Seasonal Partitioning of Rainfall in Second-Growth Evergreen Temperate Rainforests in Chiloé Island, Southern Chile

Rainfall partitioning in secondary forests from southern Chile is relevant in the climate change scenario, in which a 30% reduction in summer precipitation has been projected for the temperate region. Logging and degradation of old-growth forests has resulted in extensive secondary forests, over large areas of the Chiloé Archipelago as well as the mainland. These secondary forests are simple tree communities, dominated by two broad-leaved tree species, evergreen Drimys winteri and Nothofagus nitida, and have the potential to provide multiple benefits to society, including water provision, soil protection, and wood-derived products. Here, we ask how southern South American secondary rainforests modulate rainwater redistribution considering precipitation partitioning. We evaluated the seasonality of throughfall and stemflow components of precipitation, to assess ecohydrological processes for water regulation in a climate change context, where summer droughts have been more frequent in the last decade. The partitioning of gross rainfall (TP) into throughfall (TH), stemflow (ST), and canopy interception (IN) in relation to forest structure, was assessed in four forest plots (400 m2 each) in Senda Darwin Biological Station, Chiloé. TH and ST were measured seasonally for 35 rainfall events from 2019 to 2021. IN water losses were estimated from the mass balance equation. Results indicate that the secondary rainforest intercepts 33% of TP (990 mm of the total monitored), where 59% of the volume corresponds to TH and 7% to ST, which taken together account for nearly 100% the rainwater that reaches the forest floor. Canopy IN varied seasonally from 25 to 40% of total rainfall, with maximum values occurring in the growing season (spring-summer). We found no statistical relation between ST and forest structural parameters (DBH, Basal Area). We explored the contribution of the two dominant tree species to ST and discuss the results in a climate change context. Finally, we propose to incorporate this hydrologic knowledge into adaptive forest management strategies to maximize ecosystem benefits to people. If these ecosystems were properly managed, they have the potential to provide multiple benefits to society within this century, such as water provision and soil protection in addition to carbon sequestration in biomass.

Balancing litterfall and decomposition in cacao agroforestry systems

Backgrounds and aims Litter protects the underlying soil, depending on litterfall and decomposition, but dynamics of the standing litter stock in agroforestry systems remain poorly understood. We aimed to unravel effects of litter quality, temporal patterns, microclimate, and a possible home-field advantage (HFA) on standing litter dynamics across a land-use gradient. Methods We quantified litterfall, the standing litter stock, and microclimate during a year in (remnant) forest, cacao-based simple and complex agroforestry, cacao monocultures, and annual crops in a cacao producing area in Indonesia. We conducted a reciprocal litter transfer experiment, and tested decomposition rates of pruning residues. Standing litter stocks during the year were estimated from monthly litterfall and decomposition rates. Results Variation in litter quality influenced decomposition rates more strongly than variation in microclimate or HFA. Lower litter quality in complex agroforestry and in the cacao monoculture decreased the decay rate compared to simple agroforestry systems; mean litter residence time was over a year. Mixing high- and low-quality material in pruning residues modified the decomposition rate, soil C and N changes, offering options for targeted management of soil protection and nutrient release. Conclusions The seasonal patterns of litterfall and relatively slow decomposition rates supported permanence of the litter layer in all cacao production systems, protecting the underlying soil.

Asbestos rehabilitation project as a model of landscape sustainability

Greece was one of the biggest producers of asbestos in the world as well as a consumer. It took advantage of the asbestos rich Zidani mine, in the region of Western Macedonia in Greece. However, due to serious health problems caused by inhaling asbestos, it was banned in 1979 and the mine closed in March 2000. Rehabilitation management of the abandoned asbestos mining area, the depositions in the open - pit mining area and the tailings remnants was necessary in order to avoid health and environmental problems in the wider area The detailed soil protection and rehabilitation project of the degraded mining area was implemented taking all necessary and appropriate safety and health measures according to the requirements of the relevant E.U and National legislation, so that accidents would be prevented. Results show that the rehabilitation, soil protection and enhancement of the area help the ecosystems to be sustainable, ecologically and socially acceptable

Quality of Pea Seeds and Agroecological Condition of Soil When Using Structured Water

The widespread use of water in crop production and agriculture is due to a significant increase in yields during the watering of agricultural crops, as well as the transfer of pesticides and mineral fertilizers to plants and soil by water. One of the ways to improve the quality of water used in crop production is to structure it. An urgent task is to study the effect of structured water delivered to agricultural crops by watering or spraying on the yield, quality of the resulting products and agroecological condition of the soil. Field studies on pea crops were conducted at experimental sites of the Vinnytsia National Agrarian University, laboratory studies were conducted in accredited laboratories for monitoring the quality, safety of feed and raw materials of the Institute of Feed Research and Agriculture of Podillya of the National Academy of Agrarian Sciences of Ukraine and the testing centre of the Vinnytsia branch of the state institution “Institute of Soil Protection of Ukraine”. When watering peas with structured water, its yield increases by 42.3% compared to the version without water application and by 22.3% compared to the version with watering with plain water. Pea seeds when watered with structured water have a lower content of crude protein by 0.43 %, crude fat – by 0.09%, crude ash – by 0.63%, but a higher content of crude fibre by 0.11% and nitrogen-free extractives – by 0.99% compared to the version without water. The content of humus in the soil, when watered with structured water, was lower than in the version without water by 0.04%, lightly hydrolysed nitrogen – by 8.0%, mobile phosphorus – by 20.0%, exchangeable potassium – by 7.9%, the reaction of the soil solution – by 0.2 pH, hydrolytic acidity – by 21.7%, the concentration of mobile lead – by 18.4%. However, the concentration of mobile cadmium increased by 43.8% and soil moisture – by 4.3%. When comparing the indicators of the agroecological state of the soil, which was watered with structured and plain water, it was found that watering with structured water reduces the content of humus by 0.03%, lightly hydrolysed nitrogen – by 2.3%, mobile phosphorus – by 20%, exchange potassium – by 9.7%, hydrolytic acidity – by 7.7%, the reaction of the soil solution – by 0.3 pH, but increases the content of mobile lead by 10.9%, mobile cadmium – by 25.0% and increases the moisture content in the soil – by 2.7%

USO DE COBERTURA MORTA E ÁGUA SALINA NA PRODUTIVIDADE DA CULTURA DO MILHO

USO DE COBERTURA MORTA E ÁGUA SALINA NA PRODUTIVIDADE DA CULTURA DO MILHO GEOVANA FERREIRA GOES1, GEOCLEBER GOMES DE SOUSA2, CARLA INGRYD NOJOSA LESSA3, FRED DENILSON BARBOSA DA SILVA2, CLAUDIVAN FEITOSA DE LACERDA4, RAFAELLA DA SILVA NOGUEIRA2 1Graduanda no curso de Agronomia da Universidade da Integração Internacional da Lusofonia Afro-Brasileira (Avenida da Abolição, 3, centro, 62.790-000, Redenção/Ce, Brasil). E-mail: [email protected] 2Professores Doutores, Instituto de Desenvolvimento Rural, Agronomia da Universidade da Integração Internacional da Lusofonia Afro-Brasileira (Avenida da Abolição, 3, centro, 62.790-000, Redenção/Ce, Brasil). E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] 3Mestranda pelo Programa de Pós-graduação em Engenharia Agrícola da Universidade Federal do Ceará, Campus do Pici (Avenida Mister Hull,2977, Pici, 60.021-970, Fortaleza/Ce, Brasil) Email: [email protected] 4Professor Doutor, DENA/Programa de Pós-graduação em Engenharia Agrícola da Universidade Federal do Ceará, Campus do Pici (Avenida Mister Hull,2977, Pici, 60.021-970, Fortaleza/Ce, Brasil) Email: [email protected] 1 RESUMO O objetivo do trabalho foi avaliar a produtividade da cultura do milho irrigado com água de maior e menor salinidade em solo com e sem cobertura morta vegetal. A pesquisa foi realizada em campo, na Fazenda experimental da UNILAB, Redenção-CE. O delineamento experimental foi em bloco casualizado, em esquema fatorial 6 × 2, referente a seis estratégias de uso de cobertura morta vegetal: EC1= sem cobertura morta durante todo o ciclo - testemunha; EC2= com cobertura morta durante todo o ciclo; EC3= com cobertura morta até 45 dias após a semeadura (DAS) e sem cobertura morta até o final do ciclo; EC4= sem cobertura morta até aos 45 DAS e com cobertura morta até o final do ciclo; EC5= com cobertura morta até 60 DAS e sem cobertura morta até o final do ciclo e EC6= sem cobertura morta até 60 e com cobertura morta até o final do ciclo e duas condutividade elétrica da água de irrigação (A1=0,8 dS m-1 e A2=3,0 dS m-1), em cinco repetições. Foram analisadas as seguintes variáveis: massa de espiga com e sem palha, de 1000 grãos e a produtividade. O uso da estratégia EC3 possibilitou aumento para massa da espiga com e sem palha e 1000 grãos. A salinidade da água de irrigação foi atenuada pela estratégia EC3 para massa da espiga com e sem palha. As estratégias EC3 e EC5 apresentaram maior produtividade com água de baixa salinidade e com água de maior salinidade quando utilizou-se a estratégia EC3. Palavras-chave: salinidade, proteção do solo, Zea mays L. GOES, G. F.; SOUSA, G. G.; LESSA, C. I. N; SILVA, F. D. B; LACERDA, C. F.; NOGUEIRA, R. S. USE OF DEAD COVERAGE AND SALINE WATER IN THE PRODUCTIVITY OF CORN CROP 2 ABSTRACT This work aimed to evaluate the productivity of the corn crop irrigated with water of greater and lesser salinity in soils with and without mulch. The research was carried out in the field, at the experimental farm at UNILAB, Redenção-CE. The experimental design was a randomized block, in a 6 × 2 factorial scheme, referring to six strategies for using vegetable mulch: EC1= no mulch throughout the cycle - control; EC2= with mulch throughout the cycle; EC3= with mulch up to 45 days after sowing (DAS) and without mulch until the end of the cycle; EC4= no mulch up to 45 DAS and with mulch until the end of the cycle; EC5= with mulch up to 60 DAS and without mulch until the end of the cycle and EC6= without mulch up to 60 and with mulch until the end of the cycle and two electrical conductivity of the irrigation water (A1=0.8 dS m-1 and A2=3.0 dS m-1) in five repetitions. The following variables were analyzed: ear mass with and without straw, 1000 grains and yield. The use of the EC3 strategy allowed an increase in ear mass with and without straw and 1000 grains. The salinity of the irrigation water was attenuated by the EC3 strategy for ear mass with and without straw. Strategies EC3 and EC5 showed higher yields with low salinity water and high salinity water when the EC3 strategy was used. Keywords: salinity, soil protection, Zea mays L.

RESPOSTA DA ALFACE EM SISTEMA AGROFLORESTAL IRRIGADO POR GOTEJAMENTO

RESPOSTA DA ALFACE EM SISTEMA AGROFLORESTAL IRRIGADO POR GOTEJAMENTO LAÍSA PRADO HURPIA1; JOEL LEANDRO DE QUEIROGA2; RONALDO ANTONIO DOS SANTOS1; ADNAH MIRIAH PEREIRA ROQUE1; ALINE DE HOLANDA NUNES MAIA2 E WALDEMORE MORICONI2 1 Departamento de Desenvolvimento Rural, Centro de Ciências Agrárias, Universidade Federal de São Carlos - UFSCar, Rodovia Anhanguera, km 174 - SP-330, CEP 13600-970, Araras, SP, Brasil, [email protected], [email protected] e [email protected]. 2 Embrapa Meio Ambiente, Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária, Rodovia SP-340, Km 127,5, Tanquinho Velho, CEP: 13918-110, Jaguariúna, SP, Brasil, [email protected], [email protected] e [email protected]. 1 RESUMO Os sistemas agroflorestais (SAFs) proporcionam comumente uma otimização da área de cultivo, mão-de-obra, insumos e água, com maior estabilidade e diversificação da produção, maior eficiência no controle de plantas espontâneas e proteção do solo contra a erosão. Contudo, atualmente são escassos os estudos sobre SAFs irrigados. Desta forma, este trabalho teve como objetivo avaliar a produção da cultura da alface (Lactuca sativa L.) em cultivo solteiro e consorciado com rúcula (Eruca sativa L.) e rabanete (Raphanus sativus L.), no interior de um SAF e a pleno sol, sob irrigação por gotejamento. O estudo foi conduzido no Sítio Agroecológico da Embrapa Meio Ambiente, em Jaguariúna, SP. Os resultados demonstraram que o sistema de condução não influenciou o diâmetro horizontal da alface, enquanto o cultivo a pleno sol promoveu maior produção de massa seca e número de folhas de alface e rúcula. O rabanete apresentou folhas mais longas no SAF quando comparado ao pleno sol. O policultivo aumentou a produção por unidade de área, em 129,5% em média, em relação ao monocultivo no SAF e pleno sol. Estes resultados demonstraram que a consorciação foi vantajosa em relação ao monocultivo, ao produzir uma maior quantidade de hortaliças por unidade de área e insumos. Palavras-chave: sistema de cultivo, otimização de cultivos, irrigação localizada. HURPIA, L. P.; QUEIROGA, J. L.; SANTOS, R. A.; ROQUE, A. M. P.; MAIA, A. H. N.; MORICONI, W. RESPONSE OF LETTUCE UNDER AGROFORESTRY SYSTEM WITH DRIP IRRIGATION 2 ABSTRACT Agroforestry systems (SAFs) commonly provide optimization of the cultivation area, labor, inputs and water, with yield diversification and stability, greater efficiency in weed control and soil protection against erosion. However, studies on irrigated SAFs are currently scarce. Thus, this work aimed to evaluate the production of lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) in single cultivation and intercropped with arugula (Eruca sativa L.) and radish (Raphanus sativus L.), grown in an agroforestry system and in full sun. The study was conducted at the Sítio Agroecológico of Embrapa Meio Ambiente (experimental farm), in the city of Jaguariúna, in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. The results showed that the conduction system did not influence the horizontal diameter of lettuce, while cultivation in full sun promoted greater production of dry mass and number of lettuce and arugula leaves. The radish showed longer leaves in SAF compared to full sun. Polyculture increased production per unit area, by 129.5% on average, compared to monoculture in SAF and full sun. These results showed that intercropping was advantageous in relation to monoculture, as it produced a greater number of vegetables per unit area and inputs. Keywords: farming system, crop optimization, localized irrigation system.

Legal regulation of information on soils

The issue of legal regulation of information support on soils is considered. The characteristics of large-scale soil studies in Ukraine, which were conducted during 1957–1961, are given. The reasons for the inconsistency of the available information on the structure and condition of the soil cover are established. It is substantiated that the data of environmental impact assessments of ecological monitoring, soil survey, cadastral documentation, etc. can be sources of ecological information. Based on the legal analysis, it was concluded that the draft law of Ukraine «On Soil Conservation and Protection of Fertility» should establish that documented information on soil condition and ongoing soil protection measures should be open, publicly available, as it is public interest, except for information that is included in the category of information with limited access. Keywords: land, soil, soil cover, land use, soil protection, soil information, soil survey, monitoring, cadastral documentation

Properties of Humic Acids in Meadow Soils Irrigated with the Slope-and-Flooding System

The still-advancing soil degradation and the related losses of soil organic carbon stocks due to the limited inflow of organic residues in agro-ecosystems encourage more and more soil protection. Establishing meadow ecosystems is one of the key methods of agricultural land use preventing losses of organic carbon in soils. Based on the research on the properties of humic acids, it is possible to determine the advancement of the processes of transformation and decomposition of soil organic matter. The obtained results may allow for the development of a soil protection strategy and more effective sequestration of organic carbon. Therefore, the aim of the research was to determine the properties of humic acids defining the quality of organic matter of meadow soils irrigated for 150 years with the slope-and-flooding system. The research was performed based on the soils (Albic Brunic Arenosol) sampled from Europe’s unique complex of permanent irrigated grasslands (the same irrigation management for 150 years), applying the slope-and-flooding system: the Czerskie Meadows. The soil samples were assayed for the content of total organic carbon (TOC) and the particle size distribution. HAs were extracted with the Schnitzer method and analysed for the elemental composition, spectrometric parameters in the UV-VIS (ultraviolet-visible) range, hydrophilic and hydrophobic properties and the infrared spectra. The research results showed that the HAs properties depend on the depth and the distance from the irrigation ditch. The HAs of soils sampled from the depth of 0–10 cm were identified with a lower “degree of maturity” as compared with the HAs of soils sampled from the depth of 20–30 cm, reflected by the values of atomic ratios (H/C, O/C, O/H), absorbance coefficients, and the FT-IR (Fourier transform infrared) spectra. The mean values of the H/C ratio in the HAs molecules of soils sampled from the depth of 20–30 cm were lower by 8.2% than those from the depth of 0–10 cm. The mean values of the absorbance coefficient A4/6 in the HAs molecules of soils sampled from the depth of 20–30 cm were lower by 9.6% than in the HAs molecules of soils sampled from the depth of 0–10 cm. The HAs molecules of the soils sampled 25 m from the irrigation ditch were identified with a higher degree of humification, as compared with the HAs of the soils sampled 5 m from the irrigation ditch. The results identified that humic acids produced in the many-year irrigated sandy soils were identified with a high degree of humification, which proves the relative stability of the soil’s organic matter. It confirms the importance of meadow soils for the carbon sequestration process. It should also be emphasized that the research area is interesting, although hardly described in terms of organic matter properties. Further and more detailed applicable research is planned, e.g., monitoring of total organic carbon content and comparing the properties of irrigated and non-irrigated meadow soils. Continuity of research is necessary to assess the direction of the soil organic matter transformation in such a unique ecosystem. The obtained results may allow for the development of, inter alia, models of agricultural practices that increase carbon sequestration in soils. In the long term, this will allow for greater environmental benefits and, thus, also increased financial benefits.