Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:28:30Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2010-02-11Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T20:58:18Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 merlino_lcs_me_jabo.pdf: 954027 bytes, checksum: 7cffcf8160e7b786bb37f3d11262e76b (MD5) / Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq) / Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP) / Rico em matéria orgânica e nutrientes, o lodo de esgoto tem despertado interesse na utilização agrícola com o intuito de substituir total ou parcialmente o uso de adubos minerais. Embora a utilização agrícola seja uma alternativa para sua disposição final, o lodo de esgoto pode conter elevadas concentrações de metais pesados, que são elementos potencialmente tóxicos às plantas, aos animais e aos homens, exigindo assim, uma avaliação cuidadosa da sua aplicação continuada ao solo. Nesse sentido, objetivou-se com este estudo avaliar os efeitos da aplicação do lodo de esgoto complementado com K por onze anos consecutivos em Latossolo Vermelho distrófico na produtividade do milho, no fornecimento de nutrientes à cultura, na concentração de Ba, Cd, Cr e Pb na folha para diagnose foliar, planta inteira (parte aérea + raiz) e nos grãos de milho, na distribuição de Ba, Cd, Cr e Pb no perfil do solo e na distribuição dos mesmos metais nas frações do solo (solúvel+trocável, adsorvida à superfície, matéria orgânica, óxidos de manganês, óxidos de ferro amorfo, óxidos de ferro cristalino e residual). O experimento foi desenvolvido em condições de campo, utilizando-se o delineamento experimental em blocos casualizados com 4 tratamentos e 5 repetições. Os tratamentos foram: T1= testemunha (sem lodo de esgoto e com fertilização mineral), T2= 5, T3= 10 e T4= 20 t ha-1 de lodo de esgoto, base seca, complementado com K. As amostras de folha para fins de diagnose foliar, solo, planta inteira e grãos foram obtidas, respectivamente, aos 60, 68, 80 e 123 dias após a emergência das plantas. A utilização do lodo de esgoto complementado com K, por onze anos consecutivos, em Latossolo Vermelho distrófico como fertilizante para a cultura do milho proporcionou produtividade superior a obtida com a fertilização mineral e também, ótima condição nutricional para as... / Rich in organic matter and nutrients, sewage sludge has attracted attention for agricultural use in order to fully or partially replace the use of mineral fertilizers. Although agricultural use is an alternative to its final disposal, sewage sludge may contain high concentrations of heavy metals that are potentially toxic to plants, animals and men, and thus requiring a careful assessment for continuous application to the soil. In this sense, this study aimed to evaluate the effects of eleven annual applications of sewage sludge supplemented with K to a Typic Hapludox to maize productivity, nutrient supply to the plants, Ba, Cd , Cr and Pb concentration in maize diagnosis leaf, plant (aerial part + root) and grains, Ba, Cd, Cr and Pb distribution in the soil profile and the metals distribution in the soil fractions (soluble+exchangeable, surface adsorbed, organic matter, manganese oxides, amorphous iron oxides, crystalline iron oxides and residual fraction). The experiment was developed under field conditions, using a randomized block design with 4 treatments and 5 replications. The treatments want: T1= control (no sewage sludge and with mineral fertilization), T2= 5, T3= 10 and T4= 20 t ha-1 sewage sludge, dried basis, complemented with K. The samples of diagnosis leaf, soil, plants and grains were obtained at 60, 68, 80 and 123 days after seedling emergence, respectively. The sewage sludge supplemented with K utilization for eleven consecutive years to a Typic Hapludox provided maize productivity similar to that achieved with mineral fertilizers and also promoted optimal nutritional condition for the plants, confirming its potential as a source of agricultural nutrients. The rates of 10 and 20 t ha-1 sewage sludge supplemented with K increased soil Ba, Cr and Pb concentration in the topsoil (0-0.10 m), but did not affect Cd. The tested sewage sludge rates did not increase Cd, Cr and ... (Complete abstract click electronic access below)

Estudos recentes demonstram a eficÃcia do manguezal em reter nutrientes e, em especial, a capacidade dos componentes minerais do seu solo em tamponar elevados teores de fÃsforo. Em geral, os solos dos manguezais tÃm sido considerados como importantes sumidouros de nutrientes devido a sua grande capacidade de depuraÃÃo de efluentes. Entretanto, dependendo das condiÃÃes geoquÃmicas existentes, esses solos podem funcionar como fonte de fÃsforo para outros ambientes e/ou para as Ãguas costeiras. Tendo em vista que o comportamento geoquÃmico do fÃsforo, bem como seu papel na eutrofizaÃÃo dos corpos d'Ãgua, à melhor avaliado atravÃs do comportamento de suas diferentes fraÃÃes, o presente trabalho visa realizar um fracionamento das diferentes formas de fÃsforo em manguezais impactados por distintos efluentes. O objetivo da presente dissertaÃÃo à estudar trÃs Ãreas a fim de se avaliar como as atividades impactantes interferem no processo de ciclagem de nutrientes (com especial Ãnfase na dinÃmica das formas de fÃsforo) e, como o manguezal suporta o estresse ocasionado por estas atividades. AlÃm disso, se avaliarà o potencial de eutrofizaÃÃo de cada uma das atividades antrÃpicas. Levando-se em consideraÃÃo os impactos que esses ambientes sofrem em consequÃncia de distintas atividades, foram estabelecidas as seguintes Ãreas de estudo: um manguezal impactado por efluentes de carcinicultura; um manguezal impactado por efluentes urbanos; e uma Ãrea controle localizada em uma Ãrea preservada que ainda encontra-se pouco afetada por impactos antrÃpicos. Nas amostras foram determinados pH, Eh, salinidade, granulometria e teores totais de C e P. AlÃm disso, foi realizada a extraÃÃo seqÃencial de fÃsforo que permite a diferenciaÃÃo de 7 fraÃÃes: P trocÃvel (NaCl-P); P associado a Ãxidos de Fe (FeP); P orgÃnico (AH-P); fÃsforo ligado a hidrÃxidos de Al (Al-P); P associado a compostos de cÃlcio (Ca-P); fÃsforo associado à matÃria orgÃnica refratÃria (P-RES) e fÃsforo nÃo reativo (P-NR). Os resultados obtidos indicam que o descarte de efluentes nos manguezais aumenta a quantidade de fÃsforo nesses ambientes, principalmente nas formas orgÃnicas; o fÃsforo ligado aos compostos de cÃlcio à a principal fraÃÃo inorgÃnica nesses ambientes. Palavras-chave: ciclagem de nutrientes; extraÃÃo sequencial; carcinicultura; efluente domiciliar / Recent studies demonstrated the efficacy of mangrove retaining nutrients and, in particular, the ability of the mineral component of the buffer in its high soil phosphorus levels. In general, the mangroves have been considered as important sinks of nutrients due to its high capacity purification of effluents. However, depending on the geochemical conditions exist, these soils can act as a source of phosphorus to other environments and / or coastal waters. Given that the geochemical behavior of phosphorus and its role in eutrophication of water bodies, is best measured by the behavior of its different fractions, this paper aims at a fractionation of the different forms of phosphorus in wetlands impacted by different effluent. The objective of this project is to study three areas in order to assess how activities impacting interfere in the process of nutrient cycling (with special emphasis on the dynamics of phosphorus forms) and, as the marsh supports the stress caused by these activities. Also, if you evaluate the potential for eutrophication of each human activities. Taking into consideration the impact that these environments suffer as a result of separate activities, were established the following areas of study: a marsh impacted by effluents from shrimp, a marsh impacted by effluents, and a control area located in a preserved area that still finds is little affected by human impacts. The samples were determined pH, Eh, salinity, grain size and the total content of C and P. In addition, extraction was performed sequentially phosphorus which allows differentiation of fractions 7: P exchangeable (NaClP), P associated with iron oxides (Fe-P); organic P (AH-P), the bound phosphorus hydroxides Al (Al-P), P associated with compounds of calcium (Ca-P); phosphorus associated refracting matter (P-RES) and unreacted phosphorus (P-NR). The results indicate that the discharge of effluents in mangrove increases the amount of phosphorus in these environments, especially in organic form, the phosphorus bound to carbonate is the major inorganic fraction in these environments.

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In the western United States, elevated selenium (Se) levels in soil have resulted in documented cases of ruminant fatalities. This is due to the ingestion of Se-hyperaccumulating vegetation growing on previously reclaimed phosphate mine soils. A field-scale analysis was first conducted to examine Se bioavailability to plants. Soil and plant samples were collected from transects from five study locations in Soda Springs, Idaho. Soils were analyzed for Se speciation and geochemical phases using a sequential extraction procedure (SEP). Additionally, speciation, SEP results, and Se bioavailability in the hyperaccumulator, western aster (Symphyotrichum ascendens (Lindl.)), were related using simple linear regression. Soil speciation and the validity of this SEP were then evaluated using synchrotron-sourced X-ray absorption fine structure (XAFS) spectroscopy for both whole and a sequence of extracted soils. Lastly, competitive adsorption of Se with two dissolved organic carbon (DOC) species, citric and salicylic acid, was examined on an amorphous iron oxide mineral surface. A strong relationship was identified for western aster Se and the first two combined SEP fractions, water-soluble and PO43--extractable Se (R2 = 0.85; P = <0.0001). Results also indicated a strong relationship between selenate and water-soluble Se (R2 = 0.83; P = 0.0002). This suggests that water extracts could be useful Se bioavailability assessment tools in highly contaminated systems. XAFS analyses indicated that elemental and organic Se were the most predominant phases overall in whole soils. The dominant oxidized species present was selenite sorbed onto iron oxides and calcite. Critical SEP evaluations using XAFS also indicate that oxidized Se species were underestimated by the SEP and elemental Se was overestimated. In extracted soils, XAFS results indicated partial recovery of carbonate, iron oxide and organic Se occurred. Therefore, it is suggested that researchers exert caution when employing SEPs. Additionally, sorption analyses demonstrated the highly competitive behavior of citric acid with both selenite (pH 5-8) and selenate (pH 5-6). Little competition was observed in the presence of salicylic acid for both Se species. Competition and subsequent desorption of both sorbed species in the presence of citric acid suggest a possible mechanism for Se solubilization and bioavailability in seleniferous environments. / Ph. D. / Selenium (Se) is a contaminant found in elevated levels in soils and plants in the Western United States due to phosphate mining. This has caused livestock deaths throughout the mining region following ingestion of plants with particularly high Se levels. Soils and plants were sampled from five study locations and used to assess relationships between soils and plant Se uptake. A sequential extraction procedure (SEP) was used to estimate Se in soils related to soluble, exchangeable, bound, organic, and elemental forms of Se. X-ray absorption fine structure (XAFS) spectroscopy was then used to critically evaluate the validity of these phases and the procedure accuracy. Lastly, the competitive effects of organic acids, which are naturally present in soils, on Se sorption was evaluated in a batch reactor system. From the SEP analysis, higher levels of Se were found in organic and elemental fractions, moderate quantities were observed in sorbed fractions, and smaller abundances were observed in soluble and exchangeable fractions. Relationships between soluble Se and selenate, a highly bioavailable form of Se determined from speciation analyses, indicated that simple water extracts could be used to assess Se “hotspots” in order to prevent further livestock fatalities. The critical evaluation of this SEP using XAFS determined that this procedure was under- and over-estimating bound and organic extracted phases of Se. This was possibly due to mineral and organics that were incompletely dissolved during extraction. It was determined that researchers should exert caution prior to using SEPs and have suggested several recommendations. Lastly, the batch reactor analysis indicated a form of DOC, citric acid, was highly competitive for mineral surface sites with selenite and selenate. Competition from salicylic acid was not obvious. Differences in competition were speculated to be linked to differences in molecular structure. This work suggests possible mechanisms for solubilization of both selenite, which is typically strongly bound, and selenate, which is typically soluble, in soil systems. Results offer an explanation for the exceedingly bioavailable nature of Se in the Western US.

This diploma thesis deals about determination of hazardous elements and their mobility in soils from Brno and Ostrava. For extraction of soil samples was used sequential extraction by Tessier and BCR sequential extraction. Extraction by nitric acid was also used. Mercury was determinated by the advanced mercury analyser AMA 254. Lead, copper and zinc were determinated by the flame atomic absorption spectrometry. Cadmium and vanadium were determinated by the electrotermic atomic absorption.

Trace element bioaccumulation in benthic organisms is important part of aquatic environment pollution research, since water and sediment analysis itselfs do not provide significant information about bioavailability of contaminants and the results mostly shows just current pollution at the time of sampling. This study focuses on urban streams contamination which are currently significant source of trace elements. Botic stream was chosen as exemplary, because it is affected by many combined sewer system overflows which are sources of contamination in times of heavy rain and flood. Load several sampling took place on 10 stream sites during the year of 2012. This thesis deals with 11 trace elements concretelly Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Hg, Ni, Zn, As, Fe, Pb and Al. Trace elements were assessed in both benthic organisms and sediment. As well taxons were selected from benthic organisms, which are widely found at any time of the reference year: caddisflies of family Hydropsychidae, leeches Erpobdella sp. and mayflies of Baetidae family. Sediment analysis included sequential extraction which divided trace elements into 4 fractions according to mobility. Based on the results, bioavailability was assessed on observed elements and correlation between concentration in bethos and sediment was tested. Finally, impact of...

A deficiência de Zn no solo causa efeitos indesejáveis na produção agrícola, pois a baixa disponibilidade deste micronutriente para as plantas promove a diminuição da atividade enzimática, além da deficiência deste elemento na alimentação, que pode levar ao estado de subnutrição. Tendo em vista a problemática do Zn no sistema solo-planta e suas variações nos compartimentos do solo, é importante a avaliação de sua fitodisponibilidade e as frações do solo que este elemento está associado. O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar a fitodisponibilidade e a compartimentalização de Zn no solo, para as culturas de arroz (Oryza sativa L.) e soja (Glycine max L. Merrill) e avaliar o efeito das doses de Zn sobre a nutrição e exportação deste nutriente pela cultura. Utilizou-se como plantas teste as culturas de arroz e soja para avaliar o efeito das doses de Zn sobre a nutrição e translocação deste nutriente até os grãos. Para tanto, uma amostra de um Latossolo Vermelho, textura argilosa da região de Piracicaba (SP) foi utilizada e ZnCl2 (marcado com 65Zn) como fonte. O experimento foi conduzido em casa de vegetação em DIC, com cinco doses de Zn (0, 1, 2, 4 e 8 mg kg-1 de solo), com quatro repetições. O experimento foi conduzido até a formação de grãos e foi realizada determinação de Zn por Espectrômetria de Absorção Atômica após digestão nitroperclórica e contagem do 65Zn nas partes da planta: parte aérea (PA) e panícula (P), para arroz e PA, vagem (V) e grão (G), para soja. Calculou-se a quantidade de Zn proveniente da fonte (Znpf) nas partes das plantas e o aproveitamento do Zn da fonte pelas culturas (Ap). Nas amostras de solo foram realizadas extrações por DTPA (ZnDTPA) e Mehlich-1 (ZnM1) em duas subamostragens (t1 e t2), antes da semeadura e florescimento, respectivamente. O fracionamento de Zn foi realizado em amostras de t2 nas frações: trocável (ZnTroc); ligado a carbonatos (ZnCarb); a matéria orgânica (ZnMO); a óxidos (ZnOxi) e residual (Znres). Adicionalmente, foi realizada análise do teor pseudo-total de Zn (ZnPST). Os dados obtidos foram submetidos à análise de variância pelo teste-F a 95 % de probabilidade, ajuste das variáveis em função das doses por regressões e teste de média e análises de correlações entre as principais variáveis respostas. O Zn acumulado total na planta se ajustou à regressão linear em função do aumento das doses, entretanto ao analisar as partes separadamente, só houve diferença entre as doses para a variável PA em ambas as culturas. O Znpf total nas plantas apresentou incremento com a adição das doses crescentes de Zn ao solo, entretanto, eu aproveitamento foi baixo, 12 e 8,75 % para arroz e soja, respectivamente. As doses de ZnCl2 adicionadas ao solo, aumentaram a concentração de Zn presente nas frações ZnTroc > ZnMO > ZnCarb, em ordem decrescente. O Zn total acumulado nas plantas de arroz e soja apresentam correlações crescentes para os extratores DTPA e M1 nas duas subamostragens (t1 e t2), em função das doses avaliadas. O Zn extraído pelo DTPA ou M1, apresentaram correlação significativa com o Zn extraído nas frações, na ordem decrescente, ZnTroc > ZnCarb > ZnMO / Zn deficiency in soil causes undesirable effects on agricultural production because the low availability of this micronutrient for plants promotes the decrease in enzymatic activity besides the deficiency of this element in food, which can lead to a state of malnutrition. Considering the problem of Zn in soil-plant system and its variations in soil compartments, it is important to evaluate its bioavailability and forms in soil which this element is associated. The objective of this study was to evaluate Zn bioavailability and compartmentalization in the soil, to the rice (Oryza sativa L.) and soybean (Glycine max L. Merrill) crops and evaluate the effect of Zn levels on nutrition and exportation of this nutrient by the crops. As test plant rice and soybeans were used to evaluate the effect of Zn rates on nutrition and the nutrient translocation to the grains. For this purpose, a sample of an Oxisol (FAO), an clay texture from Piracicaba (SP) region, was used and ZnCl2 (labelled with 65Zn) as a source. The experiment was conducted in a greenhouse in CRD, with five rates of Zn (0, 1, 2, 4 and 8 mg kg-1 soil), with four repetition. The experiment was conducted until the formation of grains and Zn analyzis were performed by Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometery after nitricperchloric digestion and 65Zn counting of parts: shoot (PA) and panicle (P) for rice and PA, beans pods (Pd) and grains (G) for soybeans. The amount of Zn derived from the source (Znpf) was calculated in the plant parts and the recovery of the Zn by the crops (Ap). In the soil samples, extractions were performed by DTPA (ZnDTPA) and Mehlich-1 (ZnM1) methods in two sub samples (t1 and t2) prior to seeding and flowering, respectively. The Zn fractionation was performed on samples of t2 in the fractions: exchangeable (ZnTroc); linked to carbonates (ZnCarb); to organic matter (ZnMO); to oxides (ZnOxi) and residual (Znres). Additionally, analysis of the pseudo-total content of Zn (ZnPST) was performed. Data obtained was subjected to analysis of variance by the F-test at 95% probability, adjusting the variables depending on the rates for regression and average test and analysis of correlations between the main variables. The total cumulative Zn in the plant set to the linear regression in terms of increasing rates, however when analyzing the parts separately, just the PA showed differences between doses, for both crops. The total Znpf increased with the increasing rates, however its recoveries were low, approximately 12% for rice and 8.75 % for soybean. The ZnCl2 rates in soil increased the Zn concentration in the fractions: ZnTroc > ZnMO > ZnCarb, in descending order. The total cumulative Zn in the rice and soybean plants are growing correlations for extractors DTPA and M1 for two sub samples (t1 and t2), depending on the rates evaluated. The Zn extracted by DTPA or M1 were significantly correlated with Zn extracted in fractions in descending order: ZnTroc > ZnCarb > ZnMO

O potássio (K) é o cátion presente em maior quantidade no citoplasma, atuando em processos enzimáticos e metabólicos vitais para as plantas. Nas raízes, a absorção ocorre na forma livre (K+), e sua biodisponibilidade depende das formas como o elemento se associa ao solo. Não existe limite crítico entre as frações solúveis, trocáveis, não trocáveis e estruturais de K, sendo suas concentrações alteráveis por fatores bióticos e abióticos. Solos oxídicos, situados em ambientes tropicais úmidos, geralmente apresentam baixos teores totais de K, atribuídos tanto ao forte intemperismo nessas regiões quanto aos materiais de origem pobres no nutriente. Os teores disponíveis de K são estabelecidos como referência para diagnósticos e para cálculos de adubações no Brasil. Contudo, existem evidências de que formas não extraíveis por extratores convencionais podem contribuir para a nutrição de plantas, principalmente quando se observa ausência de resposta à adubação potássica em solos com baixos teores disponíveis de K nos quais o processo de coleta de solo e determinação de K foram feitos de modo adequado. Além disso, mesmo em solos muito intemperizados, fontes minerais de K podem ser identificadas por técnicas especiais de difração de raios-X e extração sequencial de K em suas frações minerais. A soja (Glycine max L.) é uma espécie de grande importância econômica e apresenta requerimento elevado de K quando comparada a outras espécies de importância econômica. Objetivou-se avaliar o efeito do material de origem e da mineralogia do solo e suas frações nos atributos químicos e nas formas de K no solo, bem como na nutrição potássica da soja. Este projeto foi realizado com amostras de um Latossolo Vermelho distroférrico (LVdf), oriundas de um experimento iniciado em 1983, em Londrina (PR), para avaliar o efeito de doses de adubo potássico (KCl) na produtividade da soja, em ciclos com restrição e ciclos com acúmulo de K. Com a interrupção da adubação potássica em 2008, as plantas vieram sendo nutridas com o K residual no solo por sete safras. Estudos com efeito residual de K em sistemas de produção tropicais são escassos, principalmente em experimentos de longa duração com solos oxídicos. Com isso, em outubro de 2015 foi reaplicado potássio em metade das parcelas para avaliar do efeito da adubação e da manutenção do efeito residual na mineralogia e formas de K no solo, bem como na nutrição da soja. Foram realizados o mapeamento elementar e a quantificação de K no material de origem (basalto), bem como a identificação e estudo da reserva mineral de K na fração argila do solo por meio de difrações e extrações sequenciais. Foram determinadas as formas trocáveis (resina trocadora de íons e Mehlich-1), não trocáveis e totais de K no solo, além dos teores totais em suas frações separadas. Para fins de fertilidade, foram determinados os demais atributos químicos do solo antes e após a aplicação de K nas subparcelas. Também foram determinados os teores de macronutrientes e micronutrientes, com exceção do níquel (Ni), cloro (Cl) e molibdênio (Mo), em trifólios, partes aéreas e grãos de soja, bem como parâmetros produtivos como massa seca produzida, produtividade e massa de cem grãos. O material de origem e o solo apresentaram baixa reserva de K, sendo que para este último a maior parte do reservatório mineral do nutriente esteve contido na fração argila. A constituição mineralógica do solo apresentou pouca variação, sendo identificados óxidos e hidróxidos como hematita, goethita e gibbsita, filossilicatos 1:1 e 2:1, com e sem hidróxi-Al intercamadas, e outros minerais como quartzo, maghemita e anatásio. Mesmo em avançado estágio de intemperismo, o Latossolo apresentou espécies minerais fontes de K na fração argila. Os extratores de teores trocáveis (Mehlich-1 e resina de troca iônica) extrairam quantidades diferentes de K. A disponibilidade de K e a reaplicação do nutriente após efeito residual, influenciaram os teores de determinados nutrientes em trifólios, partes aéreas e grãos, bem como a produtividade, a massa de grãos e a massa seca de partes aéreas. / Potassium (K) is the cation present in greater quantity in the cytoplasm and acts on enzymatic and metabolic processes vital for plants. The absorption occurs in the roots in the soluble form (K+), and its bioavailability depends on the ways in which the element is associated with the soil. There is no critical limit between soluble, exchangeable, non-exchangeable and structural fractions of K, and its changeable concentrations are affected by biotic and abiotic factors. Oxidic soils located in humid tropical environments generally have low contents of total K, attributed to the strong degree of weathering in these regions and to the parent materials, poor in the nutrient. The levels available K are set as a reference for diagnosis and fertilization calculations in Brazil. However, there are evidence that forms not extractable by conventional extractors can contribute to plant nutrition, especially in the absence of response to potassium fertilization in soils with low levels of available K, in which the process of soil sampling and K determination were done properly. Moreover, even in highly weathered soils, mineral sources of K can be identified by diffraction techniques and sequential extraction in soil minerals present in soil fractions with associated K. Soybean (Glycine max L.) is of great economic importance and requires high amounts of K as compared to other species. The objective was to evaluate the effect of parent material and soil mineralogy in the chemical attributes and K forms, as well as on K soybeans nutrition. This project was carried out with samples of an Oxisol, coming from a long-term field experiment started in 1983 at Londrina (state of Paraná), to evaluate the effect of potassium fertilizer rates (KCl) on soybean yield in cycles with either restraint or accumulation cycles of K. With the interruption of potassium fertilization in 2008, plants have been fed by the residual K in the soil for seven crops. Studies with the residual effect of K in tropical production systems are scarce, especially in long-term experiments under Oxisols. Thus, in October 2015 potassium fertilizer was reapplied in half of the plots to evaluate the effect of fertilization and the maintenance of the residual effect on the mineralogy and on the forms of K in the soil as well as in soybean nutrition. Elemental mapping was performed and quantification of the K in the parent material (basalt), as well as the identification and study of the mineral reserve of K in the soil clay fraction by diffractions and sequential extractions. The exchangeable forms (ion exchange resin and Mehlich-1), non-exchangeable and total K in the soil were determined, in addition to the total contents of K in their separate fractions. For fertility purposes, soil chemical properties were determined before and after application of K in subplots. The quantities of macronutrients and micronutrients were determined, with the exception of nickel (Ni), chlorine (Cl) and molybdenum (Mo) in the trefoil, aerial parts, and grains, as well as production parameters as dry mass produced, yield and mass of a hundred grains. The mineralogical composition of the soil had little variation, with oxides/hydroxides such as hematite, goethite, and gibbsite, 1:1 and 2:1 phyllosilicates, with or without hydroxyl-Al interlayers, ans other minerals such as quartz, maghemite, and anatase. The highly-weathered Oxisol presented mineral species containing potassium in the clay fraction. The extractors of exchangeable forms of K (Mehlich-1 and ion-exchange resin) extracted differect amounts os K. The availability of K, as well as the nutrient reaplication after the residual effect, influenced the nutrient contents in trefoils, aerial parts, and grains, as well as yield, grain mass and dry mass of aerial parts.