oil physical change and sugarcane stalk yield induced by cover crop and soil tillag

Author(s)

Vieira Farhate, Camila Viana ^{[1, 2]} ; de Souza, Zigomar Menezes ^[2] ; Cherubin, Mauricio Roberto ^[3] ; Lovera, Lenon Henrique ^[2] ; de Oliveira, Ingrid Nehmi ^[2] ; Guimaraes Junnyor, Wellingthon da Silva ^[4] ; La Scala Junior, Newton ^[1]

Affiliation

^[1] Univ Estadual Paulista, Fac Ciencias Agr & Vet, Jaboticabal, SP - Brazil

^[2] Univ Estadual Campinas, Fac Engn Agr, Campinas, SP - Brazil

^[3] Univ Sao Paulo, Escola Super Agr Luiz de Queiroz, Piracicaba, SP - Brazil

^[4] Univ Estadual Mato Grosso do Sul, Unidade Univ Cassilandia, Cassilandia, MS - Brazil

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: Revista Brasileira de Ciência do Solo; v. 46, 2022.
• Web of Science Citations: 0

Abstract

Conventional tillage and intensive machinery traffic are the major causes of physical soil degradation in sugarcane fields. This study evaluates the impact of adopting conservation management practices during sugarcane planting on soil physical properties and stalk yield of sugarcane in the municipality of Ibitinga, state of Sao Paulo, Brazil. The experimental design (split-block) included four cover crops and three soil tillage systems, with three repetitions. For comparison purposes, a control treatment was also included (without cover crop and under conventional tillage). Sampling for soil physical analysis was performed in three layers that coincide with soil horizons A (0.00-0.20 m), AB (0.20-0.30 m), and Bt (0.30-0.70 m), during cane-plant and first sugarcane ratoon cycles. The results showed that cultivation of sunn hemp associated with deep subsoiling induced high stalk yield of sugarcane in both production cycles, cane plant (116 Mg ha(-1)) and first ratoon (114 Mg ha(-1)), with a net gain of 11 and 9 Mg ha(-1) compared with the control treatment, respectively. However, these results were not sufficient to induce significant differences in sugarcane yield. Nonetheless, the use of sunn hemp and millet, associated with subsoiling (at 0.40 or 0.70 m depth) during sugarcane planting, are promising management strategies to sustain better soil's physical quality when compared to traditional management, conventional soil tillage without cover crops and/or cash crop, as peanuts, that increase the risks of soil compaction and physical degradation. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 18/14958-5 - EXPANSION OF SUGARCANE AREAS UNDER DIFFERENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS: A LONG-TERM STUDY
• Grantee: Camila Viana Vieira Farhate
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral
• FAPESP's process: 18/09845-7 - Implications of expansion and management intensification on soil ecosystem services
• Grantee: Maurício Roberto Cherubin
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants