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SUMMARYProperties of a claim loam soil, collected in Aranjuez (Madrid) and enriched with organic matter and microorganisms, were evaluated under controlled temperature and moisture conditions, over a period of three months. The following treatments were carried out: soil (control); soil + 50 t ha -1 of animal manure (E50); soil + 50 t ha -1 of animal manure + 30 L ha -1 of effective microorganisms (E50EM); soil + 30 t ha -1 of the combination of various green crop residues and weeds (RC30) and soil + 30 t ha -1 of the combination of various green crop residues and weeds + 30 L ha -1 of effective microorganisms (RC30EM). Soil samples were taken before and after incubation and their physical, chemical, and microbiological parameters analyzed. Significant increase was observed in the production of exopolysaccharides and basic phosphatase and esterase enzyme activities in the treatments E50EM and RC30EM, in correlation with the humification of organic matter, water retention at field capacity, and the cationic exchange capacity (CEC) of the same treatments. The conclusion was drawn that the incorporation of a mixture of effective microorganisms (EM) intensified the biological soil activity and improved physical and chemical soil properties, contributing to a quick humification of fresh organic matter. These findings were illustrated by the microbiological activities of exopolysaccharides and by alkaline phosphatase and esterase enzymes, which can be used as early and integrated soil health indicators.Index terms: quality indicators, microorganisms, physical, chemical, and biochemical soil properties.(

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The soil quality was evaluated following the addition of organic matter and microorganisms to a clay loam soil collected in Aranjuez (Madrid) under controlled conditions of temperature and moisture, and over a period of three months. The following treatments were carried out: soil (control); soil + 50 t/ha of animal manure (E50); soil + 50 t/ha of animal manure + 30l/ha of effective microorganisms (E50EM); soil + 30 t/ha of combination of various green crop residues and weeds (RC30) and soil + 30 t/ha of combination of various green crop residues and weeds + 30l/ha of effective microorganisms (RC30EM). The soil samples were taken before and after the incubation and analysed using physical, chemical and microbiological parameters. A significant increase in the production of polysaccharides and alkaline phosphatase and esterase enzymes in the treatments E50EM and RC30EM was observed, being in direct correlation with the humification of the organic matter, with the water retention at field capacity, and with the cationic exchange capacity (CEC). It can be concluded that the incorporation of microorganisms EM potentialized the soil biological activity and improved physicochemical soil properties, contributing to a quick humification of fresh organic matter. Those findings were proved by microbiological activities of exopolysaccharides by alcaline phosphatase and esterase enzymes, which can be used as earlier and integral soil health indicators.

A Murcha de Fusarium em tomateiro não está sendo eficientemente controlada no Estado de São Paulo, devido a falta de variedades resistentes, adequadas ao mercado. Como na produção destas, variedades resistentes é necessário um estudo sôbre a variabilidade do fango quanto a raças fisiológicas os autores pesquisaram 48 linhagens de Fusarium coletados em todo o Estado de São Paulo e através de testes em variedades diferenciais Bonny Best., Santa Cruz (Kobayashi) e S-34 em condições de casa de vegetação com contrôle parcial de temperatura e inoculaçôes artificiais. Concluiram que das 48 linhagens estudadas uma desta apresentava reação de raça 2 as demais 47 a da raça 1 sendo possível reparar as linhagens pelo gráu de patogenicidade.