Data/hora: 10/06/2024 01:23:10

Provedor de dados: | 86
País: | Brazil
Título: | Use of topsoil for restoration of a degraded pasture área
Autores: | Amaral,Luise Andrade; Pereira,Israel Marinho; Silva,Michele Aparecida Pereira da; Oliveira,Marcio Leles Romarco de; Machado,Evandro Luiz Mendonça; Laia,Marcelo Luiz de.
Data: | 2017-11-01
Ano: | 2017
Palavras-chave: | Ecosystem restoration; Fertility; Natural regeneration; Topsoil application.
Resumo: | Abstract: The objective of this work was to evaluate the influence of topsoil thickness, shading and origin when performing environmental restoration in a degraded pasture area. The experiment was conducted in a randomized block design with a factorial (3 x 2 x 2) + 2 layout. Treatments consisted of combinations of topsoil origins (forest at early or middle regeneration stages), topsoil thicknesses (10, 20, or 30-cm superficial soil layer), and presence or absence of 70% shading; with two additional control treatments. Surveys on topsoil physical-chemical attributes and flora and soil coverage were conducted. Good correlation was observed between bulk density and total porosity. Vegetation comprised a total of 2,932 individuals of herbaceous, shrub and subshrub plants; 33 species in 11 families and 1 morphospecies were identified. A floristic survey of the tree stratum revealed 235 individuals belonging to 21 species and 14 families, as well as 2 unidentified species. The best natural regeneration index is observed in the 20-cm topsoil layer, where shading exerts a positive influence on the humidity and natural regeneration of the seed bank. Topsoil from middle-stage forest is the most suitable for restoration of degraded pasture areas.
Tipo: | Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Idioma: | Inglês
Identificador: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-204X2017001101080

Editor:

Embrapa Secretaria de Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento

Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira

Relação: | 10.1590/s0100-204x2017001100014
Formato: | text/html
Fonte: | Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira  v.52 n.11 2017
Fonte: | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess