Soil organic matter is important as storage for carbon and nutrients, supporting soil structure, and as a filter for pollutants entering the soil ecosystem. The recovery of soil organic matter in depleted soils can take decades, or even hundreds of years. It has been assumed that in non-eroding pasture, soil carbon levels either increase or not change over time. However, some recent studies have suggested that fertiliser addition to pasture soils may contribute to decreases in soil carbon content. My hypotheses were: 1. As P fertiliser loadings increase the soil carbon content and C:N ratio will decrease. 2. Changes in C pools will be greater in the more active pool (readily available carbon, and microbial biomass carbon) within the soil total carbon The study was undertaken at a long term fertiliser trial, established in 1980, at the Whatawhata Hill Country Research Station west of Hamilton, New Zealand. The fertiliser trial has P fertiliser application rates maintained since 1984. Olsen P, total C, total N, labile carbon, respirable carbon, specific respiration rate, microbial biomass C, microbial quotient, mineralised N, microbial biomass N, microbial N quotient, and mineralised N per microbial biomass nitrogen, C:N ratio, and soil pH were measured on soil samples collected from 12 paddocks with six P fertiliser loading (0, 10, 20, 30, 50, 100 kg P ha-1 yr-1). As expected, the available P (Olsen P) increased significantly (P less than 0.001) with increasing P fertiliser application rate. Total carbon, labile carbon, and total nitrogen all decreased significantly (P less than 0.05) with increasing P fertiliser application. No significant relationships were found between P fertiliser and respirable carbon, microbial carbon, microbial (C) quotient, microbial specific respiration, microbial nitrogen, microbial (N) quotient, mineralised N, or C:N ratio. The first hypothesis was rejected as the C:N ratio did not change with increased P fertiliser application. However, both C and N decreased with increased P fertiliser application. The second hypothesis was, therefore, accepted in part because there was a decrease in labile carbon (readily available carbon) and total carbon, with P fertiliser application, but no relationship was evident for the respirable carbon and microbial biomass.

<p>This study seeks to investigate the dynamics of dead plant carbon over fifty years of old-field forest development at the Calhoun Long Term Soil-Ecosystem Experiment (LTSE) in South Carolina, USA. Emphasis is on the transition phase of the forest, which is less well studied than the establishment and early thinning phase or the steady state phase. At the Calhoun LTSE, the biogeochemical and ecosystem changes associated with old field forest development have been documented through repeated tree measurements and deep soil sampling, and archiving of those soils, which now allow us to examine changes that have occurred over the course of forest development to date.</p><p> In this dissertation, I first quantify the accumulation of woody detritus on the surface of the soil as well as in the soil profile over fifty years, and estimate the mean residence times of that detrital carbon storage. Knowing that large accumulations of C-rich organic matter have piled onto the soil surface, the latter chapters of my dissertation investigate how that forest-derived organic carbon has been incorporated into mineral soils. I do this first by examining concentrations of dissolved organic carbon and other constituents in soil solutions throughout the ecosystem profile and then by quantifying changes in solid state soil carbon quantity and quality, both in bulk soils and in soil fractions that are thought to have different C sources, stabilities, and residence times. To conclude this dissertation, I present the 50-year C budget of the Calhoun LTSE, including live and dead plant carbon pools, to quantify the increasing importance of detrital C to the ecosystem over time.</p><p>This exceptional long term soil ecosystem study shows that 50 years of pine forest development on a former cotton field have not increased mineral soil carbon storage. Tree biomass accumulated rapidly from the time seedlings were planted through the establishment phase, followed by accumulations of leaf litter and woody detritus. Large quantities of dissolved organic carbon leached from the O-horizons into mineral soils. The response of mineral soil C stocks to this flood of C inputs varied by depth. The most surficial soil (0-7.5cm), saw a large, but lagged, increase in soil organic carbon (SOC) concentration over time, an accumulation almost entirely due to an increase of light fraction, particulate organic matter. Yet in the deepest soils sampled, soil carbon content declined over time, and in fact the loss of SOC in deep soils was sufficient to negate all of the C gains in shallower soils. This deep soil organic matter was apparently lost from a poorly understood, exchangeable pool of SOM. This loss of deep SOC, and lack of change in total SOC, flies in the face of the general understanding of field to forest conversions resulting in net increases in soil carbon. These long term observations provide evidence that the loss of soil carbon was due to priming of SOM decomposition by enhanced transpiration, C inputs, and N demand by the growing trees. These results suggest that large accumulations of carbon aboveground do not guarantee similar changes below.</p> / Dissertation

The objectives of this research were to develop and evaluate a field method for in situ measurement of soil properties using visible near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy (Vis-NIRS). A probe with an independent light source for acquiring soil reflectance spectra from soil cores was developed around an existing portable field spectrometer (ASD FieldSpecPro, Boulder, CO, USA; 350-2500 nm). Initial experiments tested the ability of the acquired spectra to predict plant root density, an important property in soil carbon dynamics. Reflectance spectra were acquired from soil containing ryegrass roots (Lolium multiflorum) grown in Allophanic and Fluvial Recent soils in a glasshouse pot trial. Differences in root density were created by differential nitrogen and phosphorus fertilization. Partial least squares regression (PLSR) was used to calibrate spectral data (pre-processed by smoothing and transforming spectra to the first derivative) against laboratory-measured root density data (wet-sieve technique). The calibration model successfully predicted root densities (r2 = 0.85, RPD = 2.63, RMSECV = 0.47 mg cm-3) observed in the pots to a moderate level of accuracy. This soil reflectance probe was then tested using a soil coring system to acquire reflectance spectra from two soils under pasture (0-60 mm soil depths) that had contrasting root densities. The PLSR calibration models for predicting root density were more accurate when soil samples from the two soils were separated rather than grouped. A more accurate prediction was found in Allophanic soils (r2 = 0.83, RPD = 2.44, RMSECV = 1.96 mg g-1) than in Fluvial Recent soils (r2 = 0.75, RPD = 1.98, RMSECV = 5.11 mg g-1). The Vis-NIRS technique was then modified slightly to work on a soil corer that could be used to measure root contents from deeper soil profiles (15- 600 mm depth) in arable land (90-day-old maize crop grown in Fluvial Recent soils). PLSR calibration models were constructed to predict the full range of maize root densities (r2 = 0.83, RPD = 2.42, RMSECV = 1.21 mg cm-3) and also soil carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) concentrations that had been determined in the laboratory (LECO FP- 2000 CNS Analyser; Leco Corp., St Joseph, MI, USA). Further studies concentrated on improving the Vis-NIRS technique for prediction of total C and N concentrations in differing soil types within different soil orders in the field. The soil coring method used in the maize studies was evaluated in permanent and recent pastoral soils (Pumice, Allophanic and Tephric Recent in the Taupo-Rotorua Volcanic Zone, North Island) with a wide range of soil organic matter contents resulting from different times (1-5 years) since conversion from forest soils. Without any sample preparation, other than the soil surface left after coring, it was possible to predict soil C and N concentrations with moderate success (C prediction r2 = 0.75, RMSEP = 1.23%, RPD = 1.97; N prediction r2 = 0.80, RMSEP = 0.10%, RPD = 2.15) using a technique of acquiring soil reflectance spectra from the horizontal cross-section of a soil core (H method). The soil probe was then modified to acquire spectra from the curved vertical wall of a soil core (V method), allowing the spectrometer’s field of view to increase to record the reflectance features of the whole soil sample taken for laboratory analysis. Improved predictions of soil C and N concentrations were achieved with the V method of spectral acquisition (C prediction r2 = 0.97, RMSECV = 0.21%, RPD = 5.80; N prediction r2 = 0.96, RMSECV = 0.02%, RPD = 5.17) compared to the H method (C prediction r2 = 0.95, RMSECV = 0.27%, RPD = 4.45; N prediction r2 = 0.94, RMSECV = 0.03%, RPD = 4.25). The V method was tested for temporal robustness by assessing its ability to predict soil C and N concentrations of Fluvial Recent soils under permanent pasture in different seasons. When principal component analysis (PCA) was used to ensure that the spectral dimensions (which were responsive to water content) of the data set used for developing the PLSR calibration model embraced those of the “unknown” soil samples, it was possible to predict soil C and N concentrations in “unknown” samples of widely different water contents (in May and November), with a high level of accuracy (C prediction r2 = 0.97, RMSEP = 0.36%, RPD = 3.43; N prediction r2 = 0.95, RMSEP = 0.03%, RPD = 3.44). This study indicates that Vis-NIRS has considerable potential for rapid in situ assessment of soil C, N and root density. The results demonstrate that field root densities in pastoral and arable soil can be predicted independently from total soil C, which will allow researchers to predict C sequestration from root production. The recommended “V” technique can be used to assess spatial and temporal variability of soil carbon and nitrogen within soil profiles and across the landscape. It can also be used to assess the rate of C sequestration and organic matter synthesis via root density prediction. It reduces the time, labour and cost of conventional soil analysis and root density measurement.

The objectives of this research were to develop and evaluate a field method for in situ measurement of soil properties using visible near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy (Vis-NIRS). A probe with an independent light source for acquiring soil reflectance spectra from soil cores was developed around an existing portable field spectrometer (ASD FieldSpecPro, Boulder, CO, USA; 350-2500 nm). Initial experiments tested the ability of the acquired spectra to predict plant root density, an important property in soil carbon dynamics. Reflectance spectra were acquired from soil containing ryegrass roots (Lolium multiflorum) grown in Allophanic and Fluvial Recent soils in a glasshouse pot trial. Differences in root density were created by differential nitrogen and phosphorus fertilization. Partial least squares regression (PLSR) was used to calibrate spectral data (pre-processed by smoothing and transforming spectra to the first derivative) against laboratory-measured root density data (wet-sieve technique). The calibration model successfully predicted root densities (r2 = 0.85, RPD = 2.63, RMSECV = 0.47 mg cm-3) observed in the pots to a moderate level of accuracy. This soil reflectance probe was then tested using a soil coring system to acquire reflectance spectra from two soils under pasture (0-60 mm soil depths) that had contrasting root densities. The PLSR calibration models for predicting root density were more accurate when soil samples from the two soils were separated rather than grouped. A more accurate prediction was found in Allophanic soils (r2 = 0.83, RPD = 2.44, RMSECV = 1.96 mg g-1) than in Fluvial Recent soils (r2 = 0.75, RPD = 1.98, RMSECV = 5.11 mg g-1). The Vis-NIRS technique was then modified slightly to work on a soil corer that could be used to measure root contents from deeper soil profiles (15- 600 mm depth) in arable land (90-day-old maize crop grown in Fluvial Recent soils). PLSR calibration models were constructed to predict the full range of maize root densities (r2 = 0.83, RPD = 2.42, RMSECV = 1.21 mg cm-3) and also soil carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) concentrations that had been determined in the laboratory (LECO FP- 2000 CNS Analyser; Leco Corp., St Joseph, MI, USA). Further studies concentrated on improving the Vis-NIRS technique for prediction of total C and N concentrations in differing soil types within different soil orders in the field. The soil coring method used in the maize studies was evaluated in permanent and recent pastoral soils (Pumice, Allophanic and Tephric Recent in the Taupo-Rotorua Volcanic Zone, North Island) with a wide range of soil organic matter contents resulting from different times (1-5 years) since conversion from forest soils. Without any sample preparation, other than the soil surface left after coring, it was possible to predict soil C and N concentrations with moderate success (C prediction r2 = 0.75, RMSEP = 1.23%, RPD = 1.97; N prediction r2 = 0.80, RMSEP = 0.10%, RPD = 2.15) using a technique of acquiring soil reflectance spectra from the horizontal cross-section of a soil core (H method). The soil probe was then modified to acquire spectra from the curved vertical wall of a soil core (V method), allowing the spectrometer’s field of view to increase to record the reflectance features of the whole soil sample taken for laboratory analysis. Improved predictions of soil C and N concentrations were achieved with the V method of spectral acquisition (C prediction r2 = 0.97, RMSECV = 0.21%, RPD = 5.80; N prediction r2 = 0.96, RMSECV = 0.02%, RPD = 5.17) compared to the H method (C prediction r2 = 0.95, RMSECV = 0.27%, RPD = 4.45; N prediction r2 = 0.94, RMSECV = 0.03%, RPD = 4.25). The V method was tested for temporal robustness by assessing its ability to predict soil C and N concentrations of Fluvial Recent soils under permanent pasture in different seasons. When principal component analysis (PCA) was used to ensure that the spectral dimensions (which were responsive to water content) of the data set used for developing the PLSR calibration model embraced those of the “unknown” soil samples, it was possible to predict soil C and N concentrations in “unknown” samples of widely different water contents (in May and November), with a high level of accuracy (C prediction r2 = 0.97, RMSEP = 0.36%, RPD = 3.43; N prediction r2 = 0.95, RMSEP = 0.03%, RPD = 3.44). This study indicates that Vis-NIRS has considerable potential for rapid in situ assessment of soil C, N and root density. The results demonstrate that field root densities in pastoral and arable soil can be predicted independently from total soil C, which will allow researchers to predict C sequestration from root production. The recommended “V” technique can be used to assess spatial and temporal variability of soil carbon and nitrogen within soil profiles and across the landscape. It can also be used to assess the rate of C sequestration and organic matter synthesis via root density prediction. It reduces the time, labour and cost of conventional soil analysis and root density measurement.

The objectives of this research were to develop and evaluate a field method for in situ measurement of soil properties using visible near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy (Vis-NIRS). A probe with an independent light source for acquiring soil reflectance spectra from soil cores was developed around an existing portable field spectrometer (ASD FieldSpecPro, Boulder, CO, USA; 350-2500 nm). Initial experiments tested the ability of the acquired spectra to predict plant root density, an important property in soil carbon dynamics. Reflectance spectra were acquired from soil containing ryegrass roots (Lolium multiflorum) grown in Allophanic and Fluvial Recent soils in a glasshouse pot trial. Differences in root density were created by differential nitrogen and phosphorus fertilization. Partial least squares regression (PLSR) was used to calibrate spectral data (pre-processed by smoothing and transforming spectra to the first derivative) against laboratory-measured root density data (wet-sieve technique). The calibration model successfully predicted root densities (r2 = 0.85, RPD = 2.63, RMSECV = 0.47 mg cm-3) observed in the pots to a moderate level of accuracy. This soil reflectance probe was then tested using a soil coring system to acquire reflectance spectra from two soils under pasture (0-60 mm soil depths) that had contrasting root densities. The PLSR calibration models for predicting root density were more accurate when soil samples from the two soils were separated rather than grouped. A more accurate prediction was found in Allophanic soils (r2 = 0.83, RPD = 2.44, RMSECV = 1.96 mg g-1) than in Fluvial Recent soils (r2 = 0.75, RPD = 1.98, RMSECV = 5.11 mg g-1). The Vis-NIRS technique was then modified slightly to work on a soil corer that could be used to measure root contents from deeper soil profiles (15- 600 mm depth) in arable land (90-day-old maize crop grown in Fluvial Recent soils). PLSR calibration models were constructed to predict the full range of maize root densities (r2 = 0.83, RPD = 2.42, RMSECV = 1.21 mg cm-3) and also soil carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) concentrations that had been determined in the laboratory (LECO FP- 2000 CNS Analyser; Leco Corp., St Joseph, MI, USA). Further studies concentrated on improving the Vis-NIRS technique for prediction of total C and N concentrations in differing soil types within different soil orders in the field. The soil coring method used in the maize studies was evaluated in permanent and recent pastoral soils (Pumice, Allophanic and Tephric Recent in the Taupo-Rotorua Volcanic Zone, North Island) with a wide range of soil organic matter contents resulting from different times (1-5 years) since conversion from forest soils. Without any sample preparation, other than the soil surface left after coring, it was possible to predict soil C and N concentrations with moderate success (C prediction r2 = 0.75, RMSEP = 1.23%, RPD = 1.97; N prediction r2 = 0.80, RMSEP = 0.10%, RPD = 2.15) using a technique of acquiring soil reflectance spectra from the horizontal cross-section of a soil core (H method). The soil probe was then modified to acquire spectra from the curved vertical wall of a soil core (V method), allowing the spectrometer’s field of view to increase to record the reflectance features of the whole soil sample taken for laboratory analysis. Improved predictions of soil C and N concentrations were achieved with the V method of spectral acquisition (C prediction r2 = 0.97, RMSECV = 0.21%, RPD = 5.80; N prediction r2 = 0.96, RMSECV = 0.02%, RPD = 5.17) compared to the H method (C prediction r2 = 0.95, RMSECV = 0.27%, RPD = 4.45; N prediction r2 = 0.94, RMSECV = 0.03%, RPD = 4.25). The V method was tested for temporal robustness by assessing its ability to predict soil C and N concentrations of Fluvial Recent soils under permanent pasture in different seasons. When principal component analysis (PCA) was used to ensure that the spectral dimensions (which were responsive to water content) of the data set used for developing the PLSR calibration model embraced those of the “unknown” soil samples, it was possible to predict soil C and N concentrations in “unknown” samples of widely different water contents (in May and November), with a high level of accuracy (C prediction r2 = 0.97, RMSEP = 0.36%, RPD = 3.43; N prediction r2 = 0.95, RMSEP = 0.03%, RPD = 3.44). This study indicates that Vis-NIRS has considerable potential for rapid in situ assessment of soil C, N and root density. The results demonstrate that field root densities in pastoral and arable soil can be predicted independently from total soil C, which will allow researchers to predict C sequestration from root production. The recommended “V” technique can be used to assess spatial and temporal variability of soil carbon and nitrogen within soil profiles and across the landscape. It can also be used to assess the rate of C sequestration and organic matter synthesis via root density prediction. It reduces the time, labour and cost of conventional soil analysis and root density measurement.

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Os tratamentos correspondem à aplicação bienal de dois resíduos (lodo biodigerido – LB e lodo centrifugado – LC) em quatro doses: 0, 2, 4 e 8 Mg ha-1 (base seca) e o sistema de produção utilizado nesse período foi a sucessão soja / aveia-preta. Em cada um dos cultivos avaliou-se características nutricionais e de produtividade das culturas e a emissão de CO2 a partir do solo. Ao final do estudo foram coletadas amostras de solo para análise química básica, fracionamento da MO, C microbiano e estoque de C. A aplicação continuada de LC promoveu aumento do pH do solo e do teor de macronutrientes, principalmente Ca, bem como maior produção de matéria seca e acúmulo de nutrientes na parte aérea da aveia-preta. O LC também promoveu maior acúmulo de C nas plantas e maior atividade dos microrganismos do solo, o que acarretou em maior teor de C da biomassa microbiana (até 390 mg kg-1 na camada superficial), maior decomposição de MO leve e, consequente maior fluxo de CO2 para atmosfera (de 4,8 a 6,2 µmol m-2 s-1). Aplicações de longa data de lodo de esgoto (LB ou LC) resultam no aumento do teor de micronutrientes no solo, a ponto de Cu, Fe, Mn e Zn se apresentarem em níveis que podem ser prejudiciais às plantas. A produtividade da soja foi maior (até 3.232 kg ha-1) quando do uso de doses de lodos equivalentes a 4,5 a 5,3 Mg ha-1. A aplicação de lodos de esgoto resulta em aumento dos teores de C orgânico total (até 19,8 g kg-1), C da fração particulada (até 0,88 g kg-1) e C associado a minerais (até 19,0 g kg-1) somente na camada superficial do solo. Dentre as substâncias húmicas, a fração humina foi a que mais contribuiu com o estoque de C no solo (até 13,8 g kg-1). Após seis aplicações de lodo de esgoto, independentemente da dose e tipo de lodo, o estoque de C no solo aumentou apenas na camada superficial, e correspondeu a 106,2 Mg ha-1. / The study had as main objective to evaluate carbon (C) stock, changes in the amount of microbial C, quality of the soil organic matter (SOM) and CO2 emission as affected by sewage sludge applications in area under no-till. The experimental area, which shows a clayey Rhodic Ferralsol and is located in Botucatu, SP, has been conducted with the same treatments since 2002. The results of the present study, however, were obtained in the period from October 2012 to October 2014. A complete randomized blocks design arranged in a 2x4 factorial scheme and with four replicates was used. The treatments are represented by biennial application of two sewage sludge types (biodigested sludge - BS and centrifuged sludge - CS) in four rates: 0, 2, 4 and 8 Mg ha-1 (dry basis). The cropping system used in the study was a soybean/black oat succession. Yield and nutritional aspects of crops and CO2 emissions from soil were evaluated in each one of the cultivations. At the end of the study, soil samples were collected for analysis of soil fertility, OM fractionation, microbial C and C stock. The continued application of CS increased the pH and macronutrient levels in the soil, mainly Ca, as well as increased dry matter production and nutrient accumulation in aerial part of black oat. CS application also promoted greater accumulation of C in plants and greater activity of soil microorganisms, which led to a greater level of microbial biomass C (up to 390 mg kg-1 in the superficial layer), greater decomposition of light OM and consequently greater CO2 fluxes to the atmosphere (from 4.8 to 6.2 µmol m-2 s-1). Long time applications of sewage sludge (either BS or CS) resulted in increase of micronutrients levels in the soil, up to the point of Cu, Fe, Mn and Zn reach levels that may be harmful to plants. The soybean yield was higher (up to 3,232 kg ha-1) when sludge rates equivalent to 4.5 to 5.3 Mg ha-1 were used. The long-term application of sewage sludge increases the levels of total organic C (up 19.8 g kg-1), particulate fraction of C (up to 0.88 g kg-1) and C associated with minerals (up 19.0 g kg-1) only in the superficial layers of soil. Among the humic substances, the fraction that most contributed to the soil organic C (up 13.8 g kg-1) was humin. After six sewage sludge applications, regardless of the rate and type of sludge, the soil C stock increased only in the surface layer, and in total corresponded to 106.2 Mg ha-1. / FAPESP: 2011/21276-9 / CNPq: 152725/2012-1

Annotation: Soil respiration represents an important flow of CO2 between atmosphere and soil. Carbon bounded in the process of photosynthesis may be fixed in soil, but also may be released back to atmosphere in the form of CO2. An accurate evaluation of global carbon balance is a key for the estimation of future development of atmospheric concentration of CO2 and prediction of climate changes. The soil respiration of selected wetland biotopes with graminoid vegetation was studied in relation to concentration of soil carbon, nutrient availability, soil moisture and soil temperature during the vegetation season 2008. The observed wetlands included a locality located near the village of Hamr with mineral soil and the nature reserve Záblatské meadows with organic soil. Soil respiration was measured as CO2 release from soil with the use of the equipment LiCor 6400 with soil chamber. The influence of fertilizer application on CO2 release was not proved for either locality. A relationship between soil respiration and soil moisture was found on Záblatské meadows, where the CO2 release declined with increasing soil moisture.

O café é uma das principais culturas exploradas no Brasil, e está entre as mais importantes commodities agrícolas de exportação. A demanda por produtos agrícolas sustentáveis é cada vez maior, questão especialmente importante para a competitividade dos produtos de exportação. Portanto, conhecer os impactos das emissões de gases do efeito estufa (GEE) é fundamental para qualquer cultura agrícola, assim como estudar o seu manejo para detectar alternativas mitigadoras. O objetivo deste estudo foi determinar o estoque de carbono no solo e o fluxo de gases de feito estufa no cultivo do café. Para tal foram avaliados o estoque de carbono do solo devido à conversão do uso da terra sob vegetação de Cerrado para a cultura do café; o uso de corretivo agrícola e sua influencia no fluxo de CO2, assim como a influência do uso de fertilizantes nitrogenados na emissão de N2O. O carbono (C) do solo foi determinado para o solo original de cerrado (controle) e em áreas convertidas há 37, 15 e 8 anos, além de duas áreas que receberam adição 22.684 e 16.845 kg ha-1de composto orgânico em 2006 (CRI) e 2010 (CRII), respectivamente. O estoque de C no solo foi maior na área Café 37 (91,34 Mg C ha-1) e o menor para o Cerrado (66,87 Mg C ha-1) a 0-30cm. As áreas com Café 15, 8 anos, CRI e CRII não apresentaram diferença entre si, com estoque de carbono no solo de 85,21, 85,75, 73,29 e 76,95, Mg C ha-1 respectivamente. Após a conversão do solo para a produção de café, há um aumento considerável no estoque de C, porém ao longo do tempo este valor tende a decrescer, provavelmente por conta de práticas de manejo. O nitrogênio (N) é o nutriente exigido em grande quantidade pela cultura do café e é apontado dentre os fertilizantes que mais contribuem com a emissão de GEE na agricultura. A fim de se conhecer o fluxo de emissão das diferentes alternativas de adubação nitrogenada, avaliou-se o nitrato de cálcio (NC), nitrato de amônio (NA), ureia (UR) e ureia-NBPT (NBPT®), para dose única (100 kg ha-1) e parcelada (2 x 50 kg ha-1). A ureia em dose única foi a fonte de maior emissão (125,12 mg N-N2O m-2) e o nitrato de cálcio parcelado foi a de menor (1,93mg N-N2O m-2). O uso da calagem é essencial para corrigir a fertilidade de solos ácidos, como é o caso da maioria dos solos de cerrado. A calagem é uma importante fonte emissora de CO2 na atividade agrícola. Para se conhecer o fluxo de emissão da calagem, avaliou-se uma área com calcário recém aplicado e outra área após 5 anos da calagem. Os fluxos acumulados foram de 64,7 e 58,7 g de C-CO2 m-2, respectivamente. A área que recebeu calcário recentemente obteve maior emissão por efeitos indiretos. Buscando atender a exigências de sustentabilidade avaliou-se a emissão do sistema de produção por cada saca de café (60 kg). Para tal foram utilizados dados de combustível, fertilizantes nitrogenados, adubo orgânico, calcário e eletricidade. A fazenda emitiu um total de 2.698 t CO2 equivalente de GEE durante dois anos agrícolas. A fonte que mais contribuiu foi o uso óleo diesel (1.407 t CO2eq) e a menor foi a eletricidade (41 t CO2eq). Para produzir uma saca de café foram emitidos 0,68 kg de CO2eq kg-1 de café. / The coffee is one of the main crops grown in Brazil, and is its most important agricultural export commodities. The demand for sustainable agricultural products is increasing, especially important issue for the competitiveness of export products. Therefore, knowing the impacts of emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG) is critical for any crop, as well as studying their management to detect mitigation alternatives. The aim of this study was to determine the soil carbon stock and flow of greenhouse gases made in the cultivation of coffee. The studies comprised the evaluation of the conversion of land use Cerrado vegetation for coffee, use of liming and its influence on the flux of CO2, as well as the influence of the use of nitrogen fertilizers on N2O emission. Carbon (C) of the soil was determined for the original Cerrado soil (control) and in areas converted for 37, 15 and 8 years, and also two areas who received addition of 22.684 e 16.845 kg ha-1 organic compound in 2006 and 2010, respectively. The highest levels of carbon were to coffee 37 to 0-5 cm in Li, and the layers 5-10, 10-20 cm in Eli C stocks in the soil was higher in the coffee 37 (91.34 Mg C ha-1) and the lowest for the Cerrado (66.87 Mg C ha-1) at 0-30cm. Areas with coffee 15, 8, and CRI CRII did not differ among themselves, with soil carbon stock of 85.21, 85.75, 73.29 and 76.95 Mg C ha-1, respectively. After the conversion of land for coffee production, there is a considerable increase in the stock of C, but over time this value tends to decrease, probably due to management practices. Nitrogen (N) is the nutrient required in large quantity by the coffee culture and is named among the fertilizers that contribute most to GHG emissions in agriculture. In order to meet the emission flux of alternative nitrogen fertilization was evaluated calcium nitrate (CN), ammonium nitrate (AN), urea (UR) and urea NBPT (NBPT®), full dose (100 kg ha-1) and split dose (2 x 50 kg ha-1). Urea full dose was increased emission source (125.12 mg N2O-N m-2) and calcium nitrate was less parceled (1.93 mg N2O-N m-2). The use of lime is essential to correct the fertility of acid soils, a situation typical of most Cerrado soils. Liming is an important emission source of CO2 in agricultural activity. To know the flow of issuance of liming, evaluated a limestone area with freshly applied and another 5 years after liming. The accumulated flows were 64.7 and 58.7 g CO2-C m-2, respectively. The area was limed recently gained greater flow issue. Seeking to meet the requirements of sustainability evaluated the issue of the production system for every bag of coffee (60 kg). For such data were used fuel, nitrogen fertilizer, organic fertilizer, limestone and electricity. For such data were used fuel, nitrogen fertilizer, organic fertilizer, limestone and electricity. The farm issued a total of 2.698 t of CO2 equivalent GHG during a two crop years. The source that contributed most was the use of diesel (1.407 t CO2eq) and the lowest was electricity (41 t CO2eq). To produce a bag of coffee were issued 0.68 kg CO2eq kg-1 coffee.

O estudo foi dividido em quatro partes. Na primeira parte analisou-se o impacto do clima na estocagem de carbono em solos de canaviais sem a queima da palhada. Foram escolhidos três regimes climáticos contrastantes do centro-sul do Brasil. O potencial de seqüestro de carbono orgânica no solo (COS) foi determinado, em cada regime climático, de acordo com a taxa anual de carbono remanescente no solo proveniente da palhada depositada. Para obter esta taxa, compararam-se os estoques de COS em canaviais com e sem queima da palhada. Esse ganho anual foi comparado com a entrada anual de carbono via palhada depositada. O ganho anual de COS (0-30 cm) em canaviais sem queima da palhada não resultou em diferenças significativas por clima: 1, 97 Mg ha-1 (clima norte), 2,00 Mg ha-1 (clima centro) e 1,70 Mg ha-1 (clima sul). Os regimes climáticos estudados também não revelaram diferenças significativas entre suas temperaturas e precipitações médias anuais. Porém, o aumento anual de COS um pouco menor no clima sul levou à conclusão que o potencial de seqüestro de carbono diminui ligeiramente em latitudes mais altas, devido à maior precipitação no centro-sul do Brasil. Na segunda parte avaliou-se o impacto da palhada sobre a estabilidade de agregados dos solos, que foi calculada pelo método de fracionamento proposto por Six et al. (2000a). A estabilidade de agregados no solo do canavial sem a queima da palhada aumentou, em média, 15,3% por ano na profundidade 0-30 cm. Na terceira parte, avaliou-se a diferença da estabilidade de agregados entre canaviais e mata nativa. O solo da mata nativa mostrou uma estabilidade de agregados significativamente maior (7,2 vezes). Supõe-se que a estabilidade de agregados seja maior na mata nativa como resultado da maior presença de matéria orgânica e biota no solo. Na quarta parte avaliou-se a origem do carbono nos agregados estáveis em água de fluxo contínuo para determinar que forma de agregação possui a melhor proteção contra a decomposição de carbono. Houve uma diferença significativa de \'delta\'13C entre os macroagregados e microagregados na camada superior, com 10% mais \'delta\'13C nos macroagregados. Isto indica mais carbono derivado da cobertura vegetal atual (C4), ou seja, mais incorporação da palhada nos macroagregados. O \'delta\'13C da fração de partículas livres ou agregados não estáveis em água de fluxo contínuo é menor em todas as profundidades, indicando que a matéria orgânica recente (C4) encontra-se no solo principalmente de forma agregada estável em água, evidenciando seu papel fundamental na estabilidade dos agregados. Constatou-se também, que quanto mais novo o macroagregado, maior o seu teor em carbono. Nos microagregados verificou-se o efeito contrário. Quanto mais velho o microagregado, maior o seu teor em carbono. Isso indica que o microagregado possui uma melhor proteção contra a decomposição de carbono, e também a capacidade de um aumento no teor de carbono, no decorrer do tempo, em virtude da assimilação de carbono mais novo. Conclui-se, que em termos de seqüestro de carbono de longa duração, é propício avaliar mecanismos de proteção do carbono recalcitrante dentro dos microagregados e estudar como técnicas agrícolas podem proteger melhor esta fração / The study was divided in four parts. The first part investigated climate impact on soil carbon stocks in sugar cane fields cultivated without green trash burning. For this purpose, three contrasting climates were chosen in Central and Southern Brazil. The sequestration potential of soil organic carbon (SOC) was determined for each climate, calculating how much of the carbon derived from deposited green trash remains in the soil every year. To obtain this rate, SOC stocks of sugar cane fields cultivated with and without green trash burning were compared. The annual difference (0-30 cm) did not differ significantly between climates: 1, 97 Mg ha-1 (Northern Climate), 2,00 Mg ha-1 (Central Climate) and 1,70 Mg ha-1 (Southern Climate). The climates did not show significant differences between their average annual temperatures and their annual precipitation. Nevertheless, a slightly smaller gain of SOC stocks in the Southern Climate leads to the conclusion that higher latitudes tend to stock slightly less COS due to higher annual precipitation. The second part evaluated the impact of green trash deposition on soil aggregate stability, which was calculated according to Six et al. (2000a). Soil aggregate stability under sugar cane fields cultivated with green trash burning had an average increase of 15,3% for soil depth 0-30 cm. The third part studied soil aggregate stability between sugar cane and natural forest vegetation. The forest soil revealed significantly higher (7,2 times) aggregate stability, supposedly due to higher organic matter content and more soil biota. The forth part examined the origin of carbon inside water-stable aggregates to determine which aggregation form provides better protection against carbon decomposition. The top soil layer showed a significant difference in \'delta\'13C between macro-aggregates (10% more \'delta\'13C) and microaggregates which means that more carbon derived from green trash (C4) was incorporated in macro-aggregates. \'delta\'13C of free soil particles or water-unstable aggregates is smaller for all soil layers indicating that fresh organic matter (green trash) is predominantly encountered in a water stable aggregated form in the soil. Furthermore, a correlation analysis revealed that more recent macro-aggregates had higher C content. The opposite was observed for micro-aggregates: the older the micro-aggregate, the higher its carbon content, leading to the conclusion that microaggregates protect carbon better against decomposition and are also capable to enrich their carbon pool through C assimilation. Given its long-term soil carbon sequestration potential, it is recommended to investigate carbon protection mechanisms for the recalcitrant C pool in micro-aggregates and also to study how agricultural techniques could improve the protection of the recalcitrant C pool

Made available in DSpace on 2014-08-20T14:37:00Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Tese_Fioravante_Jaekel_Santos.pdf: 15601631 bytes, checksum: d7a242ff4e1d6221c5e6d1c8129d40a5 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011-03-31 / Agricultural practices, among others, contribute to reduce the environment quality, through the unbalance between the CO2 fixation and emission to the atmosphere. The importance of soil carbon stocking surpasses the matter of carbon sequestration in itself, since the kinds of soil management that rise their stocks in soils also have a positive effect on their quality as a whole. The soil carbon stocks evolution in a specific site as a function of its past and future uses can be studied through mathematical models as Century. The linking of this model with Remote Sensing and Geographical Information Systems makes it possible to analyze and model the carbon stocks spatial distribution and variability in a certain geographic area. In this study a catchment basin (Piraizinho stream, Rio Grande do Sul State) located in the Brazilian Pampas, traditionally exploited with cattle grazing on native grassland, was selected to analyze and model the soil carbon stocks changes due to other land uses that have arisen in the region in the last twenty years. In order to achieve this, a semi-detailed soil survey was performed, followed by a spatial and temporal analysis of the land uses, based on aerial photographs and satellite images as well as field survey and interviews with landowners and technicians. To establish the parameters and validate the model, a soil sampling was performed based on the soil units and different types of land uses. The data spatial modeling was done on a GIS base using the soil units map and relief in a such a way as to point model the carbon stock through the erosion variable, where to each pixel it was assigned a soil loss using the USLE. Regosols (RReh and RLd units), Acrisols (PVd unit), Luvisols (TXo1, TXo2, TXp, TCo units), Chernozems (MEo unit), Vertisols (VEo unit), and Gleysols (GMve unit) were mapped in an average gently rolling landscape. In 1967 98,75% of the area was used solely by extensive cattle grazing on native grassland, by 2009 this was reduced to 82,67%, due to rice and soybeans crops as well as eucalyptus and acacia foresting. The topsoil carbon stocks varied as a function of the soil units and kinds of use. The largest carbon stocks under traditional grazing simulated to the year 1990 were found on soil units MEo (89,04 Mg ha-1 C) and TCo (79,87 Mg ha-1 C), while soil units RLd (27,48 Mg ha-1 C) and PVd (41,73 Mg ha-1 C) were responsible for the lowest stocks. The simulations also indicate that the no till system with soybeans in summer and rye in winter is not able to maintain the carbon stocks in any of the soil units modeled. The continuous use of this system for 50 years can lead to the consumption of 35% of the carbon stocked in the topsoils (without considering VEo and GMve soil units that were not simulated). The Voisin rational grazing system, that has been adopted by 45 years in a property in the area, showed a higher potential than the traditional system without fire to accumulate carbon in the soils. / As práticas agrícolas, entre outros, contribuem para a redução da qualidade do ambiente, através do desequilíbrio entre fixação e emissão de CO2 para a atmosfera. A importância da estocagem de C no solo extrapola a questão do sequestro em si, uma vez que manejos que intensificam o aumento dos seus estoques no solo também possibilitam a melhoria da sua qualidade como um todo. A evolução pontual dos estoques de carbono do solo em função dos usos passados e futuros pode ser estudada através de modelos matemáticos como o Programa Century. A associação desse com o Sensoriamento Remoto (SR) e Sistemas de Informações Geográficas (SIG) torna possível a análise e a modelagem da sua distribuição e variabilidade espacial em áreas geográficas definidas. Nesse estudo foi selecionada uma bacia hidrográfica (do Arroio Piraizinho, Bagé, RS), situada no Pampa Gaúcho, tradicionalmente utilizada com pecuária extensiva em campo nativo, para analisar e modelar a evolução dos estoques de carbono do solo em função de alterações no uso do solo através de uma nova matriz produtiva que está começando a se implantar na região. Para tal, inicialmente foi realizado um levantamento semidetalhado dos solos da bacia hidrográfica; após, uma análise espacial e temporal dos usos do solo através de fotos aéreas e imagens de satélite, apoiada por levantamentos de campo e entrevistas com proprietários de terras e técnicos da região. Para modelagem dos cenários de carbono, com base nas unidades de solos e nos usos existentes, foi realizada uma coleta de amostras de solo para parametrizar e validar o modelo Century 4.0. A espacialização dos dados foi feita montando uma base SIG com o mapa de solos e do relevo de forma a modelar ponto a ponto o estoque de carbono através da variável erosão, onde em cada pixel foi atribuída uma perda de solo calculada através da USLE. Foram encontrados na área unidades de mapeamento de Neossolos (RReh, RLd), Argissolos (PVd), Luvissolos (TXo1, TXo2, TXp, TCo), Chernossolos (MEo), Vertissolos (VEo) e Gleissolos (GMve), com relevo em média suave ondulado. Até o ano de 1967 98,75% da área da BHP era utilizada somente com pecuária extensiva em campo nativo, que foi reduzida a 82,67% em 2009, com a entrada das culturas de arroz, soja, eucalipto e acácia. Os estoques de C na camada arável dos solos da BHP são afetados de modo variável em função do uso do solo e da unidade de mapeamento. Os maiores estoques de C sob campo nativo com pastoreio tradicional simulados em 1990 ocorreram nas unidades MEo (89,04 Mg ha-1 C) e TCo (79,87 Mg ha-1 C), enquanto que os solos das unidades RLd (27,48 Mg ha-1 C) e PVd (41,73 Mg ha-1 C) produziram as menores capacidades de armazenamento de C. A simulação indica também que o sistema com plantio direto de soja no verão e aveia preta no inverno não mantém os níveis de C dos solos estudados, mostrando um consumo dos estoques em todas as unidades de mapeamento. A manutenção deste tipo de uso por 50 anos pode significar o consumo de 35% dos estoques de C dos solos nas unidades de mapeamento simuladas (todas à exceção da VEo e GMve). O sistema de pastoreio racional Voisin apresentou uma capacidade superior à do pastoreio tradicional sem queima em promover o acúmulo de C nos solos estudados.