African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6934

Full Length Research Paper

Soil hydro-physical attributes under management practices for pineapple genotypes cultivation

Wanderson Mendes Martins
  • Wanderson Mendes Martins
  • Departamento de Agronomia, Laboratorio de Melhoramento de Plantas, Universidade do Estado de Mato Grosso, Cáceres, MT, Brasil.
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Leonarda Grillo Neves
  • Leonarda Grillo Neves
  • Departamento de Agronomia, Laboratorio de Melhoramento de Plantas, Universidade do Estado de Mato Grosso, Cáceres, MT, Brasil.
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Kelly Lana Araújo
  • Kelly Lana Araújo
  • Departamento de Agronomia, Laboratorio de Melhoramento de Plantas, Universidade do Estado de Mato Grosso, Cáceres, MT, Brasil.
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Adriel Fernandes Correa
  • Adriel Fernandes Correa
  • Departamento de Agronomia, Laboratorio de Melhoramento de Plantas, Universidade do Estado de Mato Grosso, Cáceres, MT, Brasil.
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Walmes Marques Zeviani
  • Walmes Marques Zeviani
  • Departamento de Estatística, Universidade Federal do Parana, Caixa Postal: 19.081, CEP: 81.531-990, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil.
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Bruno Montoani Silva
  • Bruno Montoani Silva
  • Departamento de Ciência do Solo, Universidade Federal de Lavras (DCS/UFLA), Campus universitário, Caixa Postal 3037, CEP 37200-000, Lavras, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
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Leonarda Grillo Neves
  • Leonarda Grillo Neves
  • Departamento de Agronomia - PGMP, Universidade do Estado de Mato Grosso, Cidade Universitária, Cáceres, Mato Grosso, Brazil.
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Thiago Alexandre Santana Gilio
  • Thiago Alexandre Santana Gilio
  • Departamento de Agronomia - PGMP, Universidade do Estado de Mato Grosso, Cidade Universitária, Cáceres, Mato Grosso, Brazil.
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Milson Evaldo Serafim
  • Milson Evaldo Serafim
  • Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia de Mato Grosso, Campus Cáceres – Prof. Olegario Baldo, Caixa Postal 244, CEP 78.200-000, Cáceres, MT, Brasil.
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  •  Received: 18 July 2018
  •  Accepted: 11 February 2019
  •  Published: 21 March 2019

Abstract

Pineapple is a rustic species but may respond positively to conservation practices of soil management. This work aimed to evaluate the physical properties of the soil under conservation management practices for the cultivation of pineapple genotypes. The treatments consisted of four varieties of pineapple, two levels of gypsum (0 to 4 t ha-1), two levels of management (with and without cover crop - millet), and two soil layers (0 -0.05 and 0.05 - 0.20 m). A randomized complete block design was used, with four replications and treatments arranged in a 4 x 2 x 2 x 2 factorial scheme, resulting in 128 plots. Soil samples were collected in volumetric corer of 100 cm3. The water retention curve of the soil was obtained using the Van Genuchten model. By model fit, residual moisture values (θr), saturation moisture (θs), inflection point (θfwc), S index and available water capacity (AWC) were obtained. Also, there was a significant effect of layer and genotype on the properties studied. The combination of gypsum 4 t ha-1 (G4) and millet significantly reduces the value of θr and increases water availability (AWC).

Key words: Ananas comosus, available water capacity, Red-Yellow Latosol, cover crop.