Some peculiarities of water retention in a tropical lateritic soil of clayey nature are presented and discussed. The typical soil microstructure is shown through thin-layer plates emphasizing soil microaggregation and pore ...

The conventional system for soil management and preparation has the intensive mechanization as its basic principle and that changes soil properties, especially physical ones, faster and significantly. This study aimed to ...

The conventional system for soil management and preparation has the intensive mechanization as its basic principle and that changes soil properties, especially physical ones, faster and significantly. This study aimed to ...

The interpretation of in-situ tests for site characterization of unsaturated tropical soil sites should consider both the spatial and the seasonal variability caused by the soil suction on the strength and stiffness ...

The purpose of the present work was to establish and to test pedotransfer functions for water retention the Rio Grande do Sul s soils. Water retention data were obtained from Solano Peraza s dissertation, Irriga System ...

Brazil is one of the top world producers of the staple commodity common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L). Irregular distribution of rainfall and the lack of rain during the crop reproductive phases affect its yield and increase ...