O método de plantio manual de mudas de árvores é predominante no Brasil. Para a redução dos custos com mão-de-obra, aumento de produtividade e qualidade operacional, o plantio manual deve ser substituído total ou parcialmente por operações mecanizadas. Com esse enfoque foram avaliadas as atividades de plantios manual e mecanizado de eucaliptos, bem como de preparo mecanizado do solo, em área pertencente a uma empresa florestal. O plantio manual foi feito por onze trabalhadores rurais, com o uso da transplantadora de acionamento manual. O plantio mecanizado foi realizado por uma máquina de transplantio de mudas, operada por um trabalhador rural e tracionada por um trator. Na área do estudo foram locadas duas parcelas amostrais, formando uma malha de setenta e cinco pontos amostrais para cada sistema de plantio. Os itens do preparo do solo avaliados foram a profundidade do sulco, o diâmetro dos torrões e o volume cilíndrico dos galhos de madeira sobre a faixa de sulcamento. O itens dos sistemas de plantio avaliados foram a presença de defeitos da operação, a distância entre plantas, a altura da parte aérea das mudas e a sobrevivência das plantas após um mês de idade. As ferramentas da qualidade total utilizadas foram os histogramas, o diagrama de causa e efeito, os gráficos de Pareto e de controle. As análises estatísticas dos resultados foram feitas pelo teste t e pelo teste de qui-quadrado Para avaliar o desempenho operacional do sistema manual estimou-se somente a capacidade de campo operacional. No sistema mecanizado foram estimadas as capacidades de campo efetiva e operacional. Nos dois sistemas de plantio foram estimados também os custos horários e operacionais das máquinas e da mão-de-obra. Entre os sistemas de plantio, a distância entre plantas foi diferente estatisticamente, com melhor distribuição das mudas no sistema manual. O número de defeitos por muda plantada foi semelhante estatisticamente entre os sistemas de plantio. Os principais defeitos do sistema manual foram as mudas plantadas com colo encoberto pelo solo e as mudas plantadas fora do centro do sulco, os quais representaram 72,8% do total. No sistema mecanizado, esses defeitos, somados às mudas não plantadas e mudas não firmes, representaram 76,7% do total. A altura da parte aérea foi diferente estatisticamente, tanto no plantio como um mês após. A sobrevivência das mudas efetivamente plantadas, após um mês de idade, foi semelhante estatisticamente. Concluiu-se, assim, que a qualidade em ambos os sistemas de plantio não variaram dentro de padrões aceitáveis pela empresa florestal. O tempo produtivo do sistema de plantio mecanizado foi igual a 48,2%, gerando uma capacidade de campo operacional 60,0% menor do que no sistema manual. Inferiu-se que o número médio de mudas plantadas por trabalhador por hora foi igual a 95 no sistema manual, enquanto que no sistema mecanizado foi igual a 205. O custo operacional estimado do sistema mecanizado foi 44,9% maior do que no sistema manual, fato devido a baixa capacidade de campo operacional observada no sistema mecanizado. / Hand planting of tree seedlings is the predominant method in Brazil. In order to reduce labor costs, increase productivity, and improve operational quality, hand planting should be totally or partially replaced by machine operations. Having this in mind, eucalyptus’ hand and machine planting activities were assessed, as well as those of mechanical tillage, in an area belonging to a forestation company. Hand planting had been carried out by 11 rural workers by using a planting tube. Machine planting had been carried out by using a seedling transplant machine, which was operated by a rural worker and pulled by a tractor. In the study area, two sampling parts were allocated, forming a web with 75 sampling points for each planting system. Tillage items that were assessed included furrow depth, stone diameter, and the cylindrical volume of wood branches on the furrow belt. Planting system items that were assessed included the presence of operation defects, distance between plants, height of the top portion of the seedlings, and plant survival after one month of age. Total quality tools included histograms, cause and effect diagram, control graphs, and Pareto's graphs. Statistical analyses of the results were performed by using test and qui-square test. To evaluate hand planting system’s operational performance, only the operational field capacity was estimated. As for the machine system, effective and operational field capacities were estimated. Labor and machine hourly costs, as well as the operational costs for both planting systems were assessed. When comparing planting systems, the distance between plants was statistically different, with hand planting system showing better seedling distribution. The number of defects per planted seedling was statistically similar for both planting systems. The major defects in the hand planting system were seedlings planted with soil-covered base and those planted out of the furrow center, which represented 72.8% of the total. With the machine system, these defects, in addition to non-planted and loose seedlings, represented 76.7% of the total. The height of the top portion was statistically different, both when planting and after one month. The survival of effectively planted seedlings after one month of age was statistically similar. Thus, we concluded that the quality of both planting systems did not vary within the standards that are acceptable for the forestation company. Machine planting system's productive time was 48.2%, and generated an estimated operational field capacity 60.0% less to that for the hand planting system. The average number of planted seedlings per worker by hour was inferred to be equal to 95 in the hand planting system, whereas it was equal to 205 in the machine system. The operational cost for the machine system was estimated to be 44.9% greater to that for the hand planting system, which is due to the low operational field capacity observed in the machine system.

Im Rahmen eines vierjährigen Feldversuches wurden der Einfluss von Bodenbearbeitung, Bodenbedeckung und Stickstoffdüngung auf die N-Dynamik und N-Verlagerung während der Winterhalbjahre und deren Nachwirkungen auf die Hauptfrucht der nachfolgenden Vegetationsperiode untersucht. Es zeigte sich, dass sich neben den Prüffaktoren auch Unterschiede der Vorfrucht und des Witterungsverlaufes auf die Höhe der Nitratauswaschung über Winter auswirkten. Generell führte der Anbau von Winterrübsen gegenüber der Brache erwartungsgemäß zu einer Reduzierung des N-Austrages, was sowohl auf die geringeren Sickerwassermengen als auch auf die geringeren Nitratkonzentrationen in der Bodenlösung zurückzuführen war. Die N-Konservierung der Winterrübsen wirkte sich auf die folgende Hauptfrucht positiv hinsichtlich der Stickstoffverfügbarkeit im Oberboden und der N-Aufnahme des Sommerweizens während dessen Standzeit aus. Der Schwerpunkt in der methodischen Vorgehensweise dieser Arbeit lag in der Erfassung der Sickerwassermengen zur Abschätzung der N-Verlagerung anhand der Daten der Nitratkonzentration in der Bodenlösung. Die Durchflussmengen im Boden wurden ausgehend von der klimatischen Wasserbilanz und unter Berücksichtigung der Veränderungen der Bodenwasservorräte bestimmt, die anhand von Messungen der Matrixpotentiale und der Kenntnis der Bodenwassercharakteristika im Profilverlauf des Bodens berechnet wurden. Dieser Ansatz wurde drei weiteren Ansätzen gegenübergestellt. Diese sind die klimatische Wasserbilanz, die klimatische Wasserbilanz unter Berücksichtigung der Veränderungen der Bodenwasservorräte anhand der volumetrischen Wassergehaltsmessung mit Hilfe der TDR-Messtechnik und die Bestimmung der Perkolation mittels Wasserleitfähigkeitsfunktionen und Potentialgradienten. Mögliche Fehlerquellen der verschiedenen Ansätze wurden diskutiert und Schlussfolgerungen für die praktische Versuchsdurchführung gezogen. / The influence of different tillage managements, soil covering and different nitrogen applications on the N-dynamic and N-leaching during winter and their effects during the following vegetation period have been investigated within the scope of a field trial of several years. Beside these treatments, differences of the preceding crop type and climatic conditions showed also effects on the amount of nitrate leaching during winter. The cultivation of winter rape compared to fallow reduced the N-leaching in accordance with the expectations; generally this was the result of lower rates of water flow as well as lower nitrate concentrations in the soil solution. During the successive vegetation periods the N-conservation by the catch crop led to higher nitrate contents in the soil, particularly in the upper layer, and to an increasing N-uptake of the fallowing spring wheat. Focal point of the methodical proceeding of this study was the recording of the downward water movement to estimate the N-leaching in combination with the nitrate concentration in the soil solution. The calculation of the water movement in the soil based on the climatic water balance in consideration of the variation of the soil water content; the changes in the soil water were determined by data of the soil matrix potential and the knowledge of the moisture characteristics of the horizons, their positions and their wideness. This approach was based to present the results, and was then compared with three other ones. These were the climatic water balance, the climatic water balance in consideration of the variation of the soil water content by data of the changes of the volumetric soil water content measured by ‘time domain reflectrometry’ and the calculation of water flow with hydraulic conductivity functions and data of the hydraulic potentials. Possible sources of error of the methods are discussed to draw conclusions for conducting field trials.

Rice and maize are global staple food and play an important role in world’s food security strategy. Vietnam is one of rice leading export countries but annually it has to import a considerate amount of maize for cattle food processing. Red River Delta in the north of Vietnam is the second rice bucket of the country, which is responsible formore than 20% of total rice production. The priority crops in the areas are rice and maize and rice-maize system is the leading cropping system in the area. Currently, it is reported that the rice-maize cropping system is not sustainable and its profit is reducing in most of production areas in the Red River Delta. Improving rice cropping system aims is not only to increase rice and maize yields and production but also to improve the land use efficiency, decline the cost of the production and to increase system sustainability. To increase sustainability there must be a linkage of various factors. This review emphasizes on increasing rice-maize crop sustainability by applying appropriate agriculture practices such as reducing chemical fertilization and intensive tillage. / Gạo và ngô là nguồn lương thực chính cho toàn cầu và đóng một vai trò quan trọng trong chiến lược an ninh lương thực của thế giới. Việt Nam là một trong những nước dẫn đầu về xuất khẩu gạo nhưng hàng năm vẫn phải nhập một số lượng lớn ngô để chế biến thức ăn gia súc. Đồng bằng sông Hồng là một trong hai vựa lúa lớn của Việt Nam sản xuất khoảng 20% sản lượng lúa gạo của cả nước. Ở đồng bằng sông Hồng, lúa và ngô là hai cây trồng chính là hệ canh tác lúa-ngô là cơ cấu cây trồng hàng đầu trong vùng. Tuy nhiên, trong những năm gần đây, rất nhiều đánh giá cho thấy hệ thống canh tác lúa-ngô là hệ thống canh tác không bền vững và các lợi nhuận của mang lại từ cơ cấu canh tác ở hầu hết các khu vực sản xuất ở vùng đồng bằng sông Hồng của Việt Nam đã và đang giảm dần. Do đó, việc cải thiện cơ cấu canh tác lúa-ngô không chỉ nhằm mục đích tăng năng suất lúa và ngô mà còn nâng cao hiệu quả sử dụng đất, giảm chi phí sản xuất và tăng cường hệ thống canh tác bền vững. Tuy nhiên, để tăng tính bền vững của hệ thống canh tác thì phải liên kết nhiều yếu tố khác nhau. Bài viết này dựa vào các kết quả nghiên cứu của các tác giả khác nhau để đưa ra những giải pháp tích cực làm tăng tính bền vững của hệ thống canh tác lúa-ngô bằng cách áp dụng các phương pháp canh tác hợp lý như giảm sử dụng phân hóa học và các biện pháp canh tác thâm canh như áp dụng phương pháp làm đất tối thiểu.

The impact of different agricultural systems used in agriculture on the leaching of nutrients and nitrates first of all depends on many factors that are not noticed and sometimes even underestimated by farmers trying to reach larger yields and better economic results. This article analysis the issue of changes in water regime and nitrate nitrogen leaching under the change of agricultural systems; such issue has not been investigated in Lithuania before. This research is especially relevant under the conditions of the Middle Lithuanian Lowland, where annual crops (cereals and sugar beet) area mainly cultivated, the ground is aerated in-tensely thus increasing the mineralization of organic substances and a lot of fertilizers are used. The change of conventional tillage for reduced tillage resulted in the decrease of the resources of surface soil water by 4,91-5,85 % and after changing it into no-tillage water resources decreased by 23,4 %. Reduced tillage and late ploughing are appropriate environmental means reducing nitrate nitrogen leaching from soil. / Įvairių žemdirbystės sistemų naudojamų žemės ūkyje poveikis maisto medžiagų ir labiausiai nitratų išsiplovimui priklauso nuo daugelio veiksnių, kurių žemdirbiai siekdami didesnių derlių ir geresnių ekonominių rezultatų nepastebi, o kartais ir reikiamai neįvertina. Šiame darbe, nagrinėjamas šalyje netirtas vandens režimo ir nitratų azoto išplovimo pasikeitimų, keičiantis žemdirbystės sistemoms, klausimas. Šie tyrimai ypač aktualūs Lietuvos Vidurio lygumos sąlygomis, kur daugiausia auginama vienmečių augalų (javų ir cukrinių runkelių), kasmet žemė intensyviai aeruojama, taip didinant organinių medžiagų mineralizaciją, naudojama daug trąšų. Pakeitus tradicinį žemės dirbimą į sumažintą žemės dirbimą paviršinio dirvožemio sluoksnio vandens atsargos sumažėjo 4,91-5,85 %, o pakeitus į neariminį žemės dirbimą vandens atsargos sumažėjo 23,4 %. Sumažintas žemės dirbimas bei vėlyvas arimas yra tinkamos aplinkosauginės priemonės, mažinančios nitratų azoto išplovimą iš dirvožemio.

Jordbruk syftar till användandet av mark för produktion av livsmedel, foder och råvaror. Reducerad jordbearbetning uppstod ursprungligen under 1900-talet för att öka lönsamheten till följd av stigande priser på drivmedel. För att sänka förbrukningen av drivmedel började bönder att bearbeta åkermarken i grundare skikt. Inom det moderna jordbruket finns det en pågående trend där en övergång från den konventionella plöjningen till reducerade bearbetningsmetoder blir allt vanligare. Idag pågår det kontinuerlig forskning som försöker tydliggöra hur olika bearbetningsmetoder påverkar jordbruksmarkens struktur. Det finns även teorier som pekar på att en övergång från konventionell plöjning till reducerad jordbearbetning kan minska mängden avrinning från åkermark, men trots det är området fortfarande relativt outforskat. Skador till följd av avrinning från kraftiga nederbördstillfällen har under modern tid ökat. I framtida prognoser förutspås det en fortsatt ökning och mer omfattande skador. Med anledning av detta kommer en bättre klimatanpassning att krävas för att minska skador som uppstår till följd av avrinning. Ett exempel på den växande problematiken inträffade 2015 i Hallsberg. Den femte september anlände ett lågtryck som förde med sig över 100 mm nederbörd. Till följd av den extrema mängden nederbörd uppstod det omfattande översvämningar i Hallsberg och på närliggande åkermarker. Från händelsen växte frågan hur en övergång från plöjning till reducerat jordbruk påverkar avrinning fram som studien syftar till att undersöka. Strategin som användes för att nå målet med studien bestod dels av en litteraturstudie samt hydrologiska modelleringar för olika jordbearbetnings metoder i programmet HEC-HMS. I litteraturstudien sammanställdes vetenskapliga studier som jämfört den fysikaliska inverkan som jordbruksmetoder har på åkermark. De hydrologiska modelleringarna baserades på information från Lantmäteriet, mätningar från tidigare undersökningar och SCS runoff curve number method (kurvnummer). Resultatet från litteraturstudien och de hydrologiska modelleringarna sammanvägdes i slutet av studien och från resultatet kunde ingen slutsats dras om hur en övergång från konventionell till reducerad jordbearbetning påverkar avrinning. För att kunna dra en slutsats behövde ett bredare vetenskapligt underlag samt en mer utvecklad modell. / Farming aims towards the utilization of soil for production of food, animal fodder and commodities. In today’s agriculture, we begin to see a gradual transition from the conventional plowing methods to reduced tillage methods. The concept of the reduced tillage originally arose to increase the profitability in agriculture as a response to the rising fuel price. To reduce the fuel consumption farmers began to cultivate the arable soil in more shallow layers. Today researchers are also trying to map how different tillage methods are affecting the soil structure in the arable soil. There are also some scientific theories which point out that a transition from conventional plowing to reduced tillage can reduce runoff from arable land, but despite the interest, the area is still relatively unexplored. Runoff due to heavy rainfall has in modern time increased. In future climate forecasts, the rainfall is predicted to increase even more. As a response to the increased rainfall, the amount of runoff will be higher and with that more extensive damages will occur. In response to these developments, the requirements for climate adjustment will increase in order to minimize the potential damage caused by runoff and flooding events. An example of this growing problem occurred in 2015 in Hallsberg. Between 5 and 6 September, a low-pressure weather system brought down about 100 mm of precipitation. Due to the extreme amount of the rainfall, large floods occurred all over Hallsberg as well as in the nearby arable land. From this event, the question of how a transition from conventional plowing methods to reduced tillage affects the runoff from rainfall emerged. The strategy used for the study consisted of a literature review and hydrological modeling for various soil tillage methods in the program HEC-HMS. In the literature review, scientific studies that compared the physical soil impact from different farming method were compiled. The basis for the hydrological model was created on collected information from the Swedish mapping, cadastral and land registration authority, the literature study and SCS runoff curve method. No clear conclusion could be drawn from the study. To be able to draw a conclusion from the compiled literature and the hydrological model a broader basis of scientific literature and a more developed model was needed.

Orientador: Carlos Antonio Gamero / Banca: Silvio José Bicudo / Banca: Dirceu Maximino Fernandes / Banca: Antonio Renan Berchol da Silva / Banca: Carlos Eduardo Amgeli Furlani / Resumo: Cada sistema de manejo do solo é trabalhado de maneira própria, alterando de forma diferenciada as propriedades químicas, físicas e biológicas do solo, podendo requerer modificações nas recomendações e no manejo da adubação. Com o objetivo de avaliar o efeito da antecipação da adubação de semeadura, de dois sistemas de manejo do solo e dois espaçamentos entrelinhas no desempenho da cultura do milho, foi realizado este estudo. O experimento foi instalado e conduzido na Fazenda Experimental Lageado, pertencente à Faculdade de Ciências Agronômicas (FCA) da Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Campus de Botucatu, nos anos agrícolas de 2005/2006 e 2006/2007, em Nitossolo Vermelho Distroférrico. O delineamento experimental utilizado foi de blocos ao acaso com parcelas subsubdivididas e quatro repetições. As parcelas foram constituídas pelos sistemas de manejo do solo (plantio direto e preparo reduzido, caracterizado pela escarificação do solo por meio de equipamento provido de disco de corte da palhada e rolo nivelador/destorroador, trabalhando na profundidade entre 25 e 30 cm), as subparcelas pelas formas de adubação (adubação de pré-semeadura realizada na superfície do solo em área total antes da semeadura do milho e adubação convencional) e as subsubparcelas pelos espaçamentos entrelinhas (90 e 45 cm), totalizando 8 tratamentos. Os resultados obtidos foram submetidos ao teste de Tukey a 5% de probabilidade para comparar as médias entre os sistemas de manejo do solo, as formas de adubação, os espaçamentos entrelinhas e os desdobramentos das interações entre esses três fatores. As análises estatísticas demonstraram que o sistema plantio direto apresentou maior densidade do solo e resistência mecânica do solo à penetração, quando comparado ao preparo reduzido. Na operação de adubação de pré-semeadura os sistemas de manejo do solo... (resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: Each soil tillage system is worked in proper way, modifying of differentiated form the chemical, physical and biological soil properties, and may require adaptations of fertilization recommendations and management. This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of sowing fertilization anticipation, two soil tillage systems and two row spacing on performance of the corn crop. The experiment was carried out at the "Faculdade de Ciências Agronômicas" (FCA), "Universidade Estadual Paulista" (UNESP), Botucatu-SP campus, from October 2005 to May 2007, in a Dystric Nitosol (FAO, 1974). The experimental design was in randomized blocks with split-split-plots and four repetitions. The main plots consisted of two soil tillage systems (no-tillage and reduced tillage with chisel plow with cut disk and planning roll, working at 25 to 30 cm deep), the split-plots of fertilizer application methods (surface fertilizer application before corn sowing and fertilizer application conventional) and split-split-plots of row spacings (0.90 m and 0.45 m), totalizing 8 treatments. Obtained results were analyzed by Tukey test at 5% of probability for comparing averages. Statistical analysis showed that no-tillage system had higher density as well as mechanical soil resistance to penetration, when compared to reduced tillage. For fertilizer application before corn sowing the soil tillage systems did not influence the traction force, bar power demanded, effective field capacity, demanded time, energy specific consumption and hourly fuel consumption; the reduced tillage showed higher area fuel consumption. For corn sowing it was observed that no-tillage system showed lower traction force, bar power demanded, energy specific consumption, hourly and area consumption of fuel. The 0.45 m row spacing showed higher traction force, bar power demanded, energy specific consumption... (Complete abstract click electronic access below) / Doutor

Rice and maize are global staple food and play an important role in world’s food security strategy. Vietnam is one of rice leading export countries but annually it has to import a considerate amount of maize for cattle food processing. Red River Delta in the north of Vietnam is the second rice bucket of the country, which is responsible formore than 20% of total rice production. The priority crops in the areas are rice and maize and rice-maize system is the leading cropping system in the area. Currently, it is reported that the rice-maize cropping system is not sustainable and its profit is reducing in most of production areas in the Red River Delta. Improving rice cropping system aims is not only to increase rice and maize yields and production but also to improve the land use efficiency, decline the cost of the production and to increase system sustainability. To increase sustainability there must be a linkage of various factors. This review emphasizes on increasing rice-maize crop sustainability by applying appropriate agriculture practices such as reducing chemical fertilization and intensive tillage. / Gạo và ngô là nguồn lương thực chính cho toàn cầu và đóng một vai trò quan trọng trong chiến lược an ninh lương thực của thế giới. Việt Nam là một trong những nước dẫn đầu về xuất khẩu gạo nhưng hàng năm vẫn phải nhập một số lượng lớn ngô để chế biến thức ăn gia súc. Đồng bằng sông Hồng là một trong hai vựa lúa lớn của Việt Nam sản xuất khoảng 20% sản lượng lúa gạo của cả nước. Ở đồng bằng sông Hồng, lúa và ngô là hai cây trồng chính là hệ canh tác lúa-ngô là cơ cấu cây trồng hàng đầu trong vùng. Tuy nhiên, trong những năm gần đây, rất nhiều đánh giá cho thấy hệ thống canh tác lúa-ngô là hệ thống canh tác không bền vững và các lợi nhuận của mang lại từ cơ cấu canh tác ở hầu hết các khu vực sản xuất ở vùng đồng bằng sông Hồng của Việt Nam đã và đang giảm dần. Do đó, việc cải thiện cơ cấu canh tác lúa-ngô không chỉ nhằm mục đích tăng năng suất lúa và ngô mà còn nâng cao hiệu quả sử dụng đất, giảm chi phí sản xuất và tăng cường hệ thống canh tác bền vững. Tuy nhiên, để tăng tính bền vững của hệ thống canh tác thì phải liên kết nhiều yếu tố khác nhau. Bài viết này dựa vào các kết quả nghiên cứu của các tác giả khác nhau để đưa ra những giải pháp tích cực làm tăng tính bền vững của hệ thống canh tác lúa-ngô bằng cách áp dụng các phương pháp canh tác hợp lý như giảm sử dụng phân hóa học và các biện pháp canh tác thâm canh như áp dụng phương pháp làm đất tối thiểu.

Master of Science / Department of Agronomy / Ganga M. Hettiarachchi / Phosphorus (P) management in reduced tillage systems has been a great concern for farmers. Conclusive results for benefits of deep banding of P fertilizers for plant yield in reduced tillage system are still lacking. Knowledge of the dominant solid P species present in soil following application of P fertilizers and linking that to potential P availability would help us to design better P management practices. The objectives of this research were to understand the influence of placement (broadcast- vs. deep band-P or deep placed-P), fertilizer source (granular- versus liquid-P), and time on reaction products of P. Greenhouse and field based experiments were conducted to study P behavior in soils. Soil pH, resin extractable P, total P, and speciation of P were determined at different distances from the point of fertilizer application at 5 weeks (greenhouse and field) and 6 months (field) after P application (at rate 75 kg/ha) to a soil system that was under long-term reduced tillage. X-ray absorption near edge structure spectroscopy technique was used to speciate reaction products of fertilizer P in the soil. The reaction products of P formed upon addition of P fertilizers to soils were found to be influenced by soil pH, P placement methods, and P sources. Acidic pH (below~5.8) tended to favor formation of Fe-P and Al-P like forms whereas slightly acidic near neutral pH soils favored formation of Ca-P like forms. Scanning electron microscope with energy dispersive X-ray analysis of applied fertilizer granules at 5-wk showed enrichment of Al, Fe and Ca in granule- indicating these elements begin to react with applied P even before granules dissolve completely. The availability of an applied P fertilizer was found to be enhanced as a result of the deep banding as compared to the surface broadcasting or deep placed methods. Deep banded liquid MAP was found to be in more adsorbed P like forms and resulted greater resin extractable P both at 5 wk and 6 month after application. Deep banding of liquid MAP would most likely result both agronomically and environmentally efficient solution for no-till farmers.

Phosphorus (P) is the second macronutrient that most limits the agricultural production due to its low level of availability in the soils, thus requires high demand to obtain high crops efficiency in the short-term, however, it is a non-renewable resource. In long-term, differents P fertilizer placement can effect, particularly the preferential forms of P retained and legacy in the soil pool and their contribution to increasing P use efficiency by crops over time. In this context, in the present thesis, in the chapter two, we aimed to assess changes in soil P pools (labile, moderately labile and non-labile) and legacy soil P accumulation after long-term P fertilization with an initial soil P buildup and annual P applications. P pools in the soil showed a significant effect of P application on labile P fractions with the adoption of annual rates of 60, 90 and 120 kg P2O5 ha-1, while effects of the initial P application were less significant for this tropical high weathered soil. Thus, P accumulation from annual rates in the labile fractions of P could help to improve the soil legacy P availability and represent a profitable strategy to reduce large inputs of inorganic P fertilizer in tropical crop production systems. in the chapter three, we evaluated the influence of long-term P fertilizer placement on soil P pools and legacy soil P accumulation under a corn-soybean long-term rotation. Significant changes in soil P pools were observed by the long-term effect of P fertilizer placement. Broadcast P fertilizer placement increased the labile P and moderately labile P in the topsoil (0-7.5 cm), and had a greater P fertilizer use efficiency compared to deep band placement. The use of combined placement strategies will contribute to maintain the available P pools maximizing P fertilization efficiency in reduced tillage systems. in the chapter four, we evaluated the effects of long-term P fertilizer placement (initial placement and annual rates and placement of P) in the transition of pasture to double-crop of soybean and corn under no-till crop production on changes in the soil P pools and legacy soil P accumulation. Results of P pools in the soil showed a significant effect of P application on labile P fractions in soil surface with the adoption of annual rates and placement of 100B and 100SP kg P2O5 ha-1 under all initial P application, and 100B for the all others P fractions and soil depths, while effects of the initial P application were less significant for this tropical high weathered soil. Thus, P accumulation from the initial (P remains in the soil after five years) and annual P fertilizer application in the labile P pools could help (at least in part) to reduce current high dependency and large inputs of inorganic P fertilizer in tropical no-till systems. / O fósforo (P) é o segundo macronutriente que mais limita a produção agrícola devido seu baixo nível de disponibilidade nos solos, exigindo alta demanda para obter alta eficiência das culturas em curto-prazo, porém, é um recurso não renovável. Em longo-prazo, diferentes adições desse fertilizante podem afetar as formas e o legado do P no solo e sua contribuição para aumentar a eficiência do seu uso pelas culturas ao longo do tempo. Neste contexto, no capítulo dois, avaliamos as mudanças nos pools de P do solo (lábeis, moderadamente lábeis e não lábeis) e o acúmulo do legado do P no solo após a fertilização P a longo prazo com o aumento do P inicial do solo com o uso de doses iniciais de P e aplicações anuais de P. As frações de P do solo mostraram um efeito significativo à aplicação de P nas frações lábeis de P com a adoção das doses anuais de 60, 90 e 120 kg de P2O5 ha-1 , enquanto os efeitos da aplicação inicial de P foram menos significativas para este solo tropical altamente intemperizado. Assim, o acúmulo de P nas frações lábeis promovidas pelas doses anuais de P poderia ajudar a melhorar a disponibilidade e legado do P no solo e representar uma estratégia lucrativa para reduzir grandes entradas de fertilizantes fosfatados inorgânicos nesses sistemas tropicais de cultivo. no capítulo três, avaliou-se a influência da adubação fosfatada a longo-prazo nas frações e legado do P do solo, sob rotação milho-soja. Foram observadas mudanças significativas nas frações de P do solo pelo efeito da aplicação de fertilizantes fosfatados em longo-prazo. A colocação do fertilizante fosfatado a lanço aumentou o P lábil e moderadamente lábil na camada superficial do solo (0-7,5 cm) e teve maior eficiência de uso deste fertilizante em comparação à apliacação profunda. O uso de estratégias de aplicações combinadas contribuirá para manter as fraçães de P disponíveis maximizando a eficiência da fertilização fosfatada nos sistemas de cultivo reduzido. no capítulo quatro, avaliamos os efeitos da adubação fosfatada a longo-prazo (aplicação inicial e doses e aplicações anuais de P), na transição do pasto para cultivo de soja e milho safrinha sob plantio direto, nas mudanças e acumulação das frações e legado do P no solo. As frações de P no solo mostraram um efeito significativo à aplicação de P nas frações lábeis na superfície do solo com a adoção das doses e aplicações anuais de 100B e 100SP kg P2O5 ha-1 em todas as aplicações iniciais de P, e 100B para todas as outras frações de P e profundidades do solo, enquanto os efeitos da aplicação inicial de P foram menos significativos para este solo tropical altamente intemperizado. Assim, o acúmulo de P da aplicação inicial (efeito residual do P no solo após cinco anos) e as aplicações anuais do fertilizante fosfatado nas frações de P lábil podem ajudar (pelo menos em parte) a reduzir a alta dependência atual às grandes entradas de fertilizante fosfatos inorgânico nos sistema de plantio direto.

This diploma thesis is focused on influence of reduced tillage technology of soil processing on it´s near-surface soil layer (0 to 10 cm). The research was carried out on agricultural land near Šardičky village, where company ZEMO spol. s r.o. provides long-term use of reduced tillage technology. In 2016 the soil quality in this site was evaluated by using physical and hydrophysical parameters, results are presented in the previous bachelor thesis "Selected hydrophysical parameters as indicators of soil quality.". In diploma thesis in addition chemical and other hydrophysical properties have been evaluated to provide a comprehensive assessment of soil quality. In 2016, poppy seed was grown on this site and spring barley was grown in 2017 and 2018. Grab samples and intact soil cores were taken during the vegetation period of the crop. After three years of experimental research, in which I participated, it is possible to assess the development of individual parameters and the influence of reduced tillage technology on near-surface soil layer. The theoretical part of the diploma thesis deals with the description of the reduced tillage technology and problematics of the determination of soil parameters, which are used for evaluation of the quality of the near-surface layer. The practical part deals with evaluation of these parameters according to various authors and describes the development of soil quality during years 2016, 2017 and 2018.