Short-term soil physical quality improvements promoted by an agroforestry system

Stöcker, Cristiane Mariliz; Bamberg, Adilson Luís; Stumpf, Lizete; Monteiro, Alex Becker; Cardoso, Joel Henrique; Lima, Ana Cláudia Rodrigues de

doi:10.1007/s10457-020-00524-3

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“…This shows that the practice of agroforestry systems can have a positive effect on soil quality. Based on the research conducted by Stocker et al (2019), agroforestry practices can improve several aspects of soil physical properties such as bulk density, total porosity, and C-organic total in a short period of time. It is in line with (Istomo et al, 2011), that agroforestry practices that have a relatively bulk density will allow a lot of water to be absorbed into the soil.…”

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Visual Evaluation of Soil Structure (VESS) Method to Assess Soil Properties of Agroforestry System in Pangalengan, West Java

Aji

Wijayanto

Wasis

2021

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Agroforestry is an alternative land use that not only provides benefits in economic aspects, but also in ecological aspects including improving soil quality. This research aims to evaluate the physical quality of soil in various types of land use, including agroforestry systems and evaluate the efficiency of the VESS method in determining soil physical quality. This study uses the VESS method to analyze soil quality in six land uses in Pangalengan, West Java (i.e. agroforestry, forest, tea plantations, coffee plantations, agriculture cultivation, and abandoned land). It used The VESS method because it has been widely applied in many countries, but has never been applied in Indonesia. Soil property parameters (BD, soil porosity, soil permeability, and SOC) were measured to correlate with the VESS score. VESS score ranged from 1 (good soil quality) to 5 (poor soil quality). The VESS score for each land type ranged from Sq 1.3–4.33. The soil quality in agroforestry (Sq 1.89–2.04) is not much different from natural forest (Sq 1.3). The VESS score has strong correlation (r) with soil property parameters (BD = 0.97, soil porosity = -0.97, soil permeability = -0.83, SOC = -0.94). A Strong correlation value indicates that the VESS method can be used to analyze soil quality

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Visual Evaluation of Soil Structure (VESS) Method to Assess Soil Properties of Agroforestry System in Pangalengan, West Java

Aji

Wijayanto

Wasis

2021

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“…Some studies pointed out potential reasons for soil quality tradeoffs. By comparing different types of AF with native vegetation and other land uses, different studies [102][103][104] concluded that those AF that promoted higher disturbances in the soil caused a reduction in nitrogen contents and total soil organic carbon stocks compared to the native forest and to treatments that had less intensive soil disturbances. This effect is also demonstrated by another study [101] that concluded that those AF with higher floristic diversity registered a high concentration of soil carbon contents and stocks, increasing the quality of the added organic material, and consequently the humification processes that contribute to the longterm storage of carbon.…”

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Ecosystem Services from Ecological Agroforestry in Brazil: A Systematic Map of Scientific Evidence

Schuler

Alarcon

Joner

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(1) Brazil has great potential to expand the area under agroforestry, and thereby simultaneously enhance multiple ecosystem services. However, divergent interests are currently polarized between drastic environmental deregulation and public resource allocation to chemical-intensive land use versus conservation and sustainable agriculture. This highlights an urgent need for a comprehensive overview of the evidence of the benefits to society generated by agroforestry across Brazil. (2) We present a systematic map of the scientific evidence related to the effects of agroforestry on ecosystem services in Brazil. (3) Reviewing 158 peer-reviewed articles, published in international scientific journals (database: Web of Science), we identified a disproportionate emphasis on the Atlantic Forest. Very little research has been published on the Cerrado savanna, Pampa grasslands and Pantanal wetlands. Regulating services were much more frequently studied (85%) than provisioning (13%), while cultural services represent a major gap. A consistent positive effect of agroforestry was demonstrated for soil quality, habitat and food provisioning. Trade-offs were demonstrated for soils and habitats. (4) Our analysis identifies high-priority gaps given their critical importance for human well-being which should be filled: agroforestry effects on water provision and regulation. Moreover, they should assess other ES such as erosion control, flood protection and pest control to enable a more reliable inference about trade-offs.

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“…Soil improvement or soil conditioning describes a wide range of activities to modify soil characteristics according to specific needs. In general, this term has been used mostly in the context of soil physical properties in geotechnical engineering (Mirzababaei et al ., 2017; Armistead et al ., 2020; Chen et al ., 2020), but also in agriculture (Majeed et al ., 2018), forestry (Stöcker et al ., 2020) and other fields. Therefore, soil improvement is not restricted to a specific industry and could be defined as the modification of any soil property by any method.…”

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Water‐soluble polymers in agriculture: xanthan gum as eco‐friendly alternative to synthetics

Berninger¹,

Dietz²,

López

2021

Microbial Biotechnology

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Water-soluble polymers (WSPs) are a versatile group of chemicals used across industries for different purposes such as thickening, stabilizing, adhesion and gelation. Synthetic polymers have tailored characteristics and are chemically homogeneous, whereas plant-derived biopolymers vary more widely in their specifications and are chemically heterogeneous. Between both sources, microbial polysaccharides are an advantageous compromise. They combine naturalness with defined material properties, precisely controlled by optimizing strain selection, fermentation operational parameters and downstream processes. The relevance of such bio-based and biodegradable materials is rising due to increasing environmental awareness of consumers and a tightening regulatory framework, causing both solid and water-soluble synthetic polymers, also termed 'microplastics', to have come under scrutiny. Xanthan gum is the most important microbial polysaccharide in terms of production volume and diversity of applications, and available as different grades with specific properties. In this review, we will focus on the applicability of xanthan gum in agriculture (drift control, encapsulation and soil improvement), considering its potential to replace traditionally used synthetic WSPs. As a spray adjuvant, xanthan gum prevents the formation of driftable fine droplets and shows particular resistance to mechanical shear.Xanthan gum as a component in encapsulated formulations modifies release properties or provides additional protection to encapsulated agents. In geotechnical engineering, soil amended with xanthan gum has proven to increase water retention, reduce water evaporation, percolation and soil erosiontopics of high relevance in the agriculture of the 21st century. Finally, hands-on formulation tips are provided to facilitate exploiting the full potential of xanthan gum in diverse agricultural applications and thus providing sustainable solutions.

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Short-term soil physical quality improvements promoted by an agroforestry system

Cited by 25 publications

References 44 publications

Visual Evaluation of Soil Structure (VESS) Method to Assess Soil Properties of Agroforestry System in Pangalengan, West Java

Visual Evaluation of Soil Structure (VESS) Method to Assess Soil Properties of Agroforestry System in Pangalengan, West Java

Ecosystem Services from Ecological Agroforestry in Brazil: A Systematic Map of Scientific Evidence

Water‐soluble polymers in agriculture: xanthan gum as eco‐friendly alternative to synthetics

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