Castor bean yield and growth responses to organic and mineral fertilizer

– The objective of this work was to assess organic and mineral fertilization effects on growth and yield of castor bean (Ricinus communis), applying doses of manure, P, K and micronutrients on a chemically poor soil, under low water supply, in a randomized block design with three replications, and factorial arrangement of 3x2+4 (three manure doses, absence or presence of mineral fertilizer, plus four manure, mineral fertilizer and micronutrients combinations). Values for mean yield were: 163.7 kg ha-1, for treatment without any fertilization, and 596.9, 988.1 and 1,172.5 kg ha-1, for treatments with organic, mineral and organic + mineral, respectively. P is the most important nutrient for increasing yield and oil content. Low water supply limits mineralization and nutrients releasing from organic amendments.

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Main Authors: Severino, Liv Soares, Ferreira, Gilvan Barbosa, Moraes, Cássia Regina de Almeida, Gondim, Tarcísio Marcos de Souza, Cardoso, Gleibson Dionízio, Viriato, Joaquim Roque, Beltrão, Napoleão Esberard de Macedo
Format: Digital revista
Language:por
Published: Pesquisa Agropecuaria Brasileira 2006
Online Access:https://seer.sct.embrapa.br/index.php/pab/article/view/7220
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