Nitrate in soil solution with use of plant cocktails as green manure in diferent tillage systems in the brazilian semi-arid

Tillage systems strongly affect nutrient transformations and plant availability. The objective of this study was to assess the nitrate dynamic in soil solution in different tillage systems with use of plant cocktail as green manure in fertilized melon (Cucumis melon) in Brazilian semi-arid. The treatments were arranged in four blocks in a split-plot design and included three types of cover crops and two tillage systems, conventional tillage (CT) and no-till (NT). The data showed no strong effect of plant cocktails composition on NO3-N dynamic in the soil. Mean concentration of NO3-N ranged from 19.45 mg L-1 at 15 cm to 60.16 mg L-1 at 50 cm soil depth, indicating high leachability. No significant differences were observed between NT and CT treatments for 15 cm depth. The high soil moisture content at ~ 30 cm depth concentrated high NO3-N in all treatments, mean of 54.27 mg L-1 to NT and 54.62 mg L-1 to CT. The highest NO3-N concentration was observed at 50 cm depth in TC (60.16 mg L-1). High concentration of NO3-N in CT may be attributed to increase in decomposition of soil organic matter and crop residues incorporated into the soil.

Increasing the effectiveness of the land manure after irrigated rice harvest.

Este artigo apresenta o progresso na pesquisa de cultivo mínimo em área de arroz irrigado. É investigado um método de preparo do solo com rolo-faca em áreas de várzea, que é um cilindro com lâminas paralelas usadas para incorporar a palha no solo. A técnica proporciona a antecipação do preparo da terra para a instalação de pastagem durante o inverno e com melhoria no controle de pragas e redução do tempo de preparo e consumo de combustível nas operações. Requerer-se uma menor potência de tração do que métodos convencionais empregando arados e grade.

Non-hierarchical cluster analysis for body weight, age at first egg, egg production and egg weight in a laying hen strain.

2016