03175naa a2200553 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001902400520006010000200011224501150013226000090024752016040025665000120186065000120187265000280188465000150191265000290192765000130195665000130196965300230198265300180200565300390202365300170206265300350207965300380211465300280215270000210218070000170220170000150221870000150223370000150224870000200226370000200228370000210230370000240232470000150234870000150236370000220237870000190240070000140241970000150243370000170244870000130246570000190247870000120249770000160250970000250252577300710255021537992023-05-17       2023    bl uuuu     u00u1 u    #d7 ahttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2023.1085342DOI1 aLATAWIEC, A. E.  aBiochar and forage peanut improve pasturesbevidence from a field experiment in Brazil.h[electronic resource]  c2023  aPasturelands, often degraded, represent most of the converted lands globally. It is important to understand how different pasture management approaches can improve soil quality, increase feed production and farmer income. Here, the impact of different soil enhancers on soil quality and productivity of three cultivars of Brachiaria (Syn. Urochloa) forage grass is presented. Soil enhancers included: biochar - a carbon-rich product from biomass pyrolysis, moinha (local charcoal residue), traditional fertiliser containing nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium, lime, and forage peanut (Arachis pintoi cv. Amarillo). Considering the total biomass produced over the experiment (sum of four harvests), the highest dry biomass production was observed for Brachiaria brizantha cv. Piatã (14.1 Mg ha-1) and cv. Marandu (12.7 Mg ha-1), for biochar application of 30 Mg ha-1. Paiaguás had the highest dry matter production (12.4 Mg ha-1) for the treatment with forage peanut plus 15 Mg ha-1 of biochar. The increases in dry mass production translated to additional income, as compared with the control, of U$ 1 291, U$ 1 183 and U$ 991 per year for Marandu, Piatã and Paiaguás, respectively. The increases in forage grass productivity were reflected by positive changes in soil characteristics such as improvement in cation exchange capacity, pH and nutrient contents. Improved management of tropical pasturelands holds opportunity for more sustainable food production, and for ecosystem services protection and recuperation, for example, biodiversity net-gain, water regulation and carbon sequestration.  aBiochar  aFarmers  aSustainable agriculture  aAgricultor  aAgricultura Sustentável  aAmendoim  aPastagem  aBottom-up approach  aForage peanut  aPagamento por serviços ambientais  aPasturelands  aPayment for ecosystem services  aServiços ecossistêmicos do solo  aSoil ecosystem services1 aRODRIGUES, A. F.1 aKORYS, K. A.1 aMENDES, M.1 aRANGEL, M.1 aCASTRO, A.1 aTEIXEIRA, W. G.1 aVALENTIM, J. F.1 aARAUJO, E. da S.1 aMORAES, L. F. D. de1 aPAHECO, V.1 aMENDES, M.1 aDELA PICCOLLA, C.1 aSTRASSBURG, B.1 aKUBON, M.1 aDROSIK, A.1 aGOMES, F. D.1 aREID, B.1 aKRIEGER, J. M.1 aDIB, V.1 aZMARZLY, D.1 aSILVA NETO, E. C. da  tAgriculture, Ecosystems & Environmentgv. 353, 108534, Sept. 2023.