Agrilife research soil scientist tackles semiarid environment

  • SEMI-ARID SOIL Carolina Brandani, Ph.D., Texas A&M AgriLife soil scientist, shows the residue and biochar being used as soil amendments to improve soil health. | KAY LEDBETTER/TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE
    SEMI-ARID SOIL Carolina Brandani, Ph.D., Texas A&M AgriLife soil scientist, shows the residue and biochar being used as soil amendments to improve soil health. | KAY LEDBETTER/TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE

    COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Studying soil carbon dynamics in a semidesert agroecosystem like the Texas High Plains might seem an unexpected place for a scientist who grew up in a city in tropical Brazil.

    But Carolina Brandani, Ph.D., is committed to connecting soil conservation with agricultural practices as a new Texas A&M AgriLife Research soil scientist in Amarillo and an assistant professor in…