In the Cerrado region, agricultural activities have caused negative impacts mainly on the soil and water quality. Both in crop and livestock systems, with different managements, the soil physical degradation has led to reduced productivity. The objective of this study was to investigate water infiltration into a Dystrophic Red Latosol of the Cerrado region under different managements. The treatments consisted of the management systems: a) soil under native vegetation, b) soil with soybean for one year followed by three years […]

The use of a soil induces changes in the physical properties according to the management, tillage intensity and type of crop. The objective of this work was to measure the alterations of some of the soil physical properties and evaluate the physical quality by the S index, an indicator proposed by Dexter (2004), comparing the land uses: eucalyptus plantations at different ages, grazing pasture, annual crops, and an area of preserved secondary vegetation with an area of preserved native forest […]

In the last years, soil quality indexes for analyses of the environmental sustainability and agricultural production have been proposed in increasing numbers. However, none of these indexes is related to the groundwater recharge soil quality index for conditions in Brazil. The objective of this study was to generate a soil quality index related to the groundwater recharge (SQIGR) of the physiographical conditions of the Upper Rio Grande Basin and to draw a map of SQIGR using geostatistical procedures. The proposed […]

Evaluation systems of agricultural land suitability are being used in different regions of Brazil, by distinct teams and with multiple applications. The objective of this study was to evaluate, for soils in the State of Acre, how different experts evaluate the relative importance of indicators of a land suitability system, and how they interpret properties that can define land suitability classes. Ten soil profiles analyzed for the IX Brazilian Soil Classification and Correlation Workshop were used. These soil profiles are […]

This study aimed to evaluate the impact of the eucalypt cultivation at different ages and of phytophysiognomy of the cerrado biome on total organic C stocks and its pools and to verify which one is more sensitive to land use changes. The study was conducted in Brasilia, Distrito Federal, in a Yellow Latosol under eucalyptus after three (PEUC-3), six (PEUC-6) and seven (PEUC-7) years of cultivation, and under savannah strict sensu, dense savannah and open grassland with scattered shrubs. In […]

The search for improved productivity of livestock has stimulated deforestation of forested areas in the Pantanal for pasture planting, raising concerns about the sustainability of the natural resources. To study some aspects of land use in the Pantanal of Mato Grosso, Brazil, this study aimed to evaluate the changes in chemical and physical soil properties due to the conversion of native tree vegetation in pasture, and the exposure of native pasture to a continuous grazing system. The environments of the […]

Obtaining information about soil properties under different agricultural uses to plan soil management is very important with a view to sustainability in the different agricultural systems. The aim of this study was to evaluate changes in certain indicators of the physical quality of a dystrophic Red Latosol (Oxisol) under different agricultural uses. The study was conducted in an agricultural area located in northern Paraná State. Dystrophic Red Latosol samples were taken from four sites featuring different types of land use […]

The most important parameters of the LISEM model associated to surface runoff production (antecedent soil moisture (θap) and soil layer thickness), were calibrated by individual precipitation events in the Marcela Creek Watershed, Alto Rio Grande Region, MG. The hydrological effects of different land-uses in the watershed were also simulated. The model was highly sensitivity to soil moisture, which was the most important calibration paramete. The influence of the water balance layer was related to the soil moisture during calibration. It […]

Soil carbon stocks are the result of interaction of factors that determine their formation and decomposition. This study aimed to quantify the total organic recovery in various C pools under the following different land uses of an Ultisol: secondary forest, rubber tree plantation, pasture, and citrus plantation. The soil was sampled at depths of 0 to 10 cm and 10 to 20 cm and the following characteristics were determined: total organic carbon (TOC), total nitrogen (TN), fulvic acid fraction-C (FA), humic acid […]

The advance of the agricultural frontier, characterized by the conversion of natural ecosystems into cultivated areas, was intensified in the last decades. Most of the practices used to manage soils cause changes in the soil quality and soil organic matter (SOM) dynamics. Studying the impact of different management systems is essential to choose the most adequate soil management practices. This study aimed to evaluate different SOM fractions and carbon and nitrogen storage of a very clayey typic dystroferric Red Latosol […]