Swine manure (SM) applications to maize under no-tillage were tested in a 10-year field experiment to define the appropriate rates. The responses in yield and soil property to the treatments were evaluated: SM at rates of 0, 25, 50, 100 and 200 m3 ha-1; soluble fertilizer (SF); and SM plus soluble fertilizer (SM + SF), all annually spread on the soil surface. The soil pH was not affected by SM, but at rates > 100 m3 ha-1, the exchangeable Ca […]

Successive applications of liquid swine waste to the soil can increase the contents of total organic carbon and nutrients and change acidity-related soil chemical properties. However, little information is available on the effects of swine waste application in solid form, as of swine deep-litter. The objective of this study was to evaluate alterations of organic carbon and acidity-related properties of a soil after eight years of pig slurry and deep-litter application. In the eighth year of a field experiment established […]

Tillage affects soil physical properties, e.g., porosity, and leads to different amounts of mulch on the soil surface. Consequently, tillage is related to the soil temperature and moisture regime. Soil cover, temperature and moisture were measured under corn (Zea mays) in the tenth year of five tillage systems (NT = no-tillage; CP = chisel plow and single secondary disking; CT = primary and double secondary disking; CTb = CT with crop residues burned; and CTr = CT with crop residues […]

The use of humic (HA) acids together with mineral and organic fertilizers probably modifies the natve soil humic acids’In the São Francisco Valley, Northeast Brazil, organic acids have gain interest of growers using irrigated agriculture. But so far, the possible modifications of the native soil humic substances under application of organic acids along with mineral and organic fertilizers are not known. The objective of this study was to evaluate and characterize the qualitative changes in humic acids extracted from a […]

The ability of a soil to keep its structure under the erosive action of water is usually high in natural conditions and decreases under frequent and intensive cultivation. The effect of five tillage systems (NT = no-till; CP = chisel plowing and one secondary disking; CT = primary and two secondary distings; CTb = CT with crop residue burning; and CTr = CT with removal of crop residues from the field), combined with five nutrient sources (C = control, no […]

Soil tillage promotes changes in soil structure. The magnitude of the changes varies with the nature of the soil, tillage system and soil water content and decreases over time after tillage. The objective of this study was to evaluate short-term (one year period) and long-term (nine year period) effects of soil tillage and nutrient sources on some physical properties of a very clayey Hapludox. Five tillage systems were evaluated: no-till (NT), chisel plow + one secondary disking (CP), primary + […]

Common bean is one of the most important staples in Brazil. The objective of this study was to evaluate the common bean cv. Pérola yield and changes in soil chemical attributes as influenced by liming and manganese rates. The experiment was carried out in pots containing dystrophic Red Yellow Latosol (Oxisol). Treatments consisted of a 2 x 6 factorial combination of two limestone (CO3 and MgCO3 in a 3:1 molar ratio) rates, calculated to increase base saturation to 50 and […]

Manure has been used as organic nutrient sources in different soil, climate, crop, and soil management systems. The effects of the continuous use of these systems is best evaluated by integrated analysis, based on different soil and crop attributes. This study was carried out to compare nutrient sources, mainly the organic ones, based on some chemical and physical soil attributes as well as crop attributes. The study was carried out at an experimental station of Epagri in Campos Novos, on […]

Forage dry matter production of native pastures in southern Brazil is usually low due to the restricted soil nutrient availability – a limitation that can be compensated by application of liquid swine manure. In an experiment carried out from November 1995 to November 1999, in an area near a swine farm in Paraíso do Sul County, Rio Grande do Sul State, the efficiency and frequency of liquid swine manure application in relation to dry matter production and nutrient uptake by […]