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Physical and chemical properties of an oxisol cultivated under pastures with distinct use history

Iara Terezinha Pignataro Netto, Eiyti Kato, Wenceslau J. Goedert

01/Oct/2009

The sustainable use of pasture systems depends mainly on a management that promotes soil quality. This study aimed to evaluate changes in the physical and chemical soil properties of four areas under pasture growing the species Andropogon gayanus, Brachiaria decumbens and Brachiaria brizantha, cv. marandu, with different usage histories, in comparison to the reference of the natural Cerrado. The soil was evaluated based on the following properties: cation exchange capacity, soil organic matter, bulk density, porosity and soil mechanical penetration […]