Abstract
Some forages of the genus Urochloa can inhibit the process of nitrification in the soil. As a consequence, N losses of the soil-plant system can be reduced by leaching and denitrification and the maintenance of mineral N in the form of ammonium (NH4 +) may favor the absorption of the nutrient by maize (Zea mays L.). When safflower maize is grown in rotation with soybeans, although soybean…