Microbial biomass on an Oxisol in cassava using different cover species - DOI: 10.4025/actasciagron.v30i4.5301

Authors

  • Fabio Martins Mercante EMBRAPA Author
  • Rogério Ferreira da Silva EMBRAPA Author
  • Silvana Fabbro Francelino UNIGRAN Author
  • Juliana Cristina Touro Cavalheiro EMBRAPA Author
  • Auro Akio Otsubo EMBRAPA Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4025/actasciagron.v30i4.5301

Keywords:

no-tillage, organic matter, microbial activity, Manihot esculenta

Abstract

The objective of this work was to evaluate the effect of cassava cultivation under different management practices on soil microbial biomass, its activity and its derived indexes. The field experiment was carried out in Glória de Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil, in a sandy soil (Oxisol), under conventional drilling, no-tillage system under Estilozobium pruriens, Sorghum bicolor and Pennisetum glaucum mulching, compared to the native vegetation system. Evaluations were done in May/2003, June/2003, November/2003, April/2004 and November/2004. Soil microbiota was directly influenced by the presence or absence of vegetable residues, indicating that the use of covering plants in cassava cultivation favors the improvement of soil quality, representing a promising alternative for better management practices of this cultivation.

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Author Biography

  • Fabio Martins Mercante, EMBRAPA
    Atualmente é pesquisador do Centro de Pesquisa Agropecuária do Oeste. Tem experiência na área de Agronomia, com ênfase em Microbiologia do Solo, atuando principalmente nos seguintes temas: fixação biológica de nitrogênio, biomassa microbiana do solo, indicadores biológicos de qualidade do solo e sistemas de produção. Currículo Lattes

Published

2008-10-06

Issue

Section

Crop Production

How to Cite

Microbial biomass on an Oxisol in cassava using different cover species - DOI: 10.4025/actasciagron.v30i4.5301. (2008). Acta Scientiarum. Agronomy, 30(4), 479-485. https://doi.org/10.4025/actasciagron.v30i4.5301

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