EFFECT OF FALLOW LAND, CULTIVATED PASTURE AND ABANDONED PASTURE ON SOIL FERTILITY IN TWO DEFORESTED AMAZONIAN REGIONS

EFFECT OF FALLOW LAND, CULTIVATED PASTURE AND ABANDONED PASTURE ON SOIL FERTILITY IN TWO DEFORESTED AMAZONIAN REGIONS

The effect of two practices adopted by settlers (abandoned pasture and fallow land) on soil fertility of two deforested Amazonian regions (Belém-Pará and Ariquemes-Rondônia) was studied. Whenever possible, cultivated pasture, over similar time periods in both cases and in natural forest, were employ...

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Main Authors: J.A DIEZ, A POLO, M.A DIAZ-BURGOS, C.C CERRI, B.J FEIGL, M.C PICCOLO
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 1997-01-01
Series:Scientia Agricola
Subjects:
desmatamento
pousio
pastagem abandonada
deforestation
fallow land
abandoned pasture
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