O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar a influência de doses e fontes de nitrogênio nas concentrações foliares e na produtividade de grãos de milho, cultivado em sistema semeadura direta, num solo argiloso (Latossolo Vermelho distroférrico) com baixo teor de enxofre. As doses de N (0, 50, 100, 150 e 200 kg ha -1 ) foram aplicadas na forma de uréia e sulfato de amônio. A adubação nitrogenada aumentou significativamente as concentrações de N nas folhas e a produtividade de grãos de milho. Para essas variáveis, a uréia e o sulfato de amônio apresentaram um comportamento semelhante. Sintomas de deficiência de N foram observados quando as plantas apresentavam concentrações desse nutriente inferiores a 23,0 g kg -1 . As concentrações de N nas folhas, consideradas adequadas, estiveram dentro dos limites de 28,0 a 31,9 g kg -1 .
Application of sewage sludge with high lead (Pb) contents may pollute soils and contaminate crops. The objective of this work was to evaluate peanut responses to application of sewage sludge with varying Pb contents in order to supply phosphorus (P) to the plant. A greenhouse experiment was carried out with peanut grown on soil sample from a medium-textured Haplustox. Treatments were arranged in 3 × 2 + 2 factorial scheme, replicated three times, distributed in randomized block design, and consisted of: three Pb rates applied to soil with sewage sludge (3, 21, and 42 mg kg −1 ) × two times of sewage sludge application (30 days before peanut sowing and at the day of the sowing) + mineral fertilization + control (without sewage sludge and mineral fertilization). Sewage sludge was efficient to supply P to peanut. Sewage sludge containing high rates of Pb, when applied, did not harm biomass and yield of the plant, but increased HCl-extractable Pb in soil and Pb content in shoot, roots, and pod husks. Increase of Pb content in pod husks may represent contamination risk of kernels and their products with fragments from husks detached during manipulation or industrial processing of peanuts.
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