SOIL QUALITY UNDER AGROFORESTRY SYSTEMS AND TRADITIONAL AGRICULTURE IN THE ATLANTIC FOREST BIOME

Authors

  • Patrícia Dias Tavares Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia de Brasília, Campus Planaltina, Planaltina, Brasília, DF http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1970-2654
  • Cristiane Figueira da Silva Department of Soils/Institute of Agronomy, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, Seropédica, RJ http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4606-3149
  • Marcos Gervasio Pereira Department of Soils/Institute of Agronomy, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, Seropédica, RJ http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1402-3612
  • Vanessa Aparecida Freo Department of Soils/Institute of Agronomy, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, Seropédica, RJ http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9428-0984
  • Wanderlei Bieluczyk Nutrient Cycling Laboratory/Nuclear Energy Center in Agriculture, Universidade de São Paulo, Piracicaba, SP http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0438-4673
  • Eliane Maria Ribeiro da Silva Mycorrhizae Laboratory, Embrapa Agrobiologia, Seropédica, RJ http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9180-9870

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/1983-21252018v31n418rc

Keywords:

Local knowledge. Soil aggregation. Soil microbial biomass. Soil organic carbon.

Abstract

In the present study, we evaluated the influence of agroforestry systems and traditional agriculture on the physical attributes and biologicals of soil, using as reference a native forest area in Paraty, RJ. Levels of total soil organic carbon, as well as oxidizable fractions and aggregate stability, were analyzed, in addition to the activity and carbon and nitrogen content in the soil microbial biomass, in the 0–5 cm layer, in two distinct seasons (dry and rainy seasons). The agroforestry systems and traditional agriculture maintain high levels of total organic carbon and its storage in more stable fractions. These systems provide the same conditions as those of the forest area for the aggregation of the soil. The microbial biomass was more responsive to variations in management and seasonality. The deployment of agroforestry systems contributes to the formation of a more diversified agricultural matrix, promoting improvements in the soil quality and connection with the remaining adjacent forest.

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Published

17-10-2018

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Agricultural Engineering