Yield, nutritional status and soil chemical properties as response to cattle manure, reactive natural rock phosphate and biotite schist in Massai grass.

In animal production, grasses planted in the pasture lands have especial value to improve aggregate value of products. This paper evaluates the effects of applying cattle manure, reactive natural phosphate and biotite schist on soil fertility, yield and nutritional content of Megathyrsus spp. cv. Massai. The experiment was conducted under field conditions, in a dystroferric Red Latosol (Oxisol). The experimental design was randomized blocks with the treatments confounding, with one replicate. The treatments consisted of three rates of natural reactive rock phosphate from Algeria - Djebel-Onk (0, 100 and 200 kg ha-1 of P2O5), three biotite schist rates (0, 150 and 300 kg ha-1 of K2O) and three cattle manure rates (0, 20 and 40 Mg ha-1). The application of reactive natural rock phosphate increased dry matter yield (DMY), however, this effect was not observed for cattle manure and biotite schist. The foliar contents of N, K and Mg (cattle manure), P and B (natural rock phosphate) and K (biotite schist) were significantly influenced by the treatments. The same effect was found forP levels in soil, dry matter of the aerial part, Mg and B content in the dry matter

Efeito da rocha ultramáfica alcalina sobre a composição química e produtividade da alfafa cultivada em Argissolo Amarelo distrófico.

Com o objetivo de avaliar a eficiência da rocha ultramáfica alcalina na fertilidade do solo, estado nutricional e produção de matéria seca da alfafa, foi conduzido em vasos com Argissolo Amarelo distrófico um experimento em delineamento inteiramente casualizado, em parcelas subdivididas, com três repetições. Os tratamentos foram constituídos por quatro doses (0, 100, 150 e 300 mg/kg de K), oriundas da rocha ultramáfica alcalina (K20 = 3,44%, PN = 50%, CaO = 13,22%, MgO = 16,88%, P2O5 = 1,40%, SiO2 = 35,57% e pH = 8,8) com duas granulometrias (0,3 e 2,0 mm) e um tratamento adicional com KCl (150 mg/kg - 60% de Ká-dois-O), as subparcelas foram constituídas por cinco épocas de corte com intervalo de 30 dias. Os resultados demonstraram incremento na produção de matéria seca com aplicação ultramáfica, entretanto, inferior ao obtido com KCl. Houve aumento nos teores de P disponível e K, Ca e Mg trocável no solo, porém esse efeito refletiu positivamente somente nos teores foliares de P e K, provavelmente, devido ao efeito de inibição

Production, nutritional status and chemical properties of soils with addition of cattle manure, reactive natural phosphate and biotite schist in Massai cultivar.

The objective of this work was to evaluate the effects of cattle manure, reactive natural phosphate and biotite schist on the soil fertility, yield and nutritional status of Megathyrsus spp. cv. Massai. The experiment was conducted under field conditions, in a dystrophic Red Yellow Latosol (Oxisol). It was used a randomized block experimental design with the following treatments: three natural reactive rock phosphate from Algeria (Djebel-Onk) doses (0, 100 and 200 kg ha-1 of P2O5), three biotite schist doses (0, 150 and 300 kg ha-1 of K2O) and three cattle manure doses (0, 20 and 40 t ha-1). The application of natural phosphate increased dry matter yield, however, application of cattle manure and biotite schist did not influence this variable. Foliar levels of nitrogen, potassium and magnesium (cattle manure), phosphorous and boron (natural rock phosphate) and potassium (biotite schist) were influenced by the applied fertilizer doses. Only the levels of phosphorous in the soil and in the plant and levels of magnesium and boron in the plant show interaction with dry matter yield of Massai cultivar

Eficiência de inseticidas no controle de Tripes em mangueira e efeito sobre inimigos naturais.

O objetivo deste trabalho foi verificar a eficiência e a seletividade sobre os inimigos naturais, de seis inseticidas, no controle de tripes em mangueira

Artrópodes - praga e predadores associados à cultura da mangueira no Vale do São Francisco.

A fruticultura é um dos segmentos agrícolas mais importantes para o incremento das exportações brasileiras e é responsável pela geração de mais de 5 milhões de empregos diretos

Efficiency of terbufos and carbofuran on the control of banana weevil borer Cosmopolites sordidus.

The trial was conducted under field conditions, in an irrigated area of Petrolina municipality, Pernambuco State, Brazil

Growth Kinetics Parameters of Salmonella spp. in the Peel and in the Pulp of Custard Apple (Annona Squamosa)

AbstractThe growth kinetic parameters (maximum growth rate, μ; lag time, λ and maximum population, k) of Salmonella spp. on the peel and in the pulp custard apple at 10, 15, 20 and 30°C were determinated. Samples of peel and pulp of custard apple were inoculated with a cocktail of three strains of Salmonella spp. (S. Typhimurium, S. Enteretidis and S. Montevideo) and further stored at 10, 15, 20 and 30°C. Salmonella can survive and multiply in both, the peel and in the pulp of the custard apple. Lower temperatures retard, but do not prevent Salmonella growth