Soil properties and cowpea yield after six years of consecutive amendment of composted tannery sludge

Acta Scientiarum: Agronomy

卷:38

Wanderley José de Melo¹  Luciano Moura Lima²  Vilma Maria dos Santos²  Ademir Sérgio Ferreira de Araújo²  Fabio Fernando de Araujo³ 

[1] Universidade Estadual de São Paulo;

[2] Universidade Federal do Piauí;

[3] Universidade do Oeste Paulista;

关键词: waste management;    soil fertility;    soil quality;   

DOI  :  10.4025/actasciagron.v38i3.28281

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

This study evaluated soil properties and cowpea yield after six years of consecutive amendment of composted tannery sludge. The compost was applied annually at 0, 2.5, 5, 10, and 20 Mg ha-1 and at the end of the sixth year, the chemical and physical properties of the soil were evaluated using a randomized block design. The Cr, P, K, Ca, Na and organic C contents and the pH and cation exchange capacity increased linearly after six years of compost amendment. The soil bulk density decreased linearly while the aggregate stability index increased after compost amendment. As a consequence of the changes in the chemical and physical properties of the soil, cowpea yield showed a quadratic response to the tannery rates, with an estimated maximum cowpea yield at 8.3 Mg ha-1. In conclusion, the soil chemical and physical properties improved after six years of composted tannery sludge amendment. However, the soil pH and the Cr and Na contents increased with composted tannery sludge amendment, which influenced the cowpea yield and resulted in a quadratic response to the compost. 

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