Contribution of Integrated Crop Livestock Systems to Climate Smart Agriculture in Argentina

Integrated crop-livestock system (ICLS) is a useful practice to enhance soil organic carbon (SOC) compared to continuous cropping systems (CC). However, robust data from different regions around the world remain to be collected. So, our objectives were to (i) compare SOC and its physical fractions i...

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Autores principales: Colazo, Juan Cruz, Herrera, Juan De Dios, Sager, Ricardo Luis, Guzman, Maria Laura, Zaman, Mohammad
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Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/13868
https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/11/11/2060
https://doi.org/10.3390/land11112060
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author Colazo, Juan Cruz
Herrera, Juan De Dios
Sager, Ricardo Luis
Guzman, Maria Laura
Zaman, Mohammad
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description Integrated crop-livestock system (ICLS) is a useful practice to enhance soil organic carbon (SOC) compared to continuous cropping systems (CC). However, robust data from different regions around the world remain to be collected. So, our objectives were to (i) compare SOC and its physical fractions in ICLS and CC, and (ii) evaluate the use of δ13C to identify the source of C of SOC in these systems in the Pampas region of Argentina. For that, we compared two farms, an ICLS and a CC having the same soil type and landscape position. The ICLS farm produces alfalfa grazed alternatively with soybean and corn, and the CC farm produces the latter two crops in a continuous sequence. Soil samples (0–5, 5–20, 20–40, and 40–60 cm) were collected and analyzed for SOC, its physical fractions, and their isotopic signature (δ13C). Soils under ICLS showed an increment of 50% of SOC stock compared to CC in the first 60 cm. This increase was related to 100–2000 µm fractions of SOC. The shift in δ13C signature is more in ICLS than in CC, suggesting that rotation with C3 legumes contributed to C sequestration and, therefore, climate-smart agriculture. The combination of on-farm research and isotopic technique can help to study deeply the effect of real farm practices on soil carbon derived from pasture.
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spelling INTA138682023-01-10T12:25:07Z Contribution of Integrated Crop Livestock Systems to Climate Smart Agriculture in Argentina Colazo, Juan Cruz Herrera, Juan De Dios Sager, Ricardo Luis Guzman, Maria Laura Zaman, Mohammad Sistemas Pecuarios Cultivos Agricultura de Precisión Clima Argentina Carbono Orgánico del Suelo Livestock Systems Crops Precision Agriculture Climate Soil Organic Carbon Agricultura Inteligente Integrated crop-livestock system (ICLS) is a useful practice to enhance soil organic carbon (SOC) compared to continuous cropping systems (CC). However, robust data from different regions around the world remain to be collected. So, our objectives were to (i) compare SOC and its physical fractions in ICLS and CC, and (ii) evaluate the use of δ13C to identify the source of C of SOC in these systems in the Pampas region of Argentina. For that, we compared two farms, an ICLS and a CC having the same soil type and landscape position. The ICLS farm produces alfalfa grazed alternatively with soybean and corn, and the CC farm produces the latter two crops in a continuous sequence. Soil samples (0–5, 5–20, 20–40, and 40–60 cm) were collected and analyzed for SOC, its physical fractions, and their isotopic signature (δ13C). Soils under ICLS showed an increment of 50% of SOC stock compared to CC in the first 60 cm. This increase was related to 100–2000 µm fractions of SOC. The shift in δ13C signature is more in ICLS than in CC, suggesting that rotation with C3 legumes contributed to C sequestration and, therefore, climate-smart agriculture. The combination of on-farm research and isotopic technique can help to study deeply the effect of real farm practices on soil carbon derived from pasture. EEA San Luis Fil: Colazo, Juan Cruz. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria San Luis; Argentina Fil: de Dios Herrero, Juan. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Anguil; Argentina Fil: Sager, Ricardo Luis. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria San Luis; Argentina Fil: Guzmán, María Laura. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria San Luis; Argentina Fil: Zaman, Mohammad. International Atomic Energy Agency. Soil and Water Management & Crop Nutrition Section; Austria 2023-01-10T12:23:03Z 2023-01-10T12:23:03Z 2022-11 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/13868 https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/11/11/2060 2073-445X https://doi.org/10.3390/land11112060 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) application/pdf Argentina .......... (nation) (World, South America) 7006477 MDPI Land 11 (11) : 2060. (November 2022)
spellingShingle Sistemas Pecuarios
Cultivos
Agricultura de Precisión
Clima
Argentina
Carbono Orgánico del Suelo
Livestock Systems
Crops
Precision Agriculture
Climate
Soil Organic Carbon
Agricultura Inteligente
Colazo, Juan Cruz
Herrera, Juan De Dios
Sager, Ricardo Luis
Guzman, Maria Laura
Zaman, Mohammad
Contribution of Integrated Crop Livestock Systems to Climate Smart Agriculture in Argentina
title Contribution of Integrated Crop Livestock Systems to Climate Smart Agriculture in Argentina
title_full Contribution of Integrated Crop Livestock Systems to Climate Smart Agriculture in Argentina
title_fullStr Contribution of Integrated Crop Livestock Systems to Climate Smart Agriculture in Argentina
title_full_unstemmed Contribution of Integrated Crop Livestock Systems to Climate Smart Agriculture in Argentina
title_short Contribution of Integrated Crop Livestock Systems to Climate Smart Agriculture in Argentina
title_sort contribution of integrated crop livestock systems to climate smart agriculture in argentina
topic Sistemas Pecuarios
Cultivos
Agricultura de Precisión
Clima
Argentina
Carbono Orgánico del Suelo
Livestock Systems
Crops
Precision Agriculture
Climate
Soil Organic Carbon
Agricultura Inteligente
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/13868
https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/11/11/2060
https://doi.org/10.3390/land11112060
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