Abstract

CONTRERAS-SANTOS, Jose Luis et al. An evaluation of soil physicochemical properties in corn - cotton, and rice production systems at the Sinu Valley in Colombia. rev.udcaactual.divulg.cient. [online]. 2020, vol.23, n.2, e1375.  Epub July 30, 2020. ISSN 0123-4226.  https://doi.org/10.31910/rudca.v23.n2.2020.1375.

The agricultural production systems in the Valle del Sinú subregion in Colombia, in the last 50 years, have been based on the sowing of crops in rotation and / or alternation of corn - cotton and rice, and are characterized by the intensive use of implements mechanization and agricultural inputs. The aim of this study was to evaluate the physicochemical characteristics of the soils under the corn - cotton and rice production systems and identifying the main soil limitations, which affect crop development and productivity, in the Sinú Valley Subregion. For the above, soil sampling was carried out at 64 sites distributed in five municipalities of the Sinú Valley, evaluating the physical and chemical properties of the soil. The soil under study belongs to the order Inceptisol, moderately deep, composed of expansive clays and argillic horizons. The soil was characterized by an acid reaction (5.82 ± 0.87 to 6.78 ± 0.34), average MO content. The mean of the CIC varied in the range of 18.45 ± 2.94 to 22.85 ± 4.36cmol(+) kg-1, the EC was not saline, varying from 0.29 ± 0.09 to 0.91 ± 1.70dS cm-1. The contents of P, S, Ca, Mg and K were high. The apparent density showed restrictive average values for root development in four of the five municipalities, ranging from 1.42 ± 0.10 to 1.49 ± 0.08g cm-3, except in San Carlos (1.33 ± 0.14g cm-3). The results obtained show evidence of soil degradation processes related to soil management.

Keywords : Agricultural production; Soil degradation; Physical-chemical soil properties; Crop rotation.

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