Aggregate and organic carbon distribution influenced by agroecological handling - DOI: 10.4025/actasciagron.v31i3.322

Authors

  • Arcângelo Loss UFRRJ - Seropédica Author
  • Marcos Gervasio Pereira UFRRJ - Seropédica Author
  • Nivaldo Schultz UFRRJ - Seropedica Author
  • Edilene Pereira Ferreira UFRRJ - Seropédica Author
  • Eliane Maria Ribeiro da Silva Embrapa - Seropédica Author
  • Sidinei Julio Beutler UFRRJ - Seropédica Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4025/actasciagron.v31i3.322

Keywords:

aggregation, vegetable residues, no-tillage system, green manuring

Abstract

The objective of this study was to verify the influence of agroecological handling in the distribution of stable aggregates in water and in the levels of aggregate organic carbon under different vegetable covers. Five areas were selected: agroflorestal system; fig cultivation (Ficus carica L.); passion fruit (Passiflora edulis S.) and Desmodium sp. consortium; bean cultivation (Phaseolus vulgaris L), under conventional system; and corn (Zea mays), in no-tillage system. In each area, undisturbed samples were collected, in 0-5 and 5-10 cm depths, and water aggregate distribution and organic carbon of aggregate (OCAGR) were quantified. The highest aggregate mass was observed in the 2.00 mm aggregate class, in both depths, except for the bean cultivation area. In both depths, the class with greater diameter showed the highest OCAGR values for the area of passion fruit – Desmodium sp. consortium.

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Author Biography

  • Arcângelo Loss, UFRRJ - Seropédica
    Atua na área de Agronomia, com enfâse em gênese, morfologia e classificação dos solos. Em seu curriculo Lattes os termos mais freqüentes na contextualização da produção científica são: Matéria orgânica do solo (MOS), fracionamento quimico e granulométrico da MOS, manejo do solo, carbono orgânico, solos de Tabuleiro, agroecologia. Currículo Lattes

Published

2009-06-23

Issue

Section

Soils

How to Cite

Loss, A., Pereira, M. G., Schultz, N., Ferreira, E. P., Silva, E. M. R. da, & Beutler, S. J. (2009). Aggregate and organic carbon distribution influenced by agroecological handling - DOI: 10.4025/actasciagron.v31i3.322. Acta Scientiarum. Agronomy, 31(3), 523-528. https://doi.org/10.4025/actasciagron.v31i3.322

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