Water balance in the soil with maize under no tillage system and different nitrogen levels / Balanço de água no solo com milho sob sistema plantio direto e diferentes doses de nitrogênio

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2007

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The objective of this work was: a) to evaluate the processes of the water balance in the soil with maize plants, under no tillage system (NTS) and different nitrogen levels, in succession to cover crops; b) to verify possible alterations of some soil physico-hydric properties due to the no tillage system practice. The experiment was carried out in Piracicaba, SP, Brazil on a Typic Hapludox, locally called Yellow Red Latosol. According to Köppen's classification, the region climate is of Cwa type, tropical highland. The experimental design was of randomized blocks with four replicates. The treatments consisted of one control and three nitrogen levels (60, 120 and 180 kg ha-1 of N) as ammonium sulphate, 30 kg ha-1 of N being applied in the sowing and the remain in covering. The area of experimental plot was 36 m2 (5.0 x 7.2 m), observing the land slope. Avena strigosa was sown manually in July 2004 and Luppinus albus in June 2005, the maize in November 2004 and 2005, after handling of the cover crops. In relation to the soil water balance, it was evaluated the precipitation (P), the runoff (R), the internal drainage (D) (or capillary rise) at the 0.80 m of depth, soil water storage variation (Δh) at the 0.0-0.80 m layer and the evapotranspiration (ET). The latter, was considered as unknown in the water balance equation. The maize WUE was also calculated, as well as yield components and dry matter cover crops. The soil physico-hydric properties evaluated were: total porosity, macroporosity, microporosity and dry bulk density. The results showed that: for the soil water balance, generally, the N levels changed the equation parameters. As a result, the treatments with N application had lower Δh than the treatment without N, implying in a lower D in these treatments and leading to a higherwater absortion by plants, as well as WUE and yield grain. The soil physico-hydric properties have showed trends of changing, mainly for macro and microporosity, due to the soil structural change. However, these alterations, occur slowly, with the time and the N application. Therefore, it is necessary to study the long-term NTS to have significant and conclusive results for this soil management in this region.

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condutividade hidráulica do solo plantio direto milho no tillage maize Água do solo nitrogênio hydraulic conductivity soil water nitrogen

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