Soil Physical Attributes Under Eucalyptus stands With Non-living and Living Plants

Nayana Alves Pereira, João Carlos Medeiros, Julian Júnio de Jesus Lacerda, Jaqueline Dalla Rosa, Bruna Anair Souto Dias, Everaldo Moreira da Silva, Rafael Felippe Ratke and Wanderson de Sousa Mendes

Journal of Agricultural Science, 2024, vol. 11, issue 3, 197

Abstract: The conservation of ecosystems has benefited from planted forests which provide reforested wood reducing the pressure on deforestation of natural forests. Soil physical attributes determine soil water storage capacity; therefore, they play an important role on plant roots’ development which may compromise plant’s survival. The study tested the influence of soil physical and water attributes on the survival of Eucalyptus spp. clones under dry tropical climate. Two areas were selected, including one with living plants and a second with non-living plants of Eucalyptus spp. clones. Moreover, five soil profiles were studied in each area and the parameters estimated were soil bulk density, total porosity, saturated hydraulic conductivity, soil water retention curve, pores size distribution, available water capacity, and S index. Soil physical and hydric attributes did not differ between the area with living plants and the one with non-living plants. The saturated hydraulic conductivity in the area surface layer was high for both the living plants and non-living palnts; 331 mm h-1 and 294 mm h-1, respectively. The S index (to give the value) indicated that the structure was suitable for the development of Eucalyptus trees. Furthermore, it was possible to affirm that soil physical and water attributes of the studied areas were promising for the cultivation of Eucalyptus spp. in the dry tropical climate.

Date: 2024
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