Potential of different Urochloa grass hybrids to enhance soil organic carbon stocks in a Mollisol of Valle del Cauca, Colombia

Increasing soil organic carbon (SOC) in grasslands is a promising strategy to mitigate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from livestock. Some Urochloa grasses with deep roots enhance SOC in acidic, low-fertility tropical soils (Fisher et al., 1994). At the Alliance Bioversity-CIAT, genetically diverse...

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Autores principales: Rodriguez, Leonardo, Bastidas, Mike, Villegas, Daniel, Prado Murcia, Madyan Vanessa, Benito, Marta, Subbarao, Guntur, Costa Junior, Ciniro, Idupulapati, Rao, Arango, Jacobo
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Publicado: 2025
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/174587
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author Rodriguez, Leonardo
Bastidas, Mike
Villegas, Daniel
Prado Murcia, Madyan Vanessa
Benito, Marta
Subbarao, Guntur
Costa Junior, Ciniro
Idupulapati, Rao
Arango, Jacobo
author_browse Arango, Jacobo
Bastidas, Mike
Benito, Marta
Costa Junior, Ciniro
Idupulapati, Rao
Prado Murcia, Madyan Vanessa
Rodriguez, Leonardo
Subbarao, Guntur
Villegas, Daniel
author_facet Rodriguez, Leonardo
Bastidas, Mike
Villegas, Daniel
Prado Murcia, Madyan Vanessa
Benito, Marta
Subbarao, Guntur
Costa Junior, Ciniro
Idupulapati, Rao
Arango, Jacobo
author_sort Rodriguez, Leonardo
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description Increasing soil organic carbon (SOC) in grasslands is a promising strategy to mitigate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from livestock. Some Urochloa grasses with deep roots enhance SOC in acidic, low-fertility tropical soils (Fisher et al., 1994). At the Alliance Bioversity-CIAT, genetically diverse Urochloa grasses are used in breeding programs to develop hybrids with improved stress tolerance, forage quality, and reduced GHG emissions. However, deep-rooting traits linked to SOC accumulation (sequestration) have not yet been targeted. Since these improved grasses are important for sustainable livestock systems, it is necessary to explore their role in SOC storage.
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spelling CGSpace1745872025-11-05T12:06:00Z Potential of different Urochloa grass hybrids to enhance soil organic carbon stocks in a Mollisol of Valle del Cauca, Colombia Rodriguez, Leonardo Bastidas, Mike Villegas, Daniel Prado Murcia, Madyan Vanessa Benito, Marta Subbarao, Guntur Costa Junior, Ciniro Idupulapati, Rao Arango, Jacobo breeding programmes secuestro de carbono urochloa carbon capture and storage soil sampling muestreo del suelo root length longitud de las raíces programa de crianza-programa de mejoramiento genético Increasing soil organic carbon (SOC) in grasslands is a promising strategy to mitigate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from livestock. Some Urochloa grasses with deep roots enhance SOC in acidic, low-fertility tropical soils (Fisher et al., 1994). At the Alliance Bioversity-CIAT, genetically diverse Urochloa grasses are used in breeding programs to develop hybrids with improved stress tolerance, forage quality, and reduced GHG emissions. However, deep-rooting traits linked to SOC accumulation (sequestration) have not yet been targeted. Since these improved grasses are important for sustainable livestock systems, it is necessary to explore their role in SOC storage. 2025-04-27 2025-05-14T12:50:54Z 2025-05-14T12:50:54Z Poster https://hdl.handle.net/10568/174587 en Open Access application/pdf Rodriguez, L.; Bastidas, M.; Villegas, D.; PradoVanessa; Benito, M.; Subbarao, G.; Costa Junior, C.; Idupulapati, R.; Arango, J. (2025) Potential of different Urochloa grass hybrids to enhance soil organic carbon stocks in a Mollisol of Valle del Cauca, Colombia. 1 p.
spellingShingle breeding programmes
secuestro de carbono
urochloa
carbon capture and storage
soil sampling
muestreo del suelo
root length
longitud de las raíces
programa de crianza-programa de mejoramiento genético
Rodriguez, Leonardo
Bastidas, Mike
Villegas, Daniel
Prado Murcia, Madyan Vanessa
Benito, Marta
Subbarao, Guntur
Costa Junior, Ciniro
Idupulapati, Rao
Arango, Jacobo
Potential of different Urochloa grass hybrids to enhance soil organic carbon stocks in a Mollisol of Valle del Cauca, Colombia
title Potential of different Urochloa grass hybrids to enhance soil organic carbon stocks in a Mollisol of Valle del Cauca, Colombia
title_full Potential of different Urochloa grass hybrids to enhance soil organic carbon stocks in a Mollisol of Valle del Cauca, Colombia
title_fullStr Potential of different Urochloa grass hybrids to enhance soil organic carbon stocks in a Mollisol of Valle del Cauca, Colombia
title_full_unstemmed Potential of different Urochloa grass hybrids to enhance soil organic carbon stocks in a Mollisol of Valle del Cauca, Colombia
title_short Potential of different Urochloa grass hybrids to enhance soil organic carbon stocks in a Mollisol of Valle del Cauca, Colombia
title_sort potential of different urochloa grass hybrids to enhance soil organic carbon stocks in a mollisol of valle del cauca colombia
topic breeding programmes
secuestro de carbono
urochloa
carbon capture and storage
soil sampling
muestreo del suelo
root length
longitud de las raíces
programa de crianza-programa de mejoramiento genético
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/174587
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