The development of technologies that provide rapid acidity amelioration of the soil profile through the surface application of amendments and phosphogypsum, such as no-till (NT) systems, is extremely important to provide adequate chemical conditions in tropical soils with low natural fertility, which limits the grain yield of upland rice (Oryza sativa L.). Thus, this study aimed to evaluate the effects of surface applications of lime, silicate, and phosphogypsum, applied individually or in mixtures, on the chemical properties of the soil profile in an NT system and to determine their effects on the nutrition, yield components, and grain yield of upland rice. The experiment was designed as a completely randomized block with eight treatments replicated four times. The combination of phosphogypsum with lime and/or silicate improved the surface and subsurface soil chemical properties 12 months following application. The mixtures increased the concentrations of K, Ca, Mg, N-NO 3 − , and S-SO 4 2− in the subsurface layers. The sulphur concentration in the flag leaves of upland rice was higher with phosphogypsum application. The number of panicles per m 2 and grain yield of upland rice were positively influenced by the surface application of soil acidity amendments and phosphogypsum mixtures.

The chemical degradation of soils, due to acidity, and erosion processes, resulting from a traditional tillage system method, are one of the main factors responsible for decreasing the productive capacity of tropical pastures. Thus, establishing the crop-livestock integration system (CLIS) by applying lime on surface without disrupting the soil is interest. The objectives of this study were to evaluate the chemical changes in a soil following surface application or incorporation of lime and to determine the effects of liming on plant nutrition, corn (Zea mays L.) grain yields, and various yield components in cultivated areas of degraded Brachiaria decumbens Stapf pasture. A randomized block experimental design with a splitplot arrangement consisting of two management systems (tillage and no-tillage system) and three lime rates (0.0; 2.7 and 5.4 Mg ha À1) was used. The highest reactivity of calcium carbonate was observed after six months of liming, since during the sampling time the level of exchangeable Ca 2+ and Mg 2+ decreased to 0.05 m depth, and increased Al 3+ and soil acidity to 0.3 m. The incorporation of lime did not increase the movement or reaction of the bases in the degraded soil profile. Therefore, surface liming under perennial forage crop residues (B. decumbens Stapf. pasture) provided the best alternative to increase the soil pH index at a depth of up to 0.3 m. Macronutrients uptake by plant, yield components, and corn grain yield were not affected by the application method. However, the use of limestone showed viability to maximize up to 20% in corn productivity, regardless of lime rate. The results suggest that it is possible to ameliorate soil acidity and chemical properties of degraded grassland only by surface application of limestone; however, the strategy is considered effective just for soils with no physical restriction to root development. 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

RESUMOAs semeadoras-adubadoras, responsáveis pela correta adição de semente e adubo ao solo, possuem mecanismos dosadores acionados por suas rodas motrizes, que giram em função do contato com a superfície do solo. Esse contato é influenciado, entre outros fatores, pela pressão de inflação dos pneus. O objetivo do presente trabalho foi estudar o desempenho de uma semeadora-adubadora de precisão em função do preparo do solo (preparo convencional e plantio direto), das velocidades de deslocamento e da pressão de inflação do seu pneu. O trabalho foi realizado na UNESP de Jaboticabal (SP) no ano de 2006. Foram avaliadas as seguintes variáveis: força de tração e potência na barra, consumo de combustível (horário, ponderal, operacional e específico), capacidade de campo operacional, patinagem dos rodados do trator e da semeadora-adubadora, estande inicial e distribuição longitudinal de sementes. O sistema plantio direto demandou maior força (35 %), potência e consumo horário de combustível; o mesmo aconteceu na maior velocidade. A pressão de inflação das rodas da semeadora proporcionou menor patinagem e maior estande inicial de plântulas.

In tropical integrated crop-livestock under no-till (NT) systems, the surface application/reapplication of lime and/or gypsum can reduce re-acidification rate of the soil and improve plant nutrition, crop yields, and profitability. This study was conducted in the Brazilian Cerrado, which has dry winters, and aimed to evaluate the effects of surface application/ reapplication of lime and/or gypsum on soil improvement, plant nutrition and crop yield improvement, as well as the forage dry matter (DM) yield, estimated meat production, and economic results. The crop rotation used between November 2004 and August 2008 was as follows: peanut (Arachis hypogaea) and white oat (Avena sativa) cultivated alone (on the first and second spring/summer and autumn/winter, respectively) and corn (Zea mays) intercropped with palisade grass [Urochloa brizantha cv. 'Marandu'] and pasture (on the third and fourth spring/summer and autumn/winter, respectively). The experimental design was a randomized block with four replications. The treatments consisted of natural conditions of a sandy clay loam kaolinitic and thermic Typic Haplorthox (control) and the surface application of lime and/or gypsum in October 2002 and reapplication in November 2004. Surface liming was an efficient practice for increasing pH and reducing the exchangeable acidity (H ? Al) and concentration of Al extending to a depth of 0.60 m. Gypsum application increased Ca 2? levels through the soil profile. Liming (with or without gypsum) had a positive effect on the nutrient acquisition by peanut, white oat, and corn crops, producing on average 48%, 52%, and 61% more pod and grain yield, respectively, than that obtained in the absence of soil amendments and with gypsum

RESUMO:O presente trabalho teve por objetivo avaliar as perdas na colheita de soja em função da idade, velocidade de trabalho, sistema de trilha (axial e radial) e condição de propriedade das colhedoras (própria ou alugada), nas regiões do Triângulo Mineiro e Alto Paranaíba -MG, durante a colheita de soja da safra [2002][2003]. A velocidade de trabalho das colhedoras e a rotação do cilindro de trilha também foram estudadas, à exceção de quando avaliadas como variável-função. Os resultados obtidos permitiram concluir que as perdas de grãos independem da velocidade das colhedoras e que as colhedoras com até cinco anos, independentemente da sua taxa de utilização anual, tiveram menores perdas do que as colhedoras com mais de seis anos. As colhedoras próprias apresentaram menores perdas comparadas com as alugadas, e as máquinas com sistema de trilha axial apresentaram menores perdas do que aquelas com sistema de trilha radial. PALAVRAS-CHAVE: sistema de trilha, colhedoras, velocidade de trabalho. LOSSES IN THE SOYBEAN MECHANICAL HARVESTING IN MINAS GERAIS STATE, BRAZILABSTRACT: This work aimed the evaluation of soybean mechanical harvesting in Minas Gerais State, during 2002/2003 soybean crop, comparing grain losses according to harvester age, harvesting ground speed, track system (axial and radial) and property condition (proper or rented). Ground speed and tracking cylinder rotation were also studied except when they were evaluated as variable function.The results indicate that the harvesters up to five years old, independent of their rate of annual use, had lesser losses than the harvesters with more than six years. The proper harvesters had presented minors losses when comparing with rented and the machines with axial track system presented minors losses than those with radial track system.