The movement of trace elements in soils is closely related to factors that contribute to their retention in the solid phase, for instance adsorbed anions. In the present work, it was evaluated the effect of phosphorus (P) pre-treatment on adsorption and desorption of Cd, Cu, and Pb in A and B horizon samples of two Latosol (Oxisols): a Yellow-Red Latosol and a Dark-Red Latosol. The P pre-treatment consisted of reacting soils samples for 72 h with 10.75 mmol L-1 Ca(H2PO4)2.H2 O (soil:solution […]

The effects of soil physical and chemical properties related to the soil Phosphorus Buffering Capacity (PBC) on soil P critical levels, by Mehlich-1, Mehlich-3, and Bray-1 extractant solutions were studied in six soil samples of the State of Pernambuco and in plant shoot, for the cultivation of Brachiaria brizantha (Hoscht ex A. Rich.) Stapf. cv. Marandu. This research was carried out under greenhouse conditions with surface soil samples with different clay contents, to which P doses, defined by the soil solution […]

Simulation models are essential instruments to understand soil organic matter dynamics and the turnover of its pools in tropical soils. The objectives of this study were: (a) simulate the effects of maize production systems under organic and mineral fertilization on soil organic matter dynamics of an Ultisol using the Century model; (b) to compare total carbon (TOC) and total nitrogen stocks (TN) and the carbon pools (C) measured in the laboratory and estimated by the Century model for the surface […]

This study aimed to evaluate physical and chemical alterations in a distrophyc Yellow Argisol (Ultisol) presenting loamy to clayey texture and a smooth relief, under different use at the “Favo de Mel” settlement, Sena Madureira county, Acre State, Brazil. At the beginning of the rainy season (October 1999), soil material was collected in the following land use: native forest (control), recently deforested (slash and burn); a two-year old crop of palm tree (Bactris gassipae); and a four-year old Brachiaria (Brachiaria […]

The effect of surface liming on acidity components in the soil profile under long-term no-tillage system is largely unknown. This study was carried out in a long-term experiment (21 years) initiated in 1978 on a Brown Latosol (Haplohumox) located in Guarapuava County, Paraná State, South of Brazil. The aim was to evaluate the effect of lime reapplication methods on soil acidity attributes of both solid and liquid phases. Treatments consisted of: no liming, lime broadcast over the soil surface with no […]

Soil color is one of the central attributes in soil classification because it is related to the organic matter content and iron oxide mineralogy. The objective of this study was to make an evaluation of the predictive capacity of soil color, as determined by diffuse reflectance techniques, to quantify hematite and goethite in different Brazilian latosols (Oxisols). The spectroscopy technique allowed separating yellowish and light colored samples from dark and red ones, indicating an increase in reflectivity with decreasing hematite […]

The replenishment of labile phosphorus (P) from less labile soil P fractions was evaluated after 10 successive resin extractions and incubation during four months. Soil samples from the A, B and Bw horizons of Latosols (Oxisols) and A and Bt horizons of Luvisols were collected from the upper, middle, and lower position in the ladscape of three toposequences of each soil class. The evaluation was based on sequential fractionation of soil P with resin, NaHCO3 (organic and inorganic fractions), NaOH (organic […]

Surface lime application has shown to be efficient for correcting soil acidity in no-tillage systems. Contrary to the expected, this effect has occurred in deeper soil layers and in a relatively short time, in spite of the low solubility of liming materials. The objectives of this research were: (a) to detect the presence of calcite and dolomite minerals originated from lime in the soil; (b) to verify chemical alterations related to soil acidity in the soil profile due to surface […]

The efficacy of no-tillage systems in reducing water erosion depends largely on the soil cover by crop residues. The study was carried out in Santa Catarina State, Southern Brazil, from August 2001 to July 2002, aiming to evaluate the decay of corn residue on the surface of an Inseptisol and its influence on soil properties. The treatments, with three replicates, were: bare soil (BS), 8.77 Mg ha-1 of air dried corn residue (CR) and 8.77 Mg ha-1 of air dried corn residue plus 100 kg ha-1 […]

The understanding and quantification of the impact caused by soil use and management on the physical soil quality are fundamental for the development of sustainable agricultural systems. The objective of this research was to quantify some physical soil properties to evaluate the physical quality of a dystrophic Red Latosol (Rhodic Ferralsol) in the northwest of the State of Paraná, Brazil. Undisturbed soil samples were collected from two contiguous areas on an Experimental Farm of the State University of Maringá. One […]