RESEARCH AND EXTENSION OF AGROECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS FOR SOIL IMPROVEMENT

Autores/as

  • Cíntia Schelbauer
  • Maiara Leonel Pereira Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
  • Kamilly Amorin Gracia
  • Marcelo Venturi Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
  • Paulo Emilio Lovato Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
  • Jucinei José Comin Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5007/1807-0221.2009v6n8p15

Resumen

This study shows results of a research done in little farms of Santa Catarina state, Brazil, where it was tested different management systems to the improvement of soil attributes. To develop this study, farmers were trained to measure the best treatments of weed, insect and diseases control, as well as soil quality (e.g. root development, cover crops, soil compaction) and corn and bean production. Farmers noted the interaction among some soil attributes and detached those related to soil quality as the most linked to plant production. As related to sustainability of the system, little emphasis was given by farmers, suggesting deficits in their knowledge about the benefits of sustainable agriculture production.

 

 

Biografía del autor/a

Cíntia Schelbauer

Engenheira Agrônoma.

Maiara Leonel Pereira, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

Graduanda do Curso de Agronomia da UFSC.

Kamilly Amorin Gracia

Engenheira Agrônoma

Marcelo Venturi, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

Mestrando do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Agroecossistemas da UFSC

Paulo Emilio Lovato, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

Professor Associado II do Departamento de Engenharia Rural da UFSC

Jucinei José Comin, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

Graduação em Agronomia pela UFSC, mestrado em Ciências do Solo pela UFPR e doutorado em Agronomia - Ecole Nationale Superieure Agronomique de Rennes. Atualmente é professor associado I da UFSC.

Mais informações: Currículo Lattes - CNPq.

Publicado

2009-11-24