Physical soil attributes of Conilon coffee (Coffea canephora) under organic and conventional management systems.

Coffea sp. is cultivated in large areas, using both conventional and organic management. However, information about the sustainability of these two management systems is still deficient. The objective of the present study was to evaluate the physical properties of soil cultivated with Conilon coffee (C. canephora) under organic and conventional management. Two areas cultivated with Conilon coffee (under organic and conventional management) and a fragment of Atlantic forest, used as a reference, were selected for the experiment. Soil granulometry, hydraulic conductivity, water retention curve, resistance to penetration, porosity, optimal hydric interval, and other physical characteristics were measured at depths of 0 to 10 and 10 to 20 cm. The data was submitted to multivariate and descriptive statistical analyses. Higher similarity was observed between the soil cultivated with Conilon coffee under organic management and the Atlantic forest soil. Soil resistance to penetration at 10, 30, 100, 500 and 1500 kPa, macro porosity, density and total porosity were the main physical properties that differentiated both management systems studied. The non-use of agricultural machinery and the addition of organic matter may be the main reasons for higher soil sustainability observed under organic management when compared with the conventional system.

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Main Authors:	PARTELLI, F. L., VALICHESKI, R. R., VIEIRA, H. D., GONTIJO, I., FERREIRA, E. P. de B.
Other Authors:	FÁBIO LUIZ PARTELLI, UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO ESPÍRITO SANTO; ROMANO ROBERTO VALICHESKI, ESCOLA AGROTÉCNICA FEDERAL DO RIO DO SUL; HENRIQUE DUARTE VIEIRA, UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DO NORTE FLUMINENSE; IVONEY GONTIJO, UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO ESPÍRITO SANTO; ENDERSON PETRONIO DE BRITO FERREIRA, CNPAF.
Format:	Artigo de periódico biblioteca
Language:	English eng
Published:	2016-08-17
Subjects:	Manejo organico, Manejo convencional, Café, Coffea canephora, Fertilidade do solo, Produção orgânica, Coffea, Organic production, Sustainable agriculture, Conventional farming,
Online Access:	http://www.alice.cnptia.embrapa.br/alice/handle/doc/1051046
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