Soil resistance to penetration and aeration porosity of dystrophic red latisol after two years of no-tillage planting

  • Sergio Hitoshi Watanabe UEM
  • Cássio Antonio Tormena UEM
  • Marcelo Alessandro Araujo UEM
  • Antonio Carlos Andrade Gonçalves UEM
  • Alvaro Pires da Silva USP
  • Jose Carlos Pintro UEM
  • Antonio Carlos Saraiva da Costa UEM
  • Pedro Soares Vidigal Filho UEM

Abstract

Soil degradation promotes changes in soil related to quality in agricultural production. This study was conducted to quantify the alterations in the physical behavior of Dark Red Latosol, under the no-tillage system, developed on the Caiuá sandstone. Forty undisturbed soil samples were collected at a depth of 0-20 cm. Samples were used to determine air-filled porosity and soil resistance to penetration curve (SRC). Results indicated that at 0,01 MPa tension (field capacity), 25% of soil samples presented air-filled porosity below 10%. SRC indicated that with corresponding moisture at of 0,3 Mpa tension, soil resistance to penetration reached values impeding root growth. Results also showed that the soil’s physical quality for plant growth is highly dependent on temporal variations of soil moisture

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Author Biography

Cássio Antonio Tormena, UEM
Possui graduação em Agronomia pela Universidade Estadual de Maringá (1985) e doutorado em Agronomia (Solos e Nutrição de Plantas) pela Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz (1998). Atualmente é professor associado da Universidade Estadual de Maringá. È editor científico da revista Acta Scientiarum (UEM) e editor assistente da Revista Brasileira de Ciência do Solo. Tem experiência na área de Agronomia, com ênfase em Física do Solo, atuando principalmente nos seguintes temas: indicadores de qualidade física do solo, propriedades físicas do solo, funções de pedotransferência, plantio direto e compactação do solo Currículo Lattes
Published
2008-05-08
How to Cite
Watanabe, S. H., Tormena, C. A., Araujo, M. A., Gonçalves, A. C. A., Silva, A. P. da, Pintro, J. C., Costa, A. C. S. da, & Vidigal Filho, P. S. (2008). Soil resistance to penetration and aeration porosity of dystrophic red latisol after two years of no-tillage planting. Acta Scientiarum. Agronomy, 22, 1055-1060. https://doi.org/10.4025/actasciagron.v22i0.2847
Section
Agronomy

 

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