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SOIL & TILLAGE RESEARCH
卷 77, 期 1, 页码 79-84出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.still.2003.11.005
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no-tillage; soil aggregation indices; aggregate-associated carbon; erosion
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Several management systems can improve soil productivity. By studying aggregate stability it is possible to quantify whether or not the management is ameliorating the natural soil properties and the land capability for agriculture. The effect of three tillage systems on the stability of soil aggregates and soil organic carbon was studied in comparison to reference plots with grass and bare soil. Samples were collected at the Pesagro Experimental Research Station in Paty do Alferes, state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from an experiment that has been carried out from 1995 to 2001, on a Dystrophic Red Latosol (Typic Haplorthox). Aggregate size distribution mean weight diameter, geometric mean diameter of the aggregates, and total organic carbon in each aggregate size fraction were determined. The proportion of aggregates with diameter greater than or equal to2 mm appeared to be a suitable indicator of the influence of tillage systems on aggregation. At a depth of 0-5 cm, aggregates greater than or equal to2 mm were 50% of soil under no-tillage, which was greater than under animal traction (35%) and conventional tillage (30%). Total organic carbon concentration was greater under no-tillage (19 g kg(-1)) than under conventional tillage (11 g kg(-1)) at a depth of 0-5 cm, but not significantly different (average 13 g kg(-1)) at a depth of 5-10 cm. Soil exposure with tillage and lack of residue inputs caused declines in aggregation and organic carbon, both of which make soil susceptible to erosion. Adoption of no-tillage led to a decline in aggregation compared with grass reference, but did significantly alter soil organic concentration, suggesting it was a valuable conservation practice for vegetable production on sloping soils. (C) 2003 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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