Change in physical properties of ferralsols with tree planting in the central Amazon, Brazil
2005
Hirai, K.(Forestry and Forest Products Research Inst., Tsukuba, Ibaraki (Japan)) | Ferraz, J. | Ferreira, S.F. | Kobayashi, M.
We examined the effects of mixed planting of fast growing tree species with indigenous Amazon tree species and soil tillage practices on soil physical properties in a deforested site used for agricultural cultivation. The site was located in the Central Amazon and consisted of Ferralsols. Bulk, density and soil hardness were compared in the mixed planting site and an area where only indigenous tree species were planted. Many roots of the fast growing trees penetrated into the profile and caused changes in soil physical properties, i.e., decreasing bulk density and hardness. When tillage practices prior to planting were combined with mixed planting, the changes in soil physical properties were enhanced and the growth of not only the planted fast growing trees but also indigenous species such as mahogany, Swietenia macrophylla, which is shade tolerant, was accelerated.
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