He is an Agronomist with a Master's and PhD in Soil Science from the Federal University of Ceará (UFC). Currently, he is a postdoctoral fellow and volunteer researcher in the Postgraduate Program in Soil Science at UFC, where he works on a project titled 'Production of Functional Carbonaceous Materials - Biochar Obtained from Agro-Industrial Waste and Sewage Sludge: Use as a Soil Conditioner in the Brazilian His expertise includes Soil and Water Management and Conservation, with a focus on evaluating soil quality through the application of pyrolytic and hydrothermal biochars, as well as other conditioners. He also specializes in Soil Physics, emphasizing the assessment of soil physical quality, and in Soil Genesis, with a particular focus on the development of cohesive soil horizons.
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Soil Science
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RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS
Can hydrochar mitigate the effects of irrigation with brackish water to improve cowpea growth? DGG da Silva, ÍV do Nascimento, RV do Amaral, MCG Costa, OP Ferreira, ... Discover Soil 3 (1), 38 , 2026 2026
Sewage Sludge and Cashew Bagasse Biochars Promote Changes in Selected Physical Attributes Related to the Structure of Degraded Dryland Soil JMR Santos, ÍV Nascimento, GS Henrique, TCD Moniz, FLA Barbosa, ... Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science , 2026 2026
Hydrochar for soil management within a waste-to-resource framework: from characteristics to agri-environmental implications LHS Vieira, FG da Silva, LG Fregolente, ÍV do Nascimento, ... AgriEngineering 8 (3), 108 , 2026 2026 Citations: 1
Biochar from Co-pyrolysis of Sewage Sludge Improves Plant Eco-physiology in Degraded Soils? FG da Silva, JLV Fonteles, RG Costa, JLM Melo, RB Magalhães, ... Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, 1-17 , 2026 2026
Tensile Strength: A Pedologist's Perspective on Variability in Cohesive and Non‐Cohesive Horizons From Brazil's Coastal Tablelands JCA Mota, CP Silva, TL de Alencar, MGR Lobato, LS Oliveira, RE Romero, ... Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science 189 (1), 36-48 , 2026 2026
Biochar‐Induced Shifts in Fungal Community Structure and Their Association With Soil Physical Properties in Degraded Soil From the Brazilian Semiarid JMR dos Santos, AP de Araujo Pereira, KGV Garcia, ÍV do Nascimento, ... Land Degradation & Development , 2026 2026 Citations: 1
Biochar as a Strategy to Mitigate Greenhouse Gases in Degraded Drylands of the Brazilian Semiarid Region: Carbon Stocks and CO 2 Fluxes JMR Santos, APA Pereira, TCD Moniz, GS Henrique, FLA Barbosa, ... Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science 188 (6), 1014-1026 , 2025 2025 Citations: 3
Carbon-related processes as indicators of soil health in a degraded dryland area under long-term restoration: Responses of a 21-year grazing exclusion system AYV Lima, MR Cherubin, DF Silva, ASF Araujo, DP Costa, JCA Mota, ... Applied Soil Ecology 215, 106463 , 2025 2025 Citations: 4
Frequency domain reflectometry and Hydrus-1D for parameterizing the van Genuchten equation in a sandy entisol ÍV do Nascimento, A dos Santos Queiroz, L de Sousa Oliveira, ... Discover Soil 2 (1), 93 , 2025 2025
Cashew residue biochar enhances the pore network of cohesive soil in the Brazilian Coastal Tablelands JCA Mota, EB dos Santos, A dos Santos Queiroz, OP Ferreira, ... Geoderma Regional 42, e00979 , 2025 2025 Citations: 3
Biochar Application to Recover Degraded Soils: Comparison of Different Biomass Sources Assessed by Soil Physical Quality and Maize Growth T da Costa Dantas Moniz, JMR dos Santos, G da Silva Henrique, ... Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition 25 (3), 5949-5967 , 2025 2025 Citations: 3
Potential of biochar to restoration of microbial biomass and enzymatic activity in a highly degraded semiarid soil FLA Barbosa, JMR Santos, JCA Mota, MCG Costa, ASF Araujo, ... Scientific Reports 14 (1), 26065 , 2024 2024 Citations: 27
Proposal of a revision scale of the degree of cohesion and tensile strength to aid in the diagnosis of the cohesive character in soils A da Silva Lopes, A dos Santos Queiroz, ÍV do Nascimento, ... Catena 245, 108284 , 2024 2024 Citations: 1
Biochar from cashew residue enhances silicon adsorption and reduces cohesion and mechanical resistance at meso-and micro-structural scales of soil with cohesive character IV do Nascimento, EB dos Santos, A da Silva Lopes, ... Soil and Tillage Research 241, 106101 , 2024 2024 Citations: 14
Enzymatic stoichiometry in degraded soils after two decades of restoration in a Brazilian semiarid region DF Silva, ASF Araujo, AYV Lima, JCA Mota, ÍV Nascimento, AS Queiroz, ... Catena 236, 107768 , 2024 2024 Citations: 18
Effects of chemical aging on carbonaceous materials: Stability of water-dispersible colloids and their influence on the aggregation of natural-soil colloid LG Fregolente, MT Rodrigues, NC Oliveira, BS Araújo, ÍV Nascimento, ... Science of The Total Environment 903, 166835 , 2023 2023 Citations: 14
Biochar as a carbonaceous material to enhance soil quality in drylands ecosystems: A review ÍV do Nascimento, LG Fregolente, AP de Araújo Pereira, ... Environmental Research 233, 116489 , 2023 2023 Citations: 58
Prospective study of p16 protein expression by immunohistochemistry in breast câncer: Estudo prospectivo da expressão da proteína p16 por imuno-histoquímica em câncer de mama I Nascimento, AK Lopes, JS Neto Concilium 23 , 2023 2023
Water content as a deterministic factor in the assessment of cohesive character in soils of Coastal Tablelands (Northeast, Brazil) AS Queiroz, CTS Dias, AS Lopes, ÍV Nascimento, LS Oliveira, ... Geoderma Regional 32, e00600 , 2023 2023 Citations: 4
Water content as a deterministic factor in the assessment of cohesive character in soils of Coastal Tablelands (Northeast, Brazil) A dos Santos Queiroz, CT dos Santos Dias, A da Silva Lopes, ... Geoderma Regional 32, e00600 , 2023 2023 Citations: 1
MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS
Biochar as a carbonaceous material to enhance soil quality in drylands ecosystems: A review ÍV do Nascimento, LG Fregolente, AP de Araújo Pereira, ... Environmental Research 233, 116489 , 2023 2023 Citations: 58
Potential of biochar to restoration of microbial biomass and enzymatic activity in a highly degraded semiarid soil FLA Barbosa, JMR Santos, JCA Mota, MCG Costa, ASF Araujo, ... Scientific Reports 14 (1), 26065 , 2024 2024 Citations: 27
Estimation of van Genuchten equation parameters in laboratory and through inverse modeling with Hydrus-1D ÍV Nascimento, RN Assis Júnior, JC Araújo, TL Alencar, AG Freire, ... Journal of Agricultural Science 10 (3), 102 , 2018 2018 Citations: 25
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi community in soils under desertification and restoration in the Brazilian semiarid DF da Silva, JV Moreira, LIS de Sousa, MC Santana, JCA Mota, ... Microbiological research 264, 127161 , 2022 2022 Citations: 22
Enzymatic stoichiometry in degraded soils after two decades of restoration in a Brazilian semiarid region DF Silva, ASF Araujo, AYV Lima, JCA Mota, ÍV Nascimento, AS Queiroz, ... Catena 236, 107768 , 2024 2024 Citations: 18
Durability indicatives of hydrogel for agricultural and forestry use in saline conditions CDV do Nascimento, JP de Andrade Feitosa, R Simmons, ... Journal of Arid Environments 195, 104622 , 2021 2021 Citations: 15
Biochar from cashew residue enhances silicon adsorption and reduces cohesion and mechanical resistance at meso-and micro-structural scales of soil with cohesive character IV do Nascimento, EB dos Santos, A da Silva Lopes, ... Soil and Tillage Research 241, 106101 , 2024 2024 Citations: 14
Effects of chemical aging on carbonaceous materials: Stability of water-dispersible colloids and their influence on the aggregation of natural-soil colloid LG Fregolente, MT Rodrigues, NC Oliveira, BS Araújo, ÍV Nascimento, ... Science of The Total Environment 903, 166835 , 2023 2023 Citations: 14
Field capacity: Methodological approach by static and dynamic criteria TL de Alencar, AF Chaves, AG Freire, IV do Nascimento, ... Geoderma 353, 81-88 , 2019 2019 Citations: 14
Temperature limitations in the use of hydrogels on leptosols in a semi-arid region of Brazil CDV Nascimento, JCA Mota, ÍV Nascimento, GH da Silva Albuquerque, ... Geoderma Regional 26, e00407 , 2021 2021 Citations: 13
Comparison of devices for measuring soil matric potential and effects on soil hydraulic functions and related parameters AG Freire, TL de Alencar, AF Chaves, ÍV do Nascimento, ... Agricultural Water Management 209, 134-141 , 2018 2018 Citations: 11
Effect of sample re-saturation on soil-water characteristic curve ÍV Nascimento, TL Alencar, CLA Santos, RNDE ASSIS, JCA Mota Revista Caatinga 31 (2), 446-454 , 2018 2018 Citations: 8
Assessing the soil color by traditional method and a smartphone: a comparison GT de Castro Raulino, L de Sousa Oliveira, Í Vasconcelos do Nascimento, ... Revista de Ciencias Agrícolas 38 (1), 75-85 , 2021 2021 Citations: 7
Pipette method: errors resulting from aliquot collection depth in soil clay quantification JCA Mota, CEL Feitosa, LS Oliveira, JI Pinheiro, AM Sousa, TL Alencar, ... Journal of Agricultural Science 11 (2), 244-50 , 2019 2019 Citations: 6
Variabilidade espacial dos parâmetros da equação de van Genuchten em um Latossolo Vermelho-Amarelo JCA Mota, PL Libardi, AS Brito, SO Moraes, ÍV Nascimento, TL Alencar Revista Agro@ mbiente On-line 11 (2), 92-100 , 2017 2017 Citations: 6
Carbon-related processes as indicators of soil health in a degraded dryland area under long-term restoration: Responses of a 21-year grazing exclusion system AYV Lima, MR Cherubin, DF Silva, ASF Araujo, DP Costa, JCA Mota, ... Applied Soil Ecology 215, 106463 , 2025 2025 Citations: 4
Water content as a deterministic factor in the assessment of cohesive character in soils of Coastal Tablelands (Northeast, Brazil) AS Queiroz, CTS Dias, AS Lopes, ÍV Nascimento, LS Oliveira, ... Geoderma Regional 32, e00600 , 2023 2023 Citations: 4
Biochar as a Strategy to Mitigate Greenhouse Gases in Degraded Drylands of the Brazilian Semiarid Region: Carbon Stocks and CO 2 Fluxes JMR Santos, APA Pereira, TCD Moniz, GS Henrique, FLA Barbosa, ... Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science 188 (6), 1014-1026 , 2025 2025 Citations: 3
Cashew residue biochar enhances the pore network of cohesive soil in the Brazilian Coastal Tablelands JCA Mota, EB dos Santos, A dos Santos Queiroz, OP Ferreira, ... Geoderma Regional 42, e00979 , 2025 2025 Citations: 3
Biochar Application to Recover Degraded Soils: Comparison of Different Biomass Sources Assessed by Soil Physical Quality and Maize Growth T da Costa Dantas Moniz, JMR dos Santos, G da Silva Henrique, ... Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition 25 (3), 5949-5967 , 2025 2025 Citations: 3
