Revista Brasileira de Ciência do Solo

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    Spatial patterns of preconsolidation pressure and soil moisture along transects in two directions under coffee
    (Sociedade Brasileira de Ciência do Solo, 2011-07) Gontijo, Ivoney; Dias Junior, Moacir de Souza; Guimarães, Paulo Tácito Gontijo; Oliveira, Marcelo Silva de; Ajayi, Ayodele Ebenezer
    Information on the spatial structure of soil physical and structural properties is needed to evaluate the soil quality. The purpose of this study was to investigate the spatial behavior of preconsolidation pressure and soil moisture in six transects, three selected along and three across coffee rows, at three different sites under different tillage management systems. The study was carried out on a farm, in Patrocinio, state of Minas Gerais, in the Southeast of Brazil (18 o 59 ’ 15 ’’ S; 46 o 56 ’ 47 ’’ W; 934 m asl). The soil type is a typic dystrophic Red Latosol (Acrustox) and consists of 780 g kg -1 clay; 110 g kg -1 silt and 110 g kg -1 sand, with an average slope of 3 %. Undisturbed soil cores were sampled at a depth of 0.10–0.13 m, at three different points within the coffee plantation: (a) from under the wheel track, where equipment used in farm operations passes; (b) in - between tracks and (c) under the coffee canopy. Six linear transects were established in the experimental area: three transects along and three across the coffee rows. This way, 161 samples were collected in the transect across the coffee rows, from the three locations, while 117 samples were collected in the direction along the row. The shortest sampling distance in the transect across the row was 4 m, and 0.5 m for the transect along the row. No clear patterns of the preconsolidation pressure values were observed in the 200 m transect. The results of the semivariograms for both variables indicated a high nugget value and short range for the studied parameters of all transects. A cyclic pattern of the parameters was observed for the across-rows transect. An inverse relationship between preconsolidation pressure and soil moisture was clearly observed in the samples from under the track, in both directions.
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    Influence of field slope and coffee plantation age on the physical properties of a red-yellow latosol
    (Sociedade Brasileira de Ciência do Solo, 2014-01) Iori, Piero; Dias Junior, Moacir de Souza; Ajayi, Ayodele Ebenezer; Guimarães, Paulo Tácito Gontijo; Abreu Júnior, Áureo Aparecido
    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.