Fertirrigação e controle da salinidade no cultivo de beterraba em ambiente protegido

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)

Investigação de efeitos alelopáticos de espécies do gênero Arachis

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Avaliação do potencial de uso agrícola da fluorita com óxido silício (AgroSiCa), derivado da fabricação de fertilizantes fosfatados

Phosphate fertilizers are critical for crop production in tropical soils, which are known for having high phosphate-fixing capacity and aluminium saturation, as well as low pH and calcium contents. Fluorine is a component of many phosphate rocks used to make phosphate fertilizers, via a process that generates hexafluorosilicic acid (H2SiF6). While many treatment technologies have been proposed for removal of fluorine in industrial facilities, little attention has been given to a process of neutralizing H2SiF6 with calcium oxide aiming to find out an alternative and sustainable use of a by-product with a great potential for beneficial use in tropical agriculture. This study evaluated the effect of a by-product of phosphoric acid production (fluorite with silicon oxide, hereafter called AgroSiCa) in levels of phosphorus (P), calcium (Ca), silicon (Si), aluminum (Al) and fluorine (F) and some others parameters in soils as on growth of soybean and corn. Experiments were conducted in a greenhouse condition at the Federal University of Lavras (UFLA), Lavras, Minas Gerais, using different types of soils in tropical regions and different doses of AgroSiCa. The application of AgroSiCa resulted in a slight increase in soil pH and significant increases in calcium, phosphorus and silicon in the soil solution and the shoots of corn and soybeans. We also found very low levels of fluoride in all soil leachates. A significant reduction of labile aluminum levels found in all soils after the cultivation of corn and soybeans. In sum, AgroSiCa improved soil properties and contributed to better growth of both cultures. In sum, AgroSiCa improved soil properties and contributed to a better growth of both crops. Our results show that reacting H2SiF6 derived from the wet-process phosphoric acid production with calcium oxide leads to a by-product with potential for agricultural use, especially when applied in highly-weathered soils. Besides providing calcium and silicon to plants, the use of such by-product in soils with high phosphate-fixing capacity and high aluminium saturation delivers additional benefits, since fluoride and silicon can play an important role in improving soil conditions due to the formation of less plant-toxic forms of aluminium, as well as upon decreasing phosphate fixation, thus improving root development and making fertilizer-derived phosphate more available for plant growth.

Lixiviação de bases em função da calagem, adubação nitrogenada e resíduos vegetais

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)

Efeito de dregs e grits nos atributos de um neossolo quartzarênico e na produção volumétrica de eucalipto

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Teor de nutrientes e produtividade em híbridos de tomateiro em função de doses de COø aplicadas via água de irrigação

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Alternativas para a diminuição da acidificação do bulbo molhado na cultura do citros

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)

Monitoramento do estado nutricional de plantas cítricas e da solução do solo em sistema de fertirrigação

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)

Aplicação de água residuária de suinocultura tratada em sistema de alagados construídos, via irrigação por gotejamento nas culturas de milho e de sorgo

Pós-graduação em Agronomia (Irrigação e Drenagem) - FCA

Produtividade de melância em função da adubação nitrogenada, potássica e população de plantas

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)

Distribuição espacial de Phytophthora nicotianae da cultura da cebola em amostras de solo e reação de cultivares ao patógeno

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Efeito da palha na disponibilidade do herbicida amicarbazone na solução do solo em áreas cultivadas com cana-de-açúcar

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Influência da vinhaça e da palhada de cana-de-açúcar na sorção de herbicidas aplicados em diferentes solos

Pós-graduação em Agronomia (Agricultura) - FCA

Atributos da solução e do solo de cerrado após aplicação de resíduo da extração de celulose

Pós-graduação em Agronomia - FEIS

Effect of pH on boron adsorption in some soils of Parana, Brazil

Temporary B deficiency can be triggered by liming of acid soils because of increased B adsorption at higher soil pH. Plants respond directly to the activity of B in soil solution and only indirectly to B adsorbed on soil constituents. Because the range between deficient and toxic B concentration is relatively narrow, this poses difficulty in maintaining appropriate B levels in soil solution. Thus, knowledge of the chemical behavior of B in the soil is particularly important. The present study investigated the effect of soil pH on B adsorption in four soils of Parana State, and to correlate these values with the physical and chemical properties of the soils. Surface samples were taken from a Rhodic Hapludox, Arenic Hapludalf, Arenic Hapludult, and one Typic Usthorthent. To evaluate the effect of pH on B adsorption, subsamples soil received the application of increasing rates of calcium carbonate. Boron adsorption was accomplished by shaking 2.0 g soil, for 24 h, with 20 mL of 0.01 mol L-1 NaCl solution containing different concentrations (0.0, 0.1, 0.2, 0.4, 0.8, 1.2, 1.6, 2.0, and 4.0 mg B L-1). Sorption was fitted to non-linear form of the Langmuir adsorption isotherm. Boron adsorption increased as concentration increased. Boron adsorption was dependent on soil pH, increasing as a function of pH in the range between 4.6 and 7.4, although the bonding energy has decreased. Maximum adsorption capacity (MAC) of B was observed in the Arenic Hapludalf (49.8 mg B kg(-1) soil) followed by Arenic Hapludult (22.5 mg kg(-1)), Rhodic Hapludox (17.4 mg kg(-1)), and Typic Usthorthent (7.0 mg kg(-1)). The organic matter content, clay content, and aluminum oxide content (Al2O3) were the soils properties that affecting the B adsorption on Parana soils.