Agroclimatic zoning for eucalyptus in the southern mesoregion of Bahia State, Brazil

Forestry promotion is one of the approaches to forestry production with an increasing tendency in Brazil. The objective of this work was to present an agroclimatic zoning (AGZ), based on environmental conditions necessary for the planting of four species of eucalyptus in the southern mesoregion of B...

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Autores: Mencía, Francis Paola Hernández, Lopes, Elfany Reis do Nascimento, Zanchi, Fabricio Berton
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:Brasil
Institución:Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (Embrapa)
Repositorio:Pesquisa Florestal Brasileira (Online)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/2177
Acceso en línea:https://pfb.sede.embrapa.br/pfb/article/view/2177
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Evapotranspiration
Environmental requirements
Forest plantations
Evapotranspiração
Requisitos ambientais
Plantações florestais
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Sumario:Forestry promotion is one of the approaches to forestry production with an increasing tendency in Brazil. The objective of this work was to present an agroclimatic zoning (AGZ), based on environmental conditions necessary for the planting of four species of eucalyptus in the southern mesoregion of Bahia State, Brazil, on a surface of 54,642.35 km². AGZ was proposed for Eucalyptus grandis Hill, E. urophylla, E. camaldulensis and Eucalyptus urograndis (E. grandis X E. urophylla), using geographic information systems for crossing spatial variables of temperature, precipitation, water deficit, evapotranspiration, soils, altitude, slope, conservation units and land use. The region showed planting aptitude of 27.93, 11.87, 3.74 and 1.70%, for E. grandis, E. urophylla, E. camaldulensis and Eucalyptus urograndis, respectively. The AGZ is an important alternative to minimize, in the long term, the negative effects of a monoculture with a high rate of transpiration that could compromise environmental sustainability and reduce water availability in a region.