01119naa a2200205 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001910000160006024500540007626000090013052004740013965000130061365000160062665000160064265000090065870000200066770000170068770000130070477301960071716838912019-02-12 2007 bl uuuu u00u1 u #d1 aSTEINER, C. aIndigenous knowledge about Terra Preta formation. c2007 aSustainable soil fertility management is a major constraint in the humid tropics. In order to gather more information about the creation of TP we addressed the following objectives: (i) to observe and describe indigenous soil fertility management; (ii) to analyze managed and unmanaged soil and compare soil chemical and microbiological parameters with those of prehistoric TP (TPp); and, (iii) to discuss the formation of TP under indigenous soil fertility management. aAmazonia aterra preta aFertilidade aSolo1 aTEIXEIRA, W. G.1 aWOODS, W. I.1 aZECH, W. tIn: STEINER, C. (Comp.). Slash and char as alternative to slash and burn - soil charcoal amendments maintain soil fertility and establish a carbon sink. Göttingen: Cuvillier, 2007. p. 35-44.