In spite of the agricultural use potential and the peculiar edaphic characteristics, few studies have been conducted to estimate the potential acidity of soils with high organic matter content. The objective of this study was to establish a mathematical model that could estimate the potential acidity (H + Al) based on the pH SMP after determination of the soil pH in water and in CaCl2 10 mmol L-1 solution with reading of the pH in the suspension or supernatant of the equilibrium solution SMP in a certain soil: SMP buffer ratio for Organosols from the of Serra do Espinhaço Meridional (SdEM) region (between 17 ° 30 ' and 20 ° 30 ' S, and 43 ° and 44 ° W) in Minas Gerais State, Brazil. Twenty-two Organosol samples from the SdEM were used. The soils are classified as Terric Organosol Haplic sapric, Typical Organosol Haplic fibric and Typical Organosol Haplic hemic. The potential acidity of Organosols from SdEM can be estimated satisfactorily based on the pH SMP at a soil: SMP buffer ratio of 10:10 measured in the soil- SMP solution used in the routine soil water pH determination. Of the chemical attributes organic carbon was the one that most influenced the potential acidity of Organosol in SdEM.
soil pH; soil:buffer SMP ratio; H + Al; organic carbon
