Calcium deficiency and aluminum toxicity are considered to be the most important acidity factors limiting root growth. A field experiment was carried out on a dystrophic Red Latosol (Haplortox) in Ponta Grossa, Paraná, Brazil, to study the effects of surface application of lime and gypsum on root growth and nutrient uptake by soybean, cv. EMBRAPA 58, under no-tillage system. A randomized complete block design was used, with three replications, in a split-plot experiment. Dolomitic limestone was applied at rates of […]

The use of phosphate-solubilizing bacteria can be a low-cost alternative to agroforestry systems in the Amazônia, where prices, transport, and producers’ low buying capacity make the use of soluble fertilizers difficult. On soils without a cultivation past, phosphates are combined mainly to Al, while on previously limed and cultivated soils, these phosphates are combined with Ca, limiting their use by plants. There is little information on phosphate-solubilizing bacteria (BSF) in the Amazon; thus, further studies are needed. The first step […]

Superficial liming is an alternative way to correct soil acidity in no till system. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of superficial and incorporated liming on native pasture. The experiment was carried out at the experimental field of the Soil Science Department, at the Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (Brazil), on a Plinthaquult medium texture and with high potential acidity under native pasture. Lime rates of 0.0, 2.0, 8.5 and 17.0 Mg ha-1 were used. On […]

The diffusive flux (diffusion) is the main form of zinc transport in soil, due to its low concentration in solution. This work aimed to evaluate the diffusion of Zn in samples of three soil types: a loamy texture Dark-Red Latosol (LE), a medium texture Red-Yellow Podzolic (PV), and a sandy texture Red-Yellow Latosol (LV). The diffusion was assessed in samples with the natural pH for the three soil samples and at pH 5.40 for the LE and 6.00 for the […]

This experiment was carried out on a dystrophic Dark-Red Latosol from Ponta Grossa, Paraná, Brazil, to evaluate the yield of corn, wheat and soybean as a function of the changes in the chemical characteristics of soil due to surface application of lime and gypsum under a no-tillage system. A completely randomized block design was used, with three replications, in a split-plot experiment. Dolomitic limestone was applied at rates of 0, 2, 4 and 6 t ha-1 (main plots) in July […]

The experiment was carried out on a dystrophic Dark Red Latosol from Ponta Grossa, Paraná State, Brazil, to evaluate the effects of the surface application of lime and gypsum on soil chemical characteristics and soybean response in no-tillage. A randomized complete block design was used, with three replications, in a split-plot experiment. Dolomitic limestone was applied at rates of 0, 2, 4 and 6 t ha-1 (main plots) in July of 1993; gypsum was applied at rates of 0, 4, […]