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Soil biological attributes in pastures of different ages in a crop-livestock integrated system

The objective of this work was to evaluate the effect of the pasture (Urochloa brizantha) component age on soil biological properties, in a crop-livestock integrated system. The experiment was carried out in a Brazilian savannah (Cerrado) area with 92 ha, divided into six pens of approximately 15 ha...

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Published in:Pesquisa agropecuaria brasileira 2011-10, Vol.46 (10), p.1262-1268
Main Authors: Muniz, Luciano Cavalcante, Madari, Beata Emöke, Trovo, José Benedito de Freitas, Cantanhêde, Ilka South de Lima, Machado, Pedro Luiz Oliveira de Almeida, Cobucci, Tarcísio, França, Aldi Fernandes de Souza
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Summary:The objective of this work was to evaluate the effect of the pasture (Urochloa brizantha) component age on soil biological properties, in a crop-livestock integrated system. The experiment was carried out in a Brazilian savannah (Cerrado) area with 92 ha, divided into six pens of approximately 15 ha. Each pen represented a different stage of the pasture component: formation, P0; one year, P1; two years, P2; three years, P3; and final with 3.5 years, Pf. Samples were taken in the 0-10 cm soil depth. The soil biological parameters - microbial biomass carbon (MBC), microbial biomass respiration (C-CO2), metabolic quotient (qCO2), microbial quotient (q mic), and total organic carbon (TOC) - were evaluated and compared among different stages of the pasture, and between an adjacent area under native Cerrado and another area under degraded pasture (PCD). The MBC, q mic and TOC increased and qCO2 reduced under the different pasture stages. Compared to PCD, the pasture stages had higher MBC, q mic and TOC, and lower qCO2. The crop-livestock integrated system improved soil microbiological parameters and immobilized carbon in the soil in comparison to the degraded pasture. O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar o efeito da idade do componente pastagem (Urochloa brizantha) sobre as propriedades biológicas do solo, em um sistema de integração lavoura-pecuária. O experimento foi realizado numa área de Cerrado, com 92 ha, dividida em seis piquetes de aproximadamente 15 ha. Cada piquete representou um estágio diferente do componente pastagem: em formação, P0; de um ano, P1; dois anos, P2; três anos, P3; e final de 3,5 anos, Pf. As amostras foram coletadas à profundidade de 0-10 cm. As propriedades biológicas do solo - carbono da biomassa microbiana (CBM), respiração da biomassa mircobiana (C-CO2), quociente metabólico (qCO2); quociente microbiano (q mic); e o carbono orgânico total (COT) - foram avaliadas e comparadas entre as pastagens de diferentes idades, e entre uma área adjacente sob vegetação nativa de Cerrado e uma pastagem degradada (PCD). O CBM, o q mic e o COT aumentaram gradativamente, e o qCO2 diminuiu, nas pastagens de diferentes idades. Em comparação à PCD, o CBM, o q mic e o COT foram maiores, e o qCO2 menor, nas pastagens. O sistema de integração lavoura-pecuária melhorou os parâmetros biológicos e imobilizou carbono no solo, em comparação à pastagem degradada.
ISSN:0100-204X
1678-3921
0100-204X
DOI:10.1590/S0100-204X2011001000021