Capacity of use and soil conservation management of a fragment of cerrado sensu stricto, Montes Claros-MG

• Autor(a) principal: Xavier, Márcio Venícius Barbosa
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Outros Autores: Santos, Layla Lima, Fonseca, Ana Paula Mota, Almeida, Elaine Soares de, Almeida, Lucas Vercine Oliveira, Aguiar, Ruth Monte Alto Souza, Duarte Moreira, Cintia Dayrane, Semensato, Bruno Dias, Ferreira, Jéssica Mendes, Oliveira, Paulo Victor Alves de
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Research, Society and Development
• Texto Completo: https://rsdjournal.org/index.php/rsd/article/view/16697
• topic: Aptitud agrícola; Prácticas de conservación; Aptidão agrícola; Práticas conservacionistas; Erosão hídrica.; Agricultural aptitude; Conservation practices; Water erosion.

Soil degradation results from physical and chemical processes. Human activity favors its acceleration through inappropriate management practices, such as intensive overgrazing and deforestation. These processes imply a reduction in the volume, fertility and biological activity of the exploited soil, making it necessary to use conservation practices, which increases the productive capacity of the soil and its time of use. The objective was to determine the current land use capacity of an area of ​​cerrado sensu stricto. For such results, data referring to climate, relief, soil fertility and history of use of the area were obtained. As a result, the area was classified as unsuitable for intensive cultivation, but with adaptation to pasture. The soil has complex conservation problems, due to its shallow natural depth (5.37%), which was aggravated by the action of water erosion. The area has been classified as having a slight slope, which can accelerate water erosion. The vegetal recomposition of the soil is recommended, as well as the use of contour lines.