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Agronomic Efficiency of Biosolid as Source of Nitrogen to Banana Plants
Joint Authors
Berton, Ronaldo Severiano
Coscione, Aline Renée
Teixeira, Luiz Antonio Junqueira
Saes, Luis Alberto
Chiba, Marcio Koiti
Source
Applied and Environmental Soil Science
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-05-05
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Earth Science , Water and Environment
Abstract EN
Sewage sludge (SS) or biosolid has been studied as source of nutrient for several different plant species.
It also contributes to soil fertility recycling organic matter and plant nutrients.
This followup work examines a three-year (2001–2004) field experiment designed to evaluate the response of banana plants (Cavendish subgroup) to the application of biosolid as source of nitrogen.
The treatments consisted of control (mineral PK, no N), three rates of sludge, and two rates of mineral NPK fertilizer.
Plant and soil N concentration, fruit yield, plant height, stem diameter, and foliar endurance index were measured.
Fruit yield with mineral fertilization or sludge applications did not differ statistically ( P > 0.05 ) .
Application of biosolid resulted in statistically significant higher agronomic efficiency ( P < 0.05 ) in comparison to mineral fertilizers.
The concentration of soil mineral nitrogen increased using mineral fertilizer or sludge until 0.80 m after three years of application.
The effect of the source of N was smaller than the effect of the rate.
Biosolid can be used as source of N for banana growers.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Teixeira, Luiz Antonio Junqueira& Berton, Ronaldo Severiano& Coscione, Aline Renée& Saes, Luis Alberto& Chiba, Marcio Koiti. 2015. Agronomic Efficiency of Biosolid as Source of Nitrogen to Banana Plants. Applied and Environmental Soil Science،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1052417
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Teixeira, Luiz Antonio Junqueira…[et al.]. Agronomic Efficiency of Biosolid as Source of Nitrogen to Banana Plants. Applied and Environmental Soil Science No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1052417
American Medical Association (AMA)
Teixeira, Luiz Antonio Junqueira& Berton, Ronaldo Severiano& Coscione, Aline Renée& Saes, Luis Alberto& Chiba, Marcio Koiti. Agronomic Efficiency of Biosolid as Source of Nitrogen to Banana Plants. Applied and Environmental Soil Science. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1052417
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1052417