Potential of Cultivating Dry Season Maize along a Hydrological Gradient of an Inland Valley in Uganda

Inland valley wetlands with higher soil moisture than surrounding uplands offer a yet unexplored opportunity for increasing maize production in East Africa. For three consecutive years, we conducted field experiments to assess the potential of an inland valley in Central Uganda for producing dry season maize. A randomized complete block design was used with six treatments including farmer’s practice, unfertilized control, organic and inorganic fertilizer applications at high and low rates. These were repeated four times at each of the three hydrological positions of the inland valley (fringe, middle, and center). The maize grain yield of 3.4 t ha–1 (mean across treatments and years) exceeded the national yield average by 42%. High and sustained soil moisture in the center position of the inland valley was associated with the highest grain yields irrespective of the year. Due to soil moisture deficit in the fringe and middle hydrological positions, grain yields were not only lower but also highly variable. Intensive manuring with a combination of green and poultry manure produced high yields that were comparable to those with mineral fertilizers (both at 120 kg N ha–1). Lower amounts of either mineral or organic fertilizer (60 kg N ha–1) provided no yield gain over the unfertilized control. Inland valley wetlands, thus, offer promise for farmers to harvest an additional maize crop during the dry season, thus contributing to farm income and regional food security.

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CRESCIMENTO E PRODUÇÃO DE REPOLHO SOB DIFERENTES ADUBAÇÕES NA PRESENÇA E AUSÊNCIA DE COBERTURA MORTA EM AGRICULTURA FAMILIAR

Irriga ◽

10.15809/irriga.2016v21n1p74-89 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 21 (1) ◽

pp. 74

Author(s):

Eduardo Silva dos Santos ◽

Abelardo Antônio de Assunção Montenegro ◽

Elvira Maria Regis Pedrosa ◽

Ênio Farias de França e Silva

Keyword(s):

Yield Components ◽

Block Design ◽

Organic Fertilizer ◽

Water Shortage ◽

Irrigated Agriculture ◽

Mineral Fertilizers ◽

Irrigation Frequency ◽

Yield And Yield Components ◽

Brassica Oleraceae ◽

Presence And Absence

CRESCIMENTO E PRODUÇÃO DE REPOLHO SOB DIFERENTES ADUBAÇÕES NA PRESENÇA E AUSÊNCIA DE COBERTURA MORTA EM AGRICULTURA FAMILIAR EDUARDO SILVA DOS SANTOS1; ABELARDO ANTÔNIO DE ASSUNÇÃO MONTENEGRO2; ELVIRA MARIA REGIS PEDROSA2, ÊNIO FARIAS DE FRANÇA E SILVA2 1Doutor em Engenharia Agrícola, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Rua Dom Manoel de Medeiros s/n, Dois Irmãos, CEP: 52171-900 – Recife, PE. [email protected] de Engenharia Agrícola, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Rua Dom Manoel de Medeiros, Dois Irmão, CEPE: 52171-900 – Recife, PE. [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] 1 RESUMO O cultivo familiar de hortaliças no semiárido é de grande relevância econômica e social, sendo caracterizado por condições de escassez hídrica e baixa fertilidade dos solos. Por esses motivos, requer práticas de irrigação e de manejo agrícola. O presente estudo teve início em 22/11/2011, sendo conduzido até 18/03/2012, com o objetivo de avaliar o efeito da adoção de práticas conservacionistas e de diferentes fontes de adubação, na presença e ausência de cobertura morta, na produtividade e componentes de produção do repolho Midore, em região semiárida, do Estado de Pernambuco. Os tratamentos foram arranjados em delineamento de blocos ao acaso, em esquema 4 x 2, correspondendo a quatro tipos de adubação (adubação organomineral; adubação mineral; adubação orgânica e testemunha sem adubação) e dois tipos de cobertura do solo (ausência de cobertura morta e presença com densidade de 9 t ha-1), com quatro repetições. Os parâmetros avaliados foram: produtividade de cabeça de repolho; peso médio de cabeça; diâmetro vertical de cabeça; diâmetro horizontal de cabeça; número de folhas; altura de planta; índice de forma de cabeça e a eficiência do uso da água. Para o turno de rega adotado, de um dia, não houve efeito significativo da cobertura morta sobre a produtividade e componentes de produção do repolho. Já com relação à adubação, a adoção de adubação orgânica não diferiu da mineral nem da organomineral. Palavras-chaves: semiárido, agricultura irrigada, Brassica oleraceae SANTOS, E. S.; MONTENEGRO, A. A. A.; PEDROSA, E. M. R.; SILVA, E. F. F.GROWTH AND YIELD OF CABBAGE UNDER DIFFERENT FERTILIZATION IN THE PRESENCE AND ABSENCE OF MULCH IN COMMUNAL FARMING 2 ABSTRACT Communal horticulture cropping in the semiarid presents a high social and economic relevance, being characterized by water shortage and low soil fertility. Then, it requires irrigation and agricultural management. This study started on 22/11/2011, being conducted until 18/03/2012. The present study was conducted with the aim of evaluating the effect of different nutrient sources in the presence and absence of mulch on yield and yield components of Midore cabbage, in the semiarid, Pernambuco State. Treatments were arranged in a randomized block design, in a 4 x 2 scheme, corresponding to four fertilizer levels (organomineral fertilization, mineral fertilizers, organic manure, and one control without fertilization) and two soil cover conditions, in the presence and absence of mulch, with a density of 9 t ha-1, with four replications. The parameters evaluated were productivity of head cabbage; curd weight, vertical head diameter, horizontal diameter of the head, number of leaves; plant height over crop cycle; shaped head index (SFI) and the water use efficiency. For the adopted irrigation frequency, there was no significant effect of mulching on yield and yield components of cabbage. With respect to fertilization, adoption of organic fertilizer produced similar results in comparison to mineral and organomineral fertilization. Keywords: semiarid, irrigated agriculture, Brassica oleraceae

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Competition betweenElymus elymoidesandTaeniatherum caput-medusae

Weed Science ◽

10.1017/s0043174500091396 ◽

1999 ◽

Vol 47 (6) ◽

pp. 720-728 ◽

Cited By ~ 27

Author(s):

David W. Clausnitzer ◽

Michael M. Borman ◽

Douglas E. Johnson

Keyword(s):

Soil Moisture ◽

Interspecific Competition ◽

Seed Production ◽

Intraspecific Competition ◽

Field Experiments ◽

Block Design ◽

Low Oxygen ◽

Competitive Effects ◽

Growing Seasons ◽

Randomized Block Design

Two field experiments were conducted from 1993–1994 through 1995–1996 growing seasons in Harney County, OR, to determine the relative competitive abilities ofElymus elymoides(squirreltail) a native perennial range grass, andTaeniatherum caput-medusae(medusahead), an exotic annual grass weed. The 1993–1994 growing season was very dry, 1994–1995 was dry, and 1995–1996 was wetter than average. One experiment tested seedlings vs. seedlings in each of three seasons. The second experiment tested seedlings plus second- and third-year establishedE. elymoidesplants vs. 77caput-medusaeover 2 yr. Biomass, seed production, and soil moisture utilization 15, 30, 45, and 60 cm deep by the two species were measured. A randomized block design with factorial arrangement was used, with 25 2.25-m2plots per block. Initial seeding densities of each species were 0, 10, 74, 550, and 4,074 seeds m−2in all combinations of density. In the seedling vs. seedling experiment, intraspecific competition by 77caput-medusaeon itself was always significant (P ≤ 0.10) for both biomass and seed production. Interspecific competition byE. elymoidesseedlings onT. caput-medusaebiomass and seed production was not significant (P ≥ 0.10) in 2 of 3 yr and was always less than intraspecific competition by 77caput-medusae. Only 0.4% ofE. elymoidesseed germinated, and no seed was produced in the very dry first year, but 84% of remaining seed was viable for the next year, which had better moisture conditions for germination and establishment. Interspecific competition affected (P ≤ 0.10)E. elymoidesseedling biomass and seed production throughout the study. Intraspecific competition affected (P ≤ 0.10) seedlingE. elymoidesseed production in the dry year but not in the wetter than average year. In the matureE. elymoidesexperiment, intraspecific competition byT. caput-medusaeon weight and seed production per plant was greater than interspecific competition fromE. elymoides. Seedling/matureE. elymoidesreducedT. caput-medusaeweight per plant in the dry year but the effect was not biologically significant. Larger, matureEelymoidesplants produced 600 to 3,000 seeds per plant during the wet year; neither intra- nor interspecific competition was a factor.Taeniatherum caput-medusaewas better able to access deeper soil moisture and was more aggressive at extracting soil moisture than wereE. elymoidesseedlings in the wet year. Cold soils and low oxygen due to wet soils may have restrictedE. elymoidesseedling root activity. MatureE. elymoidesplants did not appear restricted by cold soils or low oxygen. Established second- and third-yearE. elymoidesplants were able to compete for soil moisture down to 45 cm. The generally greater interspecific competitive effects ofT. caput-medusaeonE. elymoidesthan vice versa suggested that it will be difficult to establish anE. elymoidesstand in an existingT. caput-medusaecommunity without first suppressingT. caput-medusae. IndividualE. elymoidesplants did establish and were productive with and withoutT. caput-medusaecompetition.

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Zero Tilled-Paddy Straw Mulched Potato (Solanum tuberosum) Cultivation in the Coastal Saline Soils Reduce Soil Salinity, Increase Yield and Profitability

Proceedings ◽

10.3390/proceedings2019036147 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 36 (1) ◽

pp. 147

Author(s):

Sukanta Kumar Sarangi ◽

Buddheswar Maji ◽

Parbodh Chander Sharma ◽

Saheb Digar ◽

Kshirendra Kumar Mahanta ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Soil Moisture ◽

Soil Salinity ◽

Irrigation Water ◽

Block Design ◽

Water Productivity ◽

Foliar Spray ◽

Cropping System ◽

Dry Season ◽

Paddy Straw ◽

Net Return

Rice is the predominant crop during wet season (July–December) and majority of land remain fallow during dry season (January–June) in the coastal saline region of West Bengal, India. Sustainable cropping system intensification in this salt affected region needs improved package of practices which conserve soil moisture, facilitate early crop establishment, ensures profitability and has positive effect on soil health. To achieve these objectives in a rice-based cropping system, we evaluated seven treatments for potato crop during the dry season viz. T1: ridge sowing (control), T2: Zero tillage (ZT) sowing with 9 t ha−1 paddy straw mulching (PSM), T3: T2 + foliar spray of nutrients, T4: ZT sowing with 12 t ha−1 PSM, T5: T4 + foliar spray of nutrients, T6: ZT sowing with 15 t ha−1 PSM, T7: T6 + foliar spray of nutrients in randomized block design with five replications. This study was conducted during 2016-2019 in the Gosaba island of the Indian Sundarbans. Cost of cultivation of potato reduced by about 27% due to ZT sowing (₹ 81,287 ha−1) compared to ridge sowing (₹ 1,11,260 ha−1). Tuber yield, net return and irrigation water productivity was significantly increased in T5, T6 and T7 over other treatments. There was reduction in soil salinity (ECe reduced from 5 to 3 dS m−1), bulk density (from 1.49 to 1.44 Mg m−3), irrigation water use (less 20 cm), conservation of soil moisture (4–8%), and increase in organic carbon (0.39 to 0.44%) due to ZT sowing with PSM. Rice-ZT potato-green gram cropping system was the most profitable one with highest net return (₹ 1,71,752 ha−1), however, the benefit-cost ratio was highest (2.33) with Rice-ZT potato cropping system.

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Influence of bioproducts and mycorrhizal fungi on the growth and yielding of sweet cherry trees

Horticultural Science ◽

10.17221/102/2018-hortsci ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 47 (No. 2) ◽

pp. 122-129

Author(s):

Sławomir Głuszek ◽

Edyta Derkowska ◽

Lidia Sas Paszt ◽

Mirosław Sitarek ◽

Beata Sumorok

Keyword(s):

Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi ◽

Mycorrhizal Fungi ◽

Sweet Cherry ◽

Growth Parameters ◽

Block Design ◽

Organic Fertilizer ◽

Arbuscular Mycorrhizal ◽

Organic Fertilizers ◽

Mineral Fertilizers ◽

Cherry Trees

The experiment assessed the influence of various biofertilizers and biostimulants on the growth characteristics of the root system, its colonization by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and the yielding of sweet cherry trees in field conditions. The experiment, conducted in Pomological Orchard of Research Institute of Horticulture located in Skierniewice during 2011–2014, involved the use of a mycorrhizal substrate, organic fertilizers and biostimulant in randomised block design. The control combination consisted of plants fertilized with mineral fertilizers (NPK). The use of the organic fertilizer BF Ekomix in dose 100 g per tree each year in the spring significantly increased the number of root tips in comparison with the control trees. There was also a tendency for the roots to lengthen and increase their surface area under the influence of this biofertilizer. In addition, the inoculation of roots with the mycorrhizal substrate in dose 200 g per tree per year stimulated the colonization of the roots of sweet cherry trees by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, which in turn led to improved root growth parameters.

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Productivity and quality of Mombasa grass under fertilization with pig deep-litter and NPK

Revista Brasileira de Engenharia Agrícola e Ambiental ◽

10.1590/1807-1929/agriambi.v24n7p437-443 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 24 (7) ◽

pp. 437-443

Author(s):

Marina da C. Guerrero ◽

Tiago R. de Sousa ◽

Saulo A. de Oliveira ◽

Rômulo R. Caldeira ◽

Adilson Pelá

Keyword(s):

Block Design ◽

Organic Fertilizer ◽

Dry Mass ◽

Point Of View ◽

Neutral Detergent Fiber ◽

Mineral Fertilizers ◽

Panicum Maximum ◽

Mineral Fertilization ◽

Economic Point ◽

Randomized Block Design

ABSTRACT The use of pig deep-litter (PDL) in pasture fertilization can be an important alternative from an environmental and economic point of view. This study was conducted to evaluate the fertilization with PDL exclusively or in association with mineral fertilizers on the quality and productivity of Panicum maximum cv. Mombasa. The experiment was carried out in Ipameri, GO, Brazil. The design was a randomized block design in a 2 x 5 factorial scheme with four repetitions, in plots of 24 m². The doses of PDL (0; 5; 10; 15 and 20 Mg ha-1) were tested, with or without fertilization with NPK (50 kg ha-1 of P2O5, 10 kg ha-1 of K2O and 10 kg ha-1 of N). The organic fertilizer was applied broadcast at the planting of the pasture, and the mineral fertilizers were split and applied at planting and as topdressing. Dry mass, crude protein, acid detergent fiber and neutral detergent fiber were evaluated. PDL doses associated with mineral fertilization led to linear increases from 52 to 282% in the analyzed variables and better bromatological composition. PDL application is beneficial to the production of pastures, and increasing applications up to the PDL dose of 20 Mg ha-1 associated with mineral fertilization promoted better quantitative and qualitative results. With exclusive fertilization with PDL, the gains in quality and productivity were more modest.

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Sugar Cane Cake and Mineral Fertilizers on Coconut (Cocos nucifera Linn.) Seedlings

CORD ◽

10.37833/cord.v25i2.142 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 25 (2) ◽

pp. 11

Author(s):

Luiz Gonzaga Bione Ferraz ◽

Ademar Barros da Silva ◽

José Nunes Filho ◽

Antonio Raimundo de Sousa ◽

Venézio Felipe dos Santos

Keyword(s):

Sugar Cane ◽

Chemical Elements ◽

Cocos Nucifera ◽

Block Design ◽

Organic Fertilizer ◽

Mineral Fertilizers ◽

Research Station ◽

Linear Quadratic ◽

Two Factors ◽

And Control

High quantities of mineral fertilizers (MF) are required for good coconut seedling production, whose up dated recommendation is 232 grams per seedling. The objective of this work was to assess the substitution of the MF by organic fertilizer as sugar-cane filter cake (SCFC) on coconut seedlings in polybag. The SCFC is an organic residue from sugar-cane manufacturing composed of various chemical elements, as for instance: nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, calcium and magnesium. The experiment was carried out at the Itapirema Research Station, Goiana, Pernambuco State, Brazil, in a randomized complete block design, with factorial disposition 52, replicated three times, with six tall coconut seedlings per plot. The treatments were the combinations of five doses of MF (in g seedling-1): 46.25; 92.50; 138.75; 185.00 and control, using urea, simple superphosphate and potassium chloride at the proportion of 1:2:3, respectively, and five doses of SCFC (in kg polybag-1): 0.5; 1.0; 1.5; 2.0 and control. Eight months after young coconut seedlings replacement to the polybags the following parameters were measured: collar girth (CG), leaf area (LA), number of live leaves (NL) and plant height (PH). For leaf nutritional diagnosis and growing media chemical and physical analyses, samples were collected. There was significance for the two factors, individually, to all parameters. The trend analysis revealed linear, quadratic and cubic responses, according to the studied character. The mixture of 0.5 kg of SCFC polybag-1 plus 46.25 g of the MF was sufficient for obtaining seedlings of excellent quality and promoting a fertilizers economy around 80%. According to other results from this research, the number of seedlings per plot and the critical level of nutrients in the leaf of coconut seedlings should be reviewed.

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The Effect of Mineral, Organic and Biofertilizeres on the Growth of Zea mays L.

Al-Qadisiyah Journal For Agriculture Sciences (QJAS) (P-ISSN 2077-5822 E-ISSN 2617-1479) ◽

10.33794/qjas.vol7.iss2.25 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 7 (2) ◽

pp. 66-77

Author(s):

Bushra Mahmoud Alwan ◽

Ahmed Majid Kareem

Keyword(s):

Zea Mays ◽

Dry Matter ◽

Zea Mays L ◽

Organic Fertilizer ◽

Organic Fertilizers ◽

Control Treatment ◽

Mineral Fertilizers ◽

Maize Crop ◽

Maize Plants ◽

Planting Season

An Implemented pot experiment has been conducted in Al-Qadisiyah city - sadder AL- Yusufiya - District 9 in Spring planting season 2016 to study the effect of the overlap between the mineral , organic and bio fertilization in some growth indicators to maize crop (Zea mays) in Silt Loam texture soils with factorial experiement according to completely randomize design (Complete random design) and with three replicates. The expenneit has been done by adding mineral fertilizers (240 kg N. ha-1 and 80 kg P. ha-1 and 120 kg K. ha-1) three levels (0, 50% and 100%) respectively; and two levels of organic fertilizer (0 and 10 Mg. ha-1) respectively; and two levels of bio-fertilizer (0 and 2 ml. L-1) respectively to the irrigation water. The addition of mineral , organic and bio fertilizers has a significant effecct on the dry matter amount and the treatment (M2O1B1) is given the highest average of the dry matter,which reaches to 57.27 g.pot-1 as compared with the control treatment (M0O0B0), reacches to 20.46 g.pot-1 and the increasing percentage reach to 179.91%. There are no significant differences between (M1O1B1) and (M2O1B1). The triple overlap among the metal and organic fertilizers and bio has a significant effect on increasing the percentages of N, P and K in maize plants%, the treatment (M2O1B1) has achieved the highest average of 3.67% N and 0.49% P and 2.19% K respectively, compared with the treatment control (M0O0B0) 2.21% N and 0.23% P and 1.33% K sequentially with increasing which presentage reached to 66.06 N% and 113.04 P% and 64.66 K%. There are no significant differences between the treatments (M1O1B1) and (M2O1B1).

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Soil organic carbon sequestration according to two Geoset long-term field experiments in the Moscow region

E3S Web of Conferences ◽

10.1051/e3sconf/202017604002 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 176 ◽

pp. 04002

Author(s):

K.O. Prokopyeva ◽

V.A. Romanenkov ◽

N.K. Sidorenkova ◽

P.V. Krasilnikov

Keyword(s):

Organic Carbon ◽

Crop Rotation ◽

Field Experiments ◽

Organic Fertilizer ◽

Moscow Region ◽

Mineral Fertilizers ◽

Plant Residues ◽

Organic C ◽

C Stocks

The feasibility of implementing the "4 ppm" initiative, which assumes an annual increase in organic carbon stocks of agricultural soils in the layer 0-40 cm, was estimated with the dynamic carbon model RothC in two long-term DAOS experiments in the Moscow region, conducted in neighbouring fields for 74 and 76 years. Treatments included absolute control, application of organic, mineral, organic and mineral fertilizers at increasing rates. One of the experiments showed the growth of C stocks 12‰ in the layer 0-20 cm in the first 20 years in treatments with mineral fertilization, and 17‰ with the additional application of manure in an average annual rate of 10 Mg·ha-1. The accumulation of C allowed increasing its stock by 18-25%. Still, with the subsequent decline in crop rotation productivity, there was a loss of part of the previously accumulated C. In another experiment, at close values of annual C input, there was a loss of initial C stock due to the history of land use. The crop rotation adjustment provided a 3-8 ‰ increase of soil C in the 0-20 cm layer in the first 20 years after introduction but was insufficient to match the "4 ppm" initiative. In the long term, the organic fertilizer system had an advantage over the mineral one in ensuring the stability of organic C stocks in the arable layer. However, the management of C sequestration was complicated in the non-equilibrium state of the carbon system "plant residues-organic fertilizer-soil".

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Effects on NPK Status, Growth, Dry Matter and Yield of Rice (Oryza sativa) by Organic Fertilizers Applied in Field Condition

Agriculture ◽

10.3390/agriculture9050109 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 9 (5) ◽

pp. 109 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Kyi Moe ◽

Aung Htwe ◽

Thieu Thu ◽

Yoshinori Kajihara ◽

Takeo Yamakawa

Keyword(s):

Dry Matter ◽

Field Experiments ◽

Block Design ◽

Organic Fertilizer ◽

Organic Fertilizers ◽

Growth And Yield ◽

N Availability ◽

Total N ◽

Continuous Application ◽

Rice Yields

The decline in rice yields as a result of excessive chemical fertilizer (CF) inputs is a matter of great concern in rice-growing regions of Asia. In two-year’s field experiments, the nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium (NPK) status, growth characteristics and yield of rice were examined by application of poultry manure (PM), cow manure (CM) and compost (CP). Organic fertilizers were applied as EMN (estimated mineralizable N) based on their total N content. Six treatments were assigned in a randomized complete block design: (1) no-N fertilizer (N0); (2) 50% CF (CF50), (3) 100% CF (CF100); 50% CF + 50% EMN from (4) PM or (5) CM or (6) CP. Compared with CF100, the CF50PM50 (total N ≥ 4%) accumulated higher N, P and K content in leaf, sheath, panicle and seeds, resulting in greater growth and yield. The CF50PM50 increased yield by 8.69% and 9.70%, dry matter by 4.76% and 5.27% over CF100 in both years. The continuous application of CF50CM50 (total N < 4%) and CF50CP50 (total N < 4%) treatments led to similar NPK contents but higher yields than those of CF100 treatment in 2018. In conclusion, the organic fertilizer (total N ≥ 4%) with the EMN method enhances higher N availability in each year. Continuous application of organic fertilizer (total N < 4%) over two years effectively increased N availability in the second year. The 50% organic fertilizer (total N ≥ 4%) and 50% CF led to increased NPK availability and rice yields over the 100% CF treatment, reducing CF usage and leading for sustainable agriculture.

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Organic, organomineral, and mineral fertilizers with urease and nitrification inhibitors for wheat and corn under no-tillage

Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira ◽

10.1590/s0100-204x2016000800003 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 51 (8) ◽

pp. 916-924 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Juliano Corulli Corrêa ◽

Marco André Grohskopf ◽

Rodrigo da Silveira Nicoloso ◽

Késia Silva Lourenço ◽

Rosemari Martini

Keyword(s):

Block Design ◽

Organic Fertilizer ◽

Poultry Litter ◽

Soil Layer ◽

Control Treatment ◽

Mineral Fertilizers ◽

Nitrification Inhibitors ◽

Leaf Nitrogen Content ◽

No Tillage ◽

Available N

Abstract: The objective of this work was to evaluate soil chemical attributes, leaf nitrogen content, and corn and wheat yields under a no-tillage system in response to the application of organic, organomineral, and mineral fertilizers with or without urease and nitrification inhibitors. The experiment was carried out on the field, with one wheat and two corn crops, on a Rhodic Kandiudox, in a randomized complete block design with six replicates. The evaluated treatments were: control, without fertilization; O, poultry litter as an organic fertilizer; O+I, poultry litter and inhibitors; OM, organomineral fertilizer; OM+I, organomineral fertilizer and inhibitors; U, urea as a mineral fertilizer; and U+I, super urea with the urease inhibitor alone. The use of organic, organomineral, and mineral fertilizers, with or without inhibitors, increased available N content in the 0.00-0.05-m soil layer. In deeper layers, only OM+I in the 0.05-0.10-m layer and U+I in the 0.10-0.20-m layer provided higher contents than the control treatment. Leaf N contents were adequate, regardless of the fertilizer used. The O, O+I, OM, and OM+I treatments increase available P content and base saturation, and decrease H+Al on soil surface. Moreover, all fertilizers increase total grain yield of the two studied crops, in the following order: OM+I > U+I ≥ U > OM ≥ O+I ≥ O.

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