01757naa a2200229 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001910000180006024501230007826000090020152010790021065000190128965000170130865000170132570000210134270000210136370000180138470000160140270000340141870000190145277300560147110160662017-09-28 2017 bl uuuu u00u1 u #d1 aPASSOS, R. R. aLeast limiting water range of Udox soil under degraded pastures on different sun-exposed faces.h[electronic resource] c2017 aThe efficient use of water is increasingly important and proper soil management, within the specificities of each region of the country, allows achieving greater efficiency. The South and Caparaó regions of Espírito Santo, Brazil are characterized by relief of ?hill seas? with differences in the degree of pasture degradation due to sun exposure. The objective of this study was to evaluate the least limiting water range in Udox soil under degraded pastures with two faces of exposure to the sun and three pedoenvironments. In each pedoenvironment, namely Alegre, Celina, and Café, two areas were selected, one with exposure on the North/West face and the other on the South/East face. In each of these areas, undisturbed soil samples were collected at 0-10 cm depth to determine the least limiting water range. The exposed face of the pasture that received the highest solar incidence (North/West) presented the lowest values in least limiting water range. The least limiting water range proved to be a physical quality indicator for Udox soil under degraded pastures. aDegraded soils aSoil physics aSoil quality1 aCOSTA, L. M. da.1 aASSIS, I. R. de.1 aSANTOS, D. A.1 aRUIZ, H. A.1 aGUIMARÃES, L. A. de O. P. G.1 aANDRADE, F. V. tInternational Agrophysicsgv. 31, p. 393-400, 2017.