Soil carbon sequestration and stocks: short-term impact of maize succession to cover crops in Southern Brazil Inceptisol
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Locatelli, Jorge L. [1] ; Bratti, Felipe [2] ; Ribeiro, Ricardo H. [2] ; Besen, Marcos R. [3] ; Brancaleoni, Eduardo [5] ; Piva, Jonatas T. [4]
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[1] Universidade de São Paulo
Universidade de São Paulo
Brasil
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[2] Universidade Federal do Paraná
Universidade Federal do Paraná
Brasil
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[3] Universidade Estadual de Maringá
Universidade Estadual de Maringá
Brasil
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[4] Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná
Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná
Brasil
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[5] Engenheiro Agrônomo, Fraiburgo, SC
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- Localización: Spanish journal of agricultural research, ISSN-e 2171-9292, ISSN 1695-971X, Vol. 18, Nº. 3, 2020
- Idioma: inglés
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Resumen
Aim of study: To evaluate soil organic carbon (SOC) sequestration and stock over the succession of maize to winter cover crops under a short-term no-tillage system.Area of study: A subtropical area in Southern Brazil.Material and methods: The experiment was implemented in 2013. The treatments were: seven winter cover crops single cultivated (white-oats, black-oats, annual-ryegrass, canola, vetch, fodder-radish and red-clover); an intercropping (black-oats + vetch); and a fallow, with maize in succession. Soil samples were collected after four years of experimentation, up to 0.60 m depth, for SOC determination.Main results: SOC stocks at 0-0.6 m depth ranged from 96.2 to 107.8 t/ha. The SOC stocks (0-0.60 m depth) were higher under vetch and black-oats, with an expressive increase of 23 and 20% for C stocks in the 0.45-0.60 m layer, compared to fallow. Thus, SOC sequestration rates (0-0.60 m depth), with vetch and black oats, were 1.68 and 0.93 t/ha·yr, respectively.Research highlights: The establishment of a high-quality and high C input cover crops in the winter, as vetch or black-oats in succession to maize, are able to increase SOC stocks, even in the short term.
