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contributions of nitrogen-fixing crop legumes to the productivity of agricultural systems by Peoples, M.B, Brockwell, J, Herridge, D.F, Rochester, I.J, Alves, B.J.R, Urquiaga, S, Boddey, R.M, Dakora, F.D, Bhattarai, S, Maskey, S.L, Sampet, C, Rerkasem, B, Khan, D.F, Hauggaard-Nielsen, H, Jensen, E.S

“…Data collated from around the world indicate that, for every tonne of shoot dry matter produced by crop legumes, the symbiotic relationship with rhizobia is…”
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Changes in soil C and N stocks and nutrient dynamics 13 years after recovery of degraded land using leguminous nitrogen-fixing trees by Macedo, M.O., Resende, A.S., Garcia, P.C., Boddey, R.M., Jantalia, C.P., Urquiaga, S., Campello, E.F.C., Franco, A.A.

“…In tropical forest areas with highly weathered soils, organic matter plays an important role in soil functioning and forest sustainability. When forests are…”
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Impact of tillage and crop rotation on aggregate-associated carbon in two Oxisols by Zotarelli, L, Alves, B.J.R, Urquiaga, S, Torres, E, Santos, H.P. dos, Paustian, K, Boddey, R.M, Six, J

“…In temperate regions, the adoption of no-tillage (NT) often stimulates the sequestration of soil C and N and improves soil structural stability. The aim of…”
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Nitrogen cycling in Brachiaria pastures: the key to understanding the process of pasture decline by Boddey, R.M., Macedo, R., Tarré, R.M., Ferreira, E., de Oliveira, O.C., de P. Rezende, C., Cantarutti, R.B., Pereira, J.M., Alves, B.J.R., Urquiaga, S.

“…In the tropical regions of Brazil there are at least 80 million ha (Mha) of pastures planted to grasses introduced from Africa, principally Brachiaria spp. It…”
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Productivity of Brachiaria humidicola pastures in the Atlantic forest region of Brazil as affected by stocking rate and the presence of a forage legume by Pereira, J. M, Tarré, R. M, Macedo, R, de Paula Rezende, C, Alves, B. J. R, Urquiaga, S, Boddey, R. M

“…Excessive intensification of dairy and beef cattle production systems in the industrialised countries has led to serious problems of pollution of water…”
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Chemical and biological indicators of decline/degradation of Brachiaria pastures in the Brazilian Cerrado by de Oliveira, O.C., de Oliveira, I.P., Alves, B.J.R., Urquiaga, S., Boddey, R.M.

“…Some years after their installation, areas of pasture planted to Brachiaria and other African grasses in the Brazilian savanna (“Cerrado”) region show a…”
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Forage peanut legume as a strategy for improving beef production without increasing livestock greenhouse gas emissions by Homem, B.G.C., Borges, L.P.C., de Lima, I.B.G., Guimarães, B.C., Spasiani, P.P., Ferreira, I.M., Meo-Filho, P., Berndt, A., Alves, B.J.R., Urquiaga, S., Boddey, R.M., Casagrande, D.R.

“…•Palisade grass-forage peanut mixed pasture is an important driver of sustainability.•N input via fertiliser or biological fixation increases the liveweight…”
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Impact of tillage and crop rotation on light fraction and intra-aggregate soil organic matter in two Oxisols by Zotarelli, L., Alves, B.J.R., Urquiaga, S., Boddey, R.M., Six, J.

“…It is well known that no-tillage (NT) practices can promote greater stocks of soil organic matter (SOM) in the soil surface layer compared to conventional…”
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Biological nitrogen fixation associated with sugar cane and rice: contributions and prospects for improvement by Boddey, R.M. (Centro Nacional de Pesquisa de Agrobiologia EMBRAPA, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)), Oliveira, O.C. de, Urquiaga, S, Reis, V.M, Olivares, F.L. de, Baldani, V.L.D, Doebereiner, J

“…¹⁵N isotope and N balance studies performed over the last few years have shown that several Brazilian varieties of sugarcane are capable of obtaining over 60%…”
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Effect of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi on Growth, Mineral Nutrition and Nitrogen Fixation of Three Varieties of Common Beans (Phaseolus vulgaris) by Ibijbijen, J., Urquiaga, S., Ismaili, M., Alves, B. J. R., Boddey, R. M.

“…A pot experiment was conducted under glasshouse conditions to investigate the effect of inoculation with four arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi (Glomus clarum,…”
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The effect of the presence of a forage legume on nitrogen and carbon levels in soils under Brachiaria pastures in the Atlantic forest region of the South of Bahia, Brazil by Tarré, R., Macedo, R., Cantarutti, R.B., de P. Rezende, C., Pereira, J.M., Ferreira, E., Alves, B.J.R., Urquiaga, S., Boddey, R.M.

“…The impact of forest clearance, and its replacement by Brachiaria pastures, on soil carbon reserves has been studied at many sites in the Brazilian Amazonia,…”
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The role of arbuscular mycorrhiza in legume symbiotic performance by Chalk, P.M., Souza, R. de F., Urquiaga, S., Alves, B.J.R., Boddey, R.M.

“…Legumes may respond to non-rhizobial inoculants such as arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi either through an effect on plant growth or, in addition, through an…”
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Litter deposition and disappearance in Brachiaria pastures in the Atlantic forest region of the South of Bahia, Brazil by Rezende, C. de (Estacao de Zootecnia do Extremo Sul da Bahia, Itabela, BA (Brazil).), Cantarutti, R.B, Braga, J.M, Gomide, J.A, Pereira, J.M, Ferreira, E, Tarre, R, Macedo, R, Alves, B.J.R, Urquiaga, S, Cadisch, G, Giller, K.E, Boddey, R.M

“…Over the last 25 years more than 70 million ha of the native vegetation in Brazil have been replaced by pastures for beef production planted to grasses of the…”
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Carbon turnover (δ 13C) and nitrogen mineralization potential of particulate light soil organic matter after rainforest clearing by Cadisch, G., Imhof, H., Urquiaga, S., Boddey, R.M., Giller, K.E.

“…Soil samples from under a rainforest, a papaya plantation, a pure Brachiaria humidicola pasture and a B. humidicola/Desmodium ovalifolium sward from the humid…”
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The contribution of biological nitrogen fixation for sustainable agricultural systems in the tropics by Boddey, Robert M., De Moraes Sá, João Carlos, Alves, Bruno J.R., Urquiaga, Segundo

“…The pressing need to increase food production in the tropics to feed the burgeoning population of the Third World requires that crop yields ha −1 must be…”
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The effect of grazing intensity and the presence of a forage legume on nitrogen dynamics in Brachiaria pastures in the Atlantic forest region of the south of Bahia, Brazil by Cantarutti, R, Tarre, R, Macedo, R, Cadisch, G, Rezende, C D, Pereira, J, Braga, J, Gomide, J, Ferreira, E, Alves, B, Urquiaga, S, Boddey, R

“…It has been shown that with careful grazing management and addition of Pand K, but not N, fertilisers Brachiaria pastures are ableto maintain sustainable live…”
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Biological nitrogen fixation associated with sugar cane by Boddey, R.M. (National Centre for Soil Biology Research EMBRAPA, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)), Urquiaga, S, Reis, V, Doebereiner, J

“…A recent ¹⁵N dilution/N balance study confirmed that certain sugar cane varieties are capable of obtaining large contributions of nitrogen from…”
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Endophytic nitrogen fixation in sugarcane: present knowledge and future applications by Boddey, Robert M., Urquiaga, Segundo, Alves, Bruno J.R., Reis, Veronica

“…In Brazil the long-term continuous cultivation of sugarcane with low N fertiliser inputs, without apparent depletion of soil-N reserves, led to the suggestion…”
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Isotopic fractionation during N2 fixation by four tropical legumes by Okito, A, Alves, B.R.J, Urquiaga, S, Boddey, R.M

“…To quantify the contribution of biological nitrogen fixation (BNF) to legume crops using the 15N natural abundance technique, it is necessary to determine the…”
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The success of BNF in soybean in Brazil by Alves, Bruno J. R., Boddey, Robert M., Urquiaga, Segundo

“…Approximately forty years after commercial cropping of soybean in Brazil began, the total area under this crop has reached over 13 M ha with a mean…”
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