Acessibilidade / Reportar erro

Erodibility of some tropical soils

Erodibility values for the soils of São Paulo State are reported in this paper. Wichmeier's nomograph method was used to determine the K values. The erodibility values are higher in the soils with an argilic horizon and lower in the soils with on oxic horizon or an oxic horizon associated with an argilic horizon. The K values ranged from 0,02 to 0,67.


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