CONTRIBUTIONS OF SOIL ORGANIC MATTER TO MITIGATE THE EMISSIONS FROM AGRICULTURAL GREENHOUSE GASES

Authors

  • JOSÉ DEOMAR DE SOUZA BARROS

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12957/polemica.2013.6436

Abstract

This article aims to promote reflection on the processes of mineralization of carbon and nitrogen storage in soil organic matter and the process of decomposition, which are essential to mitigate agricultural emissions of greenhouse gases. During the decomposition of soil organic matter are released carbon, nitrogen and other components. Some of these elements returns to the atmosphere as gas components remain available for other plants and some is lost in the form of leaching.

Keywords: mineralization, carbon, greenhouse gases.

Author Biography

JOSÉ DEOMAR DE SOUZA BARROS

Licenciado em Ciências com Habilitação em Biologia e em Química pela Universidade Federal de Campina Grande/ UFCG. Especialista em Agroecologia pela Universidade Federal da Paraíba/UFPB. Especialista em Ensino de Química pela Universidade Regional do Cariri/URCA. Mestre e Doutorando em Recursos Naturais pela Universidade Federal de Campina Grande/UFCG.

Published

2013-06-25

How to Cite

DE SOUZA BARROS, J. D. (2013). CONTRIBUTIONS OF SOIL ORGANIC MATTER TO MITIGATE THE EMISSIONS FROM AGRICULTURAL GREENHOUSE GASES. POLÊM!CA, 12(2), 341–351. https://doi.org/10.12957/polemica.2013.6436

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Section

QUESTÕES CONTEMPORÂNEAS