Nitrogen supply to arugula from pig slurry composts in contrasting soils

ABSTRACT This study was developed to evaluate nitrogen (N) supply to arugula from composts produced by automated composting of pig slurry (PS). During the composting process, retorted oil shale (ROS) and dicyandiamide (DCD) were added to PS to mitigate gaseous N losses. The study was developed in a greenhouse where four treatments were evaluated, three with compost addition (PS compost, PS compost + ROS, and PS compost + ROS + DCD) and one without compost (control) in two contrasting soils (clayey and sandy-loam). The best result was obtained with the compost without additives (PS compost), which increased the arugula dry matter yield 2.2 times in clayey soil and 6.1 times in sandy-loam soil compared to the control treatment. The presence of ROS in composts reduced arugula dry matter yield in 27% in clayey soil and 35% in sandy-loam, while DCD did not affect arugula dry matter yield. The results of this study show that the addition of ROS to PS during composting reduces N supply to arugula, both in the immediate (first cut) and residual effect (second cut).

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Main Authors:	Monteiro,Luanna C, Aita,Celso, Schirmann,Janquieli, Pujol,Stefen B, Mezzalira,Ana Paula, Paust,Kathleen da S, Freiberg,Cristian Mateus, Giacomini,Diego Antônio, Giacomini,Sandro José
Format:	Digital revista
Language:	English
Published:	Associação Brasileira de Horticultura 2019
Online Access:	http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-05362019000400402
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