The use of treated industrial wastewater in flood irrigation of rice may cause electrochemical changes and increase the nutrient content in the soil solution. To test this hypothesis, the aim of the present study was to evaluate the dynamics of the chemical and electrochemical properties of the soil solution under flooded rice irrigated with treated industrial leachate containing 820 mg L-1 of Na. The experiment was conducted in a greenhouse, using pots filled with 20 kg of soil in a […]

Eucalyptus Shoot Blight in the Vale do Rio Doce (ESBVRD) is an anomaly that leads to reduced growth and, in more extreme cases, to death of eucalyptus plants. Initially diagnosed in plantations in the region of the Vale do Rio Doce, in the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil, this problem has also been found in plantations in other regions of the country and even in other countries. Although the symptoms of this anomaly are well-known, its causes are not yet […]

Paddy rice fields may contribute to methane (CH4) emission from soil due to anaerobic conditions after flooding. Alternatives to continuous flooding irrigation in rice have been developed to mitigate CH4 efflux into the atmosphere. This study aims to investigate the effects of irrigation managements in the CH4 efflux during the rice growing season. An experiment was carried out at in Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil, during 2007/08 and 2009/10 growing seasons. The treatments were continuous flooding and […]

Alterations in the redox potential (Eh) of soils, as observed in hydromorphic soils, cause significant alterations in the chemical and mineralogical soil characteristics and have a strong influence on the behavior of P, altering the ratio of the labile and non-labile forms. The purpose of this study was to verify the effect of conditions of low Eh on the dissolution/reversibility of non-labile P forms and solubilization/behavior of Fe and Al oxyhydroxides. Samples of 11 soils were incubated with 300 mg […]

The formation of non-labile from labile P forms, adsorbed onto Fe and Al oxyhydroxides, is the reason for low residual of phosphate fertilization in tropical soils. The reversibility of non-labile P to labile forms in these soils may be favored by the reduction of Fe3+ and, or,by the reduced activity of Fe and Al oxyhydroxides. This study aimed to evaluate P adsorption and desorption, the transformation into non-labile forms and reversibility of these forms in soil samples from environments of […]

Soil organic matter is the largest carbon reservoir in natural systems. In such systems the carbon quality and stability can be estimated based on the increase of humified fractions which, among other factors, is related to the balance between losses and accumulations involving oxidation and reduction reactions of the soil organic matter. The objective of this study was to evaluate the electrochemistry of humic acids isolated from soils cultivated continually with sugar-cane, with or without pre-harvest burning and annual vinasse […]

According to the system conditions, humic acids act as oxidants or as reductants. In natural systems the electron flow is directly associated with humus content and quality. Electrode potential and oxidation capacity inform about the intensity and capacity of the redox systems. In previous studies it has been assumed that free radicals participate in humic acid redox reactions. In our study six humic acids isolated from composed organic residues were titrated with an oxidant (I2) in inert atmosphere and specified […]

The occurrence of iron-manganese concretions, which vary in diameter and shape, are common in limestone-derived soils from northern Minas Gerais, Brazil. Normally, they tend to increase their size with depth in Cambisols (Inceptisols) and Vertisols, and to remain small in Latosols (Oxisols), where they are smoother and more rounded. Aiming to study them, concretions in the B horizons of Red Latosols, B and BC horizons of Cambisols and C horizons of Vertisols were collected and grouped according to their average […]