Quality index of an Oxisol under different management systems in the Brazilian Cerrado

ABSTRACT Assessing soil quality under different cover crops or different management systems is essential to its conservation. This study aimed to evaluate an Oxisol cultivated with corn and cotton, after different crop successions and under no-tillage system (NTS) and conventional tillage system (CT...

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Main Authors: Marla O. Fagundes, Diony A. Reis, Roberto B. Portella, Fabiano J. Perina, Julio C. Bogiani
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Published: Universidade Federal de Campina Grande 2021-03-01
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author Marla O. Fagundes
Diony A. Reis
Roberto B. Portella
Fabiano J. Perina
Julio C. Bogiani
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description ABSTRACT Assessing soil quality under different cover crops or different management systems is essential to its conservation. This study aimed to evaluate an Oxisol cultivated with corn and cotton, after different crop successions and under no-tillage system (NTS) and conventional tillage system (CT), through the soil quality index (SQI), using an area of native Cerrado as reference. The study was carried out in the municipality of Luís Eduardo Magalhães, Western Bahia, Brazil. Soil samples with the preserved and non-preserved structure were collected in the layers of 0-0.05 m, 0.05-0.10 m, and 0.10-0.20 m to determine the macroporosity, the soil bulk density, the available water, the levels of total organic carbon, the clay dispersed in water, and the degree of flocculation. The averages of the attributes measured in the treatments and the soil quality index, which was elaborated by the method of deviations of the values of the attributes measured in the treatments concerning the reference area, followed by normalization, were compared by the Duncan test (p ≤ 0.05). The soil under CT, in all treatments, had its quality reduced when compared to the NTS. Also, the SQI used was sensitive to detect the changes caused by the management systems and assign consistent scores to the evaluated soil quality.
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spelling doaj-art-e10db1399236440083b7fd11c30d6ab42025-08-20T03:06:06ZengUniversidade Federal de Campina GrandeRevista Brasileira de Engenharia Agrícola e Ambiental1807-19292021-03-0125531932410.1590/1807-1929/agriambi.v25n5p319-324Quality index of an Oxisol under different management systems in the Brazilian CerradoMarla O. Fagundeshttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9251-9162Diony A. Reishttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4270-2978Roberto B. Portellahttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4236-3128Fabiano J. Perinahttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4049-3383Julio C. Bogianihttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3357-7944ABSTRACT Assessing soil quality under different cover crops or different management systems is essential to its conservation. This study aimed to evaluate an Oxisol cultivated with corn and cotton, after different crop successions and under no-tillage system (NTS) and conventional tillage system (CT), through the soil quality index (SQI), using an area of native Cerrado as reference. The study was carried out in the municipality of Luís Eduardo Magalhães, Western Bahia, Brazil. Soil samples with the preserved and non-preserved structure were collected in the layers of 0-0.05 m, 0.05-0.10 m, and 0.10-0.20 m to determine the macroporosity, the soil bulk density, the available water, the levels of total organic carbon, the clay dispersed in water, and the degree of flocculation. The averages of the attributes measured in the treatments and the soil quality index, which was elaborated by the method of deviations of the values of the attributes measured in the treatments concerning the reference area, followed by normalization, were compared by the Duncan test (p ≤ 0.05). The soil under CT, in all treatments, had its quality reduced when compared to the NTS. Also, the SQI used was sensitive to detect the changes caused by the management systems and assign consistent scores to the evaluated soil quality.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-43662021000500319&tlng=ensoil conservationsustainable managementcrop rotationconventional tillageno-tillage system
spellingShingle Marla O. Fagundes
Diony A. Reis
Roberto B. Portella
Fabiano J. Perina
Julio C. Bogiani
Quality index of an Oxisol under different management systems in the Brazilian Cerrado
Revista Brasileira de Engenharia Agrícola e Ambiental
soil conservation
sustainable management
crop rotation
conventional tillage
no-tillage system
title Quality index of an Oxisol under different management systems in the Brazilian Cerrado
title_full Quality index of an Oxisol under different management systems in the Brazilian Cerrado
title_fullStr Quality index of an Oxisol under different management systems in the Brazilian Cerrado
title_full_unstemmed Quality index of an Oxisol under different management systems in the Brazilian Cerrado
title_short Quality index of an Oxisol under different management systems in the Brazilian Cerrado
title_sort quality index of an oxisol under different management systems in the brazilian cerrado
topic soil conservation
sustainable management
crop rotation
conventional tillage
no-tillage system
url http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-43662021000500319&tlng=en
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