Soil tillage systems: changes in soil structure and crop response
| Autor: | Michael Mazurana, Renato Levien, Jônatan Müller, Osmar Conte |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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| Zdroj: | Revista Brasileira de Ciência do Solo, Vol 35, Iss 4, Pp 1197-1206 (2011) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1806-9657 0100-0683 |
| DOI: | 10.1590/S0100-06832011000400013 |
| Popis: | The introduction and intensification of no-tillage systems in Brazilian agriculture in recent decades have created a new scenario, increasing concerns about soil physical properties. The objective of this study was to assess the effects of different tillage systems on some physical properties of an Ultisol previously under native grassland. Five tillage methods were tested: no-tillage (NT), chiseling (Ch), no-tillage with chiseling every two years (NTCh2), chiseling using an equipment with a clod-breaking roller (ChR) and chiseling followed by disking (ChD). The bulk density, macroporosity, microporosity and total porosity, mechanical resistance to penetration, water infiltration into the soil and crop yields were evaluated. The values of soil bulk density, mechanical resistance to penetration and microporosity increased as macroporosity decreased. Soil bulk density was lower in tillage systems with higher levels of tillage/soil mobilization; highest values were observed in NT and the lowest in the ChD system. The water infiltration rate was highest in the ChR system, followed by the systems ChD, NT and NTCh2, while crop yields were higher in systems with less soil mobilization. |
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