ABSTRACT Understanding organic carbon and predominant humic fractions in the soil allows contributes to soil quality management. Conventional fractionation techniques require time, excessive sampling, and high maintenance costs. In this study, predictive models for organic carbon in humic substances (HS) were evaluated using hyperspectral data as an alternative to chemical fractionation and quantification by wet digestion. Twenty-nine samples of Neossolos Flúvicos (Fluvents) – A1, and 36 samples of Cambissolos (Inceptisols) – A2 were used. The samples were also analyzed jointly, […]

Remote sensing has been used in the evaluation of physical and chemical characteristics of soils as a source of rapid, non-destructive, and low cost information, which may assist in management of environmental liabilities. The aim of this study was to investigate the potential for use of hyperspectral data in determining some properties of soil under different levels of application of sugarcane residue (vinasse) using spectral data obtained from samples in field conditions and laboratory oven-dried soil. A randomized block design […]

The objective of this research was to determine a methodology for the use of spectral data obtained in the laboratory and from orbital images for the recognition and discrimination of three soil classes in the State of São Paulo, Brazil. Reflectance data were obtained by a spectroradiometer/by Landsat 5 images in the laboratory as standards from soil samples of Oxisol, Ultisol, and Entisol profiles. Orbital data were converted to reflectance and classified by the Spectral Angle Mapper. The spectral curves obtained […]

The objective of this study was to study the effects of soil macrofauna on physical and chemical attributes and spectral reflectance of an Oxisol, Ultisol and Vertisol in Piracicaba (SP), Brazil. Along a topossequence, the soil aggregates produced by ants (Atta sp.), termites (Cornitermes cumulans) and earthworms (Pontoscolex corethrurus), were collected and compared with the control soil without recent visible animal activity. Soil chemical analysis and granulometry were carried out. The soil spectral behavior was determined in laboratory with a […]