Volume 35, Number 5, 2011

The soil management systems change the microrelief and the crop residue cover, influencing the soil and water losses. In this study evaluated the soil and water losses and estimated the water final infiltration rate in different soil managements models under simulated rainfall. Crop residues were evaluated in the field after harvest of soybean (Glycine max L. Merrill). Three soil managements systems were studied: no-tillage, disk harrow and chisel plow associated with three levels of dry soybean residue: 0; 2; and […]

The cover crops in no-till system can contribute to the formation of mulch and nutrient cycling to annual crops in succession. The objective of this study was to evaluate biomass production and nutrient cycling of cover crops sown in the second growing season, in crop rotation after upland rice and soybean, in no-tillage and conventional tillage systems, on a Red Latassol of Rio Verde, state of Goiás, from April 2008 to April 2010. The experiment was evaluated in randomized strips, […]

The spatial and temporal variability of soil moisture is high due to the influence of several environmental features and the land-use. The understanding of this variability plays a fundamental role in the modeling of surface runoff, soil erosion and sediment transport. This study aimed to evaluate the spatial and temporal patterns of surface soil moisture over the annual seasons, in a watershed with predominance of Oxisols in the south of the State of Minas Gerais. For this purpose, the temporal […]

Riparian forests are generally associated to sediment retention and consequently to the mitigation of off-site erosion, but few studies have investigated this effect. The purpose of this study was to analyze the efficiency of riparian forests on the retention of sediment from crop lands using the 137Cs technique. Sampling in an area located in Central Brazil, under intensive cotton farming in a conventional system, was performed in July 2005, using cross-sectional analyses. The 137Cs technique proved adequate for estimating the […]

Barium is an alkaline-earth metal that occurs naturally in soils. It is present in soil in carbonates, sulphates and silicates as well as in the isomorphic substitution of calcium and magnesium in clay minerals. When available at high soil concentrations, Ba is toxic to several living organisms. To rule out the possibility of metal contamination of a particular soil, the natural metal concentrations of this soil must be known. Therefore, the natural soil concentrations of metals must be determined for […]

Pig slurry application as soil manure can alter the chemical properties of the soil and affect its acidity, modifying the environment for crop growth and development. The objective of this study was to evaluate the chemical properties related to soil acidity subjected to successive applications of pig slurry. The experiment was conducted in May 2000, in an experimental area of the Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM) under no-tillage and lasted until January 2008. Nineteen surface applications of 0, 20, […]