ABSTRACT Changes in soil management, for example by more vigorous crops, adoption of conservation tillage and optimization of fertilization, can increase soil organic carbon (SOC) and total nitrogen (TN) stocks. We hypothesized that corn - black oat rotation under no-tillage (NT) and adequate soil fertilization can increase these stocks, compared to conventional tillage (CT). This study compared these two tillage methods and organic with mineral fertilizers, regarding their effects on C and N cycling and SOC and TN stocks in a Rhodic Nitisol in southern Brazil. The study started in 2012, in a pasture area, which was converted into corn (Zea mays L.) - black oat (Avena strigosa Scherb.) rotation. The treatments were applied in a 2 × 5 factorial arrangement, consisting of two soil tillage methods (NT and CT) and five fertilizers (pig slurry (PS); biodigested PS (PS-B); composted PS (PS-C); mineral fertilizer; and a control). From 2019 onwards, treatment PS-B was replaced by injected PS (PS-I) and PS-C by poultry litter (PL). A randomized block design was used in a split-plot arrangement, where the plots corresponded to soil tillage and subplots to fertilization. In every year of the study, corn was fertilized with 140 kg N ha-1 and at least 115 kg P2O5 ha-1 and 77 kg K2O ha-1. Total SOC and TN stocks were determined in six soil layers (0.00-0.05, 0.05-0.10, 0.10-0.20, 0.20-0.30, 0.30-0.40 and 0.40-0.60 m) whereas the soil particulate (POC and PN) and mineral-associated (MAOC and MAN) fractions were evaluated in the four upper layers (0.00-0.05, 0.05-0.10, 0.10-0.20, 0.20-0.30m) at the beginning of the study (2012) and after nine years (2021). The cumulative values under NT showed that SOC stocks nearly doubled, compared to those under CT. These increases occurred in the most labile POC and PN fractions. However, no difference in response to the different fertilizers was observed in these stocks. The studied factors indicated a marked effect of soil tillage on alterations in C and N stocks. No-tillage increases SOC and TN stocks, mainly in the most labile fractions (POC and PN) of Rhodic Nitisols in southern Brazil, under corn - black oat rotation.

ABSTRACT Excessive phosphorus (P) applications can increase nutrient levels in the soil, facilitating its transference to aquatic environments and causing contamination. Thus, the environmental P threshold (P-threshold) is a tool to establish a sound level of P in the soil, in which P values below the threshold are harmless to the environment. This study aimed to establish a P-threshold equation for the soils of Mato Grosso State, Brazil. Twenty samples of representative soils from the main swine production regions of the State were collected. These samples were characterized chemically and in terms of P adsorption capacity, then incubated with P rates for 30 days. After incubation, the water-soluble P content (P-water) and the available P content were determined by Mehlich-1 method (P-Mehlich-1). The relationship between P-water and P-Mehlich-1 allowed the determination of the P-Mehlich-1 content from which the amount of nutrient in water increases abruptly, establishing this point as the limit P (P-limit). Subsequently, the P-limit values were plotted against the clay content of the soils, and the resulting equation was used to calculate the P-threshold by adding a safety margin of 20 % to the P-limit versus clay equation. The model was tested on 120 soil samples from Mato Grosso State, and it was able to separate them into two groups with low and high P-water, classified as below or above P-threshold, respectively. Based on that, the simplified equation “P-threshold (mg dm-3) = 13 + 0.5 * % clay” was proposed.

ABSTRACT The incorporation of nitrogen (N) fertilizers in the soil and the use of enzyme inhibitors (EI) can improve the efficiency of N fertilization by reducing losses by ammonia volatilization and nitrate leaching. This study aimed to evaluate the efficiency of EI addition and fertilizer incorporation on both grain and dry mass yields of corn as well as on some soil chemical properties, with focus on N availability. A field experiment was carried out for three years in randomized blocks with four replications. The treatments consisted of a 2 × 5 factorial, including two forms of fertilizers application: superficial (SUP) and incorporated (INC), allocated in the plots; and five fertilizations: mineral fertilizer (NPK); NPK + EI; pig slurry (PS); PS+EI; and control (TEST), allocated in the subplots. The soil mineral N content was determined at 30, 60, and 90 days after fertilizer application (DAA) and these times were considered as sub-subplots. All fertilizers increased the dry corn matter and grain yields and the soil availability of N, P, and K, mainly in the upper layer (0.00-0.05 m). However, only the PS promoted higher productivity when incorporated into the soil relative to the soil superficial application. The incorporation of fertilizers increases soil available P but has little effect on soil mineral N. The EI addition to the fertilizers promotes higher soil mineral N contents in the soil until 30 and 60 DAA respectively when superficially applied and soil incorporated, although this does not increase the corn productivity.

Resumo O plantio de pinus em áreas de campo natural (NG) pode alterar as formas e estoques de carbono orgânico (OC) do solo. Visando quantificar essas alterações, foram determinados os teores e estoques de OC total (TOC) e das frações particulada (POC) e associadas aos minerais (MAC) em cinco camadas, entre 0,0 e 0,4 m de profundidade, do solo sob usos com NG e plantios de pinus aos cinco (P5), 16 (P16) e 21 (P21) anos. O estudo foi realizado em áreas de Cambissolo Húmico na região do planalto sul de Santa Catarina. O teor de TOC, nas diferentes camadas e usos, variou entre 15,0 e 44,5 g kg-1 e seu estoque, na soma das camadas, entre 86 e 144 Mg ha-1. O teor de POC variou entre 2,1 a 23,2 g kg-1 e seu estoque, entre 7,4 e 21,8 Mg ha-1, enquanto o teor de MAC variou entre 12,2 e 23,7 g kg-1 e seu estoque, entre 79 e 122 Mg ha-1. Em geral, os teores e estoques de TOC e das frações MAC e POC do solo aumentam com a idade dos plantios de pinus até 21 anos. Os teores de TOC e POC e o estoque dessa fração, em geral diminuem com a profundidade do solo sob NG e P5 e P21, mas o teor de MAC e os estoques dessa fração e do TOC geralmente não variam entre as camadas até 0,40 m de profundidade.

Abstract Pine plantations on former natural grassland (NG) areas can change the forms and stocks of organic carbon (OC) in the soil. To quantify these changes, the contents and stocks of the total OC (TOC), consisting of particulate OC (POC) and the mineral-associated OC (MAC) fractions, were determined in five layers, at depths between 0.0 and 0.40 m, in soil under NG and pine plantations aged five (P5), 16 (P16) and 21 (P21) years. The study was carried out in areas of Cambissolo Húmico, dystrophic, on the southern plateau of Santa Catarina state. The TOC content in the different layers and under different land uses ranged from 15.0 to 44.5 g kg-1 and the TOC stock, in all layers together, from 86 to 144 Mg ha-1. The POC content varied from 2.1 to 23.2 g kg-1 and the POC stock from 7.4 to 21.8 Mg ha-1, while the MAC content varied between 12.2 and 23.7 g kg-1 and MAC stock between 79 and 122 Mg ha-1. In general, the TOC stocks and contents and MAC and POC fractions in the soil increase with the age of the pine plantations up to 21 years. The TOC and POC contents and POC stock usually decrease with depth under NG, P5 and P21, whereas the MAC content and MAC and TOC stocks generally remain unchanged in layers to a depth of 0.40 m.

Resumo: O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar os efeitos de fertilizantes organominerais e minerais, em suas formas sólidas e fluidas, em solos de carga variável com elevada fertilidade construída sobre os conteúdos de nitrogênio, fósforo e potássio no solo e nas plantas, bem como nas produtividades de milho (Zea mays) e aveia-preta (Avena strigosa). Os tratamentos foram constituídos de um controle e de quatro fertilizantes - dois organominerais e dois minerais -, nas formas sólida (SO e SM) e fluida (FO e FM), aplicados em Cambissolo e Nitossolo, sob plantio direto. O uso de fertilizantes organominerais e minerais nas formas sólidas e fluidas contribui para elevar o teor de N total no solo e manter o teor de K trocável em ambos os solos e pode elevar o teor de P disponível até a profundidade de 0,6 m em Cambissolo. Esses fatores permitiram aumentar significativamente a produtividade de milho, independentemente do fertilizante, e estabelecer maior efeito residual para a forma fluida do organomineral na produção de aveia-preta no inverno, mesmo em solos sob elevada fertilidade.

Abstract: The objective of this work was to evaluate the effects of organomineral and mineral fertilizers, in their solid and fluid forms, on soils with variable charges with high fertility built up from nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium contents in the soil and plant, as well as on corn (Zea mays) and black oat (Avena strigosa) yield. The treatments consisted of one control and four fertilizers - two organomineral and two mineral - in solid (SO, solid organomineral; and SM, solid mineral) and fluid (FO, fluid organomineral; and FM, fluid mineral) forms applied in Rhodic Kandiudox and Distrochrept soils with no-tillage. The use of organomineral or mineral fertilizers in fluid and solid forms increases total N content in the soil, maintains exchangeable K content in both soils, and may enhance available P content to the depth of 0.6 m in Distrochrept. These factors allowed significantly increasing corn yield, regardless of the fertilizer, and establishing greater residual effect for fluid organomineral fertilizer in the winter black oat yield, even in soils with high fertility.

RESUMO Devido à grande área ocupada com reflorestamentos de pinus no sul do Brasil, considera-se necessário avaliar o impacto dessa cultura no estoque de carbono orgânico do solo, especialmente com relação às frações das substâncias húmicas (SH). Nesse contexto, o presente trabalho teve como objetivo avaliar as alterações na quantidade e proporção das substâncias húmicas da matéria orgânica em solo representativo do Planalto Catarinense devido à substituição da vegetação natural por povoamentos de Pinus taeda. Foram avaliadas quatro situações de uso em áreas localizadas no município de Ponte Alta, sendo uma de campo natural (CN) e três plantios de Pinus taeda com idades de 5 (P05), 16 (P16) e 21 (P21) anos em segunda rotação, em solo classificado como Cambissolo Húmico distrófico. Amostras de solos compostas por sete sub amostras foram coletadas em sete pontos amostrais dentro de cada área nas camadas de 0-5 cm, 5-10 cm, 10-20 cm, 20-30 cm e 30-40 cm de profundidade. Os teores de carbono das SH da matéria orgânica do solo (MOS) foram determinados através de fracionamento químico resultante da solubilização em meios ácido e básico. Os teores e proporções das SH da MOS variaram significativamente em função da situação de uso e profundidade analisados, evidenciando maiores quantidades na camada superficial e seu aumento com a idade do pinus. Em geral, os maiores valores de C nas frações e camadas avaliadas foram observados no P21 e os menores no P05.

ABSTRACT Due to the great area occupied with Pinus sp. plantations in southern Brazil, it is considered necessary to evaluate the impact of this kind of crop on soil organic carbon stock, specially related to fractions from humic substances (HS). On this context, this work aims to evaluate the changes on humic substances quantity and the proportion of organic matter on representative soil of the highlands in Santa Catarina state due to replacement of natural grassland by Pinus taeda stands. Four situations of soil use on areas located in Ponte Alta town were evaluated, being one of natural grasslands(CN) and tree of Pinus taeda forests with 5 (P05), 16 (P16) and 21 (P21) years old on second rotation, on soil classified as Humic Dystrupept. Soil samples composed by seven subsamples were collected on seven points inside every area in the 0-5 cm, 5-10 cm, 10-20 cm, 20-30 cm, 30-40 cm layers. The carbon contents of HS in the SOM were determined by chemical fractionating resulted from alkaline or acid extraction. The HS contents and proportions varied according to the soil use and depth analyzed, showing more quantity in the surface layer and its increasing with pinus age. In general, the highest levels of C on fractions and layers evaluated were observed on P21 and the lowest on P05 uses.

ABSTRACT Nutrient content in soil solution may vary in response to the applied amount of pig slurry (PS). Thus, the aim of this research was to evaluate the nutrient content in soil solution and its relationship to nutritional status and yield of corn under 12 years of annual fertilization with increasing doses of PS, soluble mineral fertilizer (MF) and PS combined with MF. The experiment was conducted under field conditions in a Latossolo Vermelho Distroférrico (Typic Hapludox). The treatments consisted of pig slurry at annual rates of 50 and 100 m3 ha-1 (PS50 and PS100), soluble mineral fertilizer (MF), and pig slurry at a rate of 25 m3 ha-1 complemented with mineral fertilizer (PS25 + MF), distributed in a randomized block design. Soil solution was sampled at two depths, 0.40 and 0.80 m, on six dates after the fertilizer applications. The nitrate (NO−3-N) and K levels in the soil solution were measured 40, 108 and 135 days after the last application of fertilizer (DAAF), being subsequently correlated with corn yield. PS50 provide contents of NO−3-N, P and K to the soil solution similar to those supplied by MF or PS25+MF. The critical limit of 10 mg L-1 NO−3-N in the soil solution was exceeded on 108, 135 and 230 DAAF, at rates of 100 and 50 m3 ha1 of PS and on 230 DAAF when using MF.

ABSTRACT Intensive land use can affect macrofaunal biodiversity, which is a property that can be used as a soil quality indicator. This study evaluated the abundance and diversity of soil macrofauna and its relation to soil chemical and physical properties in five land use systems (LUS) in the eastern region of Santa Catarina. The following LUS were studied: native forest (NF), eucalyptus plantations (EP), perennial pasture (PP), integrated crop-livestock (ICL), and no-tillage cropping (NT). The macrofauna was quantified in 0.25 × 0.25 m monoliths and sampled in the 0.00-0.20 m layer in the summer (Jan/2012) and winter (Jul/2012). For each LUS, nine points were sampled, distributed in a 30 × 30 m sampling grid. After screening the edaphic macrofauna organisms, the individuals were counted and identified at the species level when possible, or in major taxonomic groups. The Shannon diversity indices were calculated and the macrofaunal groups together with the physical and chemical properties were subjected to principal component (PCA) and redundancy analysis (RDA). The abundance and diversity of macrofaunal groups are affected by the LUS. The properties of organic matter, macroporosity, bulk density, cation exchange capacity at pH 7.0, base saturation, potential acidity, and exchangeable Al were related to the abundance of soil macrofaunal groups. The stability and biodiversity of soil macrofauna were highest in the LUS of NF, PP, and EP.

O Estado de Santa Catarina tem algumas atividades agropecuárias, como a suinocultura, que são responsáveis pela adição de grandes quantidades fósforo (P) nos solos; porém, o Estado necessita de um método para avaliar o risco ambiental desses solos com elevado teor de P. Uma maneira de avaliar o risco ambiental da adubação fosfatada, orgânica ou mineral é determinar o teor máximo de P disponível por Mehlich-1 que um solo pode apresentar sem que haja alto risco de transferência de P do solo para as águas superficiais, chamado Limite Crítico Ambiental de P (LCA-P). Contudo, o extrator Mehlich-1 é sensível ao teor de argila do solo, devendo esse fator ser considerado no estabelecimento do LCA-P. O objetivo deste trabalho foi determinar o LCA-P pelo extrator Mehlich-1 para solos com diferentes teores de argila do Estado de Santa Catarina. Usou-se solo do horizonte B de um Latossolo Bruno com 800 g kg-1 de argila, que foi misturado com areia em quantidades para se obterem solos artificiais com 200, 400, 600 e 800 g kg-1 de argila. Esses solos artificiais foram incubados por 30 dias com umidade de 80 % da capacidade de campo para estabilização das propriedades físico-químicas e posteriormente incubados novamente por mais 30 dias com calcário para elevar o pH(H2O) até 6,0. Nos solos, foram realizadas curvas de adsorção de P e determinadas a adsorção máxima de P (Pmax) pelo modelo de Langmuir para cada textura avaliada. Com base nos valores de Pmax, foram adicionadas aos solos sete doses de P incubados novamente por 20 dias, com quatro repetições. Após a incubação, foram definidos os teores de P disponível (P-Mehlich-1) e P dissolvido em água (P-água). O teor de P por Mehlich-1 a partir do qual o P-água passa a aumentar drasticamente foi obtido por equações segmentadas e, para manter-se uma margem de segurança ambiental, consideraram-se 80 % desse valor como o LCA-P. O LCA-P foi dependente do teor de argila do solo; pelos dados, obteve-se o modelo LCA-P (mg dm-3) = 40 + Argila, em que a argila do solo é expressa em porcentagem. O modelo foi testado em 82 amostras diversificadas de solos do Estado de Santa Catarina e foi capaz de separar amostras com alto e baixo risco ambiental.

The State of Santa Catarina, Brazil, has agricultural and livestock activities, such as pig farming, that are responsible for adding large amounts of phosphorus (P) to soils. However, a method is required to evaluate the environmental risk of these high soil P levels. One possible method for evaluating the environmental risk of P fertilization, whether organic or mineral, is to establish threshold levels of soil available P, measured by Mehlich-1 extractions, below which there is not a high risk of P transfer from the soil to surface waters. However, the Mehlich-1 extractant is sensitive to soil clay content, and that factor should be considered when establishing such P-thresholds. The objective of this study was to determine P-thresholds using the Mehlich-1 extractant for soils with different clay contents in the State of Santa Catarina, Brazil. Soil from the B-horizon of an Oxisol with 800 g kg-1 clay was mixed with different amounts of sand to prepare artificial soils with 200, 400, 600, and 800 g kg-1 clay. The artificial soils were incubated for 30 days with moisture content at 80 % of field capacity to stabilize their physicochemical properties, followed by additional incubation for 30 days after liming to raise the pH(H2O) to 6.0. Soil P sorption curves were produced, and the maximum sorption (Pmax) was determined using the Langmuir model for each soil texture evaluated. Based on the Pmax values, seven rates of P were added to four replicates of each soil, and incubated for 20 days more. Following incubation, available P contents (P-Mehlich-1) and P dissolved in the soil solution (P-water) were determined. A change-point value (the P-Mehlich-1 value above which P-water starts increasing sharply) was calculated through the use of segmented equations. The maximum level of P that a soil might safely adsorb (P-threshold) was defined as 80 % of the change-point value to maintain a margin for environmental safety. The P-threshold value, in mg dm-3, was dependent on the soil clay content according to the model P-threshold = 40 + Clay, where the soil clay content is expressed as a percentage. The model was tested in 82 diverse soil samples from the State of Santa Catarina and was able to distinguish samples with high and low environmental risk.

O uso de dejeto suíno (DS) como fertilizante pode interferir na qualidade do solo e aumentar os estoques de carbono orgânico total do solo (COT). Entretanto, os efeitos do DS na quantidade e formas de COT acumulados no solo não são totalmente conhecidos, em especial em áreas em sistema plantio direto (SPD). O objetivo deste trabalho foi analisar os teores e estoques de COT e de C nas frações particulada (COP) e associada aos minerais (CAM) em Latossolo Vermelho cultivado com a sucessão milho e aveia-preta, sob SPD após nove anos com aplicações anuais de DS, de adubo solúvel e fertilização combinada (DS + adubo solúvel). O experimento foi iniciado em 2001, no município de Campos Novos, SC, e compreendeu os seguintes tratamentos: DS nas doses zero (sem adubação), 25, 50, 100 e 200 m3 ha-1 ano-1; adubação com adubo solúvel (AS); e adubação mista (25 m3 ha-1ano-1 de DS + AS). O teor de COT foi determinado em seis camadas de solo até a profundidade de 40 cm, enquanto os teores de COP e CAM foram determinados em quatro camadas até a profundidade de 20 cm. O teor e estoque de COT no solo aumentaram em razão da dose de DS aplicada nas camadas até 10 cm de profundidade, com doses a partir de 50 m3 ha-1ano-1. Os teores e estoques de COP e CAM foram maiores nas camadas superficiais, com expressiva predominância da segunda fração, porém com maior amplitude relativa nos teores da primeira fração.

The use of pig slurry (PS) as fertilizer can affect the soil quality and increase total stocks of soil organic carbon (TOC). However, the effects of PS on TOC amount and forms in the soil are not fully understood, particularly in areas under no-tillage (NT). The purpose of this study was to determine TOC contents and stocks in the particulate (POC) and mineral-associated C fractions (MAC) of an Oxisol after nine years of maize-oat rotation under NT, with annual applications of PS, soluble fertilizer and combined fertilization (pig slurry + soluble fertilizer). The experiment was initiated in 2001 in Campos Novos, Santa Catarina, with the following treatments: PS at rates of 0 (without fertilization - PS0); 25 (PS25); 50 (PS50); 100 (PS100); and 200 m3 ha-1yr-1 (PS200); fertilization with soluble fertilizer (SF); and mixed fertilization (PS + SF). The TOC content was determined in samples of six soil layers to a depth of 40 cm, and the POC and MAC contents in four layers to a depth of 20 cm. From the rate of 50 m3 ha-1yr-1 and upwards, the soil TOC content and stock increased according to the PS rates in the layers to a depth of 10 cm. The POC and MAC contents and stocks were higher in the surface layers, with a clear predominance of the second fraction, but a greater relative amplitude in the contents of the first fraction.

A aplicação de dejeto suíno pode influenciar na dinâmica do nitrogênio no solo de forma distinta em comparação à adubação mineral. O objetivo deste trabalho foi determinar as diferentes formas de N orgânico em Latossolo Vermelho distroférrico e sua relação com a absorção de N pelas culturas, em resposta a 10 anos de aplicação anual de dejeto suíno e adubo mineral. Os tratamentos foram as doses 0, 25, 50, 100 e 200 m3 ha-1 de dejeto suíno, além da adubação na forma mineral, organizados em blocos casualizados com quatro repetições. Foram determinados os teores de N no tecido vegetal e de N total nas frações hidrolisadas em meio ácido: N-amônio, N-hexosamina, N-α-amino, N-amido e N-não identificado do solo. A aplicação anual de dejeto suíno ou adubo mineral aumentou o teor de N total na camada de 0-10 cm de profundidade. As principais frações do N orgânico no solo foram N-α-amino, quando utilizado dejeto suíno e N-não identificado no caso do adubo mineral. O dejeto suíno aumentou as frações do N consideradas lábeis, N-α-amino, N-amônio e N-amida. Esse aumento das formas lábeis de N orgânico no solo, pela aplicação de dejeto suíno, possibilita maior absorção de N pelas culturas de milho e aveia em plantio direto.

The application of pig slurry may have a different effect on nitrogen dynamics in soil compared to mineral fertilization. Thus, the aim of this study was to determine the different forms of organic N in a Latossolo Vermelho distroférrico (Typic Hapludox) and their relationship to N uptake by crops in response to 10 years of annual application of pig slurry and mineral fertilizer. The treatments were application rates of 0, 25, 50, 100, and 200 m3 ha-1 of pig slurry, in addition to mineral fertilizer, organized in a randomized block design with four replications. The N contents were determined in the plant tissue and in the forms of total N and acid hydrolyzed fractions: ammonium-N, hexosamine-N, α-amino-N, amide-N, and unidentified-N. Annual application of pig slurry or mineral fertilizer increased the total-N content in the 0-10 cm depth layer. The main fractions of organic N in the soil were α-amino-N when pig slurry was applied and unidentified-N in the case of mineral fertilizers. Pig slurry increased the N fractions considered as labile: α-amino-N, ammonium-N, and amide-N. The increase in these labile organic N fractions in the soil through pig slurry application allows greater N uptake by the maize and oat crops in a no-tillage system.

O Cu e Zn oriundos dos dejetos suínos podem se acumular no solo, oferecendo riscos para a saúde humana e a animal. O objetivo deste trabalho foi determinar a capacidade de adsorção e a competição de Cu e Zn num Latossolo Vermelho distroférrico, que recebeu aplicações continuadas de dejetos suínos, com taxa de aplicação de 200 m³ ha-1 ano-1,durante sete anos, e comparar a adsorção com solo que nunca recebeu dejeto. Para avaliar a adsorção do Cu e Zn, foram aplicados ao solo soluções de Cu e Zn, nas doses de 0, 25, 50, 100, 150, 200, 400, 1.200 µmol L-1 e relação solo: solução final de 1:100. Para a obtenção das doses de Zn e Cu foi utilizada solução padrão Merck® Certipur 1.000 mg L-1. A adsorção de Cu apresentou comportamento sigmoide (isoterma tipo S), em solo sem dejeto (SD), e comportamento linear (isoterma tipo C), em solo com dejeto (CD). A capacidade máxima de adsorção (CMA) de Cu no solo SD foi de 3.021 mg kg-1. Para Zn, todas as isotermas apresentaram comportamento linear. Não foi atingida a capacidade máxima de adsorção, no tratamento CD, para Cu e Zn. Esses resultados indicam que o Latossolo estudado apresenta alta capacidade para reter o Cu e Zn oriundos dos dejetos suínos.

Cooper and zinc derived from pig slurry can accumulate in the soil, posing risks to human and animal health. The objective of this study was to determine the adsorption capacity and the competition of Cu and Zn in Oxisols that received continued applications of 200 m³ha-1year-1of pig slurry for seven years and to compare with soil under natural conditions. To evaluate the adsorption, Cu and Zn solutions were applied to the soil at concentrations of 0, 25, 50, 100, 150, 200, 400, 1.200 µmol L-1; soil:solution ratio of 1:100.Merck Certipur standard solution 1.000 mg L-1 was utilized to construct the levels of Zn and Cu. The adsorption of Cu showed a sigmoid behavior (S-type isotherm) in soil with no slurry application and linear behavior (C-type isotherm) in soil with pig slurry. The maximum adsorption of Cu in soil without pig slurry was 3,021 mg kg-1. For Zn, all the isotherms showed linear behavior. The maximum adsorption capacity of Cu and Zn was not reached in soil with slurry. These results show that the studied Oxisol has a high capacity to retain Zn and Cu from pig slurry.

Na região do Planalto Sul-catarinense, a maioria das florestas de Pinus foi implantada sem fertilização do solo na fase de plantio. Atualmente, muitas áreas encontram-se em segunda ou terceira rotação de Pinus e sem nenhuma fertilização, o que pode limitar a produtividade pela baixa fertilidade do solo. Uma alternativa para a mitigação desse problema seria a adubação em povoamentos já estabelecidos. Com o objetivo de avaliar o efeito da adubação com N, P e K, em diferentes fases de crescimento de Pinus taeda, foram conduzidos experimentos no campo, em plantios de um, cinco e nove anos de idade, todos de segunda rotação, sobre Cambissolos no município de Otacílio Costa, SC. Os tratamentos consistiram de combinações de doses de N (N0 = 0, N1 = 70 e N2 = 140 kg ha-1 de N), P (P0 = 0, P1 = 75 e P2 = 150 kg ha-1 P2O5) e K (K0 = 0, K1 = 60 e K2 = 120 kg ha-1 de K2O), além de uma testemunha, nas seguintes combinações: N0P0K0, N0P1K0, N1P1K1, N1P2K1, N1P2K2 e N2P2K1. O delineamento experimental utilizado foi de blocos ao acaso com três repetições. Foram avaliados altura e diâmetro no colo ou à altura do peito das árvores e calculado o volume de tronco das plantas e teores de N, P e K nas acículas aos seis e 18 meses, após a aplicação dos tratamentos. Os resultados evidenciaram que nas plantas de um ano de idade houve incremento significativo no volume de madeira com a aplicação de 70 kg ha-1 de P2O5. Para os plantios de cinco e nove anos, a adição de doses a partir de 70, 75 e 60 kg ha-1 de N, P2O5 e K2O, respectivamente, promoveram incrementos significativos no volume de madeira, mostrando que a adubação em florestas já estabelecida é uma estratégia a ser considerada em sítios de baixa fertilidade.

In the southern highland (Planalto Sul) region of Santa Catarina, Brazil, most of the pine forests were planted without soil fertilization. Currently, many areas are in the second or third rotation, and their productivity may be limited by low soil fertility. An alternative to mitigate this problem would be fertilization in the established forest. This study was carried out with the objective of evaluating the effect of fertilization with N, P, and K at different growth stages of Pinus taeda. Experiments were conducted in one-, five-, and nine-year-old forests, all in the second rotation, in Cambisols located in the municipality of Otacílio Costa, Santa Catarina, Brazil. Treatments consisted of combinations of fertilization rates of N (N0=0, N1=70, and N2=140 kg ha-1 N), P (P0=0, P1=75, and P2=150 kg ha-1 P2O5), and K (K0=0, K1=60, and K2=120 kg ha-1 K2O), plus a control treatment without fertilization. The combinations used were N0P0K0, N0P1K0, N1P1K1, N1P2K1, N1P2K2, and N2P2K1. A completely randomized block experimental design was used, with three replications. The height and diameter at the root collar or at breast height of trees was measured; also the trunk volume of the plants and N, P, and K contents in needles at six and 18 months after fertilization were measured. In one-year-old plants, a significant increase in timber volume was obtained with the application of 70 kg ha-1 of P2O5. For five- and nine-year-old plants, fertilization with 70, 75, and 60 kg ha-1 of N, P2O5, and K2O, respectively, promote significant increase in timber volume, showing that fertilization of established pine forests increase productivity in areas of low fertility.

O objetivo deste trabalho foi estimar taxas de acúmulo de C orgânico em Latossolo Vermelho adubado com adubo solúvel e dejeto líquido de suíno e cultivado em plantio direto. O experimento foi conduzido em Campos Novos, SC, e os seguintes tratamentos foram aplicados anualmente: sem adubação; adubo solúvel; 25 m3 ha-1 de dejeto líquido + adubo solúvel; e doses de 25, 50, 100 e 200 m3 ha-1 de dejeto líquido. Foram determinados: os estoques de C orgânico (CO) na camada de 0-20 cm do solo; a adição de C pela fitomassa dos cultivos e pelo dejeto líquido de suíno; as taxas anuais de fixação de C; e os coeficientes de humificação (k1) e de mineralização (k2) de CO do solo. As taxas de fixação de C real e aparente aumentaram de acordo com as doses de dejeto, tendo variado de 0,6 a 1,7 e de 0,05 a 1,0 Mg ha-1 por ano, respectivamente. Os coeficientes k1 e k2 foram 0,17 e 0,011, respectivamente, enquanto o aporte de C requerido para manter o estoque inicial de CO do solo é de 4,14 Mg ha-1 por ano. O dejeto líquido de suíno aplicado anualmente em Latossolo Vermelho cultivado com a sucessão milho-aveia-preta em plantio direto aumenta o CO do solo em doses de até 200 m3 ha-1.

The objective of this work was to estimate organic C storage rates in an Typic Hapludox fertilized with soluble fertilizer and pig slurry and cropped under no-tillage. The experiment was carried out in the municipality of Campos Novos, in the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil, and the following treatments were applied annually: no fertilization; soluble fertilizer; 25 m3 ha-1 pig slurry + soluble fertilizer; and rates of 25, 50, 100, and 200 m3 ha-1 pig slurry. The following were determined: organic carbon (OC) stocks in the 0-20 cm soil layer; C inputs by crop biomass and pig slurry; annual C fixation rates; and the soil OC humification (k1) and mineralization (k2) coefficients. The real and apparent C fixation rates increased according to pig slurry rates, ranging from 0.6 to 1.7 and from 0.05 to 1.0 Mg ha-1 per year, respectively. The k1 and k2 coefficients were 0.17 and 0.011, respectively, whereas the C input required to maintain the initial stock of OC is of 4.14 Mg ha-1 per year. Pig slurry applied annually on a Typic Hapludox cropped with the maize-black oat succession under no-tillage increases soil OC in rates of up to 200 m3 ha-1.

Espécies perenes ou anuais de plantas de cobertura podem ser cultivadas em vinhedos para proteger a superfície do solo e também controlar a disponibilidade de água e nutrientes à videira. O trabalho objetivou avaliar o estado nutricional, o vigor e a produção de uva em videiras consorciadas com espécies anuais e perenes de plantas de cobertura submetidas a dois manejos. O experimento foi conduzido nas safras de 2009/2010 e 2010/2011, em vinhedo da cultivar Cabernet Sauvignon, em São Joaquim (SC), sobre um Cambissolo Húmico Distrófico. Os tratamentos foram: testemunha, caracterizado pela presença de plantas espontâneas controladas por dessecação na linha e por roçadas nas entrelinhas; a espécie perene de planta de cobertura, festuca (Festuca arundinacea); duas sucessões de espécies anuais, azevém-moha (Lolium multiflorum-Setaria italica) e aveia-branca trigo-mourisco (Avena sativa-Fagopyrum esculentum); e dois tipos de manejo das plantas, com e sem transferência do resíduo produzido na linha para a entrelinha das videiras. Foram coletadas folhas completas no pleno florescimento e na mudança da cor das bagas para análise dos teores totais de N, P, K, Ca e Mg. Determinaram-se o comprimento dos ramos e de seus entrenós, a massa dos ramos podados e calculou-se o índice de Ravaz. Na colheita, foram determinados o comprimento, largura e massa de cachos, a produção de uva por planta e a massa de 100 bagas. As videiras consorciadas com espécies de plantas de cobertura anuais apresentaram maior teor de N total nas folhas na floração, maior vigor e produção de uva. O manejo das plantas de cobertura, mediante transferência dos resíduos culturais da linha de videiras para a entrelinha, não afetou o vigor da videira nem a produção de uva, mas diminuiu o teor total de N nas folhas, na fase da floração. O cultivo da festuca como cobertura do solo do vinhedo pode ser uma alternativa eficaz para se diminuir o vigor da videira.

Perennial or annual species of cover crops can be grown in vineyards to protect the soil surface and to reduce the availability of water and nutrients to the vine. The study aimed to evaluate the nutritional status, vigour and yield of grapevines intercropped with some species of cover crops under two different managements. A field experiment was conducted for two years, 2009 through 2011, in a vineyard of cv Cabernet Sauvignon in a Haplumbrept soil. The following treatments were evaluated: a control, where weeds were controlled by chemical drying in the grapevine row and by mowing in the inter row; a perennial species, tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea); two sequences of annual species, ryegrass-moha (Lolium multiflorum-Setaria italica) and oat-buckwheat (Avena sativa-Fagopyrum esculentum); and two types of crop residues management, with and without its transfer of the grapevine row to the inter row. The grapevine leaves were sampled at flowering and at berries softening stages for analysis of N, P, K, Ca and Mg contents. It was determined the branches and internodes lengths, branches pruned mass, grape bunches length, width and mass, yield per plant and the weight of 100 berries and it was also calculated the Ravaz index of the grapevines. Grapevines intercropped with succession of annual cover crops showed higher total N content in leaves at flowering, vigour and grape yield. The transfer of the crop residue from the row to the inter row, did not affect the grapevine vigour and yield, but decreased the total content of N in the leaves at flowering. The tall fescue as soil cover crop in vineyard can be an effective alternative to reduce the vigor of the grapevine.