A Poultry Litter-Derived Organomineral Phosphate Fertilizer Has Higher Agronomic Effectiveness Than Conventional Phosphate Fertilizer Applied to Field-Grown Maize and Soybean

Frazão, Joaquim José; de Melo Benites, Vinicius; Pierobon, Vitor Mateus; Ribeiro, João Victor Schiavon; Lavres, José

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A Poultry Litter-Derived Organomineral Phosphate Fertilizer Has Higher Agronomic Effectiveness Than Conventional Phosphate Fertilizer Applied to Field-Grown Maize and Soybean

Joaquim José Frazão

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Vinicius de Melo Benites

Vitor Mateus Pierobon

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João Victor Schiavon Ribeiro

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José Lavres

Department of Agricultural Sciences, Maranhão State University, 1000 Lourenço Vieira da Silva Avenue, São Luís 65055-310, Brazil

Center for Nuclear Energy in Agriculture, University of São Paulo, 303 Centenário Avenue, Piracicaba 13400-970, Brazil

EMBRAPA Soils, 1024 Jardim Botânico Street, Rio de Janeiro 22460-000, Brazil

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“Luiz de Queiroz” College of Agriculture, University of São Paulo, 11 Pádua Dias Avenue, Piracicaba 13418-900, Brazil

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Academic Editor: Andreas N. Angelakis

Sustainability 2021, 13(21), 11635; https://doi.org/10.3390/su132111635

Received: 14 August 2021 / Revised: 8 October 2021 / Accepted: 13 October 2021 / Published: 21 October 2021

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Inadequate disposal of poultry litter (PL) may promote eutrophication of water bodies due to its high nutrient content, including phosphorus (P). Thus, recycling P from PL to produce organomineral fertilizer (OMF), reduces the dependence on finite mineral P reserves, and also reduces P losses from soil. In this context, a field experiment was carried out to assess the agronomic effectiveness of a granular PL-derived OMF applied to maize and soybean in a highly weathered tropical soil. OMF was compared to single superphosphate (SSP) at five P rates between 0 and 70 kg ha⁻¹. The shoot dry weight (SDW) and grain yields of soybean and maize were affected by P rates; however, no difference between OMF and SSP was found. A similar trend was observed for soil P and P uptake. The leaf P content and soil pH were not affected by either P sources or P rates. Although there was no difference between OMF and SSP on the crop yields, OMF had the highest relative agronomic effectiveness based on the SDW. These results show that the production of granular OMF from PL is a viable alternative to conventional P fertilizers and reduces the dependence of mineral P reserves. View Full-Text

Keywords: Zea mays; Glycine max; single superphosphate; available phosphorus; recycling fertilizer; weathered soil; oxisol

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Frazão, J.J.; de Melo Benites, V.; Pierobon, V.M.; Ribeiro, J.V.S.; Lavres, J. A Poultry Litter-Derived Organomineral Phosphate Fertilizer Has Higher Agronomic Effectiveness Than Conventional Phosphate Fertilizer Applied to Field-Grown Maize and Soybean. Sustainability 2021, 13, 11635. https://doi.org/10.3390/su132111635

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Frazão JJ, de Melo Benites V, Pierobon VM, Ribeiro JVS, Lavres J. A Poultry Litter-Derived Organomineral Phosphate Fertilizer Has Higher Agronomic Effectiveness Than Conventional Phosphate Fertilizer Applied to Field-Grown Maize and Soybean. Sustainability. 2021; 13(21):11635. https://doi.org/10.3390/su132111635

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Frazão, Joaquim J., Vinicius de Melo Benites, Vitor M. Pierobon, João V.S. Ribeiro, and José Lavres. 2021. "A Poultry Litter-Derived Organomineral Phosphate Fertilizer Has Higher Agronomic Effectiveness Than Conventional Phosphate Fertilizer Applied to Field-Grown Maize and Soybean" Sustainability 13, no. 21: 11635. https://doi.org/10.3390/su132111635

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