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Maize yield after long-term application of pig slurry

Produtividade da cultura do milho após a aplicação em longo prazo de dejetos de suínos

ABSTRACT

Organic wastes produced in large quantities in pig farms, such as liquid swine manure (LSM), can become a good alternative source of nutrients for agriculture, thus enabling total or partial replacement of mineral fertilizers in agricultural crops. The aim of this study was to evaluate the use of LSM as a substitute of mineral fertilizer in the maize crop under Cerrado soil conditions. The treatments consisted of using mineral fertilization recommended for the maize crop; without fertilization; and LSM doses (25, 50,100 and 200 m3 ha-1). Maize grain yield was evaluated in the 2004/2005, 2005/2006, 2006/2007, 2007/2008, 2009/2010, 2011/2012 and 2013/2014 crop seasons. The mineral fertilization in maize can be replaced by pig slurry doses from 100 m3 ha-1 in a Cerrado soil (dystroferric Red Latosol with clayey texture) with no loss of yield components.

Key words:
organic fertilizer; sustainable waste disposal; swine

RESUMO

Os resíduos orgânicos produzidos em grandes quantidades nas granjas suinícolas, como os dejetos líquidos de suínos (DLS), podem tornar-se alternativa de fonte de nutrientes na agricultura. O descarte desses resíduos de forma racional possibilita a substituição total ou parcial da adubação mineral nos cultivos agrícolas. O objetivo com este trabalho foi avaliar a utilização de DLS como substituição da adubação mineral na cultura do milho em condições de solo de Cerrado. Os tratamentos consistiram na utilização de adubação mineral recomendada para a cultura do milho; sem adubação e doses de DLS (25; 50; 100 e 200 m3 ha-1). A produtividade de grãos de milho foi avaliada nas safras agrícolas de 2004/2005; 2005/2006; 2006/2007, 2007/2008; 2009/2010; 2011/2012 e 2013/2014. A adubação mineral na cultura do milho pode ser substituída por doses de dejetos líquidos de suínos a partir de 100 m3 ha-1 em um solo de Cerrado (Latossolo Vermelho distroférrico de textura argilosa), sem que haja prejuízos dos componentes de rendimento.

Palavras-chave:
adubação orgânica; disposição sustentável dos resíduos; suinocultura

Introduction

In Brazil, pig farming has great social and economic importance, but the wastes generated by the animals raised in confinement continue to be potential contaminants, even with their use as fertilizers in crops.

Liquid swine manure (LSM) is a mixture of feces, urine and other organic materials, such as food leftovers, residues from the stalls and animal hair, besides a variable amount of water waste from drinking facilities and from sanitation (Giacomini & Aita, 2008Giacomini, S. J.; Aita, C. Cama sobreposta e dejetos líquidos de suínos como fonte de nitrogênio ao milho. Revista Brasileira de Ciência do Solo, v.32, p.195-205, 2008. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0100-06832008000100019
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).

For being a waste with high contents of organic matter and relevant contents of nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, copper and zinc, swine waste can improve physical properties and chemical and biological characteristics of the soil, which allows its use in agriculture as a supplier of nutrients and elements that are beneficial to plant development and production (Scherer et al., 2007Scherer, E. E.; Baldissera, I. T.; Nesi, C. N. Propriedades químicas de um latossolo vermelho sob plantio direto e adubação com esterco de suínos. Revista Brasileira de Ciência do Solo, v.31, p.123-131, 2007. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0100-06832007000100013
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Chemical fertilizers can be formulated specifically for each type of crop and soil; simultaneously, animal wastes have various minerals that are found in unbalanced proportions in relation to the absorption capacity of the plants. Because of that, prolonged and/or excessive use may result in chemical imbalances, and many of these impacts have already been observed in various regions of Brazil (Seganfredo, 2004Seganfredo, M. A. Dejetos animais – A dupla face benefícios e prejuízos. Concórdia: EMBRAPA, 2004. Disponível em: <http://www.cnpsa.embrapa.br>. Acesso em: 16 Set. 2011.
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Various reports in the literature mention improvements in soil fertility and increase in crop yield when swine wastes are used as organic fertilizer (Sediyama et al., 2009Sediyama, M. A. N.; Santos, M. R. dos; Vidigal, S. M.; Salgado, L. T.; Pedrosa, M. W.; Jacob, L. L. Produtividade e estado nutricional do quiabeiro em função da densidade populacional e do biofertilizante suíno. Bragantia, v.68, p.913-920, 2009. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0006-87052009000400011
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; Seidel et al., 2010Seidel, E. P.; Gonçalves Júnior, A. C.; Vanin, J. P.; Strey, L.; Schwantes, D.; Nacke, H. Aplicação de dejetos de suínos na cultura do milho cultivado em sistema de plantio direto. Acta Scientiarum. Technology, v.32, p.113-117, 2010.; Santos et al., 2012Santos, M. R. dos; Sediyama, M. A. N.; Moreira, M. A.; Megguer, C. A.; Vidigal, S. M. Rendimento, qualidade e absorção de nutrientes pelos frutos de abóbora em função de doses de biofertilizante. Horticultura Brasileira, v.30, p.160-167, 2012. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0102-05362012000100027
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; Lourenzi et al., 2014Lourenzi, C. R.; Ceretta, C. A.; Brunetto, G.; Girotto, E.; Tiecher, T. L.; Vieira, R. C. B.; Cancian, A.; Ferreira, P. A. A. Pig slurry and nutrient accumulation and dry matter and grain yield in various crops. Revista Brasileira de Ciência do Solo, v.38, p.949-958, 2014. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0100-06832014000300027
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; Moraes et al., 2014Moraes, M. T. de; Arnuti, F.; Silva, V. R. da; Silva, R. F. da; Basso, C. J.; Ros, C. O, da. Dejetos líquidos de suínos como alternativa a adubação mineral na cultura do milho. Semina: Ciências Agrárias, v.35, p.2945-2954,2014. https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0359.2014v35n6p2945
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; Sediyama et al., 2014Sediyama, M. A. N.; Santos, M. R. dos; Vidigal, S. M.; Pinto, C. L. de O.; Jacob, L. L. Nutrição e produtividade de plantas de pimentão colorido, adubadas com biofertilizante de suíno. Revista Brasileira de Engenharia Agrícola e Ambiental, v.18, p.588-594, 2014. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1415-43662014000600004
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; Sousa et al., 2014Sousa, F. A.; Silva, E. de B.; Campos, A. T.; Gandini, A. M. M.; Corrêa, J. M.; Grazziotti, P. H. Atividade microbiana e produção da lavoura cafeeira após adubação com dejetos líquidos de suínos. Bioscience Journal, v.30, p.1041-1049, 2014.; Basso et al., 2016Basso, C. J.; Pinto, M. A. B.; Santi, A. L.; Silva, R. F. da; Silva, D. R. O. da. Dejeto liquido de suínos como fonte de nutrientes na sucessão trigo/milho. Revista Ceres, v.63, p.412-418, 2016. https://doi.org/10.1590/0034-737X201663030019
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; Bócoli et al., 2016Bócoli, M. E.; Mantovani, J. R.; Miranda, J. M.; Marques, D. J.; Silva, A. B. da. Soil chemical properties and maize yield under application of pig slurry biofertilizer. Revista Brasileira de Engenharia Agrícola e Ambiental, v.20, p.42-48, 2016. https://doi.org/10.1590/1807-1929/agriambi.v20n1p42-48
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). Thus, the use of this waste as fertilizer in the soil presents itself as a viable alternative for its final destination, because it promotes reduction in production costs, besides improving the biological quality of the soil. However, it must be adequately managed to avoid the expression of its high polluting power.

The objective of this study was to evaluate the utilization of LSW as a substitute of mineral fertilization in the maize crop under Cerrado soil conditions.

Material and Methods

The study was carried out during seven crop seasons (2004/2005; 2005/2006; 2006/2007, 2007/2008; 2009/2010; 2011/2012 and 2013/2014) in the experimental area of the University of Rio Verde, located at the ‘Fontes do Saber’ Farm, municipality of Rio Verde, GO (29º 43’ 12” S, 53º 43’ 12” W), in dystroferric Red Latosol with clayey texture (470 g kg-1) and declivity of 4% (EMBRAPA, 2006EMBRAPA - Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária. Centro Nacional de Pesquisa de Solos. Sistema brasileiro de classificação de solos. Rio de Janeiro: EMBRAPA/CNPS; Brasília, DF: EMBRAPA-SPI, 2006. 305p.). The chemical characteristics in the 0-20 cm layer prior to the experiment (1999/2000 season), according to the methodology described in Tedesco et al. (1995)Tedesco, M. J.; Gianello, C.; Bissani, C. A.; Bohnen, H.; Wolkweiss, S. J. Análises de solo, plantas e outros materiais. 2.ed. Porto Alegre: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, 1995. 174p. were: pH = 4.0; OM = 23 g kg-1; P = 3.0 mg dm-3; K = 55 mg dm-3; Ca, Mg, Al and H+Al = 1.6; 0.6; 0.13 and 8.8 cmolc dm-3, respectively.

The climate of the region is classified as Aw (tropical), according to Köppen’s classification, with a long dry season (April to October), mean annual rainfall of 1,550 mm and mean annual temperature of 23.3 ºC (Alvares et al., 2013Alvares, C. A.; Stape, J. L.; Sentelhas, P. C.; Gonçalves, J. L. de M.; Sparovek, G. Köppen’s climate classification map for Brazil. Meteorologische Zeitschrift, v.22, p.711-728, 2013. https://doi.org/10.1127/0941-2948/2013/0507
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).

The soil was plowed and its acidity was corrected with limestone (2.242 t ha-1) so that pH increased to 5.5-6.0 and base saturation reached 60%, as commonly performed in opening areas in the Cerrado (Sousa & Lobato, 2004Sousa, D. M. G.; Lobato, E. (ed.) Cerrado: Correção do solo e adubação. Planaltina: Embrapa Cerrados, 2004. 416p.). After these interventions, the no-till farming system was adopted in all crop seasons.

The experimental design was randomized blocks with three replicates and the treatments consisted of: T1 - control (without LSW application and mineral fertilization); T2 - mineral fertilization (400 kg ha-1 of the 8-20-20 formulation and 100 kg ha-1 of N as top-dressing in the form of urea); T3 - 25 m3 ha-1 of LSW; T4 - 50 m3 ha-1 of LSW; T5 - 50 m3 ha-1 of LSW plus 100 kg ha-1 of N as top-dressing in the form of urea; T6 - 100 m3 ha-1 of LSW and T7 - 200 m3 ha-1 of LSW. From October 2000 on, the wastes were manually applied using these same treatments. Each plot was 10 m wide x 15 m long, with an area of 150 m2.

The utilized swine waste came from an SVT (vertical finishing system) farm, where they remained for 30 days in an anaerobic stabilization pond with capacity for 120 m3. After this period, the wastes were applied in the experimental area 20 to 30 days before sowing the maize crop and distributed broadcast on soil surface on the residues of the previous crops through the jet of a hose connected to a pressurized tank, without incorporation.

The liquid swine waste was chemically analysed according to Pavan et al. (1992)Pavan, M. A.; Bloch, M. F.; Zempulski, H. C.; Miyazawa, M.; Zocoler, D. C. Manual de análise química do solo e controle de qualidade. Londrina: Instituto Agronômico do Paraná, 1992. 38p. Circular, 76 in all years of the study, at the moment of its application in the soil, to determine pH, Ca, Mg, K, P, N total, S and density. The analyses were made according to the methodologies described by Silva et al. (1999)Silva, F. C. Manual de análises químicas de solos, plantas e fertilizantes. Brasília: EMBRAPA, 1999. 370p.. Table 1 illustrates the mean nutritional value of the LSW applied in the experimental area.

Table 1
Mean contents of nutrients in the liquid swine wastes of a vertical finishing system of the region of Rio Verde, GO

Mineral fertilizations calculated for the 0-20 cm layer were based on the recommendations of Souza & Lobato (2004). Soil samples were collected before applying the treatments in the plots that received annual applications of the mineral fertilizer. Chemically fertilized plots received the fertilizers at planting, and the application was made broadcast on soil surface on the residues of the previous crop. Top-dressing fertilization with nitrogen was performed 15 days after maize sowing, using 100 kg ha-1 of N in the form of urea.

Maize sowing was performed between 20 and 30 days after applying the treatments, usually in the second week of November. In all seasons, maize was sown using a no-till seed drill, composed of frontal cut disc and furrowing by mismatched double disc. During the cycle, all cultivation practices were carried out according to crop need and the technical recommendations.

Maize was manually harvested always in March of each year, when the grains reached moisture content of 18%. The ears of each plot were threshed, the grains were weighed on digital scale and the moisture of the grains from each plot was determined, adjusted to 13%.

The obtained results were subjected to joint analysis of variance between treatments and seasons. When there was significance, Tukey test at 0.05 probability level was applied; for the effects of the applied doses, regression analysis was adopted using the statistical program SISVAR 5.3 (Ferreira, 2011Ferreira, D. F. Sisvar: A computer statistical analysis system. Ciência e Agrotecnologia, v.35, p.1039-1042, 2011. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1413-70542011000600001
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).

Results and Discussion

The contents of N, P and K and doses of liquid swine waste and mineral fertilizers applied in the plots were used to estimate the amounts of N, P2O5 and K2O added to the soil in each treatment (Table 2).

Table 2
Mean amounts of N, P2O5 and K2O supplied to the soil according to the treatments

Compared with the NPK fertilization recommended for maize (Souza & Lobato, 2004): the LSW dose of 200 m3 ha-1 exceeded in relation to N; none of the doses met the requirements of P; and LSW doses above 100 m3 ha-1 were superior in relation to K. Swine wastes can be considered as unbalanced fertilizers, since they have nutrients in disproportionate amounts in relation to the requirements of the plants (Berwanger, 2006Berwanger, A. L. Alterações e transferências de fósforo do solo para o meio aquático com aplicação de dejeto líquido de suínos. UFSM: Santa Maria, 2006. 102p. Dissertação Mestrado), as opposed to mineral fertilizers, which can be specifically formulated, according to the conditions of cultivation and soil. Hence, excessive or successive fertilizations with swine waste can cause alterations in soil chemical attributes (Scherer et al., 2010Scherer, E. E.; Nesi, C. N.; Massotti, Z. Atributos químicos do solo influenciados por sucessivas aplicações de dejetos suínos em áreas agrícolas de Santa Catarina. Revista Brasileira de Ciência do Solo, v.34, p.1375-1383, 2010. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0100-06832010000400034
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; Lourenzi et al., 2013Lourenzi, C. R.; Ceretta, C. A.; Silva, L. S. da; Girotto, E.; Lorensini, F.; Tiecher, T. L.; Conti, L. de; Trentin, G.; Brunetto, G. Nutrients in soil layers under no-tillage after successive pig slurry applications. Revista Brasileira de Ciência do Solo, v.37, 157-167, 2013. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0100-06832013000100016
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) and lead to undesirable environmental impacts, such as pollution of surface and subsurface waters (Carneiro et al., 2012Carneiro, J. P.; Coutinho, J.; Trindade, H. Nitrate leaching from a maize x oats double-cropping forage system fertilized with organic residues under Mediterranean conditions. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, v.160, p.29-39, 2012. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2011.09.001
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; Sørensen & RubÆk, 2012Sørensen, P.; RubÆk, G. H. R. Leaching of nitrate and phosphorus after autumn and spring application of separated solid animal manures to winter wheat. Soil Use and Management, v.28, p.1-11, 2012. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-2743.2011.00382.x
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). Table 3 shows the results of maize grain yield as a function of the fertilizations (doses of swine waste and mineral fertilization - NPK).

Table 3
Mean values, F value, least significant difference (LSD), coefficient of variation (CV) as a function of seasons and fertilization (mineral and liquid swine waste) for maize grain yield

The interaction Fertilization (B) versus Crop seasons (A) was significant (Table 4). It was observed that the LSW doses influenced maize grain yield in the seasons 2009/2010, 2011/2012, 2013/2014 and 2015/2016 (Table 4).

Table 4
Follow-up analysis of the significant interaction between seasons and fertilizations for maize grain yield (kg ha-1)

The increment in grain yield (Table 4) occurred from the LSW dose of 25 m3 ha-1 on, in comparison to the treatment without fertilization. In general, all LSW doses promoted significant increments in grain yield.

Mineral fertilization led to increments of 39.5, 77.3, 106 and 39.7% in the yield, compared with the control (without fertilization) in the seasons 2009/2010, 2011/2012, 2013/2014, 2015/2016, respectively, demonstrating the need of using a source of nutrients for adequate development and yield of the maize crop under the soil conditions of the present study.

Comparing the grain yields between the treatments, it is noted that, in the first crops (2004/2005 to 2007/2008), the yields were similar. However, from the fifth crop on with successive LSW application (2008/2009), the highest yields were obtained with the highest LSW dose in relation to the control, but always equivalent to the grain yields with mineral fertilization (Table 4).

There was a significant effect of the interaction Season x Doses for maize grain yield (Table 5).

Table 5
Mean square and significance level of maize grain yield as a function of the doses of liquid swine waste (LSW)

The variable grain yield showed quadratic increase as a function of the increment in LSW doses in the seasons 2011/2012 and 2013/2014 and linear increase in the seasons 2009/2010 and 2015/2016 (Table 6).

Table 6
Maize grain yield (kg ha-1) as a function of the seasons and doses of liquid swine waste (LS W)

The maximum technical efficiency of grain yield was obtained with the LSW doses of 152 m3 ha-1 (2011/2012) and 137 m3 ha-1 (2013/2014).

The results found in the present study of maize grain yield differ from those of Ceretta et al. (2005)Ceretta, C. A.; Basso, C. J.; Pavinato, P. S.; Trentin, E. F.; Girotto, E. Produtividade de grãos de milho, produção de matéria seca e acúmulo de nitrogênio, fósforo e potássio na rotação aveia preta/milho/nabo forrageiro com aplicação de dejeto liquido de suínos. Ciência Rural, v.35, p.287-1295, 2005. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0103-84782005000600010
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, who reported that maize grain yield increased in both cultivation years with the use of LSW, and found maximum technical efficiency with the application of 85 m3 ha-1 of LSW in the first year of the study. The same was reported by Moraes et al. (2014)Moraes, M. T. de; Arnuti, F.; Silva, V. R. da; Silva, R. F. da; Basso, C. J.; Ros, C. O, da. Dejetos líquidos de suínos como alternativa a adubação mineral na cultura do milho. Semina: Ciências Agrárias, v.35, p.2945-2954,2014. https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0359.2014v35n6p2945
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, who found maximum technical efficiency of grain yield using 91 m3 ha-1 of LSW. Pinto et al. (2014)Pinto, M. A. B.; Fabbris, C.; Basso, C. J.; Santi, A. L.; Girotto, E. Aplicação de dejeto líquido de suínos e manejo do solo na sucessão aveia/milho. Pesquisa Agropecuária Tropical, v.44, p.205-212, 2014. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1983-40632014000200002
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, compared LSW doses and mineral fertilization, for maize grain yield in both cultivation years, and observed that the LSW dose of 80 m3 ha-1 was statistically equal to mineral fertilization. Lourenzi et al. (2014)Lourenzi, C. R.; Ceretta, C. A.; Brunetto, G.; Girotto, E.; Tiecher, T. L.; Vieira, R. C. B.; Cancian, A.; Ferreira, P. A. A. Pig slurry and nutrient accumulation and dry matter and grain yield in various crops. Revista Brasileira de Ciência do Solo, v.38, p.949-958, 2014. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0100-06832014000300027
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reported increment in maize grain yield with LSW application at dose of 80 m3 ha-1, which may reach 11.6 t ha-1. Basso et al. (2016)Basso, C. J.; Pinto, M. A. B.; Santi, A. L.; Silva, R. F. da; Silva, D. R. O. da. Dejeto liquido de suínos como fonte de nutrientes na sucessão trigo/milho. Revista Ceres, v.63, p.412-418, 2016. https://doi.org/10.1590/0034-737X201663030019
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also reported satisfactory results for all evaluated variables using the dose of 80 m3 ha-1 in the wheat/maize succession. However, Seidel et al. (2010)Seidel, E. P.; Gonçalves Júnior, A. C.; Vanin, J. P.; Strey, L.; Schwantes, D.; Nacke, H. Aplicação de dejetos de suínos na cultura do milho cultivado em sistema de plantio direto. Acta Scientiarum. Technology, v.32, p.113-117, 2010., using urea and swine wastes at doses of 20, 30, 40 and 50 m3 ha-1 in maize cultivation, observed no significant differences in grain yield. Bócoli et al. (2016)Bócoli, M. E.; Mantovani, J. R.; Miranda, J. M.; Marques, D. J.; Silva, A. B. da. Soil chemical properties and maize yield under application of pig slurry biofertilizer. Revista Brasileira de Engenharia Agrícola e Ambiental, v.20, p.42-48, 2016. https://doi.org/10.1590/1807-1929/agriambi.v20n1p42-48
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, evaluating the potential of using LSW in the maize crop at doses of 40, 80,120, 160, 200 and 240 m3 ha-1, in an Oxisol, reported no effect on maize grain yield and its components (ear length, ear diameter, number of grains per ear and 1000-grain weight) under application of swine wastes.

The different performance regarding grain yield under fertilization with swine waste in these experiments is due to the concentration of nutrients in the wastes. According to Perdomo et al. (2003)Perdomo, C. C.; Oliveira, P. A.; Kunz, A. Sistemas de tratamento de dejetos de suínos: Inventário tecnológico. Concórdia: EMBRAPA CNPSA, 2003. 83p. Documentos, 85, the higher the content of dry matter, the lower the amount of water present in the waste and the better its fertilizing quality. However, it should be highlighted that the LSW composition is variable according to the swine production system, fattening or finishing (Gonçalves Júnior et al., 2008Gonçalves Júnior, A. C.; Lindino, C. A.; Rosa, M. F. da; Bariccatti, R.; Gomes, G. D. Remoção de metais pesados tóxicos cádmio, chumbo e cromo em biofertilizante suíno utilizando macrófita aquática (Eichornia crassipes) como bioindicador. Acta Scientiarum. Technology, v.30, p.9-14, 2008. https://doi.org/10.4025/actascitechnol.v30i1.3179
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).

Therefore, in the present study it was observed that there were no yield losses in comparison to mineral fertilization, for the doses of 100 and 200 m3 ha-1; the mean values demonstrated that, under these conditions, the fertilization with LSW positively contributed to grain yield. Moraes et al. (2014)Moraes, M. T. de; Arnuti, F.; Silva, V. R. da; Silva, R. F. da; Basso, C. J.; Ros, C. O, da. Dejetos líquidos de suínos como alternativa a adubação mineral na cultura do milho. Semina: Ciências Agrárias, v.35, p.2945-2954,2014. https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0359.2014v35n6p2945
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claimed that the use of LSW is a viable option for the farmer. These authors used, in the maize crop in a Red Latosol with very clayey texture, LSW doses of up to 100 m3 ha-1 and concluded that mineral fertilization in the maize crop can be substituted by LSW doses from 50 m3 ha-1 on, without compromising yield components.

The results in this study for a dystroferric Red Latosol with clayey texture demonstrate the effectiveness of using LSW as source of nutrients and, compared with mineral fertilization, it allows adequate grain yield of the maize crop under no-till system.

Conclusion

Mineral fertilization in the maize crop can be replaced by the dose of 100 m3 ha-1 of liquid swine waste in Cerrado soil (dystroferric Red Latosol with clayey texture) with no losses of yield components.

Acknowledgments

To the Foundation for Research Support of the State of Goiás (FAPEG) and National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq), for granting the scholarship and supporting the research.

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Publication Dates

  • Publication in this collection
    Oct 2017

History

  • Received
    01 Dec 2016
  • Accepted
    14 Apr 2017
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