Estoque de carbono, nitrogênio e fertilidade do solo em áreas em recuperação com leguminosas e em sistema de agricultura itinerante de alta produtividade

Abstract

This study aimed to evaluate carbon and nitrogen stocks restoration, and soil fertility status in land reclamation with nodulated and mycorrhizal legume trees and fallow length on high productivity shifting cultivation. Evaluations were made of soil C and N stocks, concentration of free and occluded light fraction and soil available Ca, Mg, P, K, C and N, and amounts of mass and nutrients of litter in the dry and rainy season. One of the areas located in Angra dos Reis, RJ is under reclamation for 13 years. As reference area it was used a forest fragment and deforested area nearby. A second area is located in Seropédica, RJ, and it is under reclamation for 17 years with the species Acacia auriculiformis and Mimosa caesalpiniifolia, and with Albizia guachapele for 13 years. As reference area it was used a secondary forest fragment and a pasture area. Both areas under recuperation in Angra dos Reis and in Seropédica had been used as source of topsoil, having lost part of the upper soil horizons. The slash-and-burn area is located in Bom Jardim, Nova Friburgo, RJ. For this study, it was utilized a chronossequence of soil gradient: area cultivated for one year; area cultivated with crop rotation for three years; area cultivated with bananas for 18 years; area under fallowing for five years; and others two fallowing areas for 18 and 33 years. The usage of legume trees in land reclamation was able to increase stocks of C and N, from 0.04 to 0.15 Mg ha-1 year-1 for N, and of 0.13 to 1.73 Mg ha-1 year-1 for C. In the slash-and-burn agriculture system, the lowest soil C stock was found in the one and three years cultivated areas. The highest stock was observed under fallowing and in the area planted with bananas, and they were similar between areas. The highest soil N stock was found in fallow with five years. In Angra dos Reis area the concentration of free and occluded light fraction was similar between areas of forest and under reclamation. In Seropédica, only the free light fraction of organic matter was re-established. There was no significant difference between the concentrations of free and occluded light fraction in Bom Jardim areas; however, the area with five years fallow and three years cultivation showed the same values of the free light fraction. In Angra dos Reis areas, the litter stocks were similar between the forest and the area under reclamation. In Seropédica, except for the area under A.auriculiformis with greatest litter stock, all other areas showed similar litter stocks. In Bom Jardim, the litter stocks were similar among the fallowing areas. The nutrients contained in the litter, in general, were similar among the areas, and they were dependent on the litter mass. The soil fertility in the areas under reclamation was slightly higher than in the reference ones. In the slash-and-burn area, the soil fertility analyses indicated a residual effect of liming in the fallow with five years. Considering the attributes soil fertility and soil C and N stocks, the best fallowing period would be of five years.