No-tillage soil management does not permit incorporation of crop residues and requires surface application of fertilizers and corrective agents, thereby affecting nutrient availability and distribution. This study was carried out to evaluate the chemical changes in no-tillage system compared to conventional tillage and native grass field. Samples from a sandy/clay Red-Yellow Podzolic (Typic Hapludalf), taken at 0-5, 5-10, 10-20 and 20-40 cm depth, were used to determine zero point of salt effect (ZPSE), humic substances, permanent charge, soil pH, exchangeable Al, Ca + Mg and H + Al, total and mineral N, available, total and organic P and available, exchangeable and soil solution K. Effective CTC and pH 7.0, aluminum and base saturations and the percentage of organic P were determined. The soil management did not affect the ZPSE. The no-tillage system increased the fulvic and humic acids, nutrient availability, negative charges, and soil acidity.
soil management; soil nutrients; soil colloids