The substitution of the native vegetation of marshlands in Paraiba, initially by sugarcane and more recently by pastures, in a strongly undulated relief, has caused serious problems of soil degradation. Currently, some of these pastures are being replaced by plantations of sabiá (Mimosa caesalpiniaefolia Benth). The objective was to analyze the effect of these changes on the soil physical and chemical properties and root development. The experiment was conducted in Areia-PB, in a dystrophic Ultisol. The three treatments were represented […]

Procedures based on modifications of chemical properties are potentially useful for mitigating phytotoxicity of heavy metals in soils. However, it is difficult to predict the effects of different ameliorating agents on the bioavailability of heavy metals in soil simultaneously contaminated with several metals. This study was developed in a soil from a dumping site of a zinc extraction and manufacturing industry-Companhia Mineira de Metais-CMM, located at Três Marias (MG), to assess content, fractioning and bioavailability of Zn, Cd, Cu and […]