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RESEARCH ARTICLE

Biota of subtropical Oxisols under no-tillage with application of liquid cattle manure

Stallone da Costa Soares A * , Caroline Silvano Barizão B , Fabiane Machado Vezzani C , Nerilde Favaretto C , Verediana Fernanda Cherobim https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2981-7332 C , Jeferson Dieckow C , Volnei Pauletti C and Gabriel Barth D
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A Instituto de Agronomia - Departamento de Solos, UFRRJ – Rural Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Seropédica, Rio de Janeiro CEP 23890-000, Brazil.

B UNESPAR - University of State of Paraná, Paranavaí, Paraná, Brazil.

C DSEA-UFPR - Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Engineering, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil.

D Fundação ABC - Foundation for Agricultural Assistance and Technical Divulgation, Ponta Grossa, Paraná, Brazil.


Handling Editor: Frank Ashwood

Soil Research 60(4) 423-433 https://doi.org/10.1071/SR21130
Submitted: 16 July 2021  Accepted: 1 December 2021   Published: 24 December 2021

© 2022 The Author(s) (or their employer(s)). Published by CSIRO Publishing

Abstract

Context: Organic amendments in agricultural systems benefit the soil biota; however, their consecutive use can interfere negatively with the biota diversity and functionality.

Aims: This study evaluated the biomass and microbial activity and the epiedaphic fauna response of soil with consecutive liquid cattle manure (LCM) addition (4 years) in no-tillage.

Methods: The experiment was run in two Oxisol textures: sandy clay loam and clayey. The treatments were the control (un-manured) and three LCM doses: 60, 120 and 180 m−3 ha−1 year−1, distributed in a completely randomised block design with four replications. Microbial biomass carbon (MBC), soil microbial respiration (SMR), and microbial quotient (qMIC) were performed in the 0–5 cm layer. The epiedaphic fauna was captured by traps and abundance and ecological indices were evaluated in spring  and autumn seasons.

Key results: In sandy clay loam soil, the MBC and SMR increased up to 180 m−3 ha−1 year−1 in both spring and autumn, while in clayey soil, only the SMR increased up in the spring. The most representative groups of the epiedaphic fauna were Collembola, Acarine, Coleoptera, and Hymenoptera. The Collembola population was predominant in both soils and seasons.

Conclusions: Consecutive annual applications of LCM in no-tillage had a greater positive impact in the soil biota in the sandy clay loam soil and in the spring season and did not negatively affect the ecological functioning of the soil biota system.

Implications: Application of liquid cattle manure may be beneficial for the sustainability of the agroecosystem and as a highly available and low-cost waste, it may be an alternative for replacing chemical fertilisers.

Keywords: animal manure, epiedaphic fauna, microbial biomass, microbial quotient, microbial respiration, Pielou, Shannon, Simpson, soil tillage.


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