Comportamento mecânico de um Latossolo Amarelo Distrocoeso não saturado sob diferentes sistemas de manejo culturais da cana-de-açúca

Abstract

The soils of the Coastal Plains cultivated with sugarcane for a long period of time under different management systems may make changes in physical and chemical properties and the state of soil aggregation. Considering the above, the objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of different management systems with sugarcane on the chemical and physical properties of a dystrophic cohesive Yellow Latosol of coastal tablelands of Alagoas. Plots were selected in areas of production in the growing of sugarcane, and the object of experimental research three areas, representative of three management systems adopted by sugarcane production unit, namely: a cultivated area under irrigation management system (SMI), an area under the management system of fertirrigation with vinasse (SMV) and area under a management system with application of vinasse + filter tart (SMVT). These management systems were compared and on the witness pattern represented by native forest (NF). To assess the physical and chemical properties and aggregation state of the soil, the soil samples were collected at random in the areas subject to different management systems, in the depths of 0- 0,20; 0,20-0,40 and 0,40-0,60 m, being withdrawn at a point between the lines of sugarcane. The results were submitted to analysis of variance and the averages compared by Tukey test to 5% significance. Study of simple correlations were performed between some variables measures. The results showed that the different management systems promoted investigated changes in physical and chemical properties and the state of soil aggregation. The parameters of consistency of the soil tended to increase the humidity in their values with the increase of total organic carbon (TOC) of soil, promoted by the addition of waste from sugar cane. The studies of simple correlations between the total organic carbon (TOC) and the rates of stability of aggregate investigated, showed significant (p<0,01) correlation and positive. The management systems that received the addition of waste from sugarcane showed less deterioration in physical and chemical properties of soil in the soil under native forest (NF).