Improving phosphorus sustainability of sugarcane production in Brazil

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Improving phosphorus sustainability of sugarcane production in Brazil. / Soltangheisi, Amin; Withers, Paul John Anthony; Pavinato, Paulo Sergio et al.
In: Global Change Biology Bioenergy, Vol. 11, No. 12, 03.10.2019, p. 1444-1455.

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Soltangheisi, A, Withers, PJA, Pavinato, PS, Cherubin, MR, Rossetto, R, Carmo, JBD, Rocha, GCD & Martinelli, LA 2019, 'Improving phosphorus sustainability of sugarcane production in Brazil', Global Change Biology Bioenergy, vol. 11, no. 12, pp. 1444-1455. <https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/gcbb.12650>

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Soltangheisi, A., Withers, P. J. A., Pavinato, P. S., Cherubin, M. R., Rossetto, R., Carmo, J. B. D., Rocha, G. C. D., & Martinelli, L. A. (2019). Improving phosphorus sustainability of sugarcane production in Brazil. Global Change Biology Bioenergy, 11(12), 1444-1455. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/gcbb.12650

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Soltangheisi A, Withers PJA, Pavinato PS, Cherubin MR, Rossetto R, Carmo JBD, Rocha GCD, Martinelli LA. 2019. Improving phosphorus sustainability of sugarcane production in Brazil. Global Change Biology Bioenergy. 11(12):1444-1455.

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Soltangheisi, Amin et al. "Improving phosphorus sustainability of sugarcane production in Brazil". Global Change Biology Bioenergy. 2019, 11(12). 1444-1455.

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Soltangheisi A, Withers PJA, Pavinato PS, Cherubin MR, Rossetto R, Carmo JBD et al. Improving phosphorus sustainability of sugarcane production in Brazil. Global Change Biology Bioenergy. 2019 Oct 3;11(12):1444-1455.

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Soltangheisi, Amin ; Withers, Paul John Anthony ; Pavinato, Paulo Sergio et al. / Improving phosphorus sustainability of sugarcane production in Brazil. In: Global Change Biology Bioenergy. 2019 ; Vol. 11, No. 12. pp. 1444-1455.

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TY - JOUR

T1 - Improving phosphorus sustainability of sugarcane production in Brazil

AU - Soltangheisi, Amin

AU - Withers, Paul John Anthony

AU - Pavinato, Paulo Sergio

AU - Cherubin, Maurício Roberto

AU - Rossetto, Raffaella

AU - Carmo, Janaina Braga Do

AU - Rocha, Gustavo Casoni da

AU - Martinelli, Luiz Antonio

PY - 2019/10/3

Y1 - 2019/10/3

N2 - Phosphorus (P) use in global food and bioenergy production needs to become more efficient and sustainable to reduce environmental impacts and conserve a finite and critical resource (Carpenter & Bennett, Environmental Research Letters, 2011, 6, 014009; Springmann et al., Nature, 2018, 562, 519). Sugarcane is one crop with a large P footprint because production is centered on P-fixing soils with low P availability (Roy et al., Nature Plants, 2016, 2, 16043; Withers et al., Scientific Reports, 2018, 8, 2537). As global demand for processed sugar and bioethanol continues to increase, we advocate that improving P efficiency could become a key sustainability goal for the sugarcane industry. Here, we applied the 5R global P stewardship framework (Withers et al., Ambio, 2015, 44, 193) to identify more sustainable options to manage P in Brazilian sugarcane production. We show that current inputs of P fertilizer to the current crop area could be reduced by over 305 Gg, or 63%, over the next three decades by reducing unnecessary P fertilizer use, better utilization of recyclable bioresources and redesigning recommendation systems. Adoption of these 5R options would save the sugarcane industry in Brazil 528 US$ million and help safeguard global food and energy security.

AB - Phosphorus (P) use in global food and bioenergy production needs to become more efficient and sustainable to reduce environmental impacts and conserve a finite and critical resource (Carpenter & Bennett, Environmental Research Letters, 2011, 6, 014009; Springmann et al., Nature, 2018, 562, 519). Sugarcane is one crop with a large P footprint because production is centered on P-fixing soils with low P availability (Roy et al., Nature Plants, 2016, 2, 16043; Withers et al., Scientific Reports, 2018, 8, 2537). As global demand for processed sugar and bioethanol continues to increase, we advocate that improving P efficiency could become a key sustainability goal for the sugarcane industry. Here, we applied the 5R global P stewardship framework (Withers et al., Ambio, 2015, 44, 193) to identify more sustainable options to manage P in Brazilian sugarcane production. We show that current inputs of P fertilizer to the current crop area could be reduced by over 305 Gg, or 63%, over the next three decades by reducing unnecessary P fertilizer use, better utilization of recyclable bioresources and redesigning recommendation systems. Adoption of these 5R options would save the sugarcane industry in Brazil 528 US$ million and help safeguard global food and energy security.

M3 - Article

VL - 11

SP - 1444

EP - 1455

JO - Global Change Biology Bioenergy

JF - Global Change Biology Bioenergy

SN - 1757-1707

IS - 12

ER -