RESUMOO objetivo do estudo foi avaliar a retenção de sedimentos por meio da caracterização morfológica e físico-química de um Latossolo Vermelho distrófico ao longo de uma transeção de 204 m demarcada no sentido do declive, iniciada no meio da encosta cultivada com algodão em sistema de preparo convencional e finalizada no interior da mata ciliar localizada a jusante da área cultivada em Panamá, GO. Todas as amostras de solo foram coletadas ao longo da transeção em camadas de 0-5, 5-10 e 10-20 cm. Na mata ciliar foram abertas quatro trincheiras para avaliação morfológica dos perfis de solo. A descrição morfológica das duas primeiras trincheiras abertas na entrada da mata indicou a presença de camadas de material não pedogenizado sobre o horizonte A, proveniente de sedimentos carreados da lavoura para a mata ciliar por processos erosivos. A interpretação das avaliações morfológicas dos perfis, associada aos resultados de análises do solo, revela que o cultivo intensivo altera os atributos físicos e químicos, especialmente a agregação e os teores de matéria orgânica e Ca. Palavras-chave: sedimentação, erosão hídrica, áreas preservadasAssessment of the retention of sediments by riparian forest by morphological and physico-chemical characterization of soil ABSTRACT This study aimed to assess the efficiency of a riparian forest to retain runoff sediments from cropped areas by means of morphological and physico-chemical characterization of a Typic Haplustox Cerrado soil along a 204 m transect. All soil samples were collected from layers of 0-5, 5-10 and 10-20 cm on the cropped areas, ending on a riparian forest. The studied areas were cropped with cotton under conventional tillage system. For the morphological descriptions of soil profiles in the riparian forest, four trenches were opened. The first two descriptions done at the entrance of the forest showed the presence of nonpedogenic material over the A horizon, originated from sediments dragged off the cropped areas to the forest through erosive processes. Morphological assessment of soil profiles associated to soil analysis shows that intensive cropping changes physical and chemical attributes, especially aggregation indices, as well as organic matter and Ca contents.
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