodium...

Soil degradation is a severe global problem. It has notable adverse economic and ecological impacts on local, regional, national and global scales. Important soil degradative (degradation) processes with severe adverse impacts are soil compaction and soil erosion among others. Decline in inherent...

There are many species of trees and shrubs present in tropical Latin America which have the potential to be incorporated in ruminant production systems. Chemical composition varies between species, but most trees and shrubs contain good contents of crude protein and low concentrations of neutral...

In this study the effectiveness of addition of sewage sludge (alkaline, rich in N, P and Ca, and with low levels of heavy metals) originating from a dairy industry to fertilize a silvopastoral system, established on a 10-year-old Pinus radiata plantation, was assessed. The experiment consisted of...