Symptoms of deficiency and initial growth of maize cultivated with biochar under nutrient omission

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https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0359.2022v43n5p2079

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Diagnosis by subtraction, Visual diagnosis, Zea mays.

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Maize is the second largest agricultural crop in Brazil. It reaches high yields as supported by the intensive use of technologies, particularly mineral fertilization, which is normally costly. To lower production costs and improve crop productivity on small farms, the present study tested the efficiency of poultry litter biochar as a source of nutrients in the initial growth of BRS 2022 maize by the ‘diagnosis by subtraction’ method. The study was carried out in a greenhouse, using a completely randomized experimental design with a factorial arrangement (7×3). The following treatments were tested: complete nutrient solution (N, P, K, Ca, Mg, S, B, Cl, Cu, Fe, Mn, and Zn); complete nutrient solutions with omission of only nitrogen (-N), phosphorus (-P), potassium (-K), calcium (-Ca), and magnesium (-Mg); and complete absence of nutrients and three increasing rates of biochar (0, 5, and 10 t ha-1). Absence of nutrients with biochar rates significantly influenced the growth and dry biomass production variables of the maize plants. Except for stem diameter and the ratio between shoot and root dry biomass, all variables were influenced by the interaction between nutrients and biochar rates. Nutrient omission limited maize growth; however, the application of biochar reduced these limitations and significantly improved all analyzed variables. In the treatments without fertilizer, maize growth was very low, with generalized symptoms of deficiency that would decrease with the application of biochar. Even in the treatment with complete fertilization, which showed some slight visual symptoms, these decreased with the application of biochar.

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Jacqueline da Silva Mendes, Universidade Federal de Campina Grande

Dra Researcher, Agricultural Engineering Department, Universidade Federal de Campina Grande, UFCG, Campina Grande, PB, Brazil.

Lucia Helena Garófalo Chaves, Universidade Federal de Campina Grande

Full Prof., Agricultural Engineering Department, UFCG, Campina Grande, PB, Brazil.

Josely Dantas Fernandes, Universidade Federal de Campina Grande

DeparPostdoctoral Students, Agricultural Engineering Department, UFCG, Campina Grande, PB, Brazil.

Edilma Rodrigues Bento Dantas, Universidade Federal de Campina Grande

Dra Researcher, Civil Engineering Department, UFCG, Campina Grande, PB, Brazil.

Laysa Gabryella de Souza Laurentino, Universidade Federal de Campina Grande

Student of the Postgraduate Program in Agricultural Engineering, UFCG, Campina Grande, PB, Brazil.

André Alisson Rodrigues da Silva, Universidade Federal de Campina Grande

Student of the Postgraduate Program in Agricultural Engineering, UFCG, Campina Grande, PB, Brazil.

Luan Dantas de Oliveira, Universidade Federal de Campina Grande

Student of the Postgraduate Program in Agricultural Engineering, UFCG, Campina Grande, PB, Brazil.

Bárbara Davis Brito dos Santos, Universidade Federal de Campina Grande

Student of the Postgraduate Program in Agricultural Engineering, UFCG, Campina Grande, PB, Brazil.

Gustavo Tomio Magalhães Kubo, Universidade Federal de Campina Grande

Student of the Postgraduate Program in Agricultural Engineering, UFCG, Campina Grande, PB, Brazil.

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2022-07-13

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Mendes, J. da S., Chaves, L. H. G., Fernandes, J. D., Dantas, E. R. B., Laurentino, L. G. de S., Silva, A. A. R. da, Oliveira, L. D. de, Santos, B. D. B. dos, & Kubo, G. T. M. (2022). Symptoms of deficiency and initial growth of maize cultivated with biochar under nutrient omission. Semina: Ciências Agrárias, 43(5), 2079–2092. https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0359.2022v43n5p2079

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