Influence of soil texture and mineralogy on phosphorus retention in cerrado oxisols under pasture
01/Jun/2008
Pastures cover nearly 50 million hectares in the Cerrado region. The Oxisols, which cover approximately half this area, are highly weathered soils composed mainly of kaolinite, iron and aluminum oxides. Iron and aluminum oxides have a great influence on the retention of phosphorus (P) in these soils. The aim of this study was to quantify the total phosphorus levels, as well as P availability and retention in Oxisols under pasture in the Cerrado region and to relate the data with […]
Morphology of soil structure of the Red-Yellow and Dusky Red Latosols of Paraná State, Brazil, by scanner image analyses
01/Feb/2008
The shape and size of aggregates define most soil characteristics, mainly the total porosity and macro and micropore distribution. This study aimed to investigate the morphology of soil aggregates of different size classes of a Red-Yellow (LBd) and a Dusky Red Latosol (LVdf) located in two respective natural toposequences, in Paraná State, Brazil, using scanner images. Undisturbed soil samples of the Bw1 and Bw2 horizons were collected in four LBd profiles and three profiles of the LVdf toposequence. After drying, […]
Oxisol toposequences developed from basaltic rocks in Paraná State, Brazil. II – relationship between clay fraction mineralogy and physical soil properties
01/Apr/2006
Soil structure (type, size and development) defines the total soil porosity and macro and microporosity distribution, and is considered to be one of the most important agricultural soil properties. The aim of this work was to study the effect of the clay fraction mineralogy, including the crystallographic mineral characteristics, in the soil physical properties of two Oxisols developed from the basaltic rocks, in different landscape positions (toposequence) in Paraná State, Brazil. With this objective, the soil profile was morphologically described […]
Fractional extraction of heavy metals from red-yellow latosol
01/Dec/1997
Samples of A and B horizons of a humic red-yellow latosol with a clayey texture were incubated in salt solutions of Cd, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb and Zn under greenhouse conditions at the Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Brazil, from March to September 1994. The main objectives were to adapt a method for fractional extraction of metals and to evaluate their behavior in soluble, exchangeable, bound to organic matter, bound to Al oxides, bound to Fe oxides, and residual forms. The […]