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- Title
Oxidizable organic carbon fractions in soils under leguminous nitrogen-fixing trees in a degraded pasture.
- Authors
Luís Faustino, Lucas; Forestieri Gama-Rodrigues, Emanuela; Carlos Gama-Rodrigues, Antonio; Bittencourt Barreto-Garcia, Patrícia Anjos
- Abstract
The chemical fractionation of C by an increasing oxidation gradient, has shown to be a fast and promising methodology to detect changes in C lability. The objectives of the present study presents were: to evaluate the level of lability of soil organic C after conversion of degraded pasture into leguminous trees; evaluate the influence of soil depth on the lability of soil organic C. The experimental area consisted of pure plantations of Acacia auriculiformis, Mimosa caesalpiniifolia and Inga sp., a pasture and a secondary forest. The oxidizable organic carbon was determined by wet oxidation and allowed separation of four fractions according to the lability level (labile, moderately labile, moderately recalcitrant, recalcitrant). Labile fraction was the predominant fraction in all vegetation covers and depths. The conversion of degraded pasture into forest legume plantations and the soil depth promoted changes in the chemical composition of C. The continuous deposition of vegetable residues 13 years of leguminous trees favored the distribution of labile and moderately labile fractions along the soil profile and the recalcitrant fraction in the topsoil. The reference covers contributed to the recalcitrant fraction in the soil below 20 cm depth.
- Subjects
CARBON in soils; FOREST soils; GRASSLAND soils; SOIL profiles; SOIL depth; FOREST degradation; PASTURES; FORAGE plants
- Publication
Ciência Rural, 2022, Vol 52, Issue 12, p1
- ISSN
0103-8478
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1590/0103-8478cr20210488