Poster / Presentation

Nitrogen fluxes in Urochloa-based pasture soils in the Northwestern Amazon

author(s) Villegas, Daniel Mauricio - Arango, Jacobo - Velasquez, Jaime - Krause, Hans Martin - Frossard, Emmanuel - Oberson, Astrid
from CGIAR - Consortium of International Agricultural Research Centers
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themes
regions
  • Americas
  • World
  • South America
  • Latin America and the Caribbean
citation

Villegas, D.M.; Arango, J.; Velasquez, J.; Krause, H.M.; Frossard, E.; Oberson, A. (2024) Nitrogen fluxes in Urochloa-based pasture soils in the Northwestern Amazon. Poster prepared for the N Workshop, June 17-21, 2024, Denmark (Aarhus). 1 p.
Nitrogen fluxes in Urochloa-based pasture soils in the Northwestern Amazon

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Abstract

Unfertilized grass monocultures with extensive grazing management dominate pastures in Colombia's Caquetá region. These practices contribute to significant nutrient losses,
particularly nitrogen (N).
Pasture’s N supply could be improved by the inclusion of legumes in pastures (Homem et al. 2021, Thomas, 1992) or grasses with capacity of biological nitrification inhibition (BNI)
(Subbarao et al., 2013).
Understanding soil N cycling is key to develop strategies that improve sustainability of Amazon pastures’ management.

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