Many soils have a hard-setting behavior, also known as cohesive or “coesos”. In such soils, the penetration resistance increases markedly when dry and decreases considerably when moist, creating serious limitations for plant emergence and growth. To evaluate the level of structure degradation in hard-setting soils with different texture classes and to create an index for assessing soil hardness levels in hard-setting soils, six soil representative profiles were selected in the field in various regions of Brazil. The following indices were […]

The physical and chemical properties of coastal plain soils cultivated with sugarcane for a long period under different management systems may undergo changes. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of different sugarcane management systems on the chemical and physical properties of a dystrophic cohesive Yellow Latosol of coastal tablelands in the state of Alagoas. Three experimental plots were selected in sugarcane growing areas, representing the three management systems used for ethanol production, namely: a cultivated area […]