The sprinkler irrigation on pasture can increase the forage production and improve soil chemical conditions. The aim of this study was to evaluate soil fertility and oxidizable and total carbon contents in Oxisol of the Cerrado under pasture area Tifton 85 (Cynodon spp), irrigated and dryland. The experimental design was completely randomized. Soil samples were collected in the 0-5, 5-10, 10-20 and 20-40cm depth, to evalueted the tenors of Ca, Mg, Al, P, K, Na, H + Al, total organic carbon (TOC) and determined the pH values. The samples were chemically fractionated with potassium dichromate to obtain fractions with different degrees of lability: F1>F2>F3>F4. The irrigated area had the highest Ca and Mg tenors in relation to the no-irrigated area, except for Mg, 10-20cm depth. It was observed difference for the TOC, and the highest values were verified in the irrigated area, due to higher contribution of stem and root biomass at all depths. This pattern was also observed for fractions F1 and F2. The irrigation increases the concentration of TOC, being this increase most noticeable in the more labile fractions (F1 and F2) and also provides improved soil fertility by increasing the concentration of Ca and Mg.
savannah; labiles fractions; sprinkler irrigation; Cynodon spp
