Saber
versão impressa ISSN 1315-0162
Resumo
TRUJILLO GALINDO, MARÍA; MENDEZ NATERA, JESÚS; HOSSNE GARCIA, AMÉRICO e PARRA DIAZ, FRANCISCO. EFFECT OF MOISTURE CONTENT AND LEVEL OF COMPACTION OF AN ULTISOL SOIL ON SOME BROMATOLOGIC CHARACTERISTICS OF CULTIVATION OF SOYBEAN (Glycine max L. Merrill cv San Baiba). Saber [online]. 2016, vol.28, n.4, pp.706-712. ISSN 1315-0162.
Since problems of soil compaction as a limiting factor in crop development have been traditionally studied independently of the moisture factor, an experiment was performed to determine the behavior of Soybean (Glycine max L. Merrill cv San Baiba) with respect to moisture and compaction of an Ultisol soil from a savannah in Monagas state, Venezuela. A randomized block design with factorial arrangement was used where the interaction of four levels of compaction was studied through different number of strokes per layer (0, 12, 24, 36) and four levels of moisture through the variation of the irrigation frequencies (every day, every two days, every three days and every four days). It was evidenced that the fresh leaf and branches masses and leaf area were affected by the frequency of watering with the following regression equations, respectively: Y = 1691.364 905.035 + x - 390.280 x2 with R2 = 98.12%, Y = 16.770 + 23.350 x - 5.250 x2 with R2 = 98.40% and Y = 17.535+ 7.576 x - 2.08 x2 with R2 = 97.61%. In the other hand, the dry mass of branches was affected by the interaction. The variables dry foliar mass, percentage of ash, ether extract, crude fiber, organic matter, dry matter and crude protein showed no significant differences for any of the factors and their interaction.
Palavras-chave : Bromatology; compaction; soy.