Liming and application of micronutrients in the establishment of Tifton pasture

Autores

  • Luciano Colpo Gatiboni
  • Rodrigo Predebon
  • Clovisson Menotti Boeira de Oliveira
  • Paulo Roberto Ernani
  • Djalma Eugênio Schmitt
  • Paulo Cezar Cassol

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15361/1984-5529.2017v45n4p430-436

Resumo

Tifton pastures (Cynodon spp.) are widely used in tropical regions of Brazil, but are relatively recent in sub-tropical soils of southern Brazil. The objective of this work was to evaluate the Tifton response to liming and fertilization with copper (Cu), zinc (Zn) and boron (B) in the pasture establishment in the state of Santa Catarina. The experi­ment was installed in a Rhodic Ferralsol, in a randomized block design with subdivided plots. The treatments consisted of limestone doses in the main plots and application or non-application of Cu, Zn and B in the subplots. The doses tested were 4.25 t ha-1 limestone (half the recommended dose to raise the pH (H2O) to 5.5); 8.5 t ha-1 (dose to raise the pH (H2O) to 5.5); 11.9 t ha-1 (dose to raise the pH (H2O) to 6.0) and 15.7 t ha-1 (dose to raise the pH (H2O) to 6.5), in addition to a treatment without limestone application (control). Micronutrients Cu (CuSO4), Zn (ZnSO4) and B (borax) were applied, respectively, at the doses of 2.0, 2.0 and 1.0 kg ha-1. In the Tifton establish­ment, limestone application decreased the values of Al and Cu and increased the values of Ca, Mg, pH and soil base saturation. The limestone application in the soil increased the dry matter production of Tifton up to the dose of 8.5 t ha-1, regardless of the application of micronutrients. 

Publicado

13/11/2017

Como Citar

GATIBONI, L. C.; PREDEBON, R.; OLIVEIRA, C. M. B. de; ERNANI, P. R.; SCHMITT, D. E.; CASSOL, P. C. Liming and application of micronutrients in the establishment of Tifton pasture. Científica, Dracena, SP, v. 45, n. 4, p. 430–436, 2017. DOI: 10.15361/1984-5529.2017v45n4p430-436. Disponível em: http://cientifica.org.br/index.php/cientifica/article/view/1132. Acesso em: 13 nov. 2024.

Edição

Seção

Solos e Nutrição de Plantas - Soils and Plant Nutrition

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