Physical properties of soils and soybean yields after planting cover crops

Engenharia Agrícola

Diego Dos Santos¹  Eduardo G. De Souza¹  LÚcia H. P. NÓbrega¹  Claudio L. Bazzi¹  Fernando N. De Queiroz¹ 

关键词: soil porosity;    bulk density;    crop rotation;    porosidade do solo;    densidade do solo;    rotação de culturas;   

DOI  :  10.1590/1809-4430-Eng.Agríc.v35n2p280-292/2015

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Cover crops are important for improving soil quality. However, soil properties usually have some spatial dependence. Thus, this study aimed to evaluate the effect of winter cover crops on physical properties of soil and soybean yields using thematic maps. Five winter treatments were used: black oats; intercropping 1 (forage turnips and black oats); intercropping 2 (forage turnips, black oats and common vetch); wheat; and control. Macroporosity, microporosity, total porosity, bulk density and water content of the soil from 0 - 0.1 m depths were evaluated after the winter cover crop management. Soybeans were sown over the entire area in the summer after the winter cover crop management, and the soybean yield was determined for each treatment. Maps for each treatment were created and compared to the control treatment using the relative deviation coefficient (RDC). The cover crops improved the total macroporosity of the soil in some regions of the study area. The black oats were more efficient at maintaining higher water content of the soil, and it can be used to decrease the bulk density.

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