Chemical attributes and microbial activity of soil cultivated with cassava under different cover crops

ABSTRACT Conservationist systems of crop management increases the amount of substrate, alters fertility and increases soil biological activity. The objective of this study was to evaluate the influence of soil management systems on the chemical attributes and microbial activity of soil under cassava...

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Main Authors: Fernando S. Araújo, Josué R. Barroso, Lucas de O. Freitas, Mauro S. Teodoro, Zigomar M. de Souza, Jose L. R. Torres
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Published: Universidade Federal de Campina Grande
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author Fernando S. Araújo
Josué R. Barroso
Lucas de O. Freitas
Mauro S. Teodoro
Zigomar M. de Souza
Jose L. R. Torres
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description ABSTRACT Conservationist systems of crop management increases the amount of substrate, alters fertility and increases soil biological activity. The objective of this study was to evaluate the influence of soil management systems on the chemical attributes and microbial activity of soil under cassava crop. The experiment was set as completely randomized design in a factorial scheme of 2 x 3 x 2, being two systems of cultivation (minimum with only mown; minimum with mown and incorporation), three types of soil coverage (fallow; Crotalaria juncea L.; Canavalia ensiformis L.) and two soil depths (0-0.10 and 0.10-0.20 m), with four repetitions. The production of dry mass from cover crops, the soil chemical attributes and the soil microbial activity were evaluated. There were no differences between management systems, and the C. juncea cover crop presented superior dry mass production among the soil coverages. The concentrations of soil Ca and K were greater in the fallow coverage and C. juncea areas in the 0-0.10 m soil layer; however, these nutrients differ in the soil layer below (0.10-0.20 m). There were no differences for the basal respiration of soil microorganisms in both soil depths or among soil coverage, but the carbon from microbial biomass was superior in the most superficial soil layer where more substrate is available to soil microorganisms.
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spelling doaj-art-b8614c61f8a84d9ab7f28a9de6cd8a112025-08-20T02:02:41ZengUniversidade Federal de Campina GrandeRevista Brasileira de Engenharia Agrícola e Ambiental1807-192923861461910.1590/1807-1929/agriambi.v23n8p614-619S1415-43662019000800614Chemical attributes and microbial activity of soil cultivated with cassava under different cover cropsFernando S. AraújoJosué R. BarrosoLucas de O. FreitasMauro S. TeodoroZigomar M. de SouzaJose L. R. TorresABSTRACT Conservationist systems of crop management increases the amount of substrate, alters fertility and increases soil biological activity. The objective of this study was to evaluate the influence of soil management systems on the chemical attributes and microbial activity of soil under cassava crop. The experiment was set as completely randomized design in a factorial scheme of 2 x 3 x 2, being two systems of cultivation (minimum with only mown; minimum with mown and incorporation), three types of soil coverage (fallow; Crotalaria juncea L.; Canavalia ensiformis L.) and two soil depths (0-0.10 and 0.10-0.20 m), with four repetitions. The production of dry mass from cover crops, the soil chemical attributes and the soil microbial activity were evaluated. There were no differences between management systems, and the C. juncea cover crop presented superior dry mass production among the soil coverages. The concentrations of soil Ca and K were greater in the fallow coverage and C. juncea areas in the 0-0.10 m soil layer; however, these nutrients differ in the soil layer below (0.10-0.20 m). There were no differences for the basal respiration of soil microorganisms in both soil depths or among soil coverage, but the carbon from microbial biomass was superior in the most superficial soil layer where more substrate is available to soil microorganisms.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-43662019000800614&lng=en&tlng=enCrotalaria junceaCanavalia ensiformisManihot esculentasoil microbial biomassplant residues
spellingShingle Fernando S. Araújo
Josué R. Barroso
Lucas de O. Freitas
Mauro S. Teodoro
Zigomar M. de Souza
Jose L. R. Torres
Chemical attributes and microbial activity of soil cultivated with cassava under different cover crops
Revista Brasileira de Engenharia Agrícola e Ambiental
Crotalaria juncea
Canavalia ensiformis
Manihot esculenta
soil microbial biomass
plant residues
title Chemical attributes and microbial activity of soil cultivated with cassava under different cover crops
title_full Chemical attributes and microbial activity of soil cultivated with cassava under different cover crops
title_fullStr Chemical attributes and microbial activity of soil cultivated with cassava under different cover crops
title_full_unstemmed Chemical attributes and microbial activity of soil cultivated with cassava under different cover crops
title_short Chemical attributes and microbial activity of soil cultivated with cassava under different cover crops
title_sort chemical attributes and microbial activity of soil cultivated with cassava under different cover crops
topic Crotalaria juncea
Canavalia ensiformis
Manihot esculenta
soil microbial biomass
plant residues
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