Soils dedicated to cattle rearing in Cuba: characteristics, management, opportunities and challenges
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| author | Sandra Lok Mejías |
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| contents | Soils dedicated to cattle rearing in Cuba: characteristics, management, opportunities and challenges Sandra Lok Mejías Agrociencias Soils challenges opportunities cattle rearing This study reviews the state of soils dedicated to cattle rearing in Cuba, opportunities for a proper use and main challenges to guarantee their improvement and conservation. It is highlighted the progressive deterioration and the factor or factors that limit in 90.6 % the usable agricultural area of the main cattle enterprises from the country. An amount of 45 % has low natural fertility and 30.3% have low effective depth. This study shows the advances of agro-ecological management of soils and its maintenance and improvement may be possible if cultural practices that benefit their processes and functions are implemented. In addition, it is reported the main studies conducted in this subject during the last years, and challenges for research are stated, as well as the development of knowledge on soil in cattle rearing areas. 2016 artículo científico 0034-7485 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=193048877013 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=1930 Revista Cubana de Ciencia Agrícola application/pdf Instituto de Ciencia Animal Revista Cubana de Ciencia Agrícola (Cuba) Num.2 Vol.50 |
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| spellingShingle | Soils dedicated to cattle rearing in Cuba: characteristics, management, opportunities and challenges Sandra Lok Mejías Agrociencias Soils challenges opportunities cattle rearing Soils dedicated to cattle rearing in Cuba: characteristics, management, opportunities and challenges Sandra Lok Mejías Agrociencias Soils challenges opportunities cattle rearing This study reviews the state of soils dedicated to cattle rearing in Cuba, opportunities for a proper use and main challenges to guarantee their improvement and conservation. It is highlighted the progressive deterioration and the factor or factors that limit in 90.6 % the usable agricultural area of the main cattle enterprises from the country. An amount of 45 % has low natural fertility and 30.3% have low effective depth. This study shows the advances of agro-ecological management of soils and its maintenance and improvement may be possible if cultural practices that benefit their processes and functions are implemented. In addition, it is reported the main studies conducted in this subject during the last years, and challenges for research are stated, as well as the development of knowledge on soil in cattle rearing areas. 2016 artículo científico 0034-7485 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=193048877013 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=1930 Revista Cubana de Ciencia Agrícola application/pdf Instituto de Ciencia Animal Revista Cubana de Ciencia Agrícola (Cuba) Num.2 Vol.50 |
| title | Soils dedicated to cattle rearing in Cuba: characteristics, management, opportunities and challenges |
| topic | Agrociencias Soils challenges opportunities cattle rearing |
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