Flooded soils are important sinks of atmospheric C, hence the effect of agricultural practices on their organic matter (OM) dynamics should be better understood. This study was carried out in an 11 year experiment at IRGA (Instituto Rio Grandense do Arroz) experimental station in Cachoeirinha, Rio Grande do Sul, southern Brazil. The main objectives of this study were to evaluate the effect of no-tillage (NT) on organic C stocks, on OM lability and on the physical protection of OM in […]

Tannery residues are potential pollution sources in several regions of Brazil, mainly in the State of Rio Grande do Sul. One of the alternatives for the final destination of the sludge resulting from the waste water treatment of tanning industries is the disposal and recycling in the soil. To evaluate the effects of two waste types originated from primary treatment of tannery residual water on soil microbial populations, an open air pot experiment was carried out in a Paleudult soil […]

Metabolic activity of microorganisms is one of the main processes of control on the nutrient transformation in soil. However, the activity of the soil microbiota is affected by various factors such as the available nutrients, including phosphorus. The present work had as objective to show an approach of the effect of phosphorus addition (50 to 500 mg kg-1 P of dry soil) on the respiratory response of soil microbiota and the amount of extra and intracellular glucose in typic acrustox of Cerrado.The […]

In spite of the agricultural use potential and the peculiar edaphic characteristics, few studies have been conducted to estimate the potential acidity of soils with high organic matter content. The objective of this study was to establish a mathematical model that could estimate the potential acidity (H + Al) based on the pH SMP after determination of the soil pH in water and in CaCl2 10 mmol L-1 solution with reading of the pH in the suspension or supernatant of the equilibrium solution SMP […]

The amendment of agricultural and forest soils with biosolids from sewage treatment plants (STPs) is an alternative to recycle these organic residues. However, biosolids from STPs may contain metals and/or xenobiotics that can affect soil microorganisms. In this study, the impacts of biosolids from the STPs of Barueri and Franca (São Paulo, Brazil), containing high and low metal concentration, respectively, on the microbiota of a Nitisol (clayey) and a Dystric Arenosol (sandy) were determined in microcosm. Immediately after biosolids application […]

Little is known about the changes in different soil organic matter (SOM) fractions under short-rotation eucalypt plantations. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of eucalypt cultivation on C stocks of several organic matter fractions in soils previously covered with degraded pasture, as well as to identify which SOM fractions are more sensitive indicators of land use change impacts. The study was conducted at two sites (Belo Oriente and Virginópolis) with commercial short-rotation eucalypt plantations in the Rio Doce Valley […]

The conventional soil tillage used in the implantation of citrus orchards is based on the removal of the plant residues and soil tilling in the entire area, and the management of orchards on the elimination of any plant residues from the interrows. This has led to erosion and reduced soil fertility, with negative effects on the trees and the environment. The objective of this study was to evaluate soil management systems that decrease soil erosion and improve the fertility status […]

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 […]

The search for methods to determine the content of soil organic matter (SOM) that do not generate hazardous waste is important. SOM oxidation with dichromate is used in most Brazilian soil laboratories and it generates chromium-contaminated waste. The objective of this study was to evaluate the weight loss-on-ignition (LOI) method in comparison to the wet digestion procedure based on sulfuric acid-chromium solution as commonly used in soil analysis laboratories of Rio Grande do Sul (RS) and Santa Catarina (SC) states, […]

Brazilian soils, especially in the Cerrado region, are highly weathered and poor in some cationic micronutrients in the soil solution. Diffusion is the main transport mechanism to the root surface. The adoption of management practices such as the use of green manures might favor the diffusive flux (DF) and availability of micronutrients to plants. The present experiment aimed to evaluate the effect of incorporation of two distinct green manures into a clayey Red Latosol (LV, Typic Haplustox) on the DF […]