Composted Sewage Sludge Sustains High Maize Productivity on an Infertile Oxisol in the Brazilian Cerrado

dc.contributor.authorPrates, Adrielle Rodrigues [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorKawakami, Karen Cossi [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorCoscione, Aline Renée
dc.contributor.authorFilho, Marcelo Carvalho Minhoto Teixeira [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorArf, Orivaldo [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorAbreu-Junior, Cassio Hamilton
dc.contributor.authorOliveira, Fernando Carvalho
dc.contributor.authorMoreira, Adônis
dc.contributor.authorGalindo, Fernando Shintate
dc.contributor.authorHe, Zhenli
dc.contributor.authorJani, Arun Dilipkumar
dc.contributor.authorCapra, Gian Franco
dc.contributor.authorGanga, Antonio
dc.contributor.authorNogueira, Thiago Assis Rodrigues [UNESP]
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
dc.contributor.institutionCampinas Agronomic Institute
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade de São Paulo (USP)
dc.contributor.institutionTera Ambiental Ltda
dc.contributor.institutionEmpresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (EMBRAPA)
dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of Florida
dc.contributor.institutionCalifornia State University
dc.contributor.institutionUniversità degli Studi di Sassari
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-02T12:26:06Z
dc.date.available2023-03-02T12:26:06Z
dc.date.issued2022-08-01
dc.description.abstractMato Grosso do Sul State in Brazil is characterized by the ‘Cerrado’ ecoregion, which is the most biologically rich Savannah globally. In agricultural terms, the region produces several commodities that are exported around the world. This level of productivity has been achieved through the large-scale use of synthetic fertilizers, which has created several economic and environmental concerns. New approaches in soil fertility management are required to avoid environmental degradation, pollution, and socio-environmental damages. A field experiment, lasting two years, was conducted to investigate the composted sewage sludge (CSS) effects on an infertile acidic soil (Oxisol) planted to maize (Zea mays L.). The following complete randomized complete block design with a 4 × 2 + 2 factorial scheme (four replications) was applied: four CSS increasing rates (from 5.0 to 12.5 Mg ha−1, w.b.) following two application methods (whole area and between crop rows). A control, without CSS or synthetic fertilizers, and conventional synthetic fertilization without CSS were also investigated. Evaluated parameters were: (i) soil and leaf micronutrient concentrations; (ii) maize development, yield, and production. The CSS application increased: (i) the concentration of micronutrients in both soil and leaves; and (ii) the crop yield. Both were particularly true at the higher CSS applied rates. Such organic fertilizer can be safely used as a source of micronutrients for crops as an important low-cost and environmentally friendly alternative to mineral fertilizers, thus safeguarding soil health.en
dc.description.affiliationDepartment of Plant Protection Rural Engineering and Soils São Paulo State University, Av. Brazil Sul n◦ 56, SP
dc.description.affiliationCenter of Soils and Environmental Resources Campinas Agronomic Institute, Av. Barão de Itapura n◦ 1481, SP
dc.description.affiliationDepartment of Plant Technology Food Technology and Partner Economics São Paulo State University, Av. Brazil Sul n◦ 56, SP
dc.description.affiliationCenter for Nuclear Energy in Agriculture Universidade de São Paulo, Av. Centenário n◦ 303, SP
dc.description.affiliationTera Ambiental Ltda, Estrada Municipal do Varjão n◦ 4.520, SP
dc.description.affiliationDepartment of Soil Science Embrapa Soja, Rodovia Carlos João Strass, PR
dc.description.affiliationIndian River Research and Education Center Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences University of Florida
dc.description.affiliationDepartment of Biology and Chemistry California State University, Monterey Bay
dc.description.affiliationDipartimento di Architettura Design e Urbanistica Università degli Studi di Sassari, Polo Bionaturalistico, Via Piandanna n◦ 4
dc.description.affiliationDesertification Research Centre Università degli Studi di Sassari, Viale Italia n◦ 39
dc.description.affiliationSchool of Agricultural and Veterinarian Sciences São Paulo State University, Via de acesso Prof. Paulo Donato Castellane, s/n, SP
dc.description.affiliationUnespDepartment of Plant Protection Rural Engineering and Soils São Paulo State University, Av. Brazil Sul n◦ 56, SP
dc.description.affiliationUnespDepartment of Plant Technology Food Technology and Partner Economics São Paulo State University, Av. Brazil Sul n◦ 56, SP
dc.description.affiliationUnespSchool of Agricultural and Veterinarian Sciences São Paulo State University, Via de acesso Prof. Paulo Donato Castellane, s/n, SP
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3390/land11081246
dc.identifier.citationLand, v. 11, n. 8, 2022.
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/land11081246
dc.identifier.issn2073-445X
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85137580021
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/242260
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofLand
dc.sourceScopus
dc.subjectcircular economy
dc.subjectcleaner production
dc.subjectfood security
dc.subjectmicronutrients
dc.subjecturban by-products
dc.titleComposted Sewage Sludge Sustains High Maize Productivity on an Infertile Oxisol in the Brazilian Cerradoen
dc.typeArtigo
unesp.author.orcid0000-0003-4259-7151[1]
unesp.author.orcid0000-0002-8331-603X[3]
unesp.author.orcid0000-0003-2303-3465[4]
unesp.author.orcid0000-0002-5955-4652[6]
unesp.author.orcid0000-0001-5118-7459[9]
unesp.author.orcid0000-0001-7761-2070[10]
unesp.author.orcid0000-0001-8665-8636[11]
unesp.author.orcid0000-0001-9208-5061[12]
unesp.author.orcid0000-0001-7929-5160[13]
unesp.author.orcid0000-0002-1783-3311[14]
unesp.departmentFitotecnia, Tecnologia de Alimentos e Socioeconomia - FEISpt

Arquivos