INVESTIGADORES
BEDANO Jose Camilo
congresos y reuniones científicas
Título:
BIOSPAS, a comprehensive soil biology project in Argentina.
Autor/es:
WALL, L; ACOSTA F; AGUILAR M; BEDANO J.C.; ET AL.
Lugar:
Uppsala, Sweden
Reunión:
Congreso; Bacterial Genetics and Ecology Coexisting on a Changing Planet; 2009
Resumen:
BIOSPAS is the Spanish acronym for Soil Biology
and Sustainable Agricultural Production, a Research Project organized under the
auspices of the Argentinean Ministry of Science, Technology and Productive
Innovation. The project combines a consortium of scientists belonging to twelve
public academic institutions, a non-governmental organization and two private
agro-companies. The aim of this project is to generate the knowledge that will
allow us to understand the dynamics between the biological processes happening
in the soil and productivity in no-tillage agriculture managements. BIOSPAS
proposes that efficient and sustainable production of agricultural commodities
can take place in an increasingly environment-friendly manner on the basis of
deeper, more detailed and comprehensive knowledge of the systems we manage.
BIOSPAS means to put the creativity of academic institutions and entities into
action, and by doing so, to boost our potential for the development and
creation of wealth and value. The study of the soil carried out in this Project
observes jointly and simultaneously several qualitative and quantitative
biological and edaphic parameters: organic matter fractions; enzymatic
activities; fatty acids profiles; glomalin fraction; microbial diversity on DNA
basis; metagenomic analysis of nitrogen cycle and P mobilization; culturable
bacteria with emphasis on Pseudomonas group, P solubilizers, free N2 fixers,
and cellulolitics; meso and macrofauna; biofilm formation; mycorriza analysis;
pathogens and diseases expressed in the areas of studies; physics and
microorganisation of soil structure; and mathematical analysis of total data.
Our goal is to understand how these parameters are related to each other in
different management systems, and to what extent they explain productivity
variation. We will compare at least 3 systems or uses of soil: 1) very good
agricultural management with historically no-tillage management that aim at
sustainable practices such as intensive crop rotation and nutrient reposition,
2) their counterpart, monocropping without reposition, which is definitely
unsustainable, and 3) natural environment, as baseline or control. Due to its
magnitude and complexity, BIOSPAS is organized in 6 different thematic projects
with independent funding instruments, where several research groups
participate. BIOSPAS is interested in cooperation with similar or complementary
projects operating in other countries