Cacao agroforestry systems improve soil fertility: Comparison of soil properties between forest, cacao agroforestry systems, and pasture in the Colombian Amazon

The objective of our work was to evaluate soil quality in different cacao agroforestry systems (AFS) in the Colombian Amazon. We compared soil quality of AFS at the study site with soil quality of two control systems: a pasture and a secondary forest. The study was conducted at the Macagual Amazon R...

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Autores principales:	Rodríguez Suárez, Leonardo, Suárez Salazar, Juan Carlos, Casanoves, Fernando, Ngo Bieng, Marie Ange
Formato:	Artículo
Lenguaje:	Inglés
Publicado:	Elsevier, Ámsterdam (Países Bajos) 2021
Materias:	SISTEMAS AGROFORESTALES THEOBROMA CACAO FERTILIDAD DEL SUELO PASTIZALES BIODIVERSIDAD CALIDAD DEL SUELO RESTAURACION SOSTENIBILIDAD ECOSISTEMA EROSION AMAZONIA COLOMBIA
Acceso en línea:	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2021.107349 https://repositorio.catie.ac.cr/handle/11554/10654

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spelling	RepoCATIE106542023-11-16T16:17:59Z Cacao agroforestry systems improve soil fertility: Comparison of soil properties between forest, cacao agroforestry systems, and pasture in the Colombian Amazon Rodríguez Suárez, Leonardo Suárez Salazar, Juan Carlos Casanoves, Fernando Ngo Bieng, Marie Ange SISTEMAS AGROFORESTALES THEOBROMA CACAO FERTILIDAD DEL SUELO PASTIZALES BIODIVERSIDAD CALIDAD DEL SUELO RESTAURACION SOSTENIBILIDAD ECOSISTEMA EROSION AMAZONIA COLOMBIA The objective of our work was to evaluate soil quality in different cacao agroforestry systems (AFS) in the Colombian Amazon. We compared soil quality of AFS at the study site with soil quality of two control systems: a pasture and a secondary forest. The study was conducted at the Macagual Amazon Research Center in western Colombian Amazon. We set up eight 600 m2 plots in each study system. We collected soil samples in each plot, and assessed macrofauna diversity, aggregate morphology, and physical and chemical soil properties. We integrated these variables in a General Indicator of Soil Quality (GISQ). We found GISQ values of 0.85 for forest, 0.5, 0.65 and 0.59 for AFS and 0.21 for pasture, and the values differed significantly between land uses. The establishment of cacao AFS on degraded pasture was found to significantly improve soil fertility, i.e., by 42%. The intensification level between land uses (Pasture > AFS > Forest) negatively affected macrofauna populations due to soil compaction (physical properties). Forest had the highest physical and biological quality. Our results show that AFS not only have the capacity to maintain key soil ecological functions, but also to restore soil quality of degraded pastureland. Cacao-based AFS could therefore be a key restoration strategy for degraded pastureland. These results are very important in the context of the Colombian Amazon, where cacao is currently known as the “crop of peace”. 2021-04-12T20:47:10Z 2021-04-12T20:47:10Z 2021-01 Artículo https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2021.107349 https://repositorio.catie.ac.cr/handle/11554/10654 en Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess application/pdf Elsevier, Ámsterdam (Países Bajos)
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topic	SISTEMAS AGROFORESTALES THEOBROMA CACAO FERTILIDAD DEL SUELO PASTIZALES BIODIVERSIDAD CALIDAD DEL SUELO RESTAURACION SOSTENIBILIDAD ECOSISTEMA EROSION AMAZONIA COLOMBIA
spellingShingle	SISTEMAS AGROFORESTALES THEOBROMA CACAO FERTILIDAD DEL SUELO PASTIZALES BIODIVERSIDAD CALIDAD DEL SUELO RESTAURACION SOSTENIBILIDAD ECOSISTEMA EROSION AMAZONIA COLOMBIA Rodríguez Suárez, Leonardo Suárez Salazar, Juan Carlos Casanoves, Fernando Ngo Bieng, Marie Ange Cacao agroforestry systems improve soil fertility: Comparison of soil properties between forest, cacao agroforestry systems, and pasture in the Colombian Amazon
description	The objective of our work was to evaluate soil quality in different cacao agroforestry systems (AFS) in the Colombian Amazon. We compared soil quality of AFS at the study site with soil quality of two control systems: a pasture and a secondary forest. The study was conducted at the Macagual Amazon Research Center in western Colombian Amazon. We set up eight 600 m2 plots in each study system. We collected soil samples in each plot, and assessed macrofauna diversity, aggregate morphology, and physical and chemical soil properties. We integrated these variables in a General Indicator of Soil Quality (GISQ). We found GISQ values of 0.85 for forest, 0.5, 0.65 and 0.59 for AFS and 0.21 for pasture, and the values differed significantly between land uses. The establishment of cacao AFS on degraded pasture was found to significantly improve soil fertility, i.e., by 42%. The intensification level between land uses (Pasture > AFS > Forest) negatively affected macrofauna populations due to soil compaction (physical properties). Forest had the highest physical and biological quality. Our results show that AFS not only have the capacity to maintain key soil ecological functions, but also to restore soil quality of degraded pastureland. Cacao-based AFS could therefore be a key restoration strategy for degraded pastureland. These results are very important in the context of the Colombian Amazon, where cacao is currently known as the “crop of peace”.
format	Artículo
author	Rodríguez Suárez, Leonardo Suárez Salazar, Juan Carlos Casanoves, Fernando Ngo Bieng, Marie Ange
author_facet	Rodríguez Suárez, Leonardo Suárez Salazar, Juan Carlos Casanoves, Fernando Ngo Bieng, Marie Ange
author_sort	Rodríguez Suárez, Leonardo
title	Cacao agroforestry systems improve soil fertility: Comparison of soil properties between forest, cacao agroforestry systems, and pasture in the Colombian Amazon
title_short	Cacao agroforestry systems improve soil fertility: Comparison of soil properties between forest, cacao agroforestry systems, and pasture in the Colombian Amazon
title_full	Cacao agroforestry systems improve soil fertility: Comparison of soil properties between forest, cacao agroforestry systems, and pasture in the Colombian Amazon
title_fullStr	Cacao agroforestry systems improve soil fertility: Comparison of soil properties between forest, cacao agroforestry systems, and pasture in the Colombian Amazon
title_full_unstemmed	Cacao agroforestry systems improve soil fertility: Comparison of soil properties between forest, cacao agroforestry systems, and pasture in the Colombian Amazon
title_sort	cacao agroforestry systems improve soil fertility: comparison of soil properties between forest, cacao agroforestry systems, and pasture in the colombian amazon
publisher	Elsevier, Ámsterdam (Países Bajos)
publishDate	2021
url	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2021.107349 https://repositorio.catie.ac.cr/handle/11554/10654
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Cacao agroforestry systems improve soil fertility: Comparison of soil properties between forest, cacao agroforestry systems, and pasture in the Colombian Amazon

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