Soil aggregation under different management systems

Revista Brasileira de Ciência do Solo

Cibele Mascioli Rebello Portella¹  Maria De Fátima Guimarães²  Christian Feller¹  Inês Cristina De Batista Fonseca²  João Tavares Filho² 

[1] ,State University of Londrina CCA Agronomics DepartmentLondrina PR

关键词: aggregation indices;    aggregate size classes;    total organic carbon;    índices de agregação;    classes de agregados;    carbono orgânico total;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0100-06832012000600021

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Considering that the soil aggregation reflects the interaction of chemical, physical and biological soil factors, the aim of this study was evaluate alterations in aggregation, in an Oxisol under no-tillage (NT) and conventional tillage (CT), since over 20 years, using as reference a native forest soil in natural state. After analysis of the soil profile (cultural profile) in areas under forest management, samples were collected from the layers 0-5, 5-10, 10-20 and 20-40 cm, with six repetitions. These samples were analyzed for the aggregate stability index (ASI), mean weighted diameter (MWD), mean geometric diameter (MGD) in the classes > 8, 8-4, 4-2, 2-1, 1-0.5, 0.5-0.25, and < 0.25 mm, and for physical properties (soil texture, water dispersible clay (WDC), flocculation index (FI) and bulk density (Bd)) and chemical properties (total organic carbon - COT, total nitrogen - N, exchangeable calcium - Ca2+, and pH). The results indicated that more intense soil preparation (M < NT < PC) resulted in a decrease in soil stability, confirmed by all stability indicators analyzed: MWD, MGD, ASI, aggregate class distribution, WDC and FI, indicating the validity of these indicators in aggregation analyses of the studied soil.

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