Characterization of studies on environmental impact related to the culture and expansion of soybeans worldwide

Keywords: Bibliography, Glycine max, Environmental impact

Abstract

Soybean culture has been characterized as a monoculture of great importance worldwide and has given rise to the development of research to investigate the negative impact of its expansion. Current paper presents a mapping of international scientific production on the negative aspects triggered by soybean culture and expansion. The 389 articles retrieved from databases Scielo and Web of Science, produced results from the following perspectives: 1) annual distribution of articles; 2) characterization of the most quoted articles; 3) countries with most publications; 4) keywords clusters. An increasing concentration of scientific publication may be perceived as from 2000, especially with regard to the Amazon biome, with the USA, Brazil and China in the foreground. The most employed keywords were: “deforestation, systems, Brazil, assessment, soybean oil, soybean biodiesel”. The 389 articles focus on studies related to deforestation, increase in biodiesel production, contamination of water sources, climate changes and the use of fertilizers. However, there is an increasing number of studies on positive impacts on the environment that deal with new technologies, such as farming-cattle-raising and forest integration within the production systems to minimize damage to the environment, especially with the potential for carbon sequestration, and to direct the rational use of water resources.

Author Biographies

Najla Kauara Alves do Vale, Instituto Federal Goiano - Campus Iporá
Doutoranda do Programa de Pós-graduação em Agronegócio UFG. Professora no Instituto Federal Goiano - Campus Iporá (GO), Brasil.
Márcia Thaís de Melo Carvalho, Universidade Federal de Goiás - UFG
Mestre em Produção Vegetal pela Universidade Federal de Goiás e PhD em Agronomia pela Escola de Produção Ecológica e Conservação de Recursos da Universidade de Wageningen, Holanda, com co-tutela na Universidade da Tasmania, Australia. Professora convidada no Programa de Pós-graduação em Agronegócio da Universidade Federal de Goiás, Brasil.
Klaus de Oliveira Abdala, Universidade Federal de Goiás - UFG
Professor da Universidade Federal de Goiás, Doutorado no Programa Interdisciplinar em Ciências Ambientais (CIAMB- UFG), Brasil.

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Published
2021-12-01