Ademir CalegariResearch Agricultural Institute, IAPAR · Soil Science
Ademir Calegari
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This chapter describes the origins and current status of CA as well as NT and the NTS in Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and Bolivia. These represent the top five CA countries with about 99% of the area under CA cultivation in South America.
This research evaluated the effects of long-term (30 years) winter cover crops under conventional farming system and no-tillage system on edaphic fauna in a Rhodic Hapludox soil, from Paraná State, Brazil. We used three winter cover crops (black oat, hairy vetch and fallow), and as a reference a fragment of natural forest. Soil monoliths were colle...
The expanding global population, expected to reach nearly 10 billion by 2050, is exerting mounting pressure on the finite land area and resources for growing food. Traditional conventional agriculture, with an emphasis on intensive tillage and monoculture practices, has resulted in slow environmental degradation that may ultimately jeopardise our f...
Soil management and crop rotation are key factors in controlling the accumulation of C and N in the soil profile, but their long-term effect remains poorly understood for deep soil layers, especially in subtropical conditions. Using a long-term experiment (26-years), this study aimed to evaluate the effect of different soil management systems assoc...
This book is a comprehensive summary of current global research on no-till farming, and its benefits and challenges from various agronomic, environmental, social and economic perspectives. It details the characteristics and future requirements of no-till farming systems across different geographic and climatic regions, and outlines what is needed t...
A high demand for food production has placed tremendous pressure on the finite land area and natural resources for agricultural production in different South America (SA) countries. Traditional agriculture in almost all SA countries places an emphasis on intensive tillage and monoculture, which has led to a severe environmental degradation and loss...
Videos and Talks about cover crops in different parts of the World
Después de la 2a
Guerra Mundial la intensa utilización de los “insumos modernos” hizo
que el uso de prácticas orgánicas quedara casi olvidado. La posibilidad del inmediato
suministro de diferentes nutrientes al suelo y consecuente aprovechamiento por parte
de los cultivos, junto con la facilidad de manipulación y aplicación, fueron determinantes
pa...
Cover crop has been used in soil conservation since ancient times. During the collaboration with Dr. Ademir Calegari, Penergetic noted that cover crop and no-till methods have additional positive effects when penergetic products are used. For this reason, we want to introduce the different areas of applications for cover crops and contribute furthe...
Keywords · · · · Central America · Andean region · Direct seeding ·
This publication is the result of activities developed within the framework
of the “Soil Conservation Project MAG – GTZ”, implemented from 1993
to 2001. The executing institutions of the Soil Conservation Project were
the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAG) of the Republic of
Paraguay and the German Technical Cooperation (GTZ).
The Spanish...
Diversificação de sistemas produtivos através do uso adequado de plantas de cobertura, rotação de culturas no sistema plantio direto Ademir Calegari, Eng Agr. Dr. Pesquisador IAPAR IAPAR, Londrina-PR calegari@iapar.br 1. Introdução Registros históricos mostram que a prática a milenar do uso de plantas de cobertura, foi desenvolvi-da com sucesso por...
A presente publicação tem a sua origem num Memorando de Entendimento assinado no mês de Setembro do 2006 entre • INGC Instituto Nacional de Gestão de Calamidades • PRODER Programa de Desenvolvimento Rural (MINAG - GTZ) • PROMEC Projecto de Promoção Económica de Camponeses de Sofala (DPA Sofala - Cooperação Austríaca)
O objectivo geral da colaboraç...
Nas mais diversas regiões do mundo onde se pratica a agricultura, um aspecto marcante e comum à maioria dessas áreas é o uso intensivo e a má gestão dos recursos naturais, o que tem ao longo dos anos contribuído para o agravamento dos processos de degradação dos recursos, principalmente solo e água, comprometendo severamente a produção agrícola em...
In agricultural areas all over the world, land in tropical and subtropical regions in general is intensively cultivated and, in most cases, the soil and water management systems are not practiced using an integrated and sustainable approach. In many farming systems where no orderly crop diversification, including cash crops and cover crops in a cro...
The soil degradation process observed in many agricultural areas from Brazil and other countries all over the world goes beyond the boundaries of soil science. Conflicts between crop and livestock production, land tenure systems, labor, farming systems, market and other issues have contributed to influence many countries to look for sustainable agr...
Video about cover crops in Piaui state, Savannah aea of Brazil ,
Fazenda AGRO FARM em São Gonçalo do Sapucaí, MG; com 400 has de Plantas de cobertura. Mostrando o manejo com rolo-faca para posterior plantio da Soja em plantio direto.
The use of winter cover crops is an important practice for the management and conservation of soil and water in southern Brazil. The objective of this work was to evaluate the accumulation of green mass and dry mass in the aerial part of winter cover crops in monocropping and intercropping in southwestern Paraná, in the years 2016 and 2017. Randomi...
As plantas de cobertura ou adubos verdes começaram a ser usadas nos sistemas de produção com a finalidade de adubação verde, sendo inicialmente incorporadas ao solo no plantio convencional. Com a adoção do sistema plantio direto (SPD), as plantas de cobertura passaram a ser usadas para cobrir o solo nos períodos em que a área não está sendo utiliza...
Vídeo mostrando manejo sustentável cm rotação de culturas incluindo Mix de plantas com inúmeros benefícios no solo e no rendimento das culturas comerciais.
Este material é o resultado de mais de 40 anos de pesquisa e experiências práticas do Dr. Ademir Calegari, com apoio técnico da equipe Araunah AGRO, no campo e nos mais diversos ambientes e regiões brasileiras, bem como em diferentes sistemas produtivos. O conhecimento aqui se aplica a partir do adequado DIAGNÓSTICO para implantação do MANEJO INTEG...
Presentation about Soil management in a Sustainable way (No-till system), including cover crops species/ properly fit a crop rotation system, and effects on soil attributes.
The International Meeting for a Living Agriculture will be under the high patronage of Marcel Bouché, who is a Chevalier of the National Order of Agricultural Merit, as well a...
Presentation and discussions (during 3 hours) about Soil management - including cover crops, rotaion in different cropping systems, in a soil regenerative perspective, experiences and cases studies, showing farmers achievements, also promoting soil attributes improvement in Brazil and also other countries.
The International Meeting for a Living Ag...
RESUMO: O presente estudo teve como objetivo avaliar a população da fauna edáfica em uma área experimental instalada há 26 anos em Pato Branco / PR. Entre os tratamentos existentes na área experimental, foram selecionados seis manejados sob sistema de cultivo convencional, e seis manejados sob plantio direto, ambos cultivados com seis diferentes pl...
An adequate diagnostic of the soil attributes, biological, physical and chemical followed by properly use of cover crop species, in a crop rotation system (NO-TILL with quality), will promote better environmental equilibrium leadinbg to better soil-water-plant relationship and consequently crop yield improvement in a sustainable way.
Mix de plantas de cobertura. Efeitos no solo, microrganismos. e rotação com culturas de verão
Mix Winter cover crops at farm conditions in North of Paraná, Red latosol, Arapongas, municipality, Brazil
Options of Winter Cover crops (MIX) - Black oat + White lupin + Rye + Radish + Common vetch
In all different cropping and farming systems the implementation of an adequate diagnosis is very important, where the key factors are achieving a better soil and crop performance, in all soil attributes, chemical, physical and biological! With this diagnosis at hand, some planning can be developed and the strategies properly fitting mixed cover cro...
Dr. Ademir Calegari was born on a farm in south Brazil in 1957. He started working with no-till, cover crops, and crop rotations in 1977. He received degrees in agronomy from Brazil and a master in Soil Science from Aberdeen University, Scotland. Additionally, he acquired a Ph.D. from a combination of the University of Londrina, Brazil, University...
The principles and practices of Conservation Agriculture, including cover crop species, crop rotation, normally conserve and enhance the use of natural resources to lessen land degradation, improve water use efficiency, enhance land quality and the biodiversity of rural land, aid development of “green” products (via globally-sensitive production),...
Mix de plantas de cobertura no Paraguay.
Brachiaria ruziziensis + Cotalaria spectabilis + Trigo mourisco + Capim coracana
Growing cover crops to recycle soil nutrients in no-tillage systems provide nutrients accumulation in more labile forms in the soil surface reducing the demand for fertilizers. This study aimed to evaluate the long-term (23-yrs) effect of soil tillage systems and winter cover crops on (i) soil acidity, (ii) nutrient availability, and (iii) P and K...
Plantas de cobertura e seus efeitos nos atributos do solo: biológicos, físicos e químicos. Possibilidades de uso das diversas espécies e os MIX (coquetel, blend) de diferentes espécies com diferentes objetivos a ser usado de acordo com o Diagnóstico elaborado para atender as demandas dos diferentes sistemas de produção e condições agroecológicas em...
O uso de plantas de cobertura do solo atua como amortecedor no fenômeno de adsorção do fosfato adicionado como fertilizante industrializado e solúvel em água. Também, embora bastante restrito, pode auxiliar na deposição de material orgânico em profundidade e por conseguinte depositar fosfato orgânico no entorno das raízes mortas.
Conservation agriculture (CA) has been widely successful in the Southern Cone region of South America. A leader in the development of CA practices and technology, Brazil has encouraged the spread of CA throughout the region through an effective and innovative network of farmers and their associations, private and public partnerships. The benefits o...
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Aedes aegypti: control by Crotalaria species has no scientific validation
This paper presents some scientific information on Aedes aegypti, the mosquito that transmits the dengue fever virus, such as its way of proliferation, the description of the most favorable locals for its reproduction, and some recommendations for maintaining houses...
Soil degradation in Brazil is a concern due to intensive agricultural production. Combining conservation practice, such as no-tillage, with winter cover crops may increase microbial activity and enhance soil quality more than either practice alone. This research evaluated the benefits of long-term (23 years) winter cover crops and reduced tillage o...
A agricultura brasileira passa por momento singular. Por um lado, a crescente demanda por alimentos, fibras e energia renovável conduz o setor ao alcance sistemático de produtividades e produções recordes; por outro lado, a sociedade passa a ser cada vez mais exigente quanto ao emprego de práticas e processos de produção alinhados aos atuais concei...
A agricultura brasileira passa por momento singular. Por um lado, a crescente demanda por alimentos, fibras e energia renovável conduz o setor ao alcance sistemático de produtividades e produções recordes; por outro lado, a sociedade passa a ser cada vez mais exigente quanto ao emprego de práticas e processos de produção alinhados aos atuais concei...
This work aims to evaluate the soil physical properties affected by cover crop rotation and soil management in a long-term experiment in southern Brazil. The experiment was established in 1986, with treatments combining six winter treatments and two tillage systems (conventional and no tillage). Bulk density, porosity, aggregate-size class distribu...
This book aims to provide an up-to-date state-of-the-art review on various aspects of Conservation Agriculture (CA) by reviewing the past and current research from various regions of the globe so that all others interested in CA could benefit from experiences gained under different agroclimatic and socio-economic conditions across the globe. This r...
The inadequate processes of occupation of areas as well as the speed of the need for food production has contributed to the worsening of the processes of soil erosion, changing some attributes of soil physical, chemical and biological processes, coupled with the acceleration of matter mineralization organic, with consequent decrease in fertility, h...
The present investigation was carried out in the summer/ ……autumn season of 2010-2011/ 2011-2012 in citrus grove of the School Farm of Universidade Estadual de Londrina-Paraná-Brasil. Eighteen 15-year-old Montenegrina mandarin (Citrus reticulata) trees grafted on Rangpur lime rootstock planted at 7 x 4m apart were selected to study the impact of so...
The transformation of natural ecosystems into cultivated areas alters the distribution of the phosphorus (P) forms in the soil, mainly in organic forms. Soil conservation systems, such as no-tillage (NT), in general are characterized by a higher total organic (TOC) and total P content in the soil surface layers compared to conventional tillage (CT)...
Brazil has seen an agricultural transformation from low production and yields, rural poverty and no food security before the 1970s to a modern system based on scientific innovation (Figure 21). Today, Brazil is an agricultural powerhouse and 1st in the production of orange juice, sugar, coffee; 2nd in the production of beef and soybeans, and 2nd in...
Organic phosphorus (P) is an important source of phosphate for plants both in natural environments and in cultivated soils. Growing plants with high P recycling capacity may increase the importance of organic forms in phosphate availability mainly in undisturbed soils. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of long period of cultivation o...
Summary:
Crop water use can be increased by management of surface runoff, groundwater, irrigation, and soil water. Technological innovations to enhance availability of water for agricultural crops depend on soil and site-specific conditions. Devoted to the principles and practices of enhancing water use efficiency, Soil Water and Agronomic Product...
The cultivation of crops with different capacity of P uptake and use under long-term soil tillage systems can affect the distribution of P cycling and inorganic forms in the soil, as a result of higher or lower use efficiency of P applied in fertilizers. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of long-term cultivation of different wint...
1. SUMMARY REPORT OF THE WORK OF THE EXPERT GROUP ON MAINTAINING THE ABILITY OF BIODIVERSITY TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE WATER CYCLE.(15p.)
http://www.cbd.int/doc/meetings/cop/cop-11/official/cop-11-30-en.pdf
2. REPORT OF THE WORK OF THE EXPERT GROUP ON MAINTAINING THE ABILITY OF BIODIVERSITY TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE WATER CYCLE. (180p.)
http://w...
The soil organic matter content is severely affected by soil use and management. In physically and chemically fragile soils the destruction of native vegetation can cause a great decrease in the carbon stock. However, soils that present high resilience, when appropriately handled, can easily recover the original values of carbon. The objective of t...
The soil organic matter content is severely affected by soil use and management. In physically and chemically fragile soils the destruction of native vegetation can cause a great decrease in the carbon stock. However, soils that present high resilience, when appropriately handled, can easily recover the original values of carbon. The objective of t...
A disponibilidade de fósforo (P) é o principal limitante de produtividade de culturas comerciais nos solos tropicais e subtropicais. Contudo, há plantas que desenvolveram mecanismos de adaptabilidade a essas condições, com destaque para a ampliação do sistema radicular e a associação com fungos micorrízicos. O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar o...
A imensa extensão territorial do Brasil, associada às condições edafo-climáticas apresenta-se com grande potencial para a produção de biomassa para fins alimentares, químicos e energéticos. Estudos divulgados nos Estados Unidos afirmam que o Brasil tem condições de liderar a produção mundial de biodiesel, promovendo a substituição de pelo menos 60%...
Soil organic matter (SOM) plays a key role in the formation and stabilization of soil aggregates (Oades 1984); and continual addition of crop residue increases labile SOM near the soil surface, which increases soil aggregation and has a large impact on soil structure (Lu et al., 1998). No-tillage systems have higher SOM stock and also greater and m...
No-tillage system associated with crop rotation increases the amount of crop residues left as mulch on the topsoil, and can be an important and sustainable alternative for soil management in tropical and subtropical conditions. The objective of this work was to evaluate the soil physical properties affected by cover crop, rotation and soil manageme...
O agravamento do processo de erosão, ocasionado principalmente pelo uso intensivo e mal manejo do recursos naturais, com consequente diminuição da fertilidade natural do solo e alteração de suas propriedades físicas, químicas e biológicas, tem contribuído para o processo de degradação da matéria orgânica e diminuição do potencial produtivo das cult...
Search for Sustainability with No-Till Bill in Dryland Agriculture, has several valuable and unique features. It is perhaps the only book looking at no-till in truly dry Mediterranean conditions, namely the rainfed cropping environment of the south-western corner of the state of Western Australia (WA) where annual rainfall in the wheat zone ranges...
Resumos do 6º. Congresso Brasileiro de plantas oleaginosas, óleos, gorduras e biodiesel - Biodiesel: Inovação Tecnológica. Montes Claros, 24 a 28 de julho de 2009/Eds. Pedro Castro Neto, Antônio Carlos Fraga – Lavras: UFLA, 2009.
Generally the lands in tropical and subtropical regions, all over the world is intensively cultivated, and in the majority of the cases occur an absence of an integrated soil and water management system. Many farming and cropping systems where no orderly crop diversification, including cash crops and cover crops in a crop rotation system are not fo...
The effects of no-tillage with and without crop rotation previously planned, conventional system including ploughing and disc harrowing on soil particles aggregation were evaluated and compared with native forest on an Red distroferric Oxisol with high clay content from western Paraná State. Soils were sampled from all treatments, adequately stored...
Nas condições tropicais e subtropicais, a mata nativa significa um equilíbrio ambiental entre solo e vegetação que devemos ter por objetivo ao propor sistemas conservacionistas de produção. Provavelmente, este equilíbrio terá reflexos na biodiversidade vegetal e animal. A destruição das florestas visando a produção intensiva de grãos sem utilização...
The state of the Art of Conservation agriculture in Brazil and the effects on soil attributes and crop performance.
The development of associations of farmers interested in CA systems has been crucial in the increase and spread of CA systems in Brazil.
Soil organic carbon (SOC) was assessed in a long-term (19 yr) experiment comparing conventional tillage (CT) and no-tillage (NT) management systems and various winter cover crop treatments in a Rhodic Hapludox in southern Brazil. After 19 yr, NT resulted in 6.84 Mg C ha(-1), in the upper soil layer (0-10 cm), which represented 64.6% more than CT. I...
The East African and Brazilian Conservation Agriculture Manufacturers' Trade Mission Workshop was held at the training centre of the Instituto Agrônomico do Paraná (IAPAR) in Londrina, Paraná, from 19 to 21 May 2008.
Both the workshop and a one week study tour were organized jointly by the Fundação de Apoio à Pesquisa e ao Desenvolvimento do Agron...
