The present work had the objective to analyze the alterations of the physical properties of a dark-red Latosol (typic acrustox), under different use systems. In 1996, samples of soils were collected, under corn crop, pinus, eucalyptus, pasture, ciliary forest (after 10 years of cultivation), and native cerrado vegetation, in three depths (0,00-0,10; 0,10-0,20, and 0,20-0,40 m), in the experimental station from Faculdade de Engenharia de Ilha Solteira - UNESP, located in Selvíria county (MS). The experimental design was the totally randomized, with 18 treatments and 10 replications. In the different treatments the macroporosity, microporosity, total porosity, bulky density, texture, and resistance to penetration were determined. By the results we may conclude that alterations of the physical properties of the soil occurred in the different areas, compared to natural condition; the area with ciliary forest and pinus are closer to the natural conditions, presenting an accommodation of the superficial layer; the other areas of the soil; the areas presented greatest alterations in depths of the 0,00-0,10 m, except for the area with annual crop.
cerrado; bulky density; porosity; resistance to penetration; management