Chemical Attributes of a Dystrophic Red Latosol of Brazilian Cerrado After Poultry Litter Application Associated to a Urea Inhibitor

Poultry waste recycling is now a globally practice consolidated in agriculture. However, the proper disposal of poultry waste should enable to reduce N losses and to decrease pollution potential from the high concentrations of poultry litter applied to soil. In this context, the aim of the present study was to evaluate poultry litter doses and the effect of an urease inhibitor on the chemical attributes of a dystrophic Red Latosol. Two experiments were carried out, one in a greenhouse and another in a eucalyptus forest area, both applying completely randomized design with a 2 × 6 + 1 factorial arrangement, applying two types and six doses of poultry litter (5, 10, 20, 40, 80 and 160 t ha-1) plus the controls, with four replicates, total of 52 pots. The application of poultry litter doses altered soil chemical attributes, except for potential acidity. Soil pH, cation exchange capacity (CEC), sum of bases (SB) and electric conductivity (EC) values and Ca, Mg, K, P, S, organic matter (OM), Mn, Zn and Cu levels increased with increasing poultry litter doses, while Fe and B contents decreased. The 40, 80 and 160 t ha-1 poultry litter doses led to contamination potential of the soil due to salinity and alkalinity, and also raised the EC of the percolate at levels limiting to plants. The NBPT (N-butyl thiophosphoric triamide) urease inhibitor exhibited no influence on soil chemical attributes.

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Influence of vinasse application in hydraulic conductivity of three soils

Engenharia Agrícola ◽

10.1590/s0100-69162013000400008 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 33 (4) ◽

pp. 689-698 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Claudio A. Uyeda ◽

Jarbas H. de Miranda ◽

Sergio N. Duarte ◽

Pedro R. F. de Medeiros ◽

Carlos T. dos S. Dias

Keyword(s):

Hydraulic Conductivity ◽

Pore Space ◽

Monovalent Cation ◽

Exchange Capacity ◽

Saturated Soil ◽

Clay Particles ◽

Randomized Design ◽

Red Latosol ◽

Constant Head ◽

Different Doses

The potassium ion, present in great amount in the vinasse because it is a monovalent cation, has the characteristic of promoting the dispersion of clay particles, in the same way as the sodium, causing a reduction in the pore space of the soil and, in its turn, reducing its permeability. To evaluate this effect of reduction by application of vinasse to the soil, an experiment was conducted for three different soils, with the objective of evaluating the effect of the application of different doses of vinasse on hydraulic conductivity of saturated soil and verifying its possible chemical changes of these soils. For that, it was used PVC columns (in a scheme of constant head permeameter to obtain the values of hydraulic conductivity of saturated soil), filled with three soils - Dark Red Latosol (DRL), Purple Latosol (PL) and Eutrophic Red Nitossol (ERN) - , in which were applied four doses of vinasse (0, 150, 300 and 450m³ ha-1), distributed in a completely randomized design with a 3x4 factorial scheme with three replications. The results evidenced that only the Dark Red Latosol (DRL) showed a reduction in the values of hydraulic conductivity of saturated soil, and in front of the application of vinasse, up to 300m³ ha-1, it was observed an increase in the concentrations of potassium, calcium and cation exchange capacity (CEC) ions.

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Atributos químicos do solo e produtividade da soja após milho, braquiária e feijão-caupi em latossolo na região do cerrado

Colloquium Agrariae ◽

10.5747/ca.2020.v16.n2.a355 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 16 (2) ◽

pp. 16-28

Author(s):

Luan Marlon Ribeiro ◽

Willian Daniel de Souza ◽

Gessí Ceccon

Keyword(s):

Yield Components ◽

Exchange Capacity ◽

No Tillage ◽

Soybean Yield ◽

Brachiaria Ruziziensis ◽

Tillage System ◽

Main Plot ◽

Winter Crops ◽

Chemical Attributes ◽

Red Latosol

The objective of this study was to evaluate soil chemical attributes and yield components of soybean after maize, brachiaria and cowpea in an oxisol in the Cerrado region. The experiment was carried out at Embrapa-CPAO experimental area in Dourados-MS, Brazil, in the 2014/15 crop year, in a clayey dystroferric Red Latosol under no-tillage system (SPD). The experimental design was in randomized blocks with split plots with four replications. The soil chemical evaluations were carried out in soybean R1stage, being considered as the main plot the fall-winter crops (Brachiaria ruziziensis, safrinha corn, intercropping with B. ruziziensisand cowpea) and the subplots as soil depths (0-10; 10-20; 20-30 and 30-40 cm). For soybean yield components, fall-winter crops and subplots were soybean cultivars (BRS 284 and BRS 360 RR). In general, previous soybean crops in SPD provided higher contents of some nutrients at depths from 0 to 10 cm, in addition to higher cation exchange capacity, base saturation and soil organic matter. Cowpea, safrinha corn and B. ruziziensisprovided conditions for higher soybean yield. BRS 284 presented higher number of grains per plant, however BRS 360 RR proved to be more productive.

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Heavy metals availability and soil fertility after land application of sewage sludge on dystroferric Red Latosol

Ciência e Agrotecnologia ◽

10.1590/s1413-70542013000600004 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 37 (6) ◽

pp. 512-520 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Rodrigo Santos Moreira ◽

Ronaldo Luiz Mincato ◽

Breno Régis Santos

Keyword(s):

Heavy Metals ◽

Organic Matter ◽

Sewage Sludge ◽

Sewage Treatment ◽

Exchange Capacity ◽

Land Application ◽

Urban Sewage ◽

Randomized Design ◽

Red Latosol ◽

Insoluble Compounds

Sewage sludge is the solid residue obtained from urban sewage treatment plants. It is possible to use the sludge in a sustainable way as fertilizer and as soil conditioner due to its high levels of organic matter and nutrients. Besides pathogens and volatile organic compounds, the residue may also contain heavy metals which may accumulate and contaminate crops and the food chain. The aim of this study was evaluates the changes in the fertility of dystrophic Red Latosol and in the availability of heavy metals following application of sewage sludge. It was assessed whether organic matter supplied to the soil as large amounts of sewage sludge would decrease availability of heavy metals in the soil due to of insoluble compounds formation. From this, an experiment was carried out in polyethylene pots using lettuce plant for test. Sewage sludge were applied to the soil in concentrations equivalent to 60, 120 and 180 t ha-1, and a control without sludge, in four replicates, in a completely randomized design. The results show that sewage sludge led to an increase of organic matter contents, of the cation exchange capacity (CEC) and of nutrients found in the soil. It also improved plant growth up to a concentration of 120 t ha-1. Availability of heavy metals, however, was reduced in sludge concentrations starting with 120 t ha-1.

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Nepheline Syenite and Phonolite as Alternative Potassium Sources for Maize

Agronomy ◽

10.3390/agronomy11071385 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (7) ◽

pp. 1385

Author(s):

Thiago Assis Rodrigues Nogueira ◽

Bruno Gasparoti Miranda ◽

Arshad Jalal ◽

Luís Gustavo Frediani Lessa ◽

Marcelo Carvalho Minhoto Teixeira Filho ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Nepheline Syenite ◽

Efficiency Index ◽

Exchange Capacity ◽

Maize Production ◽

Leaf Chlorophyll ◽

Potassium Sources ◽

Randomized Design ◽

Physical Attributes ◽

Chemical Attributes ◽

K Concentration

Some silicate rocks are a rich source of potassium (K), with the possibility for use in agriculture. The present study aimed to evaluate the agronomic efficiency index (AEI) of nepheline syenite (NS) and phonolite (PN) rocks in comparison with potassium chloride (KCl) as a K source in maize production. An experiment was conducted in a greenhouse in Ilha Solteira, São Paulo, Brazil. A maize hybrid was grown in 8 L pots filled with 6 kg of soil with a low K concentration and contrasting physical attributes (medium and sandy texture). A completely randomized design in a 3 × 6 factorial scheme was used, consisting of three K sources (NS, PN, and KCl) and six rates (0, 50, 100, 150, 200, and 400 mg kg−1) with four replications. All plants were harvested 45 days after emergence to evaluate biomass production, macronutrient (N, P, K, Ca, Mg, and S) concentration and uptake, stem diameter, and leaf chlorophyll index. After crop harvest, soil was collected for further chemical evaluation, which included organic matter (OM), pH, cation exchange capacity (CEC), H+Al, Al, sum of bases (SB), base saturation (BS), P, K, Ca, Mg, and S. In addition, AEI of NS and PN were also verified in relation to KCl. The application of NS and PN had a similar effect on soil chemical attributes (MO, pH, SB, CEC, and BS) as well as on the concentrations of K, Ca, Mg, and S, in both soils. The increase in NS and PN rates provided linear growth of shoot dry matter. Leaf macronutrient concentrations were similar for NS and PN compared to KCl. All three K sources (NS, PN, and KCl) increased K accumulation in maize plants. Maize treated with KCl had the largest AEI, followed by PN and NS. However, the results indicated similar AEI with both rocks as a K source for maize, especially with application of the highest K rates. This research demonstrated the efficiency of NS and PN as alternative K sources for maize.

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FOLIAR CONTENTS IN BABYCORN AND CHEMICAL ATTRIBUTES OF AN OXISOL UNDER APPLICATION OF SWINE WASTEWATER

Revista Engenharia na Agricultura - REVENG ◽

10.13083/reveng.v21i6.410 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 21 (6) ◽

pp. 574-582

Author(s):

Adriana Maria Meneghetti ◽

Lúcia Helena Pereira Nóbrega ◽

Silvio Cesar Sampaio ◽

Rafael Gil Ferques

Keyword(s):

Organic Matter ◽

Swine Manure ◽

Chemical Properties ◽

Exchange Capacity ◽

Swine Wastewater ◽

Nutrient Concentrations ◽

Randomized Design ◽

Foliar Nutrient ◽

Foliar Concentrations ◽

Chemical Attributes

This objective of this study was to evaluate the influence of swine wastewater (ARS), applied alone and in combination with nitrogen fertilizer (AD), on foliar concentrations of macronutrients (Ntotal, P, K, Ca, Mg and S ) and micronutrients (Cu, Zn, Mn and Fe), as well as chemical attributes of an Oxisol (pH, potential acidity (H+Al +3), organic matter (OM), cation exchange capacity (CEC), base saturation (V), Ca, Mg, K, P, Na, sodium adsorption ratio (SAR) and exchangeable sodium percentage (ESP) on the cultivation of baby corn. For this purpose an experiment was conducted at the State University of Western Parana in a completely randomized design with eight treatments and three replications, consisting of a 4 x 2 factorial arrangement with the application of four swine manure wastewater doses (0, 40, 80 and 120 kg ha-1 of N) prior to sowing and two levels of AD (0 and 40 kg ha-1 ) as urea at sowing and in coverage. Soil samples were collected at a depth of 0-60 cm during three periods: before sowing and application of the ARS, at the middle and at the end of the cycle. The results were subjected to analysis of variance at 5% probability, and they indicated that the application of ARS combined with AD resulted in increases to the soil chemical properties: H+Al +3, CTC, V, P, K, Ca and Mg, decreases in pH, organic matter and PST, and consistent values for RAS. For the foliar nutrient concentrations there was an increase in fertilization using wastewater from swine manure which resulted in significant differences for foliar concentrations of N and P in babycorn; it also promoted lower levels than adequate for N and K, and appropriate levels of Cu, Zn, Mn and Fe. Concentrations of ARS should be less than 345 m3 ha-1 when applied alone, or when combined with AD should be less than 120 kg ha-1 of N, since systematic use elevated levels of plant nutrients (P, Ca, Mg and S), suggesting their accumulation.

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Foliar Urea with N-(n-butyl) Thiophosphoric Triamide for Sustainable Yield and Quality of Pineapple in a Controlled Environment

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su13126880 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (12) ◽

pp. 6880

Author(s):

Mohammad Amdadul Haque ◽

Siti Zaharah Sakimin ◽

Phebe Ding ◽

Noraini Md. Jaafar ◽

Mohd Khanif Yusop ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Nitrogen Loss ◽

Growth Yield ◽

Fruit Weight ◽

Soluble Solids ◽

Urea Solution ◽

Urease Inhibitor ◽

N Losses ◽

N Accumulation ◽

Yield And Quality

In agricultural production, nitrogen loss leads to economic loss and is a high environmental risk affecting plant growth, yield, and quality. Use of the N fertilizer with a urease inhibitor is thus necessary to minimize N losses and increase the efficiency of N. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of N-(n-butyl) Thiophosphoric Triamide (NBPT) on the growth, yield, and quality of pineapple. The experiment involved two foliar fertilizer treatments: 1% (w/v) urea solution with NBPT (2.25 mL kg−1 urea) was treated as NLU (NBPT Liquid Urea), and the same concentration of urea without NBPT served as the control. Both were applied 12 times, starting 1 month after planting (MAP) and continuing once a month for 12 months. The application of urea with NBPT notably increased the above-ground dry biomass per plant (20% and 10% at 8 and 12 MAP, respectively), leaf area per plant (23% and 15% at 8 and 12 MAP, respectively), N accumulation per plant (10%), PFPN (Partial Factor Productivity) (13%), and average fruit weight (15%) compared to the treatment with urea alone (control). The analysis of quality parameters indicated that urea with NBPT improves TSS (Total Soluble Solids) (19%), ascorbic acid (10%), and sucrose (14%) but reduces the total organic acid content (21%) in pineapple. When using urea with a urease inhibitor (NBPT), there was a significant improvement in growth, yield, quality, and nitrogen use efficiency, with the additional benefit of reduced nitrogen losses, in combination with easy handling. Hence, urea with a urease inhibitor can be used as a viable alternative for increasing pineapple yield by boosting growth with better fruit quality.

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NOVEL BACTERIAL PRODUCER STRAINS FOR INTENSIVE COMPOSTING OF POULTRY LITTER

STATE AND DEVELOPMENT PROSPECTS OF AGRIBUSINESS. In the frame of the XXIII Agribusiness Forum of the South of Russia and the Exhibition «Interagromash» Volume 2 ◽

10.23947/interagro.2020.2.240-243 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Y.А. Frank ◽

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R.V. Perchenko ◽

К.S. Savelieva ◽

А.S. Trushina ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Organic Matter ◽

Poultry Litter ◽

Current Work ◽

Poultry Waste ◽

Slow Process ◽

Natural Conditions ◽

Livestock Farming ◽

Thermophilic Microorganisms ◽

Producer Strains

Poultry waste composting in natural conditions is a rather slow process. Application of biological preparations based on thermo-tolerant and thermophilic microorganisms can intensify the compost maturation. Novel strains of thermophilic microorganisms — organic matter destructors — were isolated in the current work. The isolates were identified as representatives of Bacillus, Aneurinibacillus, Aeribacillus, and Ureibacillus genera. Isolated strains can be recommended for biological preparations to accelerate composting of poultry litter and other livestock farming waste.

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Magnetic susceptibility for characterizing areas with different potentials for sugarcane production

Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira ◽

10.1590/s0100-204x2016000900034 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 51 (9) ◽

pp. 1349-1358 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Diego Silva Siqueira ◽

José Marques Júnior ◽

Daniel De Bortoli Teixeira ◽

Sammy Sidney Rocha Matias ◽

Livia Arantes Camargo ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Magnetic Susceptibility ◽

Spatial Variability ◽

Exchange Capacity ◽

Strongly Correlated ◽

Soil Attributes ◽

Sugarcane Production ◽

Sugarcane Yield ◽

Chemical Attributes ◽

Physical And Chemical ◽

Variability Model

Abstract The objective of this work was to evaluate the use of magnetic susceptibility for characterizing the spatial variability of soil attributes and identifying areas with different potentials for sugarcane (Saccharum spp.) production. Samples were collected at 110 points (1 per 7 ha) in the layers of 0.00-0.20 and 0.20-0.40 m, to determine the magnetic susceptibility and physical and chemical attributes of the soil. Fiber content, sucrose polarization (POL), and sugarcane yield were determined in 33 points. The spatial variability model for magnetic susceptibility was 63 and 22% more accurate in delimiting soil potential for sugarcane production than soil physical and chemical attributes at the 0.0-0.2 and 0.2-0.4-m layers, respectively. The spatial variability map for magnetic susceptibility was strongly correlated with clay (0.83 and 0.89, respectively, for the layers) and sand contents (-0.84 and -0.88); moderately correlated with organic matter (-0.25 and -0.35), sum of bases (-0.46 and 0.37), cation exchange capacity (0.22 and 0.47), pH (-0.52 and 0.13), and POL (0.43 and 0.53); and weakly correlated with sugarcane yield (0.26 and 0.23). Magnetic susceptibility can be used to characterize the spatial variability of soil attributes and to identify areas with different potentials for sugarcane production.

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DEVELOPMENT OF PIGEON PEA INOCULATED WITH RHIZOBIUM ISOLATED FROM COWPEA TRAP HOST PLANTS

Revista Caatinga ◽

10.1590/1983-21252016v29n402rc ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 29 (4) ◽

pp. 789-795 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

SALOMÃO LIMA GUIMARÃES ◽

LAURA CRISTINA REZENDE DAS NEVES ◽

EDNA MARIA BONFIM-SILVA ◽

DANIELA TIAGO DA SILVA CAMPOS

Keyword(s):

Nitrogen Fertilization ◽

Dry Weight ◽

Pigeon Pea ◽

Index Number ◽

Randomized Design ◽

Rhizobium Strains ◽

Commercial Inoculant ◽

Red Latosol ◽

Inoculation Treatment ◽

Bradyrhizobium Spp

ABSTRACT Pigeon pea is an important protein source grown in several tropical and sub-tropical countries, and is considered a multi-purpose plant that is resistant to the conditions of the Brazilian Cerrado. Among the possible uses for cowpea, its use as a green manure, increasing soil nitrogen content through the association with diazotrophic bacteria, generically known as rhizobia, is noteworthy. The present work aimed to evaluate the efficiency of Rhizobium strains isolated from cowpea plants in the development of pigeon peas cultured in Red Latosol. The experiment was conducted in a greenhouse, using a completely randomized design with seven treatments and four replications. Treatments consisted of inoculation with four Rhizobium strains (MT8, MT15, MT16, and MT23) and one commercial inoculant comprising Bradyrhizobium spp. strains BR 2801 and BR 2003. There were two controls, one absolute (without inoculation or nitrogen fertilization) and the other with nitrogen fertilization. Each experimental plot consisted of an 8-dm3 vase containing three plants. Analyzed variables included plant height, SPAD index, number and dry weight of nodules, and shoot and root dry masses. Pigeon peas responded significantly to inoculation treatment, since all the plants inoculated with Rhizobium strains isolated from cowpea strains showed results similar to plants in the nitrogen control and commercial inoculant treatments. This demonstrates a favorable plant-bacteria interaction, which can be utilized as an alternative nitrogen source for pigeon peas.

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The water retention properties of biochar derived from broiler poultry litter as applied to the Botswana soil

10.37281/drcsf/1.1.9 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 66-72 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Thapelo Shomana ◽

Daniel Botha ◽

Paul Şerban Agachi

Keyword(s):

Water Loss ◽

Water Retention ◽

Arable Land ◽

Poultry Litter ◽

Field Capacity ◽

Exchange Capacity ◽

Convincing Evidence ◽

Similar Response ◽

Zero Hunger ◽

Water Retention Properties

Crop farming in Botswana is very modest and of high risk compared to its neighboring countries because of significant dependency on reduced and unreliable rainfall and as a result of soils with poor water holding capacity and low cation exchange capacity. For this reason, only about two thirds of the available arable land are planted and of the planted land only about half is harvested, which translates into only one third of productive arable land. This study examines how addition of poultry litter (PL) biochar affects water retention properties of Botswana’s sandy soils. While many variables should be studied to fully comprehend this aspect, this paper exploits in detail, effects of biochar addition in reducing rate of water loss by evaporation. This work provides convincing evidence that addition of PL-derived biochar (as little as 10%) can significantly reduce water loss by evaporation, thus increasing water soil retention. It is demonstrated that water retention properties increase with increasing rate of biochar application. Two types PL-derived biochar were studied: (i) one with sunflower husks bedding and another (ii) with woodchips bedding. Though both biochars showed similar response to the test, the biochar with sunflower husks was slightly superior. Biochar also indicated significant hygroscopicity, when dried and left exposed to the atmosphere, as moisture content increased with increasing humidity. Based on initial indicators, further study should be done at laboratory and field scale to determine optimum conditions of biochar application in the quest to improve food security for Botswana, as well as improve employment and environmental goals of the country. A comprehensive further study should critically examine Field Capacity, Permanent Wilting Point, and Plant Available Water. As an ultimate goal, enhancing soil moisture retention properties of Botswana’s sandy soil enables to increase success rate in the traditional farming sector and, consequently, offers potential to accomplish “No Poverty” and “Zero Hunger” sustainable development goals.

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