Spatial variability of the phosphorus and granulometric fractions of a red-yellow oxisol

This study was conducted to study the spatial variability of phosphorus, estimating it through cokriging taking as covariables the size fractions of soil. The study was conducted at the experimental farm INCAPER-ES. The soil was sampled in the canopy projection of culture and depth of 0-0.20 meters...

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Authors: Silva, Samuel, Lima, Julião, Souza, Gustavo, Oliveira, Rone, Silva, Alessandra
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2010
Country:Brasil
Institution:Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC)
Repository:Revista ciência agronômica (Online)
Language:English
OAI Identifier:oai:periodicos.ufc:article/83978
Online Access:http://periodicos.ufc.br/revistacienciaagronomica/article/view/83978
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Geostatistics
Soils
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Oxisols
Interpolation
Geoestatística
Solos
Teor de Fósforo
Latossolos
Interpolação
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Summary:This study was conducted to study the spatial variability of phosphorus, estimating it through cokriging taking as covariables the size fractions of soil. The study was conducted at the experimental farm INCAPER-ES. The soil was sampled in the canopy projection of culture and depth of 0-0.20 meters in an irregular mesh with 109 points. The data were initially submitted to a descriptive analysis and correlation. Through geostatistics was made the adjustment of the variograms. The P showed significant correlation with the sand and clay fractions indicating that areas with higher concentrations of clay have lower availability of this nutrient. Both fractions have equal performance as co-variable in the estimate of the levels of P in the soil.