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Addition of residues and reintroduction of microorganisms in Jatropha curcas cultivated in degraded soil

Adição dos resíduos e reintrodução de micro-organismos no cultivo do pinhão-manso em área degradada

ABSTRACT

The aim of this study was to evaluate, through mycorrhization (root colonization and number of spores of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi - AMF), leaf acid phosphatase and soil chemical characteristics, the effects of the addition of residues (macrophytes and ash), hydrogel and the reintroduction of microorganisms in a degraded area cultivated with jatropha. Degradation occurred when the surface soil was removed during the construction of a hydroelectric power plant. The experiment was set in a randomized block design, using a 2 x 2 x 4 factorial scheme, i.e., two inoculation treatments (with and without soil-inoculum), two hydrogel treatments (with and without) and four with the addition of residues (macrophytes - MAC, ash, MAC + ash and control, without residues) applied in the planting hole, with 4 replicates and 5 plants in each replicate. Soil from preserved Cerrado area was used as a source of microorganisms, including AMF. The conclusion is that, after 12 months of planting, the hydrogel increased root colonization, while the chemical characteristics of the degraded soil responded positively to the addition of MAC and MAC + ash, with increase in pH and SB and reduction of Al and H + Al. The addition of the soil-inoculum, along with MAC and MAC + ash, promoted higher mycorrhizal colonization and number of spores and reduced amounts of leaf acid phosphatase, indicating increased absorption of P by the host.

Key words:
Jatropha curcas L.; arbuscular mycorrhiza; hydrogel; macrophytes; Cerrado.

RESUMO

O objetivo do trabalho foi avaliar, por meio da micorrização (colonização e número de esporos de fungos micorrízicos arbusculares - FMA), da fosfatase ácida foliar e das características químicas do solo, os efeitos da adição de resíduos (macrófitas e cinza), de hidrogel e da reintrodução de micro-organismos em área degradada, cultivada com pinhão-manso. A degradação ocorreu quando o solo de superfície foi removido durante a construção da usina hidroelétrica. O delineamento experimental foi blocos casualizados em esquema fatorial 2 x 2 x 4, ou seja, 2 tratamentos de inoculação (com e sem solo-inóculo), 2 com hidrogel (com e sem) e 4 com adição de resíduos (macrófitas - MAC, cinza - CNZ, MAC + CNZ e controle sem resíduos) colocados na cova de plantio, com 4 repetições e 5 plantas por repetição. Solo de cerrado preservado foi utilizado como fonte de micro-organismos incluindo FMA. Conclui-se que, aos 12 meses do plantio, o hidrogel elevou a colonização radicular enquanto as características químicas do solo degradado responderam positivamente à adição de MAC e de MAC + CNZ, com aumento do pH e SB e redução de Al e H + Al. A adição de solo-inóculo proporcionou, juntamente com os MAC e MAC + CNZ, maior colonização e número de esporos micorrízica e reduziu os valores da fosfatase ácida indicando maior absorção de P pelo hospedeiro.

Palavras-chave:
Jatropha curcas L.; micorriza arbuscular; hidrogel; macrófitas; cerrado.

Introduction

Environments modified by engineering works, such as the construction of hydroelectric power plants, or subjected to intense erosive processes, which alter their original characteristics beyond the limit of natural recovery (Noffs et al., 2011Noffs, P. S.; Galii, L. F.; Gonçalves, J. C. Recuperação de áreas degradadas da mata atlântica: Uma experiência da CESP - Companhia Energética de São Paulo. São Paulo: CESP, 2011.p.1-48. Série Cadernos da Biosfera 3.), lead to the occurrence of degraded areas in which soil conditions are far from the natural ones (Rodrigues et al., 2007Rodrigues, G. B.; Maltoni, K. L.; Cassiolato, A. M. R. Dinâmica da regeneração do subsolo de áreas degradadas dentro do bioma Cerrado. Revista Brasileira de Engenharia Agrícola e Ambiental, v.11, p.73-80, 2007. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1415-43662007000100010
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). This set of environmental problems requires alternatives that improve the occupation and allow the recovery of these areas, such as the selection of plant species to be cultivated. Described as a rustic species with low nutritional demand, jatropha (Jatropha curcas L.) has been considered as an agricultural option for arid and semiarid areas (Arruda et al., 2004Arruda, F. P.; Beltrão, N. E. de M.; Andrade, A. P.; Pereira, W. E.; Severino, L. S. Cultivo de pinhão manso (Jatropha curca L.) como alternativa para o semi-árido nordestino. Revista Brasileira de Oleaginosas e Fibrosas, v.8, p.789-799, 2004.).

Another important component in the soil-plant system is the microorganisms (Folli-Pereira et al., 2012Folli-Pereira, M. S.; Meira-Haddad, L. S. A.; Bazzolli, D. M. S; Kasuya, M. C. M. Micorriza arbuscular e a tolerância das plantas ao estresse. Revista Brasileira de Ciência do Solo, v.36, p.1663-1679, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0100-06832012000600001
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), among which arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi are essential in the establishment and adaptation of plants in disturbed areas, since their hyphae colonize the soil, favor the formation and stability of its aggregates and promote improvements in the nutritional state of the host, facilitating the absorption of phosphorus (P) and micronutrients (Zahawi, 2005Zahawi, R. A. Establishment and growth of living fence species: An overlooked tool for the restoration of degraded areas in the tropics. Restoration Ecology, v.102, p.13-92, 2005. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1526-100x.2005.00011.x
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) and improving the water-plant relationship. However, little is known about the response of jatropha to mycorrhization.

Used to evaluate the nutritional conditions of plant species, the determination of the activity of acid phosphatase enzyme is recommended when there are conditions of P deficiency (Kouas et al., 2009Kouas, S.; Louche, J.; Debez, A.; Plassard, C.; Drevon, J. J.; Abdelly, C. Effect of phosphorus deficiency on acid phosphate and phytase activities in common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) under symbiotic nitrogen fixation. Symbiosis, v.47, p.141-149, 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF03179974
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); thus, it is directly related to mycorrhizal efficiency.

In the process of recovery of a degraded soil, it is also important to improve the nutritional conditions through the supply of organic material, which may occur by the addition of organic and agro-industrial residues. As an organic residue, macrophytes collected in lakes and rivers have been recommended, for having biomass rich in macro and micronutrients, which positively influence soil physical, chemical and biological properties (Sampaio & Oliveira, 2005Sampaio, E. V. S. B.; Oliveira, N. M. B. Aproveitamento da macrófita aquática Egeria densa como adubo orgânico. Planta Daninha, v.23, p.169-174, 2005. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0100-83582005000200001
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). Another residue, the ash from the burning of sugarcane bagasse, is also a source of macro and micronutrients, retains humidity and can partially correct soil acidity (Ferreira et al., 2012Ferreira, E. B.; Fageria, N. K.; Didonet, A. D. Chemical properties of an Oxisol under organic management as influenced by application of sugarcane bagasse ash. Revista Ciência Agronômica, v.43, p.28-236, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1806-66902012000200004
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).

Hydrogel, an absorbing polymer with capacity to store large amounts of water and release it gradually, is an alternative for situations of low water availability in the soil. It allows longer intervals between irrigations and improves plant development (Coelho et al., 2008Coelho, J. B. M.; Barros, M. F. C.; Correa, M. M.; Wanderley, R. A.; Coelho Júnior, J. M.; Figueiredo, J. L. C. Efeito do polímero hidratassolo sobre propriedades físico-hídricas de três solos. Revista Brasileira de Ciências Agrárias, v.3, p.253-259, 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.5039/agraria.v3i3a238
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), without reacting with soil constituents (Miranda et al., 2011Miranda, M.; Oliveira, E. M.; Santos, K. C. F.; Freire, M. B. G. S.; Almeida, B. G. Condicionadores químicos e orgânicos na recuperação de solo salino-sódico em casa de vegetação. Revista Brasileira de Engenharia Agrícola e Ambiental, v.15, p.484-490, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1415-43662011000500008
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).

In order to favor the recovery of degraded soils, this study aimed to evaluate the effects of the addition of residues (macrophytes and ash), hydrogel and the reintroduction of microorganisms in a degraded soil, cultivated with jatropha, during the construction of a hydroelectric power plant.

Material and Methods

The experiment was conducted during 12 months and started in October 2010, with the preparation of an area with degraded soil, which was originally covered with 'Cerrado' (bioma). In the 1960s, with the construction of the hydroelectric power plant of Ilha Solteira, the area was deforested and used as "soil borrow area", from which soil layers of up to 12 m deep were removed.

Located at the Farm of Teaching, Research and Extension of the São Paulo State University (UNESP), Campus of Ilha Solteira-SP, the area is found on the right side of the Paraná River, downstream of the Hydroelectric Power Plant, in the municipality of Selvíria-MS, Brazil (20° 22' S; 51° 22' W). The mean altitude is 335 m and the climate is Aw, with mean annual temperature of 23.7 ºC and mean annual rainfall of 1,300 mm. Temperature, rainfall and relative humidity in the region, along the 12 months of experiment, are shown in Figure 1. The soil in the area was originally classified as distrofic Red Latosol.

Figure 1
Means of temperature (ºC), precipitation (mm) and relative air humidity (%) for the experimental period of 12 months (UNESP - Farm of Teaching, Research and Extension)

The experiment was set in randomized blocks, in a 2 x 2 x 4 factorial scheme, with 2 inoculation treatments (with and without), 2 hydrogel treatments (with and without) and 4 treatments of residues applied in the planting hole (macrophytes, ash, macrophytes + ash and control, without the addition of residues), with four replicates (blocks) and 5 evaluated plants per treatment. Each block occupied an area of 960 m2 (30 x 32 m), which comprised 6 rows with 10 jatropha plants per row (160 plants).

For the initial characterization of the area, the 2 mm, air-dry soil (ADS) of a composite soil sample, formed by four single samples collected in the layer of 0-0.10 m, was analyzed for granulometry (Clay = 450; Silt = 128; Sand = 422 g kg-1), through the pipette method (EMBRAPA, 2011EMBRAPA - Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária. Manual de métodos de análises de solo. 2.ed. Rio de Janeiro: Ministério da Agricultura e do Abastecimento, 2011. 225p.), and fertility, using the methodology proposed by Raij et al. (2001Raij, B. van; Andrade, J. C.; Cantarella, H.; Quaggio, J. A. Análise química para avaliação da fertilidade de solos tropicais. Campinas: Instituto Agronômico, 2001. 285p.). The following results were obtained: P (mg dm-3) = 4.0; organic matter - OM (g dm-3) = 7.0; pH (CaCl2) = 4.2; K = 0.4; Ca (mmolc dm-3) = 1.0; Mg (mmolc dm-3) = 1.0; H + Al (mmolcdm-3) = 13.0; Al (mmolc dm-3) = 2.0; some of bases - SB (mmolc dm-3) = 2.4 and the number of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi - AMF spores = 3 spores per 100 g of dried soil.

The number of autochthonous AMF spores was determined using a sample of 100 g, processed according to the association of the methods of decantation and wet sieving (Gerdemann & Nicolson, 1963Gerdemann, J. W.; Nilcolson, T. H. Spores of mycorrhizal endogone species extracted from soil by wet sieving and decanting. Transaction of British Mycological Society, v.46, p.234-244, 1963. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0007-1536(63)80079-0
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) and centrifugation and sucrose flotation (Jenkins, 1964Jenkins, W. R. A rapid centrifugal-flotation technique for separating nematodes from soil. Plant and Soil, v.73, p.288-300, 1964.). Counting was performed on acrylic plate with concentric rings, under a stereoscopic microscope (40x).

The soil-inoculum was prepared using the soil collected from four points in the layer of 0-0.10 m, in an area of preserved Cerrado. Before being used as an inoculum, the soil was cultivated with Urochloa decumbens Stapf in a greenhouse. The determination of the number of autochthonous AMF spores followed the previously described methodologies, which found 300 spores per 100 g of soil-inoculum.

Jatropha seedlings, in the stage of 2 pairs of leaves, growing in tubes with commercial substrate were transplanted to plastic bags containing 2 kg of soil collected from the layer of 0.0-0.1 m in the experimental area and maintained in a nursery for 4 months, where they were daily watered. Before being transplanted to the field, the seedlings were transferred to the outside of the nursery, where they remained for 15 days for the adaptation to field conditions.

The macrophytes were collected at the Hydroelectric Power Plant Engenheiro Souza Dias (Jupiá), located in Três Lagoas-MS, and, according to Marcondes et al. (2003)Marcondes, D. A. S.; Mustafá, A. L.; Tanaka, R. H. Estudos para manejo integrado de plantas aquáticas no reservatório de Jupiá. In: Thomaz, S. M.; Bini, L. M. (ed.). Ecologia e manejo de macrófitas aquáticas. Maringá: Eduem, 2003. p.299-317, are mainly composed of Egeria densa Planch., Egeria najas Planch.,Ceratophyllum demersum L., Eichhornia azureaKunth, Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms., Pistia stratiotes L. and Typha latifolia L. This biomass was air-dried and ground, in order to reduce and standardize its size (approximately 1 cm long). The material was analyzed for the contents of nutrients, according toMalavolta et al. (1997)Malavolta, E.; Vitti, G. C.; Oliveira, S. A. Princípios, métodos e técnicas de avaliação. In: Malavolta, E.; Vitti, G. C.; Oliveira, S. A. ed. Avaliação do estado nutricional das plantas. Piracicaba: Associação Brasileira para Pesquisa da Potassa e do Fosfato, 1997. p.115-230., and showed the following results: N = 26; P = 3; K = 9.5; Ca = 25 g kg-1 of dry matter and S = 33; B = 52; Zn = 96; Cu = 51; Fe = 248 and Mn = 127 mg kg-1 of dry matter.

The ash, from the burning of the sugarcane bagasse in boilers, was collected at the ALCOVALE Sugar Mill, in the municipality of Aparecida do Tabuado-MS, and subjected to chemical analysis of the available elements (Raij et al., 2001Raij, B. van; Andrade, J. C.; Cantarella, H.; Quaggio, J. A. Análise química para avaliação da fertilidade de solos tropicais. Campinas: Instituto Agronômico, 2001. 285p.). The following results were obtained: P (mg dm-3) = 54; OM (g dm-3) = 15; pH (CaCl2) = 5.0; K (mmolc dm-3) = 5.6; Ca (mmolc dm-3) = 8; Mg (mmolc dm-3) = 6; H + Al (mmolcdm-3) = 40; Al (mmolc dm-3) = 2 and SB (mmolc dm-3) = 19.6.

The experimental area was subsoiled and harrowed to the depth of 0.40 m. The holes were opened with diameter of 0.30 m and depth of 0.90 m, using a hydraulic drill, at the spacing of 3 x 2 m. The bottom half of the hole was filled with the removed soil and the top half with a mixture of soil and residues, according to the established treatments. After that, the seedlings were planted.

The treatments with macrophytes received the equivalent to 15,000 kg ha-1of dry matter per hole and, for the treatments with ash, the equivalent to 30,000 kg ha-1. As a basic conditioning, all treatments received correction and chemical fertilization in minimum amounts, in order not to interfere with the inoculation treatments, using dolomitic limestone (59.4 kg ha-1), ammonium sulfate (39.6 kg ha-1), single superphosphate (23.1 kg ha-1) and potassium chloride (2.300 kg ha-1).

The inoculation treatments, at the planting of seedlings, received 200 g of soil-inoculum, which promoted 600 spores of AMF per hole.

The hydrogel (Stockosorb, manufactured by Degussa-Hüls Ltda., based on polymers formed by acrylamide, acrylic acid based on potassium salt) was prepared by diluting 3 g of the product in 700 mL of water and applied on the surface, immediately after planting the seedlings, and covered with a layer of a few centimeters of soil.

In order to facilitate water retention, from watering or rainfall, crowning was performed around the holes before planting the seedlings; hoeing was performed in the perimeter of the crown whenever necessary.

After 12 months of introduction of jatropha seedlings to the field, one soil sample, composed of 5 single samples, was collected in each replicate, in the holes and close to the plants, using a soil column cylinder auger at the depth of 0.10 m. The 2 mm ADS samples were analyzed for fertility and number of AMF spores, according to the previously described methodologies.

The roots found during the sieving of soil samples were separated, washed in running water and preserved in alcohol (50%). For the determination of the percentage of mycorrhizal colonization, the preserved roots were colored with 0.05% trypan blue in lactoglycerol (Phillips & Hayman, 1970Phillips, J. M.; Hayman, D. S. Improved procedures for clearing roots for rapid assessment of infection. Transaction of British Mycology Society, v.55, p.158-161, 1970. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0007-1536(70)80110-3
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). The percentage of colonized segments was determined through the evaluation of 100 segments of thin roots, about 1 cm long, per sample, under optical microscope.

The acid phosphatase activity for leaves was evaluated according to the procedure described by Besford (1980)Besford, R. T. A rapid tissue test for diagnosing phosphorus deficiency in the tomato plant. Annals of Botany, v.45, p.225-227, 1980., using 10 g of recently collected leaf blade, which were incubated in 8 mL of p-nitrophenylphosphate (p-NPP) in sodium acetate buffer (pH 4.0). After incubation for 20 min, at 30 ºC, protected from the light, 5 mL of the mixture were alkalinized with 2 mL of NaOH (2 mol L-1), for the colorimetric (420 nm) estimation of the paranitrophenyl formed, in mg p-NPP g-1 h-1.

The obtained results were subjected to analysis of variance and, when F-test significance was observed, means were compared by the Scott-Knott test at 0.05 probability level.

Results and Discussion

After 12 months of experiment installation, the addition of soil-inoculum to the degraded soil resulted in the reduction of P contents and sum of bases (SB) (Table 1). The treatments with residues of macrophytes and macrophytes + ash promoted increments in pH and SB and reductions in H + Al and Al.

Table 1
Means, F values and coefficients of variation (CV%) for chemical characteristics of a degraded soil under the treatments of reintroduction of microorganisms, hydrogel and residues (macrophytes, ash, macrophytes + ash and control, without residues) applied to the planting hole

The addition of residues caused slight increment in soil organic matter (OM), while H + Al and Al showed the highest means, both in the control treatment and in the ash treatment. The addition of sources of organic material has been indicated with the objective of improving soil properties (Kitamura et al., 2008Kitamura, A. E.; Alves, M. C.; Suzuki, L. G. A. S.; Gonzalez, A. P. Recuperação de um solo degradado com a aplicação de adubos verdes e lodo de esgoto. Revista Brasileira de Ciência do Solo, v.32, p.405-416, 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0100-06832008000100038
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).

The amount of OM reported by Araújo et al. (2007)Araújo, R.; Goedert, W. J.; Lacerda, M. P. C. Qualidade de um solo sob diferentes usos e sob cerrado nativo. Revista Brasileira de Ciência do Solo, v.31, p.1099-1108, 2007. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0100-06832007000500025
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in soil under different uses and native Cerrado was 3 times higher than those in the present study, which suggests that, despite the addition of residues, the current conditions of the degraded soil remain far from the natural one.

In the interaction of hydrogel and residues, soil P showed the highest means in the treatments with macrophytes, in the presence of hydrogel, and macrophytes + ash, in its absence (Tables 1 and 2). There was a slight increase in P contents with the addition of macrophytes, combined with hydrogel, followed by the treatment with addition of macrophytes + ash, in the absence of hydrogel (Table 2).

Table 2
Follow-up analysis of significant interactions for phosphorus, and pH of a degraded soil under treatments of reintroduction of microorganisms (I), hydrogel (H) and residues (macrophytes, ash, macrophytes + ash and control, without residues) applied to the planting hole

The association of macrophytes and hydrogel or macrophytes + ash may have favored the activity of the microbiota, for promoting a more humid environment, interfering with the dynamics of P in the soil, which, according to Santos et al. (2008)Santos, D. R. dos; Gatiboni , L. C.; Kaminski, J. Fatores que afetam a disponibilidade do fósforo e o manejo da adubação fosfatada em solos sob sistema plantio direto. Ciência Rural, v.38, p.576-586, 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0103-84782008000200049
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, is associated with environmental factors such as pH, humidity, temperature and aeration, among others, which control the activity of microorganisms, immobilizing or releasing, in this case, orthophosphate ions.

The interaction of inoculation x hydrogel caused significant effects only on soil pH and the highest value was observed in the treatment with absence of inoculation and hydrogel (Table 2). The residues incorporated into the soil allowed the increase of pH from 4.2, in the initial characterization of the soil, to 4.64, with the addition of macrophytes, and to 4.7, when they were associated with ash (Tables 1 and 2). As previously mentioned, the highest P values were observed in the same treatments, possibly due to the alterations in pH, which were sufficient to influence the chemical characteristic of the soil.

Although pH may interfere with soil chemical properties, these modifications are dependent on a large number of factors and processes, including the microbial activity on OM decomposition. Thus, the data suggest that there was immobilization of P and of bases by the microorganisms during the process of transformation of OM. The greater immobilization is directly related to the lower availability of the nutrient in the soil.

Considering the P content in the ash (53 mg dm-3), detected in the initial characterization of the residue, its addition resulted in an effect smaller than expected, in relation to the concentration of available P in the soil, certainly due to the slow release of the nutrient resulting from the condition of degradation of the soil. Therefore, the period from experiment installation until the evaluations (12 months) must have been insufficient for an effective release of the nutrient (Table 2). Corrêa et al. (2005)Corrêa, M. C. M.; Fernandes, G. C.; Prado, R. M.; Natale, W. Propriedades químicas do solo tratado com resíduo orgânico da indústria processadora de goiabas. Revista Brasileira de Agrociência, v.11, p.241-243, 2005. also observed that a short period (3 months) of guava residue incubation was not sufficient for an effective OM mineralization, with release of P.

However, no reports were found in the literature on the decomposition rate of residues such as sugarcane bagasse ash. In spite of that, Silveira (2010)Silveira, T. Avaliação de cinza de caldeira de indústria de concentrados de frutas cítrica sobre as propriedades de solo degradado e solo cultivado com cana-de-açúcar. Jaboticabal: FCAV/UNESP, 2010. 45p. Dissertação Mestrado, working with residue, observed that soil P contents suffered an expressive increase, which was proportional to the applied doses (20 to 100 t ha-1). These increases ranged from 50 to 425% and were expected, due to the presence of P in the ash.

Considered as an indicator of the necessity of P by plants and classified based on the pH of action, the activity of leaf acid phosphatase will be higher, the lower is the amount of available P (Gatiboni et al., 2008Gatiboni, L. C.; Kaminski, J.; Rheinheimer, D. S.; Brunetto, G. Fósforo da biomassa microbiana e atividade de fosfatases ácidas durante a diminuição do fósforo disponível no solo. Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira, v.43, p.1085-1091, 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0100-204X2008000800019
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). In the present study, there was lower acid phosphatase activity in the treatments with inoculation and with addition of macrophytes and macrophytes + ash, confirming the beneficial effects of macrophytes (Table 3).

Table 3
Means, F values and coefficients of variation (CV%) of leaf acid phosphatase, number of spores and percent colonization by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, in a degraded soil under the treatments of reintroduction of microorganisms, hydrogel and residues (macrophytes, ash, macrophytes + ash and control, without residues) applied to the planting hole

Scabora et al. (2010)Scabora, M. H.; Maltoni, K. L.; Cassiolato, A. M. R. Crescimento, fosfatase ácida e micorrização de espécies arbóreas, em solo de cerrado degradado. Bragantia, v.69, p.445-451, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0006-87052010000200024
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reported that leaf acid phosphatase of Croton floribundus Spreng, grown in a soil from the same degraded area of the present study, showed the lowest values in the treatment that received soil-inoculum, which evidences the importance of microbial activity, such as AMF, for the absorption of nutrients by plants. Tristão et al. (2006)Tristão, F. S. M.; Andrade, S. A. L.; Silveira, A. P. D. F. Fungos micorrízicos arbusculares na formação de mudas de cafeeiro, em substratos orgânicos comerciais. Bragantia, v.65, p.649-658, 2006. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0006-87052006000400016
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, studying coffee plants under the influence of AMF in different substrates, observed that plants inoculated and cultivated in different organic substrates showed reduction of about 40% in acid phosphatase activity, compared with non-mycorrhized.

Although jatropha is considered as a rustic plant, with high adaptability to low fertility soils, little is known about its behavior in response to AMF inoculation. Inoculation with soil-inoculum proved to be efficient for mycorrhization, increasing the number of spores by 3 times and percent colonization by 5 times (Table 3).

Root colonization showed the highest means in the treatments with inoculation and residues, and the interaction between these treatments also influenced root sporulation and colonization positively, especially the treatment with macrophytes + ash with inoculation (Table 4). These results can be justified by the benefits of the addition of residues in the improvement of soil and moisture conditions. Caravaca et al. (2004)Caravaca, F.; Alguacil, M. M.; Azcón, R.; Díaz, G.; Roldán, A. Com-paring the effectiveness of mycorrhizal inoculation and amendment with sugar beet, rock phosphate and Aspergillus niger to enhance field performance of the leguminous shrub Dorycnium pentaphyllum L. Applied Soil Ecology, v.25, p.169-180, 2004. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2003.08.002
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reported that the joint application of organic substrates resulted in positive synergetic effect on mycorrhization, evidencing the importance of moisture for the AMF species.

Table 4
Follow-up analysis of significant interactions for the number of spores and colonization by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in jatropha cultivated in a degraded soil under the treatments of reintroduction of microorganisms (I), hydrogel (H) and residues (macrophytes, ash, macrophytes + ash and control, without residues) applied to the planting hole

The effects of hydrogel on root colonization were small, but contributed to increasing mycorrhizal colonization from 8.65% (without inoculation) to 47.85% (with inoculation), regardless of the hydrogel (Table 4). It was expected an increase of sporulation in the presence of hydrogel, since it promotes greater water retention and soil moisture directly influences sporulation, spore germination and mycelial growth (Cavalcante et al., 2009Cavalcante, U. M. T.; Goto, B. T.; Maia, L. C. Aspectos da simbiose micorrízica arbuscular. Anais da Academia Pernambucana de Ciência Agronômica, v.5/6, p.180-208, 2008-2009.), suggesting that the amount of hydrogel may have been insufficient for the degraded soil.

The use of residues can contribute to symbiosis, indicating the treatments of macrophytes + ash and macrophytes as promising, because AMF colonization involves a series of morpho-physiological and biochemical events that are regulated by the interaction between plants and fungi, as well as environmental factors (Costa & Lovato, 2011Costa, M. D.; Lovato, P. E. Micorrizas arbusculares e a supressão de patógenos. In: Klauberg Filho, O.; Mafra, A. L.; Gatiboni, L. C. Tópicos em ciência do solo. Viçosa, MG, Sociedade Brasileira de Ciência do Solo, v.6, p.119-139, 2011.).

Conclusions

  1. The chemical characteristics of the degraded soil responded positively to the addition of macrophytes and macrophytes + ash, with increase in pH and SB and reduction in Al and H + Al.

  2. The inoculation of microorganisms and the treatments with macrophytes and macrophytes + ash increased the number of spores and the percentage of mycorrhizal colonization and reduced leaf acid phosphatase, indicating greater P absorption by the host.

  3. The application of hydrogel favored P when associated with the addition of macrophytes.

Acknowledgments

To the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel - CAPES, for the scholarship to the first author, and to the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development - CNPq, for the research productivity grant to the last author.

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