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Changes in microbial and physicochemical properties under cover crop inclusion in a degraded common bean monoculture system
(Elsevier, 2021-12)The expansion of the common bean monoculture system along with intensive agricultural practices focused on productivity has generated a misuse of natural resources, accompanied by a significant decline of the soil ecosystem ... -
Influence of a tropical grass (Brachiaria brizantha cv. Mulato) as cover crop on soil biochemical properties in a degraded agricultural soil
(Elsevier, 2017-11)The inclusion of tropical grass forage as a cover crop (CC) could be a useful tool to improve microbiological activity and, consequently, soil quality. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of Brachiaria brizantha ... -
Un nuevo método para la evaluación de la sustentabilidad agropecuaria en la provincia de Salta, Argentina
(Gerencia de Comunicación e Imagen Institucional, DNA SICC, INTA, 2015-08)En este trabajo se describe una experiencia de diseño, desarrollo y cálculo de un índice de evaluación de la sustentabilidad agropecuaria. Este índice, que se denominó ISAP (Índice de Sustentabilidad Agropecuaria), se ... -
Participatory, multi-criteria evaluation methods as a means to increase the legitimacy and sustainability of land use planning processes. The case of the Chaco Region in Salta, Argentina
(2017-02)Conflicts over land use and ownership are common in South America and generate frequent confrontations among indigenous peoples, small-scale farmers, and large-scale agricultural producers. We argue in this paper that an ... -
Selva de yungas del noroeste argentino: Jujuy, Salta y Tucumán
(EEA Yuto, INTA, 2011-12)Lineamientos silvícolas y económicos que sirvan para la recuperación ambiental y productiva de uno de los ecosistemas de mayor relevancia del noroeste. -
Soil Properties and Bacterial Communities Associated with the Rhizosphere of the Common Bean after Using Brachiaria brizantha as a Service Crop: A 10-Year Field Experiment
(MDPI, 2023-01)Intensive agricultural farming practices, such as monoculture, require long bare fallow periods and the overuse of agrochemicals, which compromise soil health over time. Increasing plant diversity in agroecosystems with ... -
Understanding the adoption of sustainable silvopastoral practices in Northern Argentina: What is the role of land tenure?
(Elsevier, 2020)The Argentinian Dry Chaco has suffered from very high deforestation rates in the last decades, and forest degradation remains an important issue. This study examines the adoption of sustainable silvopastoral practices by ...