No-till Farming in the Agroecological Management Approach
Vinicius de Souza Oliveira *
Federal University of Espírito Santo, Alegre, ES, Brazil.
Johnatan Jair de Paula Marchiori
Federal University Rural of Rio de Janeiro - Seropédica, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Lusiane de Sousa Ferreira
State University Paulista “Júlio de Mesquita Filho”- Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil.
Sara Dousseau-Arantes
Capixaba Institute of Research, Technical Assistance and Rural Extension, Linhares, Espírito Santo, Brazil.
Anderson Mathias Holtz
Federal Institute of Espírito Santo, Campus Itapina - Colatina, Espírito Santo, Brazil.
Filipe Garcia Holtz
Federal University of Espírito Santo, Alegre, ES, Brazil.
Tatiane Cristovam Ferreira
State University Paulista “Júlio de Mesquita Filho”- Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil.
Gustavo Pazolini Stein
Federal Institute of Espírito Santo, Campus Itapina - Colatina, Espírito Santo, Brazil.
Marcos Delboni Scárdua
Federal Institute of Espírito Santo, Campus Itapina - Colatina, Espírito Santo, Brazil.
Bruno Silva Bruni
Federal Institute of Espírito Santo, Campus Itapina - Colatina, Espírito Santo, Brazil.
Selma Garcia Holtz
Federal Institute of Espírito Santo, Campus Itapina - Colatina, Espírito Santo, Brazil.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
The intensive use of natural resources such as water and soil through conventional planting systems can cause major problems such as increased water erosion, loss of nutrients, phytosanitary problems and high production costs. Given this, it is important to adopt measures that minimize problems and increase the sustainability of production systems. Therefore, when compared to the conventional system, the use of direct planting presents numerous benefits in the long term. The direct planting system is characterized by the adoption of a set of integrated techniques with less soil disturbance, crop rotation and the maintenance of plant residues to form straw on the soil surface, with the aim of maintaining or improving the characteristics physical, chemical and biological.
Keywords: Sustainability, environmental quality, soil protection, phytosanitary