Pig slurry application and structure of a red latosol under no tillageThe objective of this study was to assess the effects of crescent doses of pig slurry on physical soil properties. The experiment is carried out in Campos Novos, SC, southern Brazil, on a red distroferric latosol, with a completely random blocks experimental design and four replicates, with the following treatments: control (0); soluble fertilizer (SF); combination of pig slurry and soluble fertilizer (SS); pig slurry applications of 50, 100 and 200 m³ ha-1. Since 2001, maize and black-oat were cultivated under no tillage soil management. Soil samples were collected in January 2006, from 0-5; 5-10; 10-20 cm deep, to analyze organic carbon, soil density, aggregate stability, macro, micro and total porosity. The application of 50 and 100 m³ ha-1 of pig slurry decreased soil aggregate stability, in relation to the control treatment with no fertilization. The other physical properties and organic carbon contents had no effect on the treatments, demonstrating the pig slurry application under these tested conditions maintains the soil physical quality.
Aggregate stability; pig manure; slurry discharge
