Two years of nitrogen and sulfur fertilizations in a signal grass pasture under degradation: changes in the root system

The objective of this research was to evaluate the effect of combinations of nitrogen and sulfur rates in degraded signal grass (Brachiaria decumbens) pasture on their productive, morphological and nutritional attributes in the root system at four soil depths. The pasture used in the experiment was established over eight years ago in Entisol. Five nitrogen rates (0; 150; 300; 450 and 600 kg/ha/year) and five sulfur rates (0; 15; 30; 45 and 60 kg/ha/year) were combined in a fractionated factorial in a randomized block design, with three replications. Nitrogen was supplied as ammonium nitrate and sulfur as gypsum, and the rates were split into three times in the rainy season. The evaluations occurred at intervals of 35 days during the rainy season and 56 days in the dry season, in two consecutive years. Roots were collected with a 4-cm diameter auger at 0-10; 10-20; 20-30 and 30-40 cm soil depths. It was determined root dry matter, length and surface of the root system and nitrogen and sulfur concentrations in roots. Nitrogen rates applied in two consecutive years in the pasture affected dry mass, length, surface and nitrogen concentration in signal grass root system. Rates of sulfur by themselves or combined with nitrogen rates do not affect attributes of root system.

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Main Authors: Silveira,Cristiane Prezotto, Oliveira,Daniela Alves de, Bonfim-Silva,Edna Maria, Monteiro,Francisco Antonio
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Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Zootecnia 2011
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spelling oai:scielo:S1516-359820110006000062011-07-04Two years of nitrogen and sulfur fertilizations in a signal grass pasture under degradation: changes in the root systemSilveira,Cristiane PrezottoOliveira,Daniela Alves deBonfim-Silva,Edna MariaMonteiro,Francisco Antonio Brachiaria decumbens dry mass length nitrogen concentration surface The objective of this research was to evaluate the effect of combinations of nitrogen and sulfur rates in degraded signal grass (Brachiaria decumbens) pasture on their productive, morphological and nutritional attributes in the root system at four soil depths. The pasture used in the experiment was established over eight years ago in Entisol. Five nitrogen rates (0; 150; 300; 450 and 600 kg/ha/year) and five sulfur rates (0; 15; 30; 45 and 60 kg/ha/year) were combined in a fractionated factorial in a randomized block design, with three replications. Nitrogen was supplied as ammonium nitrate and sulfur as gypsum, and the rates were split into three times in the rainy season. The evaluations occurred at intervals of 35 days during the rainy season and 56 days in the dry season, in two consecutive years. Roots were collected with a 4-cm diameter auger at 0-10; 10-20; 20-30 and 30-40 cm soil depths. It was determined root dry matter, length and surface of the root system and nitrogen and sulfur concentrations in roots. Nitrogen rates applied in two consecutive years in the pasture affected dry mass, length, surface and nitrogen concentration in signal grass root system. Rates of sulfur by themselves or combined with nitrogen rates do not affect attributes of root system.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessSociedade Brasileira de ZootecniaRevista Brasileira de Zootecnia v.40 n.6 20112011-06-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articletext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-35982011000600006en10.1590/S1516-35982011000600006
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Oliveira,Daniela Alves de
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Monteiro,Francisco Antonio
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Oliveira,Daniela Alves de
Bonfim-Silva,Edna Maria
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Two years of nitrogen and sulfur fertilizations in a signal grass pasture under degradation: changes in the root system
author_facet Silveira,Cristiane Prezotto
Oliveira,Daniela Alves de
Bonfim-Silva,Edna Maria
Monteiro,Francisco Antonio
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title Two years of nitrogen and sulfur fertilizations in a signal grass pasture under degradation: changes in the root system
title_short Two years of nitrogen and sulfur fertilizations in a signal grass pasture under degradation: changes in the root system
title_full Two years of nitrogen and sulfur fertilizations in a signal grass pasture under degradation: changes in the root system
title_fullStr Two years of nitrogen and sulfur fertilizations in a signal grass pasture under degradation: changes in the root system
title_full_unstemmed Two years of nitrogen and sulfur fertilizations in a signal grass pasture under degradation: changes in the root system
title_sort two years of nitrogen and sulfur fertilizations in a signal grass pasture under degradation: changes in the root system
description The objective of this research was to evaluate the effect of combinations of nitrogen and sulfur rates in degraded signal grass (Brachiaria decumbens) pasture on their productive, morphological and nutritional attributes in the root system at four soil depths. The pasture used in the experiment was established over eight years ago in Entisol. Five nitrogen rates (0; 150; 300; 450 and 600 kg/ha/year) and five sulfur rates (0; 15; 30; 45 and 60 kg/ha/year) were combined in a fractionated factorial in a randomized block design, with three replications. Nitrogen was supplied as ammonium nitrate and sulfur as gypsum, and the rates were split into three times in the rainy season. The evaluations occurred at intervals of 35 days during the rainy season and 56 days in the dry season, in two consecutive years. Roots were collected with a 4-cm diameter auger at 0-10; 10-20; 20-30 and 30-40 cm soil depths. It was determined root dry matter, length and surface of the root system and nitrogen and sulfur concentrations in roots. Nitrogen rates applied in two consecutive years in the pasture affected dry mass, length, surface and nitrogen concentration in signal grass root system. Rates of sulfur by themselves or combined with nitrogen rates do not affect attributes of root system.
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