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Towards more sustainable cropping systems: lessons from native Cerrado species

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Author(s):
Lambers, Hans [1, 2] ; de Britto Costa, Patricia [1, 3] ; Oliveira, Rafael S. [4] ; Silveira, Fernando A. O. [5]
Total Authors: 4
Affiliation:
[1] Univ Western Australia, Inst Agr, Sch Biol Sci, 35 Stirling Highway, Perth, WA 6009 - Australia
[2] China Agr Univ, Natl Acad Agr Green Dev, Coll Resources & Environm Sci, Key Lab Plant Soil Interact, Minist Educ, Beijing 100193 - Peoples R China
[3] Univ Campinas UNICAMP, Inst Biol, Programa Pos Grad Biol Vegetal, POB 610, BR-13083970 Campinas, SP - Brazil
[4] Univ Campinas UNICAMP, Inst Biol, Dept Biol Vegetal, Campinas - Brazil
[5] Univ Fed Minas Gerais, Dept Genet Ecol & Evolucao, Av Antonio Carlos, BR-6627 Belo Horizonte, MG - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 5
Document type: Review article
Source: THEORETICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL PLANT PHYSIOLOGY; v. 32, n. 3 JUL 2020.
Web of Science Citations: 2
Abstract

Our aim was to explore the potential of Cerrado, a biodiversity hotspot which is a reservoir of genetic resources of agriculture-relevant traits to be used towards enhancing the sustainable use of agriculture in the region. We searched for pertinent articles dealing with all relevant aspects of Cerrado that we cover in our review. We focus on P-acquisition and P-use strategies, aluminium resistance, and plant water relations. We review results from a wide range of sources, to develop a case to curtail further destruction of native Cerrado vegetation, and works towards more sustainable crop and pasture systems in the region. We highlight many genetic resources that have tremendous potential to improve sustainable crop yield, while maintaining the key ecosystem services provided by the Cerrado that support agriculture. We conclude that the Cerrado is a rich source of plant species and plant traits to deal with environmental constraints such as soils with a low availability of P, a low pH, high availability of Al, and a low availability of water. Allowing species extinction to continue will make many untapped resources unavailable for future generations for incorporation into agriculture. Rather than allow further destruction to continue, scientists should explore relevant traits in native Cerrado species towards sustainable yields of currently used land. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 19/07773-1 - Restoring neo-tropical dry ecosystems - is plant functional composition the key to success?
Grantee:Rafael Silva Oliveira
Support Opportunities: Research Projects - Thematic Grants