Volume 32, Number 2, 2008

The determination of the non-reacted lime fraction in the soil (“residual lime”) after initial surface application of lime without incorporation in no-tillage systems can be important to determine when lime reapplication is necessary. The objective of this study was to evaluate: the exchangeable Ca and Mg contents, extracted by percolation with a KCl solution or ion exchange resin; the quantity of applied lime that had not reacted in the soil, determined based on the non-exchangeable Ca and Mg contents; and […]

There is interest to establish the no-tillage system in areas cultivated previously with conventional tillage or pasture, with surface liming after system establishment. This practice is possible provided that there are no physical obstacles for root growth. Phosphogypsum is an alternative to decrease Al3+ and increase base saturation (BS), mainly Ca2+, in the subsoil, and can be used complementary to liming. The objective of this study was to evaluate the changes in chemical soil attributes (pH CaCl2, H + Al, Al3+, Ca2+, […]

Despite the chemical differences in soils under the fertilizer bands and inter-rows in orange orchards, no criterion to determine the need of liming in the two areas is yet known. The objective of this study was to quantify the temporary chemical alterations in fertilizer bands and inter-rows of a “Pêra” orange orchard as well as nutrition and fruit yield after surface liming, in a Typic Paleudults, in northwestern Paraná, Brazil. The soil surface was limed four times between 1996 and […]

In a greenhouse pot experiment with kohlrabi, variety Luna, we explored the joint effect of N (0.6 g N per pot = 6 kg of soil) and S in the soil (25-35-45 mg kg-1 of S) on yields, on N, S and NO3– content in tubers and leaves, and on alterations in the amino acids concentration in the tubers. S fertilisation had no effect on tuber yields. The ranges of N content in tubers and leaves were narrow (between 1.42-1.48 % N and 1.21-1.35 % N, […]

The land use history and management of fertilization influence the soil phosphorus supply capacity. In this study, the P fractions in a Red Argisol (Ultissol) of the cerrado region were evaluated under different application methods and with phosphorus sources of different solubility, after three successive corn crops. The area had already been fertilized and cultivated in the past and remained covered with Brachiaria grass. A randomized block design with four replications was used, in a 4 x 3 + 1 factorial scheme, involving four […]

Nutrition and crop yield can be affected by chemical modifications of the soil owing to lime and phosphogypsum surface application. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of surface application of lime and phosphogypsum, at the establishment of a no-tillage system, on nutrition and grain yield of black oat, in a dry-winter region, in area previously used with conventional tillage. The experiment was carried out in 2003 and 2004, on a Haplorthox in Botucatu County, São Paulo […]

Part of agricultural production index variability is associated with soil and landscape characteristics. Management practices such as fertilizer application should therefore take the soil spatial variability into account. Remote sensing is a tool that can provide faster information for soil management because it relates electromagnetic radiation with soil attributes. Thus, this study aimed at evaluating the spectral response, at two data acquisition levels (terrestrial and orbital), of different soil classes across toposequences in the region of São Carlos and Ibaté, […]

The timing of desiccation of the cover crop before crop sowing can favor the development of the plants and, consequently, increase yields. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of intervals after desiccation of distinct cover crops and corn sowing on soil fertility, nutritional content and the initial development of corn. The experiment was carried out under controlled conditions in a greenhouse, and consisted of the following treatments: four desiccation periods preceding the corn crop (21, 14, […]

Tillage changes the physical conditions of the soil surface and subsurface and, consequently, influences values of the parameters related to water erosion. This study aimed to determine, from June 2005 to March 2006, the effect of a chiseling operation and of the rainfall erosivity on some parameters related to the soil water erosion in a Nitosol under the following soil management systems: (a) conventional tillage without soil cultivation (BSE), (b) conventional tillage (CTE), (c) no-tillage in never-tilled soil and with […]

Manure has been used as organic nutrient sources in different soil, climate, crop, and soil management systems. The effects of the continuous use of these systems is best evaluated by integrated analysis, based on different soil and crop attributes. This study was carried out to compare nutrient sources, mainly the organic ones, based on some chemical and physical soil attributes as well as crop attributes. The study was carried out at an experimental station of Epagri in Campos Novos, on […]