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The objective of this work was to evaluate the productivity of maize dry matter in the consortium with forage or in single cultivation, oats + ryegrass in succession and the physical attributes in a Red Nitosol. The experiment was conducted in Concórdia - SC in the agricultural years 2016/2017 and 2017/2018. The design was a randomized block with 5 replications, consisting of the treatments: T1 - Single maize; T2 - Maize + Pigeon pea forage (Cajanus cajan); T3 - Maize + Urochloa ruziziensis; T4 - Maize + Pigeon pea forage + U. ruziziensis, T5 - Pigeon pea forage and T6 - U. ruziziensis single. The dry mass productivity (PMS) of maize, forage and oats + ryegrass in succession was determined. Also, the Rapid Diagnosis of Soil Structure (DRES) and the Mechanical Resistance of Soil to Penetration (RSP) were carried out after two years of cultivation. The presence of U. ruziziensis and / or Pigeon pea did not affect the dry matter yield of maize in both harvests. The highest PMS of oats were found in the plots following single maize and the smallest for the second crop, where treatments with U. ruziziensis followed. For RSP, no significant differences were found in consortia and single crops. The treatments with U. ruziziensis obtained better indexes of structural quality. The corn consortium with Urochloa ruziziensis, in addition to not reducing silage productivity, provides forage availability in the autumn empty period, as well as improving soil attributes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]