Long‐term effects of lime and phosphogypsum on soil carbon and nitrogen and physical attributes under tropical no‐till
2021
da Costa, Claudio Hideo Martins | Wander, Michelle M. | Crusciol, Carlos Alexandre Costa | Ugarte, Carmen | Rigon, João Paulo Gonsiorkiewicz | Soratto, Rogério Peres | Calonego, Juliano Carlos
Lime and phosphogypsum applications are well‐established practices in weathered soils, and their surface application under no‐till (NT) can affect soil physical attributes and C and N fractions. This study determined the long‐term (10‐yr) effects of lime and phosphogypsum applications to the soil surface on soil C and N fractions of a tropical NT field. The experimental design was a randomized block with four treatments and four replications. The following treatments were applied in October 2002, November 2004, and October 2010, respectively: limestone (2,000 kg ha⁻¹), phosphogypsum (2,100 kg ha⁻¹), and limestone (2,000 kg ha⁻¹) plus phosphogypsum (2,100 kg ha⁻¹). In general, after 10 yr of liming, both alone and when associated with phosphogypsum, the cumulative crop straw inputs were increased at least 20% across the years, and the C fractions increased remarkably at different soil depths. Both treatments improved the SOC stocks by 24% (12.5–15.6 Mg ha⁻¹) at 0.1–0.2‐m soil depths and by 10% (30.6–33.8 Mg ha⁻¹) at 0–0.2‐m soil depths, and in general the soil aggregation at 0–0.4‐m soil depths. However, the particulate C and N fractions were reduced at 0–0.05‐m soil depth, suggesting a slight response to the transitory trend of soil organic C (SOC) depletion. Liming, both alone and when associated with phosphogypsum, overcame the transitory C pool depletion and improved soil aggregation, soil C fractions, and SOC stocks and could be considered an important factor that drives the sustainability of cropping systems under NT.
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