Analyzing the soil near crop roots may reveal limitations to growth and yield even in a no-tillage system. The purpose of the present study was to relate the chemical and physical properties of soil under a no-tillage system to soybean root growth and plant yield after five years of use of different types of limestone and forms of application. A clayey Oxisol received application of dolomitic and calcitic limestones and their 1:1 combination in two forms: surface application, maintained on […]

Cover crop residues mobilize cations and benefit the action of lime applied on the soil surface owing to the release of low molecular weight organic acids from the soluble fraction of residues. However, these effects in no-till system are yet to be confirmed in field studies. A five-year trial was carried out on a no-till dystrophic Rhodic Hapludox in Ponta Grossa, State of Paraná, Brazil, with the aim of evaluating changes in chemical soil attributes, as well as the corn […]

The effects of superficial lime application on chemical soil characteristics in no-tillage systems and its influence on root growth and mineral nutrition in maize crops has not been thoroughly investigated yet. To evaluate these effects on maize (hybrid AG 9090) and its reflexes on the grain yield performance under no-tillage, a field trial was carried out on a dystrophic Red Latosol (Hapludox) in Ponta Grossa, State of Paraná, Brazil. A completely randomized block design with three replications was used in […]