Estoques de carbono e nitrogênio em frações da matéria orgânica de solos cultivados com eucalipto nos sistemas convencional e fertirrigado

Abstract

The objective of this study was to evaluate the C and N stocks in fractions of labile and more stable SOM fractions in response to intensification of forest cultivation through fertirrigation when compared to conventional stands. To that end, two areas planted with eucalyptus in the same (Ultisol), but with different managements (fertilized and irrigated and conventional system) were sampled in the 0-10, 10-20, 20-40, 40-60 and 60-100cm deep soil layers in line and interrow of the cultivation. The sampling interrow soil was justified by the ridged and burial of plant residues from previous crop cultivation in-between the substrate. At seven years old, eucalypt under fertirrigation increased the litterfall and the C and N stocks in the most labile and stable SOM fractions, leading to greater stocks of C and N in the 0-100 cm deep soil layer. The increments due to fertirrigation observed for total C was 50.34 and for the labile fraction was 5.62t ha-1. The eucalypt interrow soil, especially in the fertirrigated treatment, presented larger stocks of total C and N and also larger C stocks in humic substances and light fraction of SOM possibly due to greater deposition and incorporation of vegetable residues from the previous cycle in the interrow current cultivation. The intensification of water and nutrients usage in short-rotation eucalypt stands is an alternative to increase the deposition of vegetable residues and C sequestration in more stable and labile SOM fractions, especially in the 0-40cm soil layer.