Dr. Ademir S. F. Araújo

Dr. Ademir S. F. Araújo

Professor of Agronomy – Soil Microbiology

Universidade Federal do Piauí

Campus da Socopo – Departamento de Engenharia Agrícola e Solos

Teresina - Piauí - Brazil

E-mail:

asfaruaj@yahoo.com.br

DEGREES:

 B.S. Agronomy, Rural University of Pernambuco, 1998

 M.S. Agronomy (Soil Microbiology), University of São Paulo, 2002  Ph.D. Ecology (Soil Ecology), University of São Paulo, 2004

GRANT:

- Research Fellow Level 1D (CNPq-Brazil)

SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY

- Member of Brazilian Soil Science Society: Council of Land Degradation Recovery and Soil Pollution

RESEARCH INTERESTS:

Soil Microbial Ecology; Biological Nitrogen Fixation; Soil quality; Soil Pollution and environemtal quality.

EXTENSION INTERESTS:

Developing indicators and educational aids for farmers for decision about the best soil management aiming the agricultural sustainability.

MAJOR PROJECT ACTIVITIES:

- Coordinator of two projects about biological indicators of soil quality, granted by CNPq-Brazil and FAPEPI-Brazil.

- Coordinator of PRONEX “Excelence Project” CNPq/FAPEPI.

- Member of Editorial Board of “Sapiencia”, journal of science and technology from FAPEPI.

- Member of Editorial Board of “Dynamic Soil, Dynamic Plant”, United Kingdon (Global Science Book).

- Member of Editorial Board of “Brazilian Journal of Agricultural Science”. - Coordinator of Research Committee (Agricultural Science Center – UFPI). - Reviewer Ad Hoc for France Agency of Research.

- Reviewer Ad Hoc for CNPq-Brazil.

- Publication of books and chapter of book about soil quality and management in the Brazil and Exterior.

- Conferences in the 24 Brazilian Microbiology Meeting about “Soil microbial ecology”.

- Conferences in the Brazil-UK Soil Quality & Processes about “Soil microbial biomass in organic farming”.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS (H-index Web of Science – 12):

Full Papers (last 5 years)

 ARAÚJO, A. S. F. ; EISENHAUER, N. ; Nunes, L.A.P.L ; LEITE, Luiz Fernando Carvalho ; CESARZ, S. . SOIL SURFACE-ACTIVE FAUNA IN DEGRADED AND RESTORED LANDS OF NORTHEAST BRAZIL. Land Degradation & Development (Print), v. 26, p. 1-8, 2015.

 OLIVEIRA, M. L. J. ; ARAÚJO, A. S. F. ; MELO, W. J. . CHROMIUM IN SOIL ORGANIC MATTER AND COWPEA AFTER FOUR CONSECUTIVE ANNUAL APPLICATIONS OF COMPOSTED TANNERY SLUDGE. Revista Brasileira de Ciência do Solo (Impresso), v. 39, p. 297-302, 2015.

 ARAÚJO, A. S. F. ; MIRANDA, A. R. L. ; OLIVEIRA, M. L. J. ; SANTOS, V. M. ; Nunes, L.A.P.L ; MELO, W. J. . Soil microbial properties after 5 years of consecutive amendment with composted tannery sludge. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment (Print), v. 187, p. 4153-4160, 2015.

 RODRIGUES, R. C. ; ARAUJO, R. C. ; COSTA, C. S. ; LIMA, A. J. T. ; OLIVEIRA, M. E. ; CUTRIM JUNIOR, J. A. A. ; SANTOS, F. N. S. ; ARAUJO, J. S. ; SANTOS, V. M. ; ARAÚJO, A. S. F. . Soil microbial biomass in an agroforestry system of Northeast Brazil. Tropical Grasslands, v. 3, p. 41-48, 2015.

 Gonçalves, I.C.R. ; ARAÚJO, A. S. F. ; Nunes, L.A.P.L ; MELO, W. J. . Soil microbial biomass after two years of consecutive application. Acta Scientiarum. Agronomy (Impresso), v. 36, p. 35-41, 2014.

 Gonçalves, I.C.R. ; ARAÚJO, A. S. F. ; Nunes, L.A.P.L ; MELO, W. J. . Heavy metals and yield in cowpea cultivated under composted tannery sludge amendment. Acta Scientiarum. Agronomy (Impresso), v. 36, p. 443-448, 2014. 

 SANTOS, J. L. ; ARAÚJO, A. S. F. ; Nunes, L.A.P.L ; OLIVEIRA, M. L. J. ; MELO, W. J. . Chromium, Cadmium, Nickel and Lead in a Tropical Soil after Three Years of Consecutive Applications of Composted Tannery Sludge. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis, p. 140425110642004-1666,

2014.

 SILVA, M. D. M. ; BARAJAS-ACEVES, M. ; ARAÚJO, A. S. F. ; ARAÚJO, F. F. ; MELO, W. J. . Soil Microbial Biomass after Three Years of Consecutive Composted Tannery Sludge Amendment. Pedosphere, v. 24, p. 469-475, 2014.

 ARAÚJO, A. S. F. ; TSAI, S. M. ; DANIEL, C. B. ; CESARZ, S. ; EISENHAUER, N. . Soil bacterial diversity in degraded and restored lands of Northeast Brazil. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek (Gedrukt), v. 106, p. 891-899, 2014.

 MIRANDA, A. R. L. ; ARAÚJO, A. S. F. ; Nunes, L.A.P.L ; OLIVEIRA, M. L. J. ; MELO, W. J. . Growth and nodulation of cowpea after 5 years of consecutive composted tannery sludge amendment. Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research, v. 12, p. 1175-1179, 2014.

 ARAÚJO, F. F. ; REBESCHINI, A. C. ; MAZUCHELLI, R. C. L. ; ARAÚJO, A. S. F. . Nitrogen application and inoculation with Rhizobium tropici on common bean in the fall/winter. African Journal of Agricultural Research, v. 9, p. 3156-3163, 2014.

 CORTEZ, C. T. ; BARBOSA, L. R. ; NUNES, LUÍS ALFREDO PINHEIRO LEAL ; EISENHAUER, N. ; ARAÚJO, A. S. F. . Soil microbial properties in Eucalyptus grandis plantations of different ages. Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, v. 14, p. 734-742, 2014.

 ARAÚJO, A. S. F. ; SILVA, M. D. M. ; LEITE, Luiz Fernando Carvalho ; ARAUJO, F. F. ; DIAS, N. S. . Soil pH, electric conductivity and organic matter after three years of consecutive applications of composted tannery sludge. African Journal of Agricultural Research, v. 8, p. 1204-1208, 2013.

 SILVA, M. D. M. ; ARAÚJO, A. S. F. ; Nunes, L.A.P.L ; MELO, W. J. ; SINGH, R. P. . Heavy metals in cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L.) after tannery sludge compost amendemt. Chilean Journal of Agricultural Research (Print), v. 73, p. 282-287, 2013.

 ARAÚJO, A. S. F. ; CESARZ, S. ; LEITE, Luiz Fernando Carvalho ; DANIEL, C. B. ; TSAI, S. M. ; EISENHAUER, N. . Soil microbial properties and temporal stability in degraded and restored lands of Northeast Brazil. Soil Biology & Biochemistry, p. 175-181, 2013.

 ARAÚJO, A. S. F. ; LEITE, Luiz Fernando Carvalho ; IWATA, B. F. ; LYRA JUNIOR, M. A. ; XAVIER, G. R. ; Figueiredo, M.V.B. . Microbiological process in agroforestry system: a review. Agronomy for Sustainable Development, v. 32, p. 215-226, 2012.

 NUNES, J. S. ; ARAÚJO, A. S. F. ; Nunes, L.A.P.L ; LIMA, L. M. ; Carneiro, R.F.V. ; TSAI, S. M. ; SALVIANO, Adeodato A C . Land Degradation on Soil

Microbial Biomass and Activity in Northeast Brazil. Pedosphere, v. 22, p. 88-95, 2012.

 SANTOS, Valdinar Bezerra dos ; ARAÚJO, A. S. F. ; LEITE, Luiz Fernando Carvalho ; Nunes, L.A.P.L ; MELO, W. J. . Soil microbial biomass and organic matter fractions during transition from conventional to organic farming systems. Geoderma (Amsterdam), v. 170, p. 227-231, 2012.

 SILVA, D. K. A. ; FREITAS, N. O. ; SOUSA, R. G. ; SILVA, F. S. B. ; ARAÚJO, A. S. F. ; MAIA, L. C. . Soil microbial biomass and activity under natural and regenerated forests and conventional sugarcane plantations in Brazil. Geoderma (Amsterdam), v. 189, p. 257-261, 2012.

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 CARDOZO JUNIOR, F. M. ; Carneiro, R.F.V. ; GOTO, B. T. ; ARAÚJO, A. S. F. ; BEZERRA, A. A. C. ; Nunes, L.A.P.L . Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in degraded lands in Northeast Brazil. African Journal of Microbiology Research, v. 6, p. 7198-7205, 2012.

 SANTOS, J. O. ; ANTUNES, J. E. L. ; LYRA, Maria Do Carmo Catanho Pereira de ; ARAÚJO, A. S. F. ; GOMES, Regina Lúcia Ferreira ; LOPES, Ângela Celis de Almeida ; Figueiredo, M.V.B. . Genetic diversity among isolates of Rhizobia from Phaseolus lunatus. Annals of Microbiology, v. 61, p. 437-444, 2011.

 SANTOS, Joseany de Andrade ; Nunes, L.A.P.L ; MELO, W. J. ; ARAÚJO, A. S. F. . Tannery sludge compost amendment rates on soil microbial biomass of two different soils. European Journal of Soil Biology, p. 146-151, 2011.

 SINGH, R. P. ; SINGH, P. ; IBRAHIM, H. ; ARAÚJO, A. S. F. ; SULAIMAN, O. . Management of urban solid waste: Vermicomposting a sustainable option. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, v. 55, p. 719-729, 2011.

 SANTOS, Joseany de Andrade ; Nunes, L.A.P.L ; MELO, W. J. ; Figueiredo, M.V.B. ; SINGH, R. P. ; ARAÚJO, A. S. F. ; BEZERRA, A. A. C. . GROWTH, NODULATION AND NITROGEN FIXATION OF COWPEA IN SOILS AMENDED WITH COMPOSTED TAANNERY SLUDGE. Revista Brasileira de Ciência do Solo (Impresso), v. 35, p. 1865-1871, 2011.

 ARAÚJO, A. S. F. ; MELO, W. J. ; SINGH, R. P. . Municipal Solid Waste compost in agricultural soil: changes in soil microbial biomass. Reviews in Environmental Science and Bio-Technology, v. 9, p. 41-49, 2010.

 LEITE, Luiz Fernando Carvalho ; OLIVEIRA, F. C. ; ARAÚJO, A. S. F. ; GALVAO, S. R. S. ; LEMOS, J. O. ; SILVA, E. F. L. . Soil organic carbon and biological indicators in an Acrisol under tillage systems and organic management in Northeastern Brazil. Australian Journal of Soil Research, v. 48, p. 258-265, 2010.

Effect of converting native Savanna to Eucalyptus grandis forest on soil microbial biomass. Land Degradation & Development (Print), v. 21, p. 540-545,  SILVA, J. D. C. ; LEAL, T. T. B. ; ARAÚJO, A. S. F. ; ARAUJO, R. M. ; GOMES, Regina Lúcia Ferreira ; MELO, W. J. ; SINGH, R. P. . Effect of different tannery sludge compost amendment rates on growth, biomass accumulation and yield responses of Capsicum plants. Waste Management (Elmsford), v. 30, p. 1976-1980, 2010.

ARAÚJO, A. S. F. . Is the microwave irradiation a suitable method for measuring soil microbial biomass?. Reviews in Environmental Science and Bio-Technology, v. 9, p. 317-321, 2010.

 MM, Lopes ; SALVIANO, Adeodato A C ; ARAÚJO, A. S. F. ; Nunes, L.A.P.L ; OLIVEIRA, M. E. . Changes in soil microbial biomass and activity in different Brazilian pastures. Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research, v. 8, p. 1253-1259, 2010.

 ARAÚJO, A. S. F. ; MELO, W. J. . Soil microbial biomass in organic farming system. Ciência Rural (UFSM. Impresso), v. 40, p. 2419-2426, 2010.

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 Gonçalves, I.C.R. ; ARAÚJO, A. S. F. ; CARVALHO, Eulália Maria de Souza ; Carneiro, R.F.V. . Effect of paclobutrazol on microbial biomass, respiration and cellulose decomposition in soil.. European Journal of Soil Biology, v. 45, p. 235-238, 2009.

 ARAÚJO, A. S. F. ; LEITE, Luiz Fernando Carvalho ; SANTOS, Valdinar Bezerra dos ; Carneiro, R.F.V. . Soil microbial activity in conventional and organic agricultural systems. Sustainability, v. 1, p. 268-276, 2009.

 ARAÚJO, A. S. F. ; SANTOS, Valdinar Bezerra dos ; MONTEIRO, Regina Teresa Rosim . Responses of soil microbial biomass and activity for practices of organic and conventional farming systems in Piauí state, Brazil.. European Journal of Soil Biology, v. 44, p. 225-230, 2008.

 SANTOS, J. O. ; ARAÚJO, A. S. F. ; GOMES, Regina Lúcia Ferreira ; LOPES, Ângela Celis de Almeida ; Figueiredo, M.V.B. . Rhizobia - Phaseolus lunatus symbiosis: Importance and diversity in tropical soils - A review. Dynamic Soil, Dynamic Plant, v. 2, p. 56-60, 2008.

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Books

 ARAÚJO, A. S. F. (Org.) ; Figueiredo, M.V.B. (Org.) . Microbial ecology of tropical soils. 1. ed. New York: Nova Science Publishers, Inc, 2010. v. 1. 420 p. 

 ARAÚJO, A. S. F. (Org.) ; LEITE, Luiz Fernando Carvalho (Org.) ; Nunes, L.A.P.L (Org.) ; Carneiro, R.F.V. (Org.) . Matéria Organica e Organismos do Solo. Teresina: EDUFPI, 2008. v. 1. 222 p.