Natural reactive phosphate and poultry litter association on growth of forage grasses in an Amazonian Oxisol

: The interaction of natural reactive phosphate with poultry litter may increase the production of forage grasses as a result of phosphorus (P) uptake. This study’s goal was to analyze growth, production and P concentration of diagnostic leaves of forage grasses fertilized by an Arad reactive phosph...

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Autores: Souza Junior, João Cardoso de, Silva Júnior, Mário Lopes da, Garcez, Tiago Barreto, Richart, Aline Cristina, Barbosa, Natalia Guarino Souza
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal Rural da Amazônia (UFRA)
Repositorio:Revista de Ciências Agrárias (Belém. Online)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.www.periodicos.ufra.edu.br:article/2667
Acceso en línea:https://ajaes.ufra.edu.br/index.php/ajaes/article/view/2667
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Arad
Urochloa brizantha
Organic fertilization
Panicum maximum
Fertilização orgânica
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Sumario:: The interaction of natural reactive phosphate with poultry litter may increase the production of forage grasses as a result of phosphorus (P) uptake. This study’s goal was to analyze growth, production and P concentration of diagnostic leaves of forage grasses fertilized by an Arad reactive phosphate + poultry litter association. The experiment employed a 23 factorial, with the following factors: forage grasses (Urochloa brizantha and Panicum maximum), Arad rates (0 and 50 mg dm-3 P2O5), and poultry litter (0 and 7.5 g dm-3). At the first harvest, the highest dry-matter production of leaves, sheaths + stems and shoots occurred in the interaction P. maximum × Arad × poultry litter. P concentrations in diagnostic leaves as well as number of leaves were similar between forage grasses, but higher in the interaction between Arad + poultry litter when compared to isolated fertilizers. At the second harvest, dry-matter production of shoots and sheaths + stems was higher in the U. brizantha + poultry litter interaction than in other interactions. Compared to the other fertilizers, P concentration in the diagnostic leaves at second harvest was higher in grasses fertilized with poultry litter. At second harvest, the number of leaves and tillers was highest in the U. brizantha + Arad + poultry litter interaction, followed by the Arad + poultry litter interaction. The association of Arad and poultry litter promotes adequate P nutrition and biomass production of forage grasses, and can therefore be considered an important instrument for the establishment of these grasses.