The objective of this work was to evaluate the spatial variability of soil properties by soil maps developed by different methods, before and after liming and phosphorus fertilizer application at variable rates. Soil georeferenced samples were obtained from 0 - 0,20 m depths in three sugarcane fields (A, B and C). Lime and phosphorus requirement were calculated and applied at variable rates. Soil maps generated from semivariogram parameters showed different patterns and were more precise than those generated from linear interpolation method. Liming and phosphorus variable rate application reduced the spatial variability of base saturation (V) and phosphorus level (P) in the experimental area. The soil sampling intensity equal to one per ha used in this work was not sufficient to assess the spatial variability of P and V levels in the C field and the V levels in the B field.
precision agriculture; site-specific-management; geostatistics
