Restoration-mediated protein substances preferentially drive underlying bauxite residue macroaggregate formation during the simulated ecological reconstruction process.

Constructing a restoration strategy from bauxite residue to Technosols is a cost-effective and sustainable strategy for addressing the ecological and environmental issues caused by high alkalinity, salinity, and fine-grained bauxite residues. However, the quantitative contribution of restoration strategies on the upper bauxite residue-derived Technosols to the underlying untreated bauxite residue in the short term remains poorly understood. This study investigated the mediating mechanisms of vegetation and microbial metabolic effects on the alkalinity, nutrient content, and structure of the underlying bauxite residue (20-50 cm) through a simulated ecological reconstruction of the bauxite residue stockpile. Results indicated that implementing plant restoration strategies resulted in the content of polyphenolic compounds, lipids, tannins, and carbohydrates in bauxite residue dissolved organic matter (DOM) increased significantly from 52.5, 8.2, 3.3, and 2.0 % to 54.4, 10.4, 5.6, and 2.8 %, respectively, while the content of condensed aromatics, unsaturated hydrocarbons, and proteins/amino sugars decreased significantly from 15.5, 12.0, and 6.5 % to 12.1, 9.7, and 5.1 %, respectively. The newly produced molecules were concentrated in regions with low O/C and high H/C ratios, suggesting that short-term vegetation restoration strategies facilitate the transformation of substrate DOM towards easily decomposable and highly bioavailable substances. This led to the migration of the newly produced molecules to the underlying bauxite residue, and as a result, the protein and soluble microbial products of the underlying bauxite residue increased significantly, as well as the pH, exchangeable Na, and < 0.054 mm particles decreased from 10.2, 44.2 cmol kg-1, and 28.1 % to 9.7, 27.1 cmol kg-1, and 19.4 %, respectively, available nitrogen, urease, and 1-2 mm particles increased from 7.3 mg kg-1, 0.2 U mg-1, and 14.5 % to 7.6 mg kg-1, 0.3 U kg-1, and 21.7 %, respectively. Results of the structural equation model further confirmed that plant biomass, proteins/amino sugars, and condensed aromatics in the upper Technosol were the main factors controlling the aggregate formation of the underlying bauxite residue by mediating the protein-dominated biogenic organic matter produced by microbial metabolism.

Addressing bioreactor hiPSC aggregate stability, maintenance and scaleup challenges using a design of experiment approach.

BACKGROUND: Stem cell-derived therapies hold the potential for treatment of regenerative clinical indications. Static culture has a limited ability to scale up thus restricting its use. Suspension culturing can be used to produce target cells in large quantities, but also presents challenges related to stress and aggregation stability. METHODS: Utilizing a design of experiments (DoE) approach in vertical wheel bioreactors, we evaluated media additives that have versatile properties. The additives evaluated are Heparin sodium salt (HS), polyethylene glycol (PEG), poly (vinyl alcohol) (PVA), Pluronic F68 and dextran sulfate (DS). Multiple response variables were chosen to assess cell growth, pluripotency maintenance and aggregate stability in response to the additive inputs, and mathematical models were generated and tuned for maximal predictive power. RESULTS: Expansion of iPSCs using 100 ml vertical wheel bioreactor assay for 4 days on 19 different media combinations resulted in models that can optimize pluripotency, stability, and expansion. The expansion optimization resulted in the combination of PA, PVA and PEG with E8. This mixture resulted in an expansion doubling time that was 40% shorter than that of E8 alone. Pluripotency optimizer highlighted the importance of adding 1% PEG to the E8 medium. Aggregate stability optimization that minimizes aggregate fusion in 3D culture indicated that the interaction of both Heparin and PEG can limit aggregation as well as increase the maintenance capacity and expansion of hiPSCs, suggesting that controlling fusion is a critical parameter for expansion and maintenance. Validation of optimized solution on two cell lines in bioreactors with decreased speed of 40 RPM, showed consistency and prolonged control over aggregates that have high frequency of pluripotency markers of OCT4 and SOX2 (> 90%). A doubling time of around 1-1.4 days was maintained after passaging as clumps in the optimized medium. Controlling aggregate fusion allowed for a decrease in bioreactor speed and therefore shear stress exerted on the cells in a large-scale expansion. CONCLUSION: This study resulted in a control of aggregate size within suspension cultures, while informing about concomitant state control of the iPSC state. Wider application of this approach can address media optimization complexity and bioreactor scale-up challenges.

Microplastics alter soil structural stability as quantified by high-energy moisture characteristics.

Microplastics (MiPs) can potentially influence soil structural stability, with impacts likely dependent on their chemistry, concentration, size, and degradation in soil. This study used high-energy moisture characteristics (HEMC; water retention at matric suctions from 0 to 50 hPa) to quantify the effects of these MiP properties on soil structure stabiltiy. The HEMCs of soil samples contaminated with polypropylene (PP) or polyethylene (PE) were measured and modelled. Greater MiP concentrations (2 % and 7 % w w-1) increased the volume of drainable pores (VDP). At smaller MiP concentrations (0.5 % and 1 % w w-1), larger MiP fibres (3 and 5 mm) exhibited higher VDP values compared to a smaller size (1.6 mm) across a range of concentrations. Both PE and PP MiPs increased the modal matric suction (hmodal). The impacts on VDP and hmodal were more pronounced for fast than slow wetting, likely due to MiPs fibres entangling around soil aggregates, and MiPs pores filling after aggregate slaking, respectively. Soil structural index (SI) and stability ratio (SR) values increased following MiP incorporation. Our findings revealed the detrimental impacts of MiPs on soil aggregates and pores, demonstrating that MiPs significantly influence HEMC parameters due to combined impacts on structure stability and pore distribution. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPLICATION: Microplastics have emerged as a major anthropogenic hazardous material in the soil environment, with secondary impacts on soil structure and aggregate stability. Our study indicates that MiPs alter water retention, pore distribution, and soil hydraulic properties, affecting soil's ability to retain and supply water. The introduction of MiPs leads to the destruction of soil aggregates and pores, compromising soil health and productivity. By characterising structural stability and pore structure dynamics using HEMC, this study highlights the sensitivity of MiP impacts, emphasizing the need for comprehensive assessment and strategies to preserve soil ecosystem functioning in the face of increasing MiP pollution.

Minimal Impacts of Microplastics on Soil Physical Properties under Environmentally Relevant Concentrations.

Agricultural soils are a major reservoir of microplastics, and concerns have arisen about the impacts of microplastics on soil properties and functioning. Here, we measured the physical properties of a silt loam in response to the incorporation of polyester fibers and polypropylene granules over a wide range of concentrations. We further elucidated the underlying mechanisms by determining the role of microplastic shape and the baseline effects from the amendment of soil particles. The incorporation of microplastics into soil tended to increase contact angle and saturated hydraulic conductivity and decrease bulk density and water holding capacity, but not affect aggregate stability. Polyester fibers affected soil physical properties more profoundly than polypropylene granules, due to the vastly different shape of fibers from that of soil particles. However, changes in soil properties were gradual, and significant changes did not occur until a high concentration of microplastics was reached (i.e., 0.5% w/w for polyester fibers and 2% w/w for polypropylene granules). Currently, microplastic concentrations in soils not heavily polluted with plastics are far below these concentrations, and results from this study suggest that microplastics at environmentally relevant concentrations have no significant effects on soil physical properties.

Soil amendments inhibited the cadmium accumulation in Ligusticum striatum DC. and improved the plant growth.

Soil aggregates display a significant influence on the bioavailability of heavy metals in soil. In this study, we conducted a field experiment in the main producing area of Ligusticum striatum DC. to explore the effects of the amendments on cadmium (Cd) distribution in soil aggregates and plant growth. L. striatum was planted in natural Cd-polluted soils added with mixed amendments, composed of heavy/light calcium carbonate (Type 1/Type 2 amendments), calcium-bentonite, potassium dihydrogen phosphate, biochar, sodium silicate, and attapulgite, with the application rate of 0.5 t ha-1, 1.5 t ha-1, and 5.0 t ha-1. The results demonstrated that the application of the amendments promoted the formation of soil macroaggregates (250-2000 µm and >2000 µm) and, altered soil Cd distribution among aggregates fractions by translocating Cd from macroaggregates into small one (microaggregate; <250 µm). Soil amendments addition greatly alleviated the phytotoxic effects of Cd on plants and promoted the biomass of the rhizome of L. striatum by 14.38-53.47%. Based on the structural equation modeling, the decrease of available Cd in the fraction of large macroaggregates greatly contributed to the less accumulation of Cd in plants (r = 0.70; p < 0.05). In general, the amendments inhibited the plant Cd accumulation by re-distribution of Cd among soil aggregates and, improved the plant growth by supplying available nutrients.

Soil Carbon and Structural Quality in Crop Rotations under No-tillage System

Abstract The no-tillage system associated with crops rotation affects the dynamics of soil organic matter, influencing the formation, reorganization and stabilization of aggregates and the carbon content (C) into soil aggregates. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of crop rotations under no-tillage system on C content and soil aggregation. The experiment was conducted at the Paraná Agronomic Institute in Ponta Grossa, PR, Brazil. The treatments consisted of six crop rotations, in a 3-year cycle, arranged in a randomized block design with four replications. Soil samples were collected at layers of 0-5, 5-10 and 10-20 cm. The aggregate classification was determined by the wet sieving methodology, and the Weighted Mean Diameter (WMD), Geometric Mean Diameter (GMD) and Aggregate Stability Index (ASI) were calculated. The C content in the aggregates was determined by wet oxidation. The results were submitted to analysis of variance and Tukey test at 5% probability. There was no difference among crop rotations for aggregate classes and aggregation indexes, but were higher in surface, decreasing in depth. The carbon content in the aggregates did not differ among crop rotations, but presented stratification in the soil profile, decreasing in depth. The cycle of three years with crop rotation was insufficient to express possible changes in soil C content and aggregation.

Effects of iron-aluminium oxides and organic carbon on aggregate stability of bauxite residues.

In order to successfully establish vegetation on bauxite residue, properties such as aggregate structure and stability require improvement. Spontaneous plant colonization on the deposits in Central China over the last 20 years has revealed that natural processes may improve the physical condition of bauxite residues. Samples from three different stacking ages were selected to determine aggregate formation and stability and its relationship with iron-aluminium oxides and organic carbon. The residue aggregate particles became coarser in both dry and wet sieving processes. The mean weight diameter (MWD) and geometry mean diameter (GMD) increased significantly, and the proportion of aggregate destruction (PAD) decreased. Natural stacking processes could increase aggregate stability and erosion resistant of bauxite residues. Free iron oxides and amorphous aluminium oxides were the major forms in bauxite residues, but there was no significant correlation between the iron-aluminium oxides and aggregate stability. Aromatic-C, alkanes-C, aliphatic-C and alkenes-C were the major functional groups present in the residues. With increasing stacking age, total organic carbon content and aggregate-associated organic carbon both increased. Alkanes-C, aliphatic-C and alkenes-C increased and were mainly distributed in macro-aggregates, whereas aromatic-C was mainly distributed in <0.05-mm aggregates. Organic carbon stability in micro-aggregates was higher than that in macro-aggregates and became more stable. Organic carbon contents in total residues, and within different aggregate sizes, were all negatively correlated with PAD. It indicated that organic materials had a more significant effect on macro-aggregate stability and the effects of iron-aluminium oxides maybe more important for stability of micro-aggregates.

Atributos físicos e químicos de agregados pedogênicos e de coprólitos de minhocas em diferentes classes de solos da Paraíba / Physical and chemical attributes of pedogenic aggregates and earthworm casts in different soil classes of Paraíba

A estrutura do solo é constituída de agregados pedogênicos e biogênicos, formados respectivamente pela hierarquização de agregados e pela ação da macrofauna, sobretudo a das minhocas. Neste estudo, objetivou-se a comparação entre agregados do solo (pedogênicos) e coprólitos de minhocas (biogênicos) de diferentes tamanhos e classes de solos. As coletas de amostras indeformadas de solos e coprólitos de minhocas (Pontoscolex corethrurus Muller, 1857) foram realizadas em quatro solos de classes diferentes do Estado da Paraíba (Latossolo Amarelo, Argissolo Vermelho Amarelo, Luvissolo Crômico e Nitossolo Vermelho). As caracterizações físicas e químicas de agregados e coprólitos foram realizadas após secagem à sombra e separação em três classes de diâmetros (20,0 - 9,52; 9,52 - 6,35 e 6,35 - 4,76 mm). A granulometria mostrou ser similar para cada tipo de agregado (pedogênico e biogênico), independentemente do tamanho dos agregados. Em geral, os coprólitos apresentaram maiores proporções de argila, silte e areia fina e menor proporção da fração areia grossa, maior estabilidade e maiores teores de carbono orgânico e cátions trocáveis, comparativamente aos agregados pedogênicos. Os resultados refletem um processo genético peculiar e sugerem a importância dos agregados biogênicos como indicadores da qualidade do solo.

The soil structure is composed by pedogenic and biogenic aggregates, formed respectively by aggregate hierarchy and macrofauna activity, especially by earthworms. The objective of this study was to compare soil aggregates and earthworm casts with different aggregate-size classes and soil classes. The sampling of undisturbed soil and earthworm casts (Pontoscolex corethrurus, Muller, 1857) was made in four soils of different classes in the State of Paraíba (Oxisol, Ultisol, Alfisol and Nitisol). The chemical and physical evaluations of aggregates and earthworm casts were determined after dry and split into three aggregate-size classes (20.0 to 9.52, 9.52 to 6.35 and 6.35 to 4.76 mm). The particle-size distribution was similar to aggregates and earthworm casts, independent of aggregate-size classes. Earthworm casts had higher proportions of clay, silt and fine sand, lower coarse sand, higher physical stability and more organic carbon and cations contents than the pedogenic aggregates. These results show a peculiar genetic process that makes biogenic aggregates an important indicator of soil quality.

Propriedades físicas e teor de carbono orgânico de um latossolo vermelho-amarelo do cerrado, sob diferentes coberturas vegetais / Physical properties and organic carbon of a savannah red-yellow latossol under different plant covers

Os Latossolos têm sido largamente utilizados para a produção agrícola no Brasil. Nestes solos, cada vez mais a vegetação nativa vem sendo substituída por culturas agrícolas, pastagens e, nos últimos anos, grandes áreas têm sido plantadas com essências florestais. Este trabalho teve objetivo de avaliar o efeito de diferentes usos: cerrado, pastagem, pinus e eucalipto, nas propriedades físicas de um Latossolo Vermelho Amarelo. Foram avaliadas a estabilidade de agregados, teor de matéria orgânica, densidade do solo e de partículas e porosidade do solo. Os resultados mostraram que houve influência do uso do solo em algumas propriedades. O diâmetro médio ponderado (DMP), em geral, foi menor na camada de 20-30 cm, com exceção da área sob pinus, que apresentou resultado maior. O DMP no cerrado apresentou menor valor, a partir da camada de 10-20 cm. O teor de matéria orgânica foi maior na camada de 0-5 cm e semelhante nas outras camadas em todos os sistemas de uso. A densidade do solo (Ds) foi maior e a densidade de partículas (Dp) foi menor na área sob pastagem. Para todas as coberturas avaliadas, a Dp foi menor na camada de 0-5 cm. A porosidade do solo diminuiu a partir da camada de 10-20 cm, com exceção na pastagem que apresentou porosidade semelhante em todas as camadas estudadas.

The oxisol has been widely used for agricultural productivity in Brazil. On these soils, native vegetation has been substituted for crops, grasses and in the last years a huge area has been planted with forest plants. The aim of this paper was to evaluate the effect of different uses: savannah, grasses, pinus and eucalyptus, in different depth on soil properties of a red-yellow Latossol. The soil properties evaluated were: aggregate stability, soil organic carbon, bulk and particle density and porosity. The results showed that there was effect of the different plant covers in the depth on all soil properties studied. The mean weight diameter (DMP), in general, was lower at layer of 20-30 cm, with exception of pinus area which showed similar results in all layers. The DMP at savannah area showed lower values from layer of 10-20 cm. Soil organic carbon was higher at layer 0-5 cm and similar in the other soil layers for all plant covers. The bulk density (Ds) was higher and the particle density (Dp) was lower on soil under grasses. In layer of 0-5 cm the Dp was lower in the all plant covers. Soil porosity decreased from layer of 10-20 cm for all plant covers, with exception of grasses which had similar soil porosity at all studied soil layers.

Aplicação de dejeto suíno e estrutura de um latossolo vermelho sob semeadura direta / Pig slurry application and structure of a red latosol under no tillage

Objetivou-se, neste trabalho, estimar o efeito da aplicação de doses crescentes de dejetos suínos, em atributos físicos do solo. O experimento localizado em Campos Novos, SC, foi conduzido num Latossolo Vermelho Distroférrico, no delineamento experimental em blocos casualizados, com quatro repetições, com os tratamentos: testemunha (0); adubo solúvel (AS); combinação dejeto e adubo solúvel (DS); dejeto líquido suíno aplicado nas doses de 50, 100 e 200 m³ ha-1. Desde 2001 foi cultivado milho e aveia preta, sob sistema de semeadura direta. A amostragem do solo foi realizada em janeiro de 2006, nas camadas de 0-5; 5-10; 10-20 cm de profundidade, para determinação de carbono orgânico, densidade, estabilidade de agregados, macroporos, microporos e porosidade total. A aplicação de dejeto suíno nas doses de 50 e 100 m³ ha-1, reduziu a estabilidade de agregados do solo em relação à testemunha sem adubação. Os demais atributos físicos do solo e o teor de C orgânico não foram modificados pelos tratamentos, indicando que o uso agrícola do dejeto suíno, nas condições estudadas, mantém a qualidade física do solo.

The objective of this study was to assess the effects of crescent doses of pig slurry on physical soil properties. The experiment is carried out in Campos Novos, SC, southern Brazil, on a red distroferric latosol, with a completely random blocks experimental design and four replicates, with the following treatments: control (0); soluble fertilizer (SF); combination of pig slurry and soluble fertilizer (SS); pig slurry applications of 50, 100 and 200 m³ ha-1. Since 2001, maize and black-oat were cultivated under no tillage soil management. Soil samples were collected in January 2006, from 0-5; 5-10; 10-20 cm deep, to analyze organic carbon, soil density, aggregate stability, macro, micro and total porosity. The application of 50 and 100 m³ ha-1 of pig slurry decreased soil aggregate stability, in relation to the control treatment with no fertilization. The other physical properties and organic carbon contents had no effect on the treatments, demonstrating the pig slurry application under these tested conditions maintains the soil physical quality.

Atributos do solo sob pastagens em sistema de sequeiro e irrigado / Soil attributes under pasture system with and without irrigation

A pecuária é uma das atividades econômicas mais importantes da região do cerrado, sendo que o sucesso dessa atividade é dependente do sistema de manejo e de gramíneas forrageiras adaptadas às condições edafoclimáticas da região. Objetivou-se, neste tabalho, avaliar os atributos do solo em áreas sob pastagens com capim-Tanzânia (Panicum maximum Jacq. cv. Tanzânia) e braquiarão [Brachiaria brizantha (Hochst ex A. Rich.) Stapf. cv. Marandu], em sistema de sequeiro e irrigado no município de Rio Verde, GO. O experimento foi instalado no Centro Tecnológico Comigo, em um Latossolo Vermelho-Amarelo Distrófico típico, em 16 parcelas com 450m² cada. Adotou-se o delineamento em blocos completamente casualisados, referindo-se aos quatro tratamentos: capim-Tanzânia e braquiarão com e sem irrigação, com quatro repetições. Foram realizadas análises de atributos físicos (estabilidade de agregados) e químicas (pH, cálcio, magnésio, potássio, fósforo, acidez potencial, capacidade de troca catiônica, saturação por bases e conteúdo de matéria orgânica). Os atributos químicos variaram em ambas as profundidades, decorrentes principalmente da ação da calagem e adubação do solo independente da ausência ou presença de irrigação. Os tratamentos com capim-Tanzânia e braquiarão sem irrigação apresentaram os maiores teores de matéria orgânica e tiveram os maiores valores do diâmetro médio geométrico (DMG). A maior porcentagem dos agregados ficou retida na peneira de > 2,0mm de malha. A irrigação não afetou a produção de massa seca do capim-Tanzânia e braquiarão.

The livestock production is one of the most important economic activities in the Brazilian savanna and its success depends on the management system used as well as the use of grasses adapted to the edaphoclimatic conditions of the region. Therefore, the aim of this work was to evaluate the soil attributes under pasture with Tanzania grass (Panicum maximum Jacq. cv. Tanzania) and bread grass [Brachiaria brizantha (Hochst ex A. Rich.) Stapf. cv. Marandu], with and without irrigation, in the municipality of Rio Verde, Goiás State, Brazil. The experiment was carried out on an oxisol soil at the Comigo Technological Center, in 16 plots of 450m² each. The experimental design used was the completely randomized blocks with four replications. The treatments consisted of two grass species, Tanzania grass (Panicum maximum) and bread grass (Brachiaria brizantha) and two irrigation treatments, with and without irrigation. The following attributes were determined: aggregate stability, pH, calcium, magnesium, potassium, phosphorus, potential acidity, cation exchange capacity, base saturation, and organic matter content. The chemical attributes varied in both layers mainly due to the liming and fertilization of the soil, independently of the irrigation system. The treatments with Tanzania grass and bread grass without irrigation presented the highest organic matter content and the highest values of DMG. Most of the aggregates had a diameter larger than 2.0 mm. The irrigation management did not affect the dry mass of the grasses studied.

Recuperação da qualidade estrutural, pelo sistema plantio direto, de um Argissolo Vermelho / Soil structural quality restoration by no-tillage system of a Hapludalf

Solos com quantidades elevadas de areia no horizonte A são pouco resistentes aos processos de degradação, dependendo do sistema de cultivo utilizado. Este trabalho objetivou avaliar a degradação de um Argissolo Vermelho derivado de granito, localizado na microbacia Passo do Pilão no município de Pelotas/RS, cultivado no sistema de preparo convencional e sua recuperação pelo sistema de plantio direto, comparado ao campo e à mata nativa. Em área de lavoura, foi iniciado um experimento em abril de 1995, com a semeadura de aveia preta (Avena strigosa) + ervilhaca peluda (Vicia vilosa), para implantar os sistemas de preparo convencional e plantio direto. Uma área com campo pastejado e outra com mata nativa foram amostradas para comparar a qualidade do solo com as áreas cultivadas. Foram amostradas as camadas de 0-0,05m, 0,10-0,15m e 0,20-0,25m para determinar granulometria, porosidades, densidades, retenção de água, estabilidade e distribuição do tamanho de agregados e teor de carbono orgânico. Os sistemas de cultivo aumentam a densidade e reduzem a porosidade total, a microporosidade, a retenção e a disponibilidade de água, em relação aos sistemas campo e mata nativa. O preparo convencional reduz o teor de matéria orgânica e a estabilidade dos agregados e o plantio direto, após cinco anos, aumenta pouco o teor de matéria orgânica na camada superficial, mas aumenta sensivelmente a estabilidade de agregados para valores próximos dos sistemas campo e mata nativa. A estabilidade dos agregados teve relação direta com o teor de matéria orgânica até um patamar próximo de 25g kg-1. A densidade do solo, a macroporosidade, o parâmetro S, o teor de matéria orgânica e a estabilidade dos agregados são bons indicadores das mudanças que ocorrem entre os sistemas de uso do solo. No Argissolo derivado de granito, houve recuperação das propriedades relacionadas com a estabilidade da estrutura, mas nas relacionadas com densidade e porosidade do solo a recuperação ...

Soils with high sand content in the A horizon are prone to degradation processes, depending on management system used. This study had as objective to evaluate the degradation of a Hapludalf formed from granite, located in the Passo do Pilão watershed in Pelotas county, cultivated under conventional system, and its recovery by no-tillage system, compared to two native systems, namely grass field and forest. The experiment was setup in an agricultural area, in April of 1995, with the cultivation of Avena strigosa plus Vicia vilosa, both for conventional system and no-tillage. An area under native grasses and another with native forest were sampled for comparison. Soils samples were colleted from the layers of 0-0.05m, 0.10-0.15m and 0.20-0.25m, to determine the soil texture, porosity, densities, water retention, aggregate stability and distribution, and organic carbon content. The cultivation systems increase the soil bulk density and reduce total porosity, microporosity, water retention and availability, compared with native systems such as grass field and forest. The conventional system reduces organic carbon content and aggregate stability, whereas no-tillage, after five years, increases, somewhat, the organic carbon content in the surface layer, but increases aggregate stability to values near of those for native systems. The aggregate stability had direct relationship with organic carbon content up to an upper limit of 25g kg-1. The bulk density, macroporosity, S parameter, organic carbon content and aggregate stability are good indicators of the changes observed in the soil management systems. For the Hapludalf formed from granite, there was recovery of the properties related to soil structure stability, but in those related to soil bulk density and porosity no recovery was observed.

Evolução de propriedades físicas do solo em função dos sistemas de manejo em culturas anuais / Evolution of physical properties of soils according to tillage system on annual crops

Para assegurar a sustentabilidade do sistema produtivo, o manejo do solo deve manter as propriedades físicas do solo o mais próximo das condições originais em que este se encontrava na natureza. Esta revisão sintetiza os efeitos de três sistemas de manejo de solo (convencional, mínimo e direto) em culturas anuais sobre as propriedades físicas do solo como densidade, porosidade, resistência à penetração, velocidade de infiltração, condutividade hidráulica, compressibilidade, nível de matéria orgânica, tamanho e estabilidade de agregados. O plantio direto apresenta vantagens nos níveis de matéria orgânica, na estabilidade de agregados, na compressibilidade e na condutividade hidráulica, mas tem suas limitações quanto à densidade do solo e resitência à penetração. O preparo mínimo à base de escarificação apresenta-se especialmente eficiente na velocidade de infiltração, na condutividade hidráulica e na resistência à penetração, sendo intermediário entre convencional e direto nos demais aspectos. O preparo convencional, principalmente em condições tropicais, apresenta os indicadores menos favoráveis para propriedades físicas do solo, normalmente mais distante das condições da cobertura vegetal original e, em certas situações, aproximando-se do preparo mínimo e do plantio direto. Nesse particular, os sistemas se aproximam em alguns aspectos das condições naturais, mas não reproduzem as condições das coberturas naturais originais de mata, cerrado ou campos nativos, mesmo que estando na direção da sustentabilidade

Soil management must keep the soil physical properties next to the original conditions in natural systemsto assure the sustainability of agricultural systems. This review synthesizes the effects of conventionaltillage, minimum tillage and no-tillage systems of annual crops, on soil physical properties as bulkdensity, porosity, soil resistance to root penetration, infiltration speed, hydraulic conductivity,compressibility, organic matter level, soil aggregate size and stability. No-tillage presents advantages onorganic matter level, size and stability of aggregates, compressibility and hydraulic conductivity but has limitations on bulk density and resistance to root penetration. Minimum tillage with chisel plow isspecially efficient in relation to infiltration speed and hydraulic conductivity, and intermediate betweenconventional and no-tillage in other aspects. Conventional tillage with total pulverization of soil surface,mainly on tropical conditions, presents the less favorable scores on soil physical properties, close tominimum tillage and no-till only in few circumstances, and frequently the most different from the naturalconditions. The conservation systems by their side, despite of similarities in some aspects with naturalconditions, are not able to reproduce the conditions of natural forests, savannas or natural pastures, butare in the sustainability direction