Physical properties and particle-size fractions of soil organic matter in crop-livestock integration
Crop-livestock integration represents an interesting alternative of soil management, especially in regions where the maintenance of cover crops in no-tillage systems is difficult. The objective of this study was to evaluate soil physical and chemical properties, based on the hypothesis that a well-managed crop-livestock integration system improves the soil quality and stabilizes the system. The experiment was set up in a completely randomized design, with five replications. The treatments were arranged in a 6 x 4 factorial design, to assess five crop rotation systems in crop-livestock integration, and native forest as reference of soil undisturbed by agriculture, in four layers (0.0-0.05; 0.05-0.10; 0.10-0.15 and 0.15-0.20 m). The crop rotation systems in crop-livestock integration promoted changes in soil physical and chemical properties and the effects of the different systems were mainly detected in the surface layer. The crops in integrated crop-livestock systems allowed the maintenance of soil carbon at levels equal to those of the native forest, proving the efficiency of these systems in terms of soil conservation. The systems influenced the environmental stability positively; the soil quality indicator mineral-associated organic matter was best related to aggregate stability.
Main Authors: | Tirloni,Carolina, Vitorino,Antonio Carlos Tadeu, Bergamin,Anderson Cristian, Souza,Luiz Carlos Ferreira de |
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Format: | Digital revista |
Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Ciência do Solo
2012
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Online Access: | http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-06832012000400024 |
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