The Brazilian Journal of Soil Science has published original open-access research since 1977.
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📘 New article in the Revista Brasileira de Ciência do Solo (RBCS) Impact of long-term soil management on epigeic soil fauna and soil properties of an Inceptisol with high organic matter Authors: Neuro Hilton Wolschick,…
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📘 New article in the Revista Brasileira de Ciência do Solo (RBCS) Phytolith records in organic soils: Evidence of environmental changes in the southern Brazilian highlands Authors: João Pedro Comendouros Scott, Carlos…
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HIGHLIGHTS The results of this study suggest that from the physical properties of the soil analysed, only the PR was influenced by the use of cover crops. At the surface physical limitations due to aeration occurred…
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HIGHLIGHTS Vegetation diversity helps maintain soil quality. Soil organic matter compartmentalization can be used to evaluate agricultural systems. Water-floatable light organic matter was effective in evaluating ]soil…
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HIGHLIGHTS Mean values of hydraulic properties are presented for different soil classes and soil textural groups Fine textured tropical Brazilian and temperate soils reveal relevant differences in Ksat values An open…
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HIGHLIGHTS Maps of soil properties alone were not efficient in delineating management zones Factorial kriging analysis can be used in cokriging to estimate soil properties Factorial kriging and sFCM were efficient in…
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HIGHLIGHTS The critical soil test level of K for southern Brazil is overestimated. The band-application of K increases the soybeans and wheat grain yield. The critical soil test value of K to achieve 90% soybean yield…
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HIGHLIGHTS Prototypes with a tipping bucket system were developed and calibrated The equipment automatically measures surface runoff The resolution of the devices can reach 5 L pulse -1. The equipment is capable of…
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HIGHLIGHTS Genotypes of Saccharum Complex differ in growth response upon bacterial inoculation. S. spontaneum was the genus with a higher growth response. Initial growth of 12 genotypes showed a limited response to…
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HIGHLIGHTS The physical properties of the Nitossolo Bruno showed small changes between the pine forest area and the post-harvest forest area. Mechanized harvesting in the forest area does not compromise the soil water…
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HIGHLIGHTS Late-maturing cultivar had higher biomass yield, uptake, and removal of nutrients. The uptake peak of B and K occurred between stages R5 and R6. Despite the high rate of K uptake, only 22% is removed.…
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HIGHLIGHTS Genotypes of Saccharum Complex differ in growth response upon bacterial inoculation. Agroforestry systems enhance soil health in fragile soil. The management in agroforestry systems is favorable for soil…
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HIGHLIGHTS Substrates with drill cuttings were evaluated for forest seedlings. The addition of drill cuttings led to substrates with higher nutrient concentrations. Heavy metals concentrations in the substrates were…
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HIGHLIGHTS Boundary line method optimizes nutrient management to obtain high agricultural yields Method based on relative yield generates five classes of interpretation of fertility P, K and Ca show concentrations…
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Over time, women were gaining strength and gaining spaces also on travel to identify profiles at soil classification and correlation meetings (CCRs).In this year 2024, 23 women were recorded, almost all in this photo…
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HIGHLIGHTS SVM outperforms PLSR for sediment source modeling, showing higher R² and lower RMSE. SGD pre-processing significantly improves SVM models, while PLSR benefits from SNV. UV-VIS spectra were less effective for…
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HIGHLIGHTS Study reveals K accumulation in upper soil layers under no-tillage systems. Findings emphasize deep K fertilization to prevent surface runoff and erosion. We suggest revising K availability diagnosis methods…
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HIGHLIGHTS Estimation of soil organic carbon content using Vis-NIR spectroscopy. Compare different feature band selection methods. Improvement of the way genetic algorithms are coded. ABSTRACT Soil organic carbon (SOC)…
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The State Center of Paraná, SBCS, promotes, from May 10 to 15, 2025, at the Rebouças Campus of the Federal University of Paraná, in Curitiba (PR), the IX Paranaense Meeting of Soil Science (RPCS). The event will have as…
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SBCS celebrated World Soil Day of 2024 holding a live with the American Society of Soil Science (SSSA).Live, in English, can be checked on the SSSA channel on YouTube.
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