Agriculture and soil management in the Cerrado can cause soil compaction, resulting in decreased porosity and water and nutrient availability, with a negative impact on plant growth and development. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of soil density and phosphorus doses (P) on soybean and eucalyptus grown in two Cerrado oxisols with different texture: one (LV) with 610 g kg-1 clay and the other (LVA), with 190 g kg-1 clay. Three soil densities (0. 90, 1. 10 and 1. 30 Mg m-3) […]

Pearl millet is usually grown in periods when water is deficient in soil; a fact that possibly affects the K uptake. The experiment in Botucatu, São Paulo State, Brazil, was conducted to evaluate the effects of soil water content (-0.03;-0.05;-0.10 and -0.50 MPa) associated with K rates (15 and 120 mg dm-3 of K) on the K mass flow and diffusion to pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum (L.) Leek) roots in greenhouse conditions. In pots with soil from the arable layer of a Red […]

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 […]