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Soil organic matter humification under different tillage managements evaluated by Laser Induced Fluorescence (LIF) and C/N ratio

2010; Elsevier BV; Volume: 111; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.still.2010.10.009

1879-3444

Thalita Silva Martins, Sérgio da Costa Saab, D. M. B. P. Milori, André Maurício Brinatti, Jadir Aparecido Rosa, Fabio Augusto Meira Cássaro, Luiz F. Pires,

Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics

In this work is presented the use of the C/N ratio and the Laser Induced Fluorescence (LIF) spectroscopy for determining the humification of soil organic matter (SOM) in an Oxisol under three different long-term tillage managements (no-tillage (NT), reduced tillage (RT) and conventional tillage (CT)). Humification of SOM was evaluated in the soil and its fractions (clay < 2 μm, silt 2–20 μm, sand 20–1000 μm). The obtained results show that lower SOM humification was observed in soil under NT, mainly at the surface (0–5 cm). In CT, SOM humification values maintained constant for all investigated depths (0–5, 5–10, 10–15 and 15–20 cm). Also, clay was the soil fraction that exhibited the lesser humification of SOM. Based on the obtained results it can be said that NT favors the accumulation of SOM on its surface, increasing aggregate stability and presenting samples with lower humification indexes. These results indicate a larger availability of nutrients for the plants in this management.