The increase of organic acids in soils can reduce phosphorus sorption. The objective of the study was to evaluate the competitive sorption of P and citrate in clayey and sandy loam soils, using a stirred-flow system. Three experiments were performed with soil samples (0-20 cm layer) of clayey (RYL-cl) and sandy loam (RYL-sl) Red Yellow Latosols (Oxisols). In the first study, the treatments were arranged in a 2 × 5 factorial design, with two soil types and five combinations of […]

Since the 70s, spectroscopic techniques, especially those with infrared radiation (NIRS -Near Infrared Spectroscopy and DRIFTS – Diffuse Reflectance Fourier Transformed Spectroscopy) have been proposed for inorganic soil analysis, but only few methods found routine use in Brazil so far. This fact is probably due to the difficulty in building calibration models based on multivariate tools with real soil samples that have a complex composition that varies geographically and according to the management. The objective of this study was to […]

Considering the importance of understanding the water status of pedological covers for studies of prevention and containment of erosive processes, this study was conducted on a slope with a pedological system composed of Red Latossol (Oxisol)/Red Argisol (Ultisol) derived from Caiuá sandstone, on an experimental farm of the Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Cidade Gaúcha, in Northwestern Paraná State. After a detailed morphologic description of the pedologic system, infiltration experiments were carried out in the main diagnostic horizons and the respective […]

Microbial biomass carbon and organic carbon were measured in a long-term field experiment (20 years) in Planaltina, DF, Brazil, under corn-soybean crop rotation. Six management systems were selected: disk plow before planting (ADPP); disk plow after harvesting (ADPC), no-till after disk plowing in the first year (PDAD); moldboard plow before planting (AVPP); moldboard plow after harvesting (AVPC), no-till after moldboard plowing in the first year (PDAV) and an undisturbed area of Savanna type vegetation, Cerrado (CE) as a reference. Soil samples […]

Iron deficiency in coffee plants cultivated in ferric Latosols may be induced by conditions that affect the transport of this nutrient in soils, such as P concentration, high pH values and low soil moisture content. The iron diffusive flux (FeF) in soils was evaluated as a function of P rates and levels of acidity and moisture. Surface soil samples of a clayey dystroferric Red Latosol and a loamy-sand dystroferric Yellow Red Latosol were supplied with 20 mg dm-3 Fe as […]

Little research has yet been done into the effects of traffic and tillage operations on agricultural soil structures of the Cerrado region before and during the implantation of no till systems. However, the developed studies are only qualitative and usually use properties such as soil bulk density and penetration resistance. These variables cannot predict the pressure the soil can withstand so that soil compaction through future soil management could be avoided. The objective of this work was to evaluate the […]

This study evaluated the molecular weight (mw) as well as the proportions of humic and fulvic acid fractions in humic substances (H5) extracted with 0.1 M NaOH and a chelating (Chelex 100 chelating ion exchange resins) (Na form), via High-Performance Size Exclusion Chromatography (HPSEC). Samples of a Dusky Red Latosol were collected from three areas: under orange-cultivated forest with and without liming. Standards of sodium polystyrene sulfonate and acetone were used to calibrate the molecular weight and retention time ratio. […]

Additional soil compaction occurs when the pressure applied on the soil is greater than the preconsolidation pressure, causing the soil to deform along the virgin compression line. The objectives of this study were: to validate the model proposed by Dias Junior (1994); to propose a model to quantify soil mechanical resistance and; to evaluate the effect of soil use and moisture on the virgin compression line and on the compression index of three Latosols under annual crop, natural forest and […]

Inadequate water application is one of the reasons of poor initial plant stand for irrigated maize. This problem is more serious in some soils with superficial crusting after sprinkler irrigation or rainfall. The effect of different water management criteria on maize emergence was evaluated in three soils: Dark-Red Latosol (LE), in Sete Lagoas, and Yellow-Red Latosol (LV) and Alluvial soil, in Janaúba, in Minas Gerais, Brazil. The treatments were based on different strategies for supplying water to soil. A combination […]

The suitability of four extraction methods (acetic acid 0.5 mol L-1, buffer pH 4.0, calcium chloride 0.0025 mol L-1 and water) for estimating the amount of available Si in soil for upland rice was determined. Four soil types corresponding to the following classes were used: Typic Acrustox – isohyperthermic (LEa), Typic Acrustox – isohyperthermic (LVa), Rhodic Acrustox – isohyperthermic (LRd) and Ustoxic Quartzipsammentic – isohyperthermic (AQa), all of them from the Triângulo Mineiro region in Minas Gerais, Brazil. Five Si levels were created in each […]