Soil Attributes and Their Interrelationships with Resistance to Root Penetration and Water Infiltration in Areas with Different Land Uses in the Apodi Plateau, Semiarid Region of Brazil
Pollyana Mona Soares Dias,
Jeane Cruz Portela (jeaneportela@ufersa.edu.br),
Joaquim Emanuel Fernandes Gondim,
Rafael Oliveira Batista,
Leticia Sequinatto Rossi,
Jonatan Levi Ferreira Medeiros,
Phâmella Kalliny Pereira Farias,
Paulo Jardel Mota,
Diego José da Costa Bandeira,
Luís Cesar de Aquino Lemos Filho,
Geisiane Xavier de Matos,
Francisco de Oliveira Mesquita,
Felipe Ozias de Oliveira,
Antonio Genilson Rodrigues Araújo and
Claudeone Manoel do Nascimento
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Pollyana Mona Soares Dias: Department of Agronomic and Forest Science, Federal Rural University of the Semi-Arid-UFERSA, Mossoró 59625-900, RN, Brazil
Jeane Cruz Portela: Department of Agronomic and Forest Science, Federal Rural University of the Semi-Arid-UFERSA, Mossoró 59625-900, RN, Brazil
Joaquim Emanuel Fernandes Gondim: Department of Agronomic and Forest Science, Federal Rural University of the Semi-Arid-UFERSA, Mossoró 59625-900, RN, Brazil
Rafael Oliveira Batista: Department of Agronomic and Forest Science, Federal Rural University of the Semi-Arid-UFERSA, Mossoró 59625-900, RN, Brazil
Leticia Sequinatto Rossi: Department of Soils and Nature Resources, State University of Santa Catarina-UDESC, Lages 88520-000, SC, Brazil
Jonatan Levi Ferreira Medeiros: Department of Agronomic and Forest Science, Federal Rural University of the Semi-Arid-UFERSA, Mossoró 59625-900, RN, Brazil
Phâmella Kalliny Pereira Farias: Department of Agronomic and Forest Science, Federal Rural University of the Semi-Arid-UFERSA, Mossoró 59625-900, RN, Brazil
Paulo Jardel Mota: Department of Agronomic and Forest Science, Federal Rural University of the Semi-Arid-UFERSA, Mossoró 59625-900, RN, Brazil
Diego José da Costa Bandeira: Department of Agronomic and Forest Science, Federal Rural University of the Semi-Arid-UFERSA, Mossoró 59625-900, RN, Brazil
Luís Cesar de Aquino Lemos Filho: Department of Agronomic and Forest Science, Federal Rural University of the Semi-Arid-UFERSA, Mossoró 59625-900, RN, Brazil
Geisiane Xavier de Matos: Department of Agronomic and Forest Science, Federal Rural University of the Semi-Arid-UFERSA, Mossoró 59625-900, RN, Brazil
Francisco de Oliveira Mesquita: PPGEC Graduate Program in Ecology and Conservation, State University of Paraíba, Campina Grande 58429-500, PB, Brazil
Felipe Ozias de Oliveira: Department of Agronomic and Forest Science, Federal Rural University of the Semi-Arid-UFERSA, Mossoró 59625-900, RN, Brazil
Antonio Genilson Rodrigues Araújo: Department of Agronomic and Forest Science, Federal Rural University of the Semi-Arid-UFERSA, Mossoró 59625-900, RN, Brazil
Claudeone Manoel do Nascimento: Department of Agronomic and Forest Science, Federal Rural University of the Semi-Arid-UFERSA, Mossoró 59625-900, RN, Brazil
Agriculture, 2023, vol. 13, issue 10, 1-24
Abstract:
Studies on soils and their interrelationships with land use in the context of the semi-arid region of Brazil are still scarce, even though they have the potential to assist in understanding the use and management of soil and agricultural crops. From this perspective, this study investigated four land uses in different locations of the Apodi Plateau, an elevated area in semi-arid region of northeastern Brazil. The different soils were analyzed for their resistance to root penetration, water infiltration, inorganic fractions, soil density, total porosity, potential of hydrogen, electrical conductivity, total organic carbon, potential acidity, and sum of bases. The soil resistance to root penetration and water infiltration were determined in the field. The results obtained were interpreted using multivariate and geostatistical analysis. The resistance data were subjected to the Shapiro–Wilk test at 5% of probability and expressed in maps, whereas infiltration data curves were constructed to estimate the amount of infiltrated water at the different time intervals. The textural classification was an important factor for the analysis of soil resistance to root penetration (Q) and the infiltration rate, being evidenced in the cluster analysis and allowing the formation of two groups, one for the surface layers of the areas and another for the subsurface layers, with the inorganic sand and clay fractions standing out with the greatest dissimilarity. The establishment of conservation practices for soil management is suggested to correct the pore space problems and the degradation of agroecosystems in areas with soils whose conditions are similar to the ones of this study.
Keywords: conservation agriculture; multiple soil classes; tillage practices; geostatistics; kriging; dry forest (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q1 Q10 Q11 Q12 Q13 Q14 Q15 Q16 Q17 Q18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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