The action of rain and surface runoff together are the active agents of water erosion, and further influences are the soil type, terrain, soil cover, soil management, and conservation practices. Soil water erosion is low in the no-tillage management system, being influenced by the amount and form of lime and fertilizer application to the soil, among other factors. The aim was to evaluate the effect of the form of liming, the quantity and management of fertilizer application on the soil […]

The success of soil conservation tillage systems to control water erosion is related to the amount of crop residue and percentage of soil surface coverage. Residue persistence after harvesting is important to maintain soil coverage, which affects soil physical-hydric properties and runoff. The study was conducted in Santa Catarina State, Brazil, with the purpose of evaluating oat and corn residue persistence on soil surface under no-tillage system. The trial was carried out from October of 1995 to December, 1996, using […]