2013
DOI: 10.17138/tgft(1)156-167
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Challenges and opportunities for improving eco-efficiency of tropical forage-based systems to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions

Abstract: Forage-based livestock production plays a key role in national and regional economies, for food security and poverty alleviation, but is considered a major contributor to agricultural GHG emissions. While demand for livestock products is predicted to increase, there is political and societal pressure both to reduce environmental impacts and to convert some of the pasture area to alternative uses, such as crop production and environmental conservation. Thus, it is essential to develop approaches for sustainable… Show more

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“…Silvopastoral systems have been espoused as a sustainable land-use system (Peters et al, 2013) with high C storage in both above-and belowground components (Nair et al, 2010;Adewopo et al, 2014). The conversion of native rangeland to slash pine-bahiagrass silvopasture increased total ecosystem C in silvopasture (144 Mg ha −1 ) relative to the reference native rangeland (69 Mg ha −1 ).…”
Section: Integrated Crop-livestock Systems and Silvopastoral Systemsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Silvopastoral systems have been espoused as a sustainable land-use system (Peters et al, 2013) with high C storage in both above-and belowground components (Nair et al, 2010;Adewopo et al, 2014). The conversion of native rangeland to slash pine-bahiagrass silvopasture increased total ecosystem C in silvopasture (144 Mg ha −1 ) relative to the reference native rangeland (69 Mg ha −1 ).…”
Section: Integrated Crop-livestock Systems and Silvopastoral Systemsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Moreover, replacing naturalized grasses with varieties of higher quality and digestibility reduces the amount of methane emitted per unit of milk or meat produced [20, 21]. The vegetative cover of well-managed pastures enhances ecosystem services by controlling soil erosion and restoring land through increased soil organic matter and better microclimate [22]. …”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Científicos del Centro de Investigación de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT) han trabajado en el mejoramiento genético de las especies Brachiaria humidicola y B. decumbes, las cuales generan un exudado a través de las raíces llamado Brachialactona con el potencial de almacenar carbono en el suelo reducir emisiones tanto de metano y óxido nitroso debido a la capacidad de inhibir la nitrificación que realizan los microorganismos [31,32,33,34].…”
Section: Forrajes Tropicales Como Estrategia Para El Cambio Climáticounclassified