Aggregate stability has been measured by wet sieving, water dropping and sonication. The objective of this study is to propose an index (energy – level based index) to express aggregate stability in A and B horizon aggregates of Dusky Red Latosol and Structured Dusky Red Earth. Aggregates from 4.76 to 7.93 mm were submitted to sonication at increasing energy levels. A dispersion ratio (< 0.053 mm aggregate + particle fraction/total aggregate mass) was plotted against energy levels, for each sample. […]

This research was carried out in Rio Grande do Sul State, Southern Brazil, during the 1990/1991 summer harvest. The main objective was to evaluate the aggregation and aggregate stability of two clayey soils classified as Dusky Latosol (Haplorthox) and Dark-Red Podzolic (Paleoudult). Two treatments were used in the Haplorthox: grass (Setaria anceps L.); and crop rotation under conventional tillage (wheat (Triticum aestivum) soybean (Glycine max L.)). On the other hand, four treatments were used in the Paleoudult: grass (Digitaria decumbens […]