Optimization algorithms for multivariate sampling reduction using spatial-temporal data
31/jul/2025
ABSTRACT Knowing and defining the spatial and temporal variability of soil chemical properties becomes important for soil management. The definition of application zones in agricultural areas consists of dividing the area into homogeneous subareas, thus allowing the development of localized management. These zones can be defined by cluster methods and one of their advantages is to direct the determination of a future soil sampling, with a possible sample reduction. This study aimed to propose a methodology that integrates multivariate and […]
Methodological and environmental implications for coastal soil identification as support for land management
16/jun/2025
ABSTRACT Understanding methodological and environmental implications for coastal soil identification is essential for developing integrated approaches to land management that address soil physical and chemical aspects, environmental dynamics, and their importance for coastal ecosystem sustainability. In this context, a study was conducted in a natural environment, near a marine extraction reserve that was degraded by irregular urbanization and road construction in Santa Catarina Island, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil. The study focused on identifying ecological patterns and impacts associated with acid-sulfate soils. […]
Espodossolos of Brazil: A review of structure and composition of classes
29/maio/2025
ABSTRACT Soil taxonomic systems seek to express pedogenic processes in their classes by choosing attributes or differential characteristics to identify classes at different categorical or hierarchical levels. Due to the advancement of knowledge, classification systems are periodically revised and/or expanded, and this may happen based on the evaluation of the database of these attributes or characteristics for a given class. In this context, the analysis of a broad set of Espodossolos (the equivalent of Spodosols or Podzols) from different pedoenvironments […]
Espodossolos in Brazil: A review of the criteria and conceptualization of the spodic B horizons
19/mar/2025
ABSTRACT The absence of quantitative limits for the diagnostic attributes that define spodic B horizons in the Brazilian Soil Classification System (SiBCS) allows the inclusion of soils in the Espodossolos (the equivalent of Spodosols or Podzols) classes that contradict the classical concepts that define the podzolization process, by including horizons with low organic carbon (Corg) content, and with alkaline pH, high sum of bases and sodic or solodic characteristics. This study aimed to propose quantitative criteria and limits to identify […]
Gypsic soils in the Brazilian Semiarid
19/mar/2025
ABSTRACT Globally, soils with gypsic horizons cover approximately 1 million km², predominantly in arid climates. The formation of pedogenic gypsum in soils has been a topic of discussion in pedological studies for some time, with gypsification representing the process responsible for secondary gypsum accumulation. Even though international classification systems acknowledge the existence of gypsic horizons, there is a paucity of documented evidence concerning their occurrence in Brazilian soils. This study aimed to identify and describe a soil with secondary gypsum […]
Delineation of potential management zones for cowpea by factorial kriging and spatial Fuzzy C-Means of yield and soil chemical and texture properties
14/jan/2025
ABSTRACT In precision agriculture, accurate delineation of management zones and understanding spatial variability of soil properties and crop yields are critical for optimizing resource allocation and improving productivity. Spatial variability of different environmental factors (soil and plants) is evident in several studies. Associations between the texture and chemical properties of the soil and cowpea yield have been tested, but a large, unexplained variance of ranges between kriged maps is usually reported. This suggests that a deeper exploration into the soil […]
High-resolution banana row maps for the characterization of spatial variability in the field
25/nov/2024
ABSTRACT Precision agriculture (PA) practices in banana production chains have received limited attention. Based on the literature, the investigation of spatial and temporal variability in banana orchards should be customized according to the characteristics of the crop. This study aimed to develop and evaluate methods for mapping the spatial variability in soil properties at row- and clump-resolutions in a banana orchard, and to generate row and clump maps with high-spatial-resolution soil property information. A banana orchard was investigated, and georeferenced […]
Humic fractions as support for the classification of high-mountain Organossolos in the southeast of Brazil
25/nov/2024
ABSTRACT Brazilian Soil Classification System (SiBCS) adopts a hierarchical approach to classify soils using specific diagnostic attributes. Organossolos (Histosols) class is differentiated according to its genesis, especially because the parent material is organic, thus requiring diagnostic attributes that describe the unique properties of soil organic matter (SOM). This study aimed to propose the use of labile organic carbon and the C and N contents of humic fractions and their ratios for the family and series levels of the Brazilian Soil […]
Chemical and mineralogical constitution of redoximorphic features and mechanism of formation of Plinthosols from the Araguaia River plain, Brazil
11/out/2024
ABSTRACT Currently in Brazil, large grain cultivation projects on Plinthosols are a reality, however, there is little or no knowledge of the real mechanism of formation of the plinthite feature, in addition to what is reported in the literature as being a product of oxidation-reduction processes of iron element. This study evaluates iron redoximorphic features and investigates their chemical and mineralogical composition in two profiles of Plinthosols from the Araguaia River plain (P1 and P2). The study strengthens the understanding […]
Chemical and spectroscopic composition of humic substances in soil subjected to pig manure applications for ten years
27/ago/2024
ABSTRACT Application of pig manure (PM) in agriculture can influence the amount and composition of soil organic matter (SOM). This study evaluated the changes in contents and stock of C in chemical fractions of SOM and the chemical and spectroscopic composition of humic substances (HS) in a Typic Hapludult (Argissolo Vermelho-Amarelo) after ten years of PM application. Experimental area received 90 and 180 kg ha-1 of N in the form of pig slurry (PS90 and PS180) and pig deep litter […]