Modeling and quantification of soil compaction promoted by animal trampling in an integrated crop–livestock system

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https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0359.2023v44n3p1179

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Soil degradation, Uniaxial compression test, Soil structure, Pre-consolidation pressure, Sustainability.

Abstract

At critical levels, animal trampling can physically degrade soil, leading to the loss of sustainability of agricultural production. Therefore, it is becomes necessary to model and quantify the soil compaction potential. In this context, the objective was to evaluate the occurrence of soil compaction promoted by animal trampling in crop-livestock integration system (ICL). The study was conducted in a field at Centro Tecnológico da Comigo in the municipality of Rio Verde, Goias state, Brazil, during the agricultural off-season. The experimental area was composed of 1.97 ha, which was equally divided into eight paddocks. Soil was sampled before the grazing phase and after each of four grazing cycles. The compressive behavior of the soil was evaluated by determining the pre-consolidation and critical pressures. The results showed that only the first cycle of grazing showed additional compaction in 14.59% of samples. No critical compaction was observed in the evaluated area. Animal trampling under the studied conditions is not responsible for the dissemination of structural soil degradation in crop-livestock integration systems and may contribute to physical improvement resulting from biological soil loosening.

Author Biographies

Lucas Freitas do Nascimento Júnior, Instituto Federal Goiano

Student of the Graduate Program in Agricultural Sciences/Agronomy, Instituto Federal Goiano, IFGoiano, Rio Verde, GO, Brazil.

Aline Borges Torino, Instituto Federal Goiano

Student of the Graduate Program in Agricultural Sciences/Agronomy, Instituto Federal Goiano, IFGoiano, Rio Verde, GO, Brazil.

Luciana Maria da Silva, Instituto Federal Goiano

Student of the Graduate Program in Agricultural Sciences/Agronomy, Instituto Federal Goiano, IFGoiano, Rio Verde, GO, Brazil.

Kátia Aparecida de Pinho Costa, Instituto Federal Goiano

Profa. Dra. and Researcher Graduate Program in Agricultural Sciences/Agronomy and Animal Science, Instituto Federal Goiano, IF Goiano, Rio Verde, GO, Brazil.

Ubirajara Oliveira Bilego, Centro Tecnológico da Comigo

Researcher in Centro Tecnológico da Comigo, Rio Verde, Goias, Brazil.

Carlos Cesar Evangelista de Menezes, Universidade de Rio Verde

Prof. Dr. and Researcher in Universidade de Rio Verde, UniRV, Rio Verde, GO, Brazil.

Eduardo da Costa Severiano, Instituto Federal Goiano

Prof. Dr. and Researcher Graduate Program in Agricultural Sciences/Agronomy and Animal Science, Instituto Federal Goiano, IF Goiano, Rio Verde, GO, Brazil.

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2023-08-28

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Nascimento Júnior, L. F. do, Torino, A. B., Silva, L. M. da, Costa, K. A. de P., Bilego, U. O., Menezes, C. C. E. de, & Severiano, E. da C. (2023). Modeling and quantification of soil compaction promoted by animal trampling in an integrated crop–livestock system. Semina: Ciências Agrárias, 44(3), 1179–1196. https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0359.2023v44n3p1179

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