Climate-smart crop-livestock systems for smallholders in the tropics: integration of new forage hybrids to intensify agriculture and to mitigate climate change through regulation of nitrification in soil

It is widely recognized that less than 50% of applied nitrogen (N) fertilizer is recovered by crops and,based on current fertilizer prices,the economic value of this "wasted" N globally is currently estimated as US$81 billion annually. Worse still, this "wasted" N has major effects on the environmen...

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Main Authors: Rao, Idupulapati M., Ishitani, Manabu, Miles, John W., Peters, Michael, Tohme, Joseph M., Arango, Jacobo, Moreta, Danilo E, López, Hernán, Castro, Aracely, Hoek, Rein van der, Martens, Siriwan D., Hyman, Glenn G., Tapasco, Jeimar, Duitama, Jorge, Suárez Baron, Harold, Borrero, Gonzalo, Núñez, Jonathan, Hartmann, Katharina, Domínguez, Moralba, Sotelo Cabrera, Mauricio Efren, Vergara, Daniel, Lavelle, Patrick M., Subbaraoa, Guntur V., Rincón, Álvaro, Plazas, Camilo, Mendoza, Reynaldo, Rathjen, Lena, Karwat, Hannes, Cadisch, Georg
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: International Center for Tropical Agriculture 2014
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/56812
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author Rao, Idupulapati M.
Ishitani, Manabu
Miles, John W.
Peters, Michael
Tohme, Joseph M.
Arango, Jacobo
Moreta, Danilo E
López, Hernán
Castro, Aracely
Hoek, Rein van der
Martens, Siriwan D.
Hyman, Glenn G.
Tapasco, Jeimar
Duitama, Jorge
Suárez Baron, Harold
Borrero, Gonzalo
Núñez, Jonathan
Hartmann, Katharina
Domínguez, Moralba
Sotelo Cabrera, Mauricio Efren
Vergara, Daniel
Lavelle, Patrick M.
Subbaraoa, Guntur V.
Rincón, Álvaro
Plazas, Camilo
Mendoza, Reynaldo
Rathjen, Lena
Karwat, Hannes
Cadisch, Georg
author_browse Arango, Jacobo
Borrero, Gonzalo
Cadisch, Georg
Castro, Aracely
Domínguez, Moralba
Duitama, Jorge
Hartmann, Katharina
Hoek, Rein van der
Hyman, Glenn G.
Ishitani, Manabu
Karwat, Hannes
Lavelle, Patrick M.
López, Hernán
Martens, Siriwan D.
Mendoza, Reynaldo
Miles, John W.
Moreta, Danilo E
Núñez, Jonathan
Peters, Michael
Plazas, Camilo
Rao, Idupulapati M.
Rathjen, Lena
Rincón, Álvaro
Sotelo Cabrera, Mauricio Efren
Subbaraoa, Guntur V.
Suárez Baron, Harold
Tapasco, Jeimar
Tohme, Joseph M.
Vergara, Daniel
author_facet Rao, Idupulapati M.
Ishitani, Manabu
Miles, John W.
Peters, Michael
Tohme, Joseph M.
Arango, Jacobo
Moreta, Danilo E
López, Hernán
Castro, Aracely
Hoek, Rein van der
Martens, Siriwan D.
Hyman, Glenn G.
Tapasco, Jeimar
Duitama, Jorge
Suárez Baron, Harold
Borrero, Gonzalo
Núñez, Jonathan
Hartmann, Katharina
Domínguez, Moralba
Sotelo Cabrera, Mauricio Efren
Vergara, Daniel
Lavelle, Patrick M.
Subbaraoa, Guntur V.
Rincón, Álvaro
Plazas, Camilo
Mendoza, Reynaldo
Rathjen, Lena
Karwat, Hannes
Cadisch, Georg
author_sort Rao, Idupulapati M.
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description It is widely recognized that less than 50% of applied nitrogen (N) fertilizer is recovered by crops and,based on current fertilizer prices,the economic value of this "wasted" N globally is currently estimated as US$81 billion annually. Worse still, this "wasted" N has major effects on the environment (Subbarao et al.2012). CIAT researchers and their collaborators in Japan reported a major breakthrough in managing N to benefit both agri-culture and the environment (Subbarao et al.2009). Termed "Biological Nitrification Inhibition" (BNI),this natural phenomenon has been the subject of long-term collaborative research that revealed the mechanism by which certain plants (especially the tropical pasture grass Brachiaria humidicola) naturally inhibit the conversion of N in the soil from a stable form to forms subject to leaching loss (NO3) or to the potent greenhouse gas N2O (Subbarao et al. 2012). B.humidicola, which is well adapted to the low-nitrogen soils of South American savannas, has shown high BNI capacity among the tropical grasses tested (Subbarao et al.2007). The major inhibitor in Brachiaria grasses is brachialactone, a cyclic diterpene (Subbarao et al.2009). Reduction of N loss from the soil under a B. humidicola pasture has a direct and beneficial environmental effect. We hypothesize that this conservation of soil N will have an additional positive impact on a subsequent crop (e.g. maize). At present, recovery of fertilizer N and the impact on crop yield is not known. The main purpose of our interinstitutional and multidisciplinary project, targeting small-scale farmers, is to develop the innovative approach of BNI using B. humidicola hybrids to realize sustainable economic and environmental benefits from integrated crop-livestock production systems.
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spelling CGSpace568122025-11-12T05:53:02Z Climate-smart crop-livestock systems for smallholders in the tropics: integration of new forage hybrids to intensify agriculture and to mitigate climate change through regulation of nitrification in soil Rao, Idupulapati M. Ishitani, Manabu Miles, John W. Peters, Michael Tohme, Joseph M. Arango, Jacobo Moreta, Danilo E López, Hernán Castro, Aracely Hoek, Rein van der Martens, Siriwan D. Hyman, Glenn G. Tapasco, Jeimar Duitama, Jorge Suárez Baron, Harold Borrero, Gonzalo Núñez, Jonathan Hartmann, Katharina Domínguez, Moralba Sotelo Cabrera, Mauricio Efren Vergara, Daniel Lavelle, Patrick M. Subbaraoa, Guntur V. Rincón, Álvaro Plazas, Camilo Mendoza, Reynaldo Rathjen, Lena Karwat, Hannes Cadisch, Georg feed crops brachiaria genetic markers nitrification fertilizers climate change soil fertility smallholders marcadores genéticos nitrificación fertilizantes cambio climático fertilidad del suelo It is widely recognized that less than 50% of applied nitrogen (N) fertilizer is recovered by crops and,based on current fertilizer prices,the economic value of this "wasted" N globally is currently estimated as US$81 billion annually. Worse still, this "wasted" N has major effects on the environment (Subbarao et al.2012). CIAT researchers and their collaborators in Japan reported a major breakthrough in managing N to benefit both agri-culture and the environment (Subbarao et al.2009). Termed "Biological Nitrification Inhibition" (BNI),this natural phenomenon has been the subject of long-term collaborative research that revealed the mechanism by which certain plants (especially the tropical pasture grass Brachiaria humidicola) naturally inhibit the conversion of N in the soil from a stable form to forms subject to leaching loss (NO3) or to the potent greenhouse gas N2O (Subbarao et al. 2012). B.humidicola, which is well adapted to the low-nitrogen soils of South American savannas, has shown high BNI capacity among the tropical grasses tested (Subbarao et al.2007). The major inhibitor in Brachiaria grasses is brachialactone, a cyclic diterpene (Subbarao et al.2009). Reduction of N loss from the soil under a B. humidicola pasture has a direct and beneficial environmental effect. We hypothesize that this conservation of soil N will have an additional positive impact on a subsequent crop (e.g. maize). At present, recovery of fertilizer N and the impact on crop yield is not known. The main purpose of our interinstitutional and multidisciplinary project, targeting small-scale farmers, is to develop the innovative approach of BNI using B. humidicola hybrids to realize sustainable economic and environmental benefits from integrated crop-livestock production systems. 2014 2015-02-19T18:44:33Z 2015-02-19T18:44:33Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/56812 en Open Access application/pdf International Center for Tropical Agriculture Rao, Idupulapati Madhusudana; Ishitani, Manabu; Miles, John; Peters, Michael; Tohme, Joseph M.; Arango, Jacobo; Moreta, Danilo E.; Lopez, Hernán; Castro, Aracely; Van der Hoek, Rein; Martens, Siriwan; Hyman, Glenn; Tapasco, Jeimar; Duitama, Jorge; Suárez, Harold; Borrero, Gonzalo; Núñez, Jonathan; Hartmann, Katharina; Domínguez, Moralba; Sotelo, Mauricio; Vergara, Daniel; Lavelle, Patrick; Subbarao, Guntur v.; Rincon, Alvaro; Plazas, Camilo; Mendoza, Reynaldo; Rathjen, Lena; Karwat, Hannes; Cadisch, Georg. 2014. Climate-smart crop-livestock systems for smallholders in the tropics : Integration of new forage hybrids to intensify agriculture and to mitigate climate change through regulation of nitrification in soil. Tropical Grasslands – Forrajes Tropicales 2 : 130-132.
spellingShingle feed crops
brachiaria
genetic markers
nitrification
fertilizers
climate change
soil fertility
smallholders
marcadores genéticos
nitrificación
fertilizantes
cambio climático
fertilidad del suelo
Rao, Idupulapati M.
Ishitani, Manabu
Miles, John W.
Peters, Michael
Tohme, Joseph M.
Arango, Jacobo
Moreta, Danilo E
López, Hernán
Castro, Aracely
Hoek, Rein van der
Martens, Siriwan D.
Hyman, Glenn G.
Tapasco, Jeimar
Duitama, Jorge
Suárez Baron, Harold
Borrero, Gonzalo
Núñez, Jonathan
Hartmann, Katharina
Domínguez, Moralba
Sotelo Cabrera, Mauricio Efren
Vergara, Daniel
Lavelle, Patrick M.
Subbaraoa, Guntur V.
Rincón, Álvaro
Plazas, Camilo
Mendoza, Reynaldo
Rathjen, Lena
Karwat, Hannes
Cadisch, Georg
Climate-smart crop-livestock systems for smallholders in the tropics: integration of new forage hybrids to intensify agriculture and to mitigate climate change through regulation of nitrification in soil
title Climate-smart crop-livestock systems for smallholders in the tropics: integration of new forage hybrids to intensify agriculture and to mitigate climate change through regulation of nitrification in soil
title_full Climate-smart crop-livestock systems for smallholders in the tropics: integration of new forage hybrids to intensify agriculture and to mitigate climate change through regulation of nitrification in soil
title_fullStr Climate-smart crop-livestock systems for smallholders in the tropics: integration of new forage hybrids to intensify agriculture and to mitigate climate change through regulation of nitrification in soil
title_full_unstemmed Climate-smart crop-livestock systems for smallholders in the tropics: integration of new forage hybrids to intensify agriculture and to mitigate climate change through regulation of nitrification in soil
title_short Climate-smart crop-livestock systems for smallholders in the tropics: integration of new forage hybrids to intensify agriculture and to mitigate climate change through regulation of nitrification in soil
title_sort climate smart crop livestock systems for smallholders in the tropics integration of new forage hybrids to intensify agriculture and to mitigate climate change through regulation of nitrification in soil
topic feed crops
brachiaria
genetic markers
nitrification
fertilizers
climate change
soil fertility
smallholders
marcadores genéticos
nitrificación
fertilizantes
cambio climático
fertilidad del suelo
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/56812
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