Soil Fertility – SBCS

This publication constitutes a landmark in the evolution of teaching and applicability of soil fertility in the productive process of Brazilian agriculture.Although our country occupies a prominent place in the development of research involving the management of fertility in soils in tropical regions and the generation of advanced technologies in this area of ​​knowledge, with […]

Soil Physics – Southern Regional Center

Preface The Soil Physics book is the result of a joint effort by the Southern Regional Center of the Brazilian Soil Science Society. It has teachers in the area linked to various Institutions and Courses in the states of Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina. The construction of the Soil Physics book stems from […]

Fundamentals of Soil Micromorphology

Preface After a long and anxious wait, the first book on Fundamentals of Soil Micromorphology was published in Brazil, written in Portuguese and authored by two Brazilian micromorphologists. A complete achievement! During decades of application of the technique, pedologists and other Brazilian users who observe the soil on its microscopic scale resented the lack of […]

Soil and Water Management and Conservation

The Brazilian Soil Science Society (SBCS) began, in 2002, a major project with the publication of textbooks on various topics related to Soil Science.These books have become a reference in all Agricultural Sciences courses in Brazil, whether undergraduate or postgraduate, thanks to the topicality of the themes and depth of approach. With the presentation of […]

Arbuscular mycorrhizae: concepts, methodologies and applications

PRESENTATION The Laboratory of Mycorrhizal Associations (LAMIC-UFV) began in 1979 with professor Margarida Matos de Mendonça, focusing her studies on ectomycorrhizae of pine and eucalyptus. Later, Rosa Maria Castro Muchovej took over and continued her studies with ectomycorrhizae, but also emphasized arbuscular mycorrhizae. The laboratory is currently coordinated by professor Maria Catarina Megumi Kasuya, who […]

Experimental Matrices – SBCS

PRESENTATION If someone had proposed me to write a book of memoirs it would have been very difficult to choose the topic. If from my travels as a professional student. From the Research Institutes where I interned and the Universities where I studied. Of the Churches and Museums, Monuments and Ruins that I visited and […]

Mineral Plant Nutrition – 2nd Edition

The first edition of this book was released just over ten years ago, in 2006. This can be considered the Annus Mirabilis of Plant Nutrition in Brazil, as, in addition to the volume “Mineral Nutrition of Plants”, published by the Brazilian Society of Science of Solo, the “Manual of Mineral Nutrition of Plants” by Professor […]

Soil Chemistry – Southern Regional Center

Presentation The textbooks of the Southern Regional Center (NRS) of the Brazilian Soil Science Society (SBCS) were designed based on one of the actions proposed by the NRS board during the 2018-2020 mandate, an initiative maintained by the board with a mandate in 2020 -2022. The great motivator for the creation of these books was […]