Erodibility is a soil attribute used for conservation planning especially in intensively cultivated land. Soils with high erodibility need more intensive conservation practices than soils with low erodibility. As direct soil erodibility measurement is difficult on the field, the objective of this research was to determine the relationship between soil interrill erodibility and aggregate stability in soils with different physical, chemical and mineralogical properties in Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil. Aggregate stability and soil interrill erodibility were measured in the laboratory. The coefficients of determination (R²) between different soil aggregation indexes and soil erodibility were statistically significant (p < 0.01), suggesting it is feasible to use these relationships to predict soil interrill erodibility. Some indexes, using the mean weight diameter to express aggregate stability were also statistically significant (p < 0.05). Aggregate stability can be an adequate approach to predict interrill soil erodibility and soil erosion susceptibility.
erosion susceptibility; water erosion; soil properties