BRACHIARIA IN SELENIUM-CONTAMINATED SOIL UNDER SULPHUR SOURCE APPLICATIONS

ABSTRACT High contents of plant-available selenium in the soil in the form of selenate, resulting from natural or anthropogenic action, jeopardizes agricultural areas and requires research for solutions to establish or re-establish agricultural or livestock operation, avoiding the risk of poisoning of plants, animals and humans. The purpose was to evaluate sulfur sources in the form of sulfate, e.g., ammonium sulfate, calcium sulfate, ferric sulfate, in the remediation of tropical soils anthropogenically contaminated with Se under the tropical forage grass Brachiaria brizantha (Hochst. ex A. Rich.) Stapf cv. Marandu. More clayey soils are less able to supply plants with Se, which influences the effects of S sources, but it was found that high soil Se concentrations negatively affected forage biomass production, regardless of the soil. Of the tested S sources, the highly soluble ammonium sulfate and ferric sulfate reduced plant Se uptake and raised the available sulfur content in the soil.

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Main Authors:	Faria,Letícia de Abreu, Luz,Pedro Henrique de Cerqueira, Macedo,Felipe Barros, Tonetti,Paulo Sergio, Ferraz,Marcos Roberto, Mazza,Jairo Antônio, Vitti,Godofredo Cesar
Format:	Digital revista
Language:	English
Published:	Sociedade Brasileira de Ciência do Solo 2015
Online Access:	http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-06832015000601814
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