The current high price of potassium chloride and the dependence of Brazil on imported materials to supply the domestic demand call for studies evaluating the efficiency of alternative sources of nutrients. The aim of this work was to evaluate the effect of silicate rock powder and a manganese mining by-product, and secondary materials originated from these two materials, on soil chemical properties and on brachiaria production. This greenhouse experiment was conducted in pots with 5 kg of soil (Latossolo Vermelho-Amarelo distrófico -Oxisol). The alternative nutrient sources were: verdete, verdete treated with NH 4 OH, phonolite, ultramafic rock, mining waste and the proportion of 75 % of these K fertilizers and 25 % lime. Mixtures containing 25 % of lime were heated at 800 ºC for 1 h. These sources were applied at rates of 0, 150, 300, 450 and 600 kg ha -1 K 2 O, and incubated for 45 days. The mixtures of heated silicate rocks with lime promoted higher increases in soil pH in decreasing order: ultramafic rock>verdete>phonolite>mining waste. Applying the mining waste-lime mixture increased soil exchangeable K, and available P when ultramafic rock was incorporated. When ultramafic rock was applied, the release of Ca 2+ increased significantly. Mining subproduct released the highest amount of Zn 2+ and mn 2+ to the soil. The application of alternative sources of K, with variable chemical composition, altered the nutrient availability and soil chemical properties, improving mainly plant development and K plant uptake, and are important nutrient sources.
INTRODUÇÃOAtualmente, a adubação potássica de solos agrícolas brasileiros é realizada empregando-se sais solúveis em água, principalmente o cloreto de potássio (KCl). Em virtude da pequena produção brasileira (7,60 % do consumo aparente), quando comparada à grande demanda interna pelo produto, o Brasil situa-se no contexto mundial como grande importador de fertilizante potássico, principalmente de países como o Canadá (31,18 %), Bielorrússia (21,96 %), Alemanha (18,93 %), Israel (10,73 %) e Rússia (9,24 %). Essa situação é agravada pela única Potassium solubilization in verdete and limestone mixtures treated thermochemically Brazil owns reserves of low solubility potassium silicate rocks, being necessary the development of alternative processing methods to increase their solubility, so they can be efficiently used in agriculture. This study aimed to get new technological routes to produce alternative potassium sources from verdete. Calcination and alkaline solubilization tests were performed for verdete and limestone mixtures. The calcination process followed by cooling at room temperature provided a higher potassium availability than other methods used. However, the increase of limestone content, concerning verdete, decreased the potassium solubility. The treatment limestone:verdete, in the proportion of 0:100, after calcination at 800 ºC during one hour and then treated with NH 4 OH, and in the proportion of 25:75, after calcination, release proportionally higher amounts of K than non-calcinated samples. ABSTRACT RESUMOKEY-WORDS: Calcination; alkaline solubilization; alternative source of potassium.
This study characterized the morphological, physical and chemical attributes of sandstone-derived soils at the Cerrado of the Piauí State, Brazil, in order to identify evolutionary standards. The study was carried out with five representative soil profiles identified as P1-RY (Typical Flavic Psychotic Neosol - Aquents), P2-PA (Typical Dystrophic Yellow Argisol - Alfisol), P3-RL (Fragmentary Litholic Distrophic Neosol - Psammenit), P4-RQ (Typical Ortic Quartzenetic Neosol - Orthents) and P5-PV (Typical Dystrophic Red Argisol - Ultisol). Soil samples were submitted laboratory analysis described morphologically. In general, the soils presented high sand content, low pH, low content of exchangeable bases and low cation exchange capacity (CEC). Organic matter governed the CEC in most cases, suggesting dependence of organic matter in the supply of charges. These soils showed a low degree of weathering, but with iron of high crystallinity. Thus, the relief and the parent material are the major important soil-forming factors at the Cerrado of the Piauí State. Moreover, these soils are young, with the soils from the Piauí Formation being more evolved. However, the sandstones from the Canindé Group apparently are providing lithological secondary minerals for the soil.
The USLE and the RUSLE are two common erosion prediction models that are used worldwide, and soil erodibility (K-factor) is one parameter used to calculate them. The objectives of this study were to investigate the variability of soil-erodibility factors under different soil-texture classes and evaluate the efficiency of diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (DRS) in the near-infrared range at predicting the USLE and RUSLE K-factors using a partial least squares regression analysis. The study was conducted in Fluvisols in dry tropical forest (the Caatinga). Sampling was undertaken in the first 20 cm of soil at 80 sites distributed 15 m apart on a 70 m × 320 m spatial grid. Results show that the clay fraction is represented mainly by 2:1 phyllosilicates. Soil organic matter content is low (<0.2%), which is typical of tropical dry forests, and this is reflected in the high values of the calculated USLE and RUSLE K-factors. An empirical semivariogram was used to investigate the spatial dependence of both K-factors. Pedometric modeling showed that DRS can be used to predict both USLE (R2adj = 0.53; RMSE = 8.37 10−3 t h MJ−1 mm−1) and RUSLE (R2adj = 0.58; RMSE = 6.78 10−3 t h MJ−1 mm−1) K-factors.
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