Influence of field slope and coffee plantation age on the physical properties of a red-yellow Latosol
In modern agriculture, several factors cause changes in the soil physical properties. The time of establishment of a crop (plantation age) and the slope are examples of factors that moderate the impact of mechanized operations on the soil structure. The objective of this study was to analyze the eff...
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| author | Piero Iori Moacir de Souza Dias Junior Ayodele Ebenezer Ajayi Paulo Tácito Gontijo Guimarães Áureo Aparecido Abreu Júnior |
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| description | In modern agriculture, several factors cause changes in the soil physical properties. The time of establishment of a crop (plantation age) and the slope are examples of factors that moderate the impact of mechanized operations on the soil structure. The objective of this study was to analyze the effect of machinery traffic on the physical properties of a Red-Yellow Latosol under coffee plantations with different ages (2, 7, 18, and 33 years) and slope positions (3, 9 and 15 %). Samples were collected from three positions between coffee rows (lower wheel track, inter-row and upper wheel track) and at two depths (surface layer and sub-surface). Changes in the total porosity, macroporosity, microporosity, organic matter, bulk density, and aggregate stability were investigated. Our results showed that the slope influenced the organic matter content, microporosity and aggregate stability. The soil samples under the inter-row were minimally damaged in their structure, compared to those from under the lower and upper wheel track, while the structure was better preserved under the lower than the upper track. The time since the establishment of the crop, i.e., the plantation age, was the main factor determining the extent of structural degradation in the coffee plantation. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-20bd2005f6894d5eadc0e77402664acf2022-12-21T23:50:51ZengSociedade Brasileira de Ciência do SoloRevista Brasileira de Ciência do Solo1806-96572014-02-0138110711710.1590/S0100-06832014000100010S0100-06832014000100010Influence of field slope and coffee plantation age on the physical properties of a red-yellow LatosolPiero Iori0Moacir de Souza Dias Junior1Ayodele Ebenezer Ajayi2Paulo Tácito Gontijo Guimarães3Áureo Aparecido Abreu Júnior4Universidade Estadual PaulistaUniversidade Federal de LavrasFederal University of TechnologyEmpresa de Pesquisa Agropecuária de Minas GeraisUniversidade Federal de LavrasIn modern agriculture, several factors cause changes in the soil physical properties. The time of establishment of a crop (plantation age) and the slope are examples of factors that moderate the impact of mechanized operations on the soil structure. The objective of this study was to analyze the effect of machinery traffic on the physical properties of a Red-Yellow Latosol under coffee plantations with different ages (2, 7, 18, and 33 years) and slope positions (3, 9 and 15 %). Samples were collected from three positions between coffee rows (lower wheel track, inter-row and upper wheel track) and at two depths (surface layer and sub-surface). Changes in the total porosity, macroporosity, microporosity, organic matter, bulk density, and aggregate stability were investigated. Our results showed that the slope influenced the organic matter content, microporosity and aggregate stability. The soil samples under the inter-row were minimally damaged in their structure, compared to those from under the lower and upper wheel track, while the structure was better preserved under the lower than the upper track. The time since the establishment of the crop, i.e., the plantation age, was the main factor determining the extent of structural degradation in the coffee plantation.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-06832014000100010&lng=en&tlng=enCoffea arabica Ldegradação do soloestabilidade de agregadostráfego agrícola |
| spellingShingle | Piero Iori Moacir de Souza Dias Junior Ayodele Ebenezer Ajayi Paulo Tácito Gontijo Guimarães Áureo Aparecido Abreu Júnior Influence of field slope and coffee plantation age on the physical properties of a red-yellow Latosol Revista Brasileira de Ciência do Solo Coffea arabica L degradação do solo estabilidade de agregados tráfego agrícola |
| title | Influence of field slope and coffee plantation age on the physical properties of a red-yellow Latosol |
| title_full | Influence of field slope and coffee plantation age on the physical properties of a red-yellow Latosol |
| title_fullStr | Influence of field slope and coffee plantation age on the physical properties of a red-yellow Latosol |
| title_full_unstemmed | Influence of field slope and coffee plantation age on the physical properties of a red-yellow Latosol |
| title_short | Influence of field slope and coffee plantation age on the physical properties of a red-yellow Latosol |
| title_sort | influence of field slope and coffee plantation age on the physical properties of a red yellow latosol |
| topic | Coffea arabica L degradação do solo estabilidade de agregados tráfego agrícola |
| url | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-06832014000100010&lng=en&tlng=en |
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