Load-Bearing Capacity of an Oxisol under Burned and Mechanized Harvest Sugarcane Crops

Fernando Silva Araújo, Zigomar Menezes de Souza, Gustavo Soares Souza, Reginaldo Barboza da Silva, Diego Alexander Aguilera Esteban () and Rose Luiza Moraes Tavares
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Fernando Silva Araújo: Campus Prof. Alexandre Alves de Oliveira, State University of Piauí (UESPI), Parnaiba 64202-262, Brazil
Zigomar Menezes de Souza: School of Agricultural Engineering, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas 13083-875, Brazil
Gustavo Soares Souza: Espírito Santo Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology (IFES), Campus Itapina, Itapina 29717-000, Brazil
Reginaldo Barboza da Silva: Faculty of Agricultural Sciences of Vale do Ribeira, State University of São Paulo (UNESP), Campus Registro, Registro 11900-000, Brazil
Diego Alexander Aguilera Esteban: School of Agricultural Engineering, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas 13083-875, Brazil
Rose Luiza Moraes Tavares: Campus Rio Verde, University of Rio Verde (UNIRV), Rio Verde 75901-970, Brazil

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 21, 1-15

Abstract: The change in land use and the expansion of mechanized sugarcane production systems have led to an increase in soil compaction levels. Preconsolidation pressure may be used as a useful measure for soil mechanical state, management, and planning of mechanization systems. This study aimed to assess the soil compressive behavior, soil physical properties, and spatial variability of preconsolidation pressure of an Oxisol in sugarcane fields under burned harvest and mechanized harvest and the effects of land use change. The physical soil attributes (granulometry, soil water content, bulk density, total porosity, and macro and microporosity) and preconsolidation pressure were evaluated at 0.00–0.10-m, 0.10–0.20-m, and 0.20–0.30-m layers. The soil load-bearing capacity models were constructed from σ p values for soil water contents. We mapped the assessed soil attributes from crossing points in a sampling mesh with regular 10 m intervals in each area and evaluated them via geostatistics. Land-use change towards sugarcane production systems promoted soil compaction. The mechanized harvesting system increased the soil load-bearing capacity in the water range corresponding to the friability region in subsurface layers. The preconsolidation pressure and soil water content exhibited spatial dependence in the sugarcane areas, regardless of the management system employed in the harvesting operations.

Keywords: preconsolidation pressure; soil compaction; spatial variability; geostatistics; Saccharum officinarum (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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