The Journal "Agriculture and Forestry"
Časopis "Poljoprivreda i šumarstvo"
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Volume 67, Issue 2 (30.06.2021)
| Volume : | 67 |
| Issue : | 2 (30.06.2021) |
| Authors : | Derielsen Brandão SANTANA, Talyson de Melo BOLLELI, Guilherme Henrique Expedito LENSE, Luis Felipe Pigatto Miranda SILVA, Paul SESTRAS, Velibor SPALEVIC, Ronaldo Luiz MINCATO |
| Title : | ESTIMATE OF WATER EROSION IN COFFEE GROWING AREAS IN SERRA DA MANTIQUEIRA, MINAS GERAIS STATE, BRAZIL |
| Abstract : | Water erosion is a major cause of soil degradation worldwide. This natural phenomenon has been continually accelerated by anthropogenic activities, with constants increase of soil losses. The main objective of this study was to apply the Modified Universal Soil Loss Equation (MUSLE) model to estimate soil loss in rainy events during one year period. The total study was conducted between August 2017 and July 2019 in coffee growing areas located in the Serra da Mantiqueira, Southern Minas Gerais, Brazil. Most of the factors used for the MUSLE equation were determined from Geographic Information Systems. The results showed that soil losses ranged from 53.40 to 28.37 Mg in both areas depending on the land use and 33.12 and 23.82 Mg related to the soil classes. The largest soil losses were estimated to exposed soils in eucalyptus without conservationist practices, in the highest slopes and in Haplic Cambisol (CX). It was concluded that the conservation management practices correlated to anthropic activities adopted in the coffee crop contributed to the reduction of soil losses and maintenance of edaphic conditions. |
| For citation : | Santana, D.B.; Bolleli, T.M.; Lense, G.H.E.; Silva, L.F.P.M.; Sestras, P.; Spalevic, V.; Mincato, R.L. (2021): Estimate of water erosion in coffee growing areas in Serra da Mantiqueira, Minas Gerais State, Brazil. Agriculture and Forestry, 67 (2): 75-88. |
| Keywords : | Soil losses, Prediction models, Modified Universal Soil Loss Equation, MUSLE, Brazil. |
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