Improved management increases carrying capacity of Brazilian pastures

Grazing pasture without appropriate soil conservation and animal management often leads to reduced soil quality and decreased productivity because of trampling induced compaction. Our objective was to evaluate the effect of three conservation-based pasture management strategies on soil physical attributes. The treatments were (1) Brachiaria decumbens + mineral-N fertilization, (2) mixed pasture + legume (forage peanut, Arachis pintoi), and (3)...