Water retention and availability in tropical soils of different textures amended with biochar

JA Santos, MIS Gonzaga, WM dos Santos, AJ da Silva - Catena, 2022 - Elsevier
Most of the Brazilian soils have severe water limitations to crop growth and, therefore, can
benefit from organic amendments. For instance, biochar is known to improve soil water …

Water availability determines physiognomic gradient in an area of low-fertility soils under Cerrado vegetation

ACC de Assis, RM Coelho, E da Silva Pinheiro… - Plant Ecology, 2011 - Springer
Soil is one of the environmental elements to influence Cerrado vegetation. Aluminum toxicity
of Cerrado soils is well known, but the importance of water availability is still to be …

Treated sewage effluent as a source of water and nitrogen for Tifton 85 bermudagrass

AF da Fonseca, AJ Melfi, FA Monteiro… - Agricultural Water …, 2007 - Elsevier
The use of treated sewage effluent in agriculture has been a current practice in several
countries. However, in Brazil, there are few studies about this subject. This research work …

Biochar increases plant-available water in a sandy loam soil under an aerobic rice crop system

MT de Melo Carvalho, A de Holanda Nunes Maia… - Solid Earth, 2014 - se.copernicus.org
The main objective of this study was to assess the impact of biochar rate (0, 8, 16 and 32 Mg
ha− 1) on the water retention capacity (WRC) of a sandy loam Dystric Plinthosol. The …

Biochar amendment enhances water retention in a tropical sandy soil

M Lustosa Carvalho, M Tuzzin de Moraes, CEP Cerri… - Agriculture, 2020 - mdpi.com
The use of biochar, which is the solid product of biomass pyrolysis, in agricultural soils, has
been shown as a strategic solution for building soil carbon stocks and mitigating …

Water retention and availability in Brazilian Cerrado (neotropical savanna) soils under agricultural use: Pedotransfer functions and decision trees

RSS Amorim, JA Albuquerque, EG Couto, M Kunz… - Soil and Tillage …, 2022 - Elsevier
Soil water retention evaluation is critical for modeling water flow and solute transport in the
vadose zone. The objectives of this study were to evaluate the performance of five data …

Atributos físicos do solo relacionados ao armazenamento de água em um Argissolo Vermelho sob diferentes sistemas de preparo

MAS Silva, ÁL Mafra, JA Albuquerque, C Bayer… - Ciência Rural, 2005 - SciELO Brasil
Os sistemas de preparo afetam a estrutura do solo e podem influenciar o armazenamento
de água disponível para as plantas. O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar o efeito de longo …

Modelagem da curva de retenção de água de Latossolos utilizando a equação duplo van Genuchten

CE Carducci, GC Oliveira, EC Severiano… - Revista Brasileira de …, 2011 - SciELO Brasil
Os Latossolos da região do Cerrado brasileiro, em função da mineralogia da fração argila e
estrutura granular, apresentam elevado volume de poros grandes e de poros extremamente …

Desenvolvimento vegetativo e produtivo da berinjela submetida a diferentes tensões de água no solo

C Bilibio, JA Carvalho, M Martins… - Revista Brasileira de …, 2010 - SciELO Brasil
Os efeitos de diferentes tensões de água no solo aplicadas em dois estádios fenológicos da
cultura da berinjela (Solanum melongena L.) foram avaliados por meio de dois …

Impact of different agricultural waste biochars on maize biomass and soil water content in a Brazilian Cerrado Arenosol

AB Speratti, MS Johnson, H Martins Sousa… - Agronomy, 2017 - mdpi.com
Arenosols in the Brazilian Cerrado are increasingly being used for agricultural production,
particularly maize. These sandy soils are characterized by low soil organic matter, low …