The cover crops in no-till system can contribute to the formation of mulch and nutrient cycling to annual crops in succession. The objective of this study was to evaluate biomass production and nutrient cycling of cover crops sown in the second growing season, in crop rotation after upland rice and soybean, in no-tillage and conventional tillage systems, on a Red Latassol of Rio Verde, state of Goiás, from April 2008 to April 2010. The experiment was evaluated in randomized strips, […]

Independent of the runoff capacity to transport mineral and organic particles of soil, the assessment of rainfall erosive action, during its initial phase, would not be complete if the mechanisms of soil detachment and splash by raindrop impact were not appraised. Considering the lack of data on these mechanisms in soils of Ceará State, Brazil, the objectives of this work were: to compare collection methods of detached and splashed soil and to evaluate the correlations between rainfall erosivity and splash […]