African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6860

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Characteristic of an Oxisol post-cultivation of the corn using tannery sludge vermicompost and irrigation with domestic wastewater

Aline Sueli de Lima Rodrigues
  • Aline Sueli de Lima Rodrigues
  • Department of Biology, IF Goiano, Urutaí, Goiás, Brazil.
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Fernando Godinho de Araujo
  • Fernando Godinho de Araujo
  • Department of Agronomy, IF Goiano, Urutaí, Goiás, Brazil.
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Ivandilson Pessoa Pinto de Menezes
  • Ivandilson Pessoa Pinto de Menezes
  • Department of Biology, IF Goiano, Urutaí, Goiás, Brazil.
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Debora Astori Moreira
  • Debora Astori Moreira
  • Departament of Chemistry, IF Goiano, Urutaí, Goiás, Brazil.
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Jose Antonio Rodrigues de Souza
  • Jose Antonio Rodrigues de Souza
  • Department of Agronomy, IF Goiano, Urutaí, Goiás, Brazil.
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Caio Cesar Oliveira Pereira
  • Caio Cesar Oliveira Pereira
  • Department of Agronomy, IF Goiano, Urutaí, Goiás, Brazil.
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Leandro Caixeta Salomao
  • Leandro Caixeta Salomao
  • Department of Agronomy, IF Goiano, Urutaí, Goiás, Brazil.
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Anderson Rodrigo da Silva
  • Anderson Rodrigo da Silva
  • Department of Agronomy, IF Goiano, Urutaí, Goiás, Brazil.
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Guilherme Malafaia*
  • Guilherme Malafaia*
  • Department of Biology, IF Goiano, Urutaí, Goiás, Brazil.
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  •  Received: 05 July 2016
  •  Accepted: 26 July 2016
  •  Published: 11 August 2016

Abstract

The use of organic solid waste/effluent has currently been increasingly enhanced. A waste and effluent currently produced on a large scale that have potential for use in agriculture refers to sludge tannery and wastewater, respectively. However, in Brazil these residues are still little used and there is great reluctance to use them in general agriculture. Thus, this study aimed to evaluate the characteristics of an Oxisol after maize cultivation (Zea mays L.) using tannery sludge vermicompost and irrigation with wastewater. After 120 days of cultivation, soil samples were collected for analysis of the: pH, electrical conductivity (EC), total organic carbon (TOC), base saturation (BS), organic matter  (OM), N, P, K, Ca, Mg, Cu, Fe, Mn, and Zn. The values for these parameters were compared between the various treatments, as well as the values observed in the soil prior to cultivation. It was observed that the tannery sludge vermicompost and irrigation with wastewater, provided little increase in pH, EC, TOC, base saturation, OM, N, P, K, Cu and Fe compared to their concentrations originally identified in the soil. Moreover, tannery sludge vermicomposts and wastewater constitute good sources of Ca, P, Mg, Mn and Zn, being able to increase the content of these elements in the soil.

Key words: Agro-industrial waste, tannery, Zea mays L., Oxisol.

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