The search for management systems that preserve or improve soil qualities, the mineralogical as well as the organic composition, with a view to higher yields, is becoming more and more intense. The objective this study was to qualitatively verify the mineralogical effects of different management types: conventional , minimum and no-tillage for 24 years on a Red Latosol in Ponta Grossa, PR, Brazil, by the following techniques: X-ray diffraction, X-ray fluorescence and Fourier transform infrared. No significant changes in the […]

The present study aimed at characterizing the main soil types under melon crop in the Apodi Tableland, state of Rio Grande do Norte. This investigation focused on the mineralogical soil features as an attempt to generate information for adequate soil and crop management. Three soil types were selected: Typic Haplocambids, Typic Eutrotorrox and Arenic Kandiustults. The mineralogy of sand, silt and clay fractions was evaluated through X ray diffraction analyses and scanning electron microscopy in complementary, undisturbed samples. The mineralogical […]

The objective of this study was to identify the K-bearing minerals as well as the granulometric fraction of the soil with potential to supply K to the plants from two basaltic Oxisols (Hapludox and Kandiudox). The mineralogical analyses of the granulometric fractions of the Hapludox soil revealed the probable occurrence of a mica mineral in the fine silt and coarse clay fractions, while feldspar minerals occurred in the sand, coarse silt, and fine silt fractions. In the Kandiudox soil, a […]

Morphological, physical, chemical and mineralogical properties, as well as the weathering processes were studied in a Red Yellow Argisol (Aridic Kandiustalf) (well drained) and a Solodic Planosol (Aridic Haplustalf) (partially drained), developed from gnaisses, in a topossequence of the central semiarid region of Ceará State, Brazil. The study had the purpose of investigating the influence of soil locations in the landscape (internal drainage) and on the diversification of soil properties, as well as to study processes of surface transport and […]

The formation of soils with argillic horizons was investigated to identify the pedological processes involved in the formation of lamellae and the abrupt textural gradient as well as their implication on the soil physical, chemical and mineralogical attributes. This study was carried out on a sandstone-derived soil toposequence, with profile (P1) occupying the higher part of the landscape (summit), profile (P2) on the backslope, and profile (P3) on the footslope. Soil chemical, mineralogical, micromorphological and particle size distribution analyses were […]

In the region of Lavras, Minas Gerais, Brazil, soils profiles with argillic horizons were selected to evaluate the alterations which occurred during the process of soil formation and to investigate pedogenetic characteristics related to the parent material. Within this region, these soils occur on sloping and hilly landscapes. They were selected for this study because they preserve characteristics inherited from the original bedrocks. Three profiles formed from geologic material with different chemical composition were selected: Profile 1 – Red-Yellow Argisol […]

This study was conducted to characterize the morphology, physics, chemistry, mineralogy and pedography of soil profiles with Mollic horizon at Nazaré da Mata, Pernambuco, Brazil, 1995. Three soil profiles involving Litosol, Reddish Brunizém and Red Yellow Podzolic were morphologically described. Samples were taken from each horizon to determine the physical, chemical (including humic fraction quantification), mineralogical and pedographycal properties. Based on soil properties and environmental conditions, it could be assumed that the surface horizons were developed from climate – vegetation […]

Soils from the Vale do Rio Doce region in Ipatinga, Nova Era e Guanhães counties, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil, under reforestation with Eucalyptus grandis, were studied. Eight forest sites with soils from different taxonomic classes were selected and detailed mineralogical characterization and evaluation for nutrient reserve potential were conducted in 1991. The soils studied were mineralogically classified as: Kaolinitic-non sesquioxidic (2 and 5); kaolinitic-sesquioxidic (1); gibbsitic-sesquioxidic (4, 6 and 7); hematitic (3) and gibbsitic (8). The main silicate clay […]