Volume 27, Number 1, 2003

The wetland soils in the state of Rio Grande do Sul present wide variation in their morphological, physical, chemical and mineralogical characteristics due to the heterogeneity of the parent material and different degrees of hydromorphism. Since their main uses for flooded rice and cattle breeding are frequently low-profit activities, the introduction of dry land crop species in rotation and/or succession with flooded rice has been called for. By broadening the spectrum of wetland soil use, a better weed control for […]