Soils in the semi-arid region of northeastern Brazil have low natural fertility and therefore, plant growth and productivity can be adversely affected. The application of mineral fertilizers is economically unfeasible by farmers in this region. The use of organic inputs found in farms, such as animal manure and the biomass of gliricidia leaves and branches (Gliricidia sepium Jacq. Walp), is a viable and low-cost option. Thus, the objective of this study was to evaluate influence of organic fertilizations over six years on the physical and chemical characteristics of a Fluvic Entisol cultivated with beans, cotton, corn and sunflower was evaluated. Fertilizations, of 20 Mg ha -1 year -1, were: GIsoil-incorporated gliricidia; GS -surface gliricidia; EI + GI -manure and incorporated gliricidia; EI + GS -soil -incorporated manure and surface gliricidia, EI -soil -incorporated manure; and controlwithout addition of organic fertilizer. In the combined applications, half the fertilizer came from each source. All fertilization systems decreased bulk density, compared to the control treatment, and in the EI + GS system, there was an increase in total soil porosity. The GS system resulted in the largest SOM stocks and C / N ratio. The EI + GI system increased the total phosphorus stock. The use and application of gliricidia biomass as a green fertilizer over time improves the soil physical and chemical conditions, promotes good agricultural productivity without the need of mineral fertilizers, being an alternative of high relevance in the reduction of costs in agricultural practices.
The objective of this work was to evaluate the development of angico [Anadenanthera colubrina (Vell.) Brenan] seedlings produced with different doses of coconut powder and inoculated with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) in nursery and mining degraded area in the state of Sergipe (Brazil). The experimental design was in randomized blocks, with the following proportions of mineral substrate and coconut powder, with and without AMF. Angico growth was evaluated in nursery after 150 days, and height and diameter were evaluated. Later the seedlings were planted in a degraded area by sand and gravel mining and after 120 days of planting the height, diameter and survival rate were measured. In the nursery phase, the addition of coconut powder promoted a reduction in height and diameter of angico seedlings. Inoculation with AMF significantly increased the height and diameter of Anadenanthera colubrina seedlings in the nursery. However, the field phase results show that the addition of coconut powder to the substrate promotes better development in height and diameter of Anadenanthera colubrina seedlings in the mining degraded area. The conjugation of a low proportion of coconut powder with the inoculation of AMF on Anadenanthera colubrina seedlings resulted in higher survival in the planting of degraded area by mining.
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