Integrated crop-livestock systems (ICLS) incorporate cropping systems and livestock production by grazing cover crops. With a growing awareness in recent years regarding agricultural sustainability, these systems have begun to be re-introduced into the southeastern U.S. This study evaluated cover cropping systems under grazed no-till (GNT), un-grazed no-till (UNT), and un-grazed conventional tillage (UCT) management, in Mississippi. Beef cattle (Bos spp.) performance was significantly less in the cover crop treatment of oats (Avena sativa) + crimson clover (Trifolium incarnatum) + radish (Raphanus sativus; OCR) in both average daily gain (ADG; 3.03 lb hd-1 d-1) and total gain ac-1 (GAIN; 346 lb ac-1). Soybean (Glycine max) yield was unaffected by cover crop treatment and tillage. The lowest expected economic return was generated by OCR ($749.31 ac-1). Soil penetration resistance was unaffected by the influence of grazing. The greatest concentrations of soil organic carbon (1.44%) and soil nitrogen (0.20%) were observed in GNT.

The Precision Agriculture is a great tool to assist and enhance the spatial and temporal management of agricultural activities. In this sense the site-specific management, provides an understanding of agricultural crops or livestock on smaller spatial scales than those adopted in conventional agriculture. For data acquisition and obtaining maps, the Electrical Conductivity of the soil, the Penetration Resistance and Chemical Analysis of the Soil were used because they are variables which correlate with factors for grain production. This study evaluated the data obtained in a reference unit of Embrapa, submitted to a system of long-term crop-livestock integration succeeded by soybean cultivation during the summer and ryegrass pasture during the winter. The data on variability obtained on soybean yield, were used to establish management zones in pasture productivity, along with the (EC), (PR) and (CAS). From the values of correlation between soybean yield and forage production presented, it was observed that there was a positive correlation between the productivity of soybean and the forage production, only in the first cut of the forage. This result demonstrates that the response in productivity of different crops is distinct in the same area. Considering the results, it is concluded that the EC measures showed good repeatability, with a strong positive correlation with relatively small scattering. On the other hand, the areas of EC were not effective to determine the areas of management in the pasture phase, still fitting complementary studies to verify the efficiency of the EC in relation to variability in pasture productivity in southern Brazil. / A Agricultura de Precisão é uma excelente ferramenta para auxiliar e aprimorar o gerenciamento espacial e temporal das atividades agrícolas. Nesse sentido o manejo sítio-específico, proporciona o entendimento de lavouras agrícolas ou pecuárias em escalas espaciais menores do que aquelas adotadas na agricultura convencional. Para a aquisição de dados e obtenção de mapas, a Condutividade Elétrica do Solo, a Resistência a Penetração e a Análise Química do Solo, foram utilizadas por serem variáveis que se correlacionam com fatores de produção dos grãos. O presente trabalho avaliou os dados obtidos em uma unidade de referência da Embrapa, submetida a um sistema de integração lavoura-pecuária de longa duração com sucessão de cultivo de soja durante o verão e de pastagem de azevém durante o inverno. Os dados relativos à variabilidade obtida na produtividade da soja, foram utilizados para tentar estabelecer zonas de manejo na produtividade da pastagem, juntamente com a (CE), (RP) e (AQS). A partir dos valores de correlação entre a produtividade da soja e a produção de forragem apresentados, foi observado que houve correlação positiva da produtividade da soja com a produção de forragem, apenas no primeiro corte da forragem. Este resultado demonstra que a resposta em produtividade de culturas diferentes é distinta em uma mesma área. Tendo em vista os resultados obtidos, conclui-se que as medidas de (CE) apresentaram boa repetibilidade, com forte correlação positiva e com espalhamento relativamente pequeno. Por outro lado, as zonas de (CE) não foram correlacionadas para determinar as zonas de manejo na fase da pastagem, cabendo ainda estudos complementares para verificar a eficiência da (CE) em relação à variabilidade na produtividade do pasto na região sul do Brasil.

Les systèmes agro-sylvo-pastoraux (SASP) d’Afrique de l’Ouest sont des agro-écosystèmes limités en biomasses et en nutriments. Le recyclage des nutriments et les transferts de fertilité sont traditionnellement rythmés par la mobilité des troupeaux de ruminants conduits en extensif. Les agro-éleveurs pratiquent le parcage nocturne de leurs troupeaux pour concentrer la matière organique, dans les champs à proximité des habitations afin de sécuriser une production vivrière suffisante à leurs besoins. Dans un contexte de croissance démographique et de réduction des parcours naturels au profit des zones cultivées, le système d’élevage « traditionnel », basé sur une forte mobilité intra-terroir villageois, est remis en cause. Les stratégies adoptées par les agro-éleveurs sont, soit (i) l’éloignement des troupeaux du terroir villageois pendant des périodes plus ou moins longues par des pratiques de transhumance saisonnière vers des régions moins peuplées et disposant de davantage de ressources fourragères ; soit (ii) plus récemment, des pratiques d’intensification avec des animaux gardés à l’étable au sein du terroir villageois et nourris avec des aliments concentrés, achetés sur le marché local. Ces changements de systèmes d’élevage ont possiblement des conséquences importantes sur les flux de biomasses et les cycles des nutriments au niveau du ménage et du territoire. Il convenait de les évaluer en termes d’impacts sur le fonctionnement et la durabilité des SASP. A cet effet, le modèle multi-agents TERROIR a été développé et implémenté sur la plateforme de modélisation GAMA. Il simule l’effet de changements dans l’organisation du paysage et des systèmes d’élevage sur les flux de biomasse et d’azote aux différents niveaux d’organisation du territoire : la parcelle, le troupeau, le ménage et le terroir villageois. Le modèle simule les échanges de biomasses entre une centaine de ménages comportant des stratégies et des pratiques différentes. Cela inclut les transferts spatiaux de biomasses orchestrés par plusieurs centaines de troupeaux se déplaçant de façon indépendante sur un millier de parcelles. Le modèle synthétise ces flux par un ensemble d’indicateurs issus de deux méthodes d’analyse (« Ecological Network Analysis » et « System Gate Balance ») pour décrire la structure, le fonctionnement et la durabilité de l’agroécosystème, en termes de productivité, d’efficience, d’autonomie, de recyclage, de transferts spatiaux et de bilan de nutriments. Le modèle a été conçu et paramétré à partir des données disponibles sur les agroécosystèmes de savane en Afrique de l’Ouest et il a été évalué à partir des données observées dans deux terroirs villageois du bassin Arachidier au Sénégal où les pratiques des agro-éleveurs sont particulièrement contrastées.Le modèle TERROIR a été utilisé pour explorer les impacts des dynamiques territoriales observées sur la période 1920-2015 dans le bassin Arachidier au Sénégal, une zone agricole à transition agraire rapide et avancée. Les résultats soulignent une réorganisation du cycle de l’azote et une tendance générale à l’intensification des flux et à l’augmentation de la dépendance des agroécosystèmes vis-à-vis de sources extérieures de nutriments. Cependant, le recyclage et les transferts spatiaux de nutriments internes aux agrosystèmes restent à des niveaux élevés. L’intégration sol-plantes-animaux-hommes et l’hétérogénéité spatiale de la répartition des ressources fertilisantes apparaissent comme deux propriétés persistantes des agro-écosystèmes étudiés. Consolider cette intégration et cette organisation spatiale seraient ainsi un gage pour la durabilité des futurs systèmes agricoles qui émergeront dans un contexte de poursuite de la forte croissance démographique et de changement climatique. / Agro-sylvo-pastoral systems (systèmes agro-sylvo-pastoraux - SASP) of West Africa are agroecosystems limited in biomass and nutrients. Nutrient recycling and fertility transfer are traditionally driven by the mobility of ruminant herds led in extensive practices. Agro-pastoralists practice night corralling of their herds to concentrate the organic matter in the fields near the houses, in order to secure a sufficient food production for their needs. In a context of demographic growth and the reduction of natural rangelands in favor of cultivated areas, the "traditional" mobile livestock system, based on high mobility within the village is being called into question. The strategies adopted by the agro-pastoralists are: (i) keeping the herds away from the village for periods of varying lengths, by seasonal transhumance in less populated regions where forage resources are more important, or (ii) more recently, intensified practices with animals kept in the barn within the village and fed with concentrate feeds, bought on the local markets. These changes in livestock systems may have important consequences for biomass flows and nutrient cycling at the household and village landscape level. There was a need to assess their impact on the functioning and sustainability of SASP.To this end, the TERROIR multi-agent model has been developed and implemented on the GAMA modeling platform. It simulates the effect of changes in the organization of the landscape and livestock systems on biomass and nitrogen flows at different levels of organization in the village: plot, herd, household, village landscape. The model simulates the exchanges of biomasses between dozens of households with different strategies and practices. It includes the spatial transfers of biomasses between several hundred plots orchestrated by dozens of herds moving independently. The model synthesizes these flows with a set of indicators from two methods of analysis (Ecological Network Analysis and System Gate Balance) to describe the structure, functioning and sustainability of the agroecosystem, in terms of productivity, efficiency, autonomy, recycling, spatial transfers and nutrient balance. The model was designed and configured with available data on savannah agroecosystems in West Africa. It was evaluated from data observed in two villages of the Groundnut Basin in Senegal where the practices of agro-pastoralists are particularly contrasted. The TERROIR model was developed and implemented to explore the impacts of the village dynamics observed over the period 1920-2015 in the Groundnut Basin in Senegal, an agricultural zone in fast and advanced agrarian transition. The results highlight a reorganization of the nitrogen cycle and a general trend towards increased flows and increased dependence of agroecosystems on external sources of nutrients. However, the recycling and spatial transfers of nutrients internal to agroecosystems remain at high levels. The soil-plant-animal-human integration and the spatial heterogeneity of the distribution of fertilizing resources appear as two persistent properties of the studied agro-ecosystems. Consolidating this integration and spatial organization could guarantee for the sustainability of future farming systems that will emerge in a context of continued high-population growth and climate change.

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Os objetivos deste trabalho foram: (i) quantificar o aporte dos resíduo e de macronutrientes em SIPA, sob Cambissolo Háplico de textura média, nos Campos Gerais do Paraná; (ii) estimar a taxa de decomposição do resíduo e a liberação de macronutrientes da cultura de soja e da biomassa de forragem anual de inverno (consórcio de aveia preta e azevém anual), em SIPA. O delineamento experimental empregado foi o de blocos completos casualizados com três repetições. Os tratamentos consistiram de combinações de presença de componente arbóreo (eucalipto + grevílea) e doses (90 e 180 kg ha-1) de nitrogênio mineral (ureia – 450 g kg-1 de N) aplicado na pastagem anual de inverno. De modo a melhor representar o ambiente arborizado, foi feita a subdivisão da unidade experimental em cinco distâncias. O experimento foi implantado em 2006; no entanto, as avaliações inerentes a este trabalho foram realizadas no período compreendido entre os meses de dezembro/2014 a outubro/2015. Nesse período foram inseridos aleatoriamente litter bags de resíduo de forragem anual de inverno e de soja, nos tratamentos com ausência e presença do componente arbóreo, respectivamente. As amostragens do material contido nos litter bags foram realizadas aos 7, 15, 30, 60, 90 e 120 dias após a semeadura das culturas (tanto verão quanto de inverno). Foram realizadas as seguintes avaliações: quantidade e qualidade do resíduo vegetais, taxa de decomposição do resíduo vegetal remanescente e de liberação dos macronutrientes (nitrogênio - N, fósforo - P, potássio - K, cálcio - Ca, magnésio - Mg e enxofre - S) dos resíduos, tanto da fase de lavoura como da fase pastagem, ao longo do tempo. A interação entre os fatores avaliados afetou a liberação do S do resíduo do pasto e o K do resíduo de soja. O sistema arborizado, bem como a menor dose de nitrogênio, ocasionou menor massa de resíduo (tanto da pastagem como da lavoura) quando comparado aos demais tratamentos. A quantidade de resíduo da pastagem foi afetada pela distância das árvores. Maiores concentrações dos macronutrientes (K, Ca e Mg) no resíduo da pastagem, ao final do período de pastejo, foram observadas no sistema arborizado. A ausência do componente arbóreo ocasionou maiores concentração de Ca e Mg no resíduo da soja. Além da maior quantidade de massa de resíduo da soja na maior dose de N, tal resíduo apresentava maior concentração em K e S do que a menor dose. Variações na taxa de decomposições de massa seca remanescente dos resíduos da pastagem e soja também foram influenciadas pela distância em relação aos renques arbóreos. A liberação de N, P, K e Mg do resíduo pasto e de P, Mg e S do resíduo da soja não foi influenciada pelos tratamentos. A decomposição do resíduo da pastagem e seu respectivo efeito proporcionou uma maior ciclagem de nutrientes para a soja do que o oposto. / Integrated crop-livestock systems (ICLS) enable synergism between agricultural, livestock and/or forestry activities carried out in the same area, focusing maximization of production factors. Changes in ICLS microclimates can affect the deposition and decomposition of plant residues, as well as macronutrient and nutrient cycling present in the system. The aims of this study were (i) to quantify the contribution of plant residues and macronutrients in ICLS, under loamy-sand Typic Distrudept, in the Paraná Campos Gerais area; and (ii) to estimate the decomposition of the residue and the release of macronutrients from the soybean crop and the biomass of annual winter forage (consortium of black oats and annual ryegrass) in ICLS. The experimental design was a randomized complete block with three replicates. The treatments consisted of combinations of the presence of an arboreal component (eucalyptus + Grevillea) and doses (90 and 180 kg N ha-1year-1) of mineral nitrogen (as urea - 450 g kg-1 N) applied to the annual intercropped pasture. In order to better represent the forested environment, the experimental unit was subdivided into five distances. The experiment was implemented in 2006. However, the evaluations inherent to this study were carried out from December 2014 up to October 2015. During this period, litterbags of a consortium of black oat residues with ryegrass and soybean were randomly inserted in the treatments with the absence and presence of the arboreal component, respectively. Samplings of the material contained in the litterbags were carried out at 7, 15, 30, 60, 90 and 120 days after crop sowing (both in summer and winter). The following evaluations were performed: amount and quality of the plant residue, decomposition rate of the remaining plant residue and macronutrient release (nitrogen - N, phosphorus - P, potassium - K, calcium - Ca, magnesium - Mg and sulfur - S) of the residue, both in the tillage phase and in the pasture stage, over time. The forested system, as well as the lower nitrogen dose, presented lower residue mass (both in the pasture and in the crop) compared to the other treatments. Tree distances also affected the amount of grass residue. The highest mean macronutrient concentrations (K, Ca and Mg) in the pasture residue at the end of the grazing period was observed in the arboreal system. The no-tree system resulted in higher concentrations of Ca and Mg in the soybean residue when compared to the arboreal system. In addition to the greater amount of soybean residue mass at the highest N dose, this residue presented higher N, K and S concentrations compared to the lowest dose. Variations in the decomposition rate of remaining pasture and soybean residue dry mass also occurred as a function of distance from tree trunks. The evaluated factors did not affect the release of P, K and Mg from the pasture residue and P, Mg and S from the soybean residue. The interaction between the evaluated affected S release from the pasture residue and K from the soybean residue. The decomposition of the residue of pasture and its respective effect rovided a greater cycling of nutrients for soybean.