The aim of this study was to evaluate spectral curves of three different soils amended with organic residues derived from the cane sugar industry. It was used disturbed samples of four soils of distinct classes: a typic dystrophic Red Latosol (Haplustox-LVd), a typic dystroferric Latosol (Rhodic Ustox-LVdf), a typic dystrophic Argisoil (Rhodustults-PVd) and a Cambisol (Dystropept-CXa). They were amended with 0, 40 or 80 t ha-1 of organic residues derived from the cane sugar and alcohol industry (filter cake). Spectral reflectance of the soil samples were obtained under laboratory conditions by spectroradiometry (FieldSpec), employing spectral bands ranging from 450 to 2,500 nm. The effects of the organic residues application on the soil spectral curves were most evident in the sandier soils. The intensity of the spectral soil curves was reduced at higher organic residue doses due to the increase in soil organic matter. For the amended LV soil, we observed an increase in the intensity of reflectance. This was related to the presence of Ca2+, which masked the effect of the organic matter.
remote sensing; soil reflectance; radiometry; soil chemistry
