Agronomic performance and soil chemical attributes in a banana tree orchard fertigated with humic substances

Authors

  • Diego Magalhães de Melo Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia (UFRB) / Programa de Pós Graduação em Engenharia Agrícola (PPGEA)
  • Eugênio Ferreira Coelho Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (EMBRAPA)/National Center of Cassava and Fruitculture Research (CNPMF)
  • Ana Lúcia Borges Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (EMBRAPA)/National Center of Cassava and Fruitculture Research (CNPMF)
  • Bruno Laecio da Silva Pereira Federal University of Recôncavo da Bahia/Post Graduate Program in Agricultural Engineering
  • Marcos Sousa Campos Federal University of Recôncavo da Bahia/Post Graduate Program in Agricultural Engineering

Keywords:

Musa sp., soil conditioner, drip irrigation.

Abstract

Fertigation with humic substances products has been adopted in commercial banana tree plantations. However, there are few studies on the procedure to confirm its technical feasibility. This study aimed at assessing the effects of fertigation with humic substances on the chemical attributes of a Dystric Densic Xantic Ferralsol cultivated with the ‘BRS Princesa’ banana tree cultivar and on the agronomic performance of the orchard. The experiment was conducted using a randomized blocks design, with six treatments and four replications. Treatments consisted of a monthly application of humic substances doses based on the commercially recommended reference dose for the banana plantation (12.09 kg ha-1 cycle-1). The doses used were equivalent to percentages of the reference dose (100 %, 150 %, 200 %, 250 % and 300 %), in addition to the control. No significant effects of the fertigation with humic substances that could justify the use of the product at the doses assessed were observed on the soil chemical attributes, banana growth and yield.

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Author Biographies

Diego Magalhães de Melo, Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia (UFRB) / Programa de Pós Graduação em Engenharia Agrícola (PPGEA)

Estudante de pós-graduação em engenharia agrícola, em nível de mestrado acadêmico. Desenvolve trabalhos, setor de irrigação do Centro Nacional de Pesquisa Mandioca e Fruticultura da EMBRAPA, na temática do emprego de biofertilizantes e bioestimulantes em fertirrigação, sob orientação do Dr. Eugênio Ferreira Coelho.

Eugênio Ferreira Coelho, Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (EMBRAPA)/National Center of Cassava and Fruitculture Research (CNPMF)

Agricultural Engineer graduated from the Federal University of Viçosa (1981), master's degree in Agricultural Engineering from the Federal University of Viçosa (1984) and PhD in Irrigation Engineering - Utah State University (1996). He is currently a faculty member of the Post Graduate of Agricultural Sciences in the  Federal University of Reconcâvo da Bahia and researcher of the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation. Has experience in the area of Agricultural Engineering, with emphasis on Irrigation and Drainage, acting on the following topics: irrigation scheduling, fertigation, banana, papaya and management of fertigation

Ana Lúcia Borges, Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (EMBRAPA)/National Center of Cassava and Fruitculture Research (CNPMF)

Agronomist graduated from the Federal University of Viçosa (1979), master's degree in Soil Science and Plant Nutrition at the Federal University of Viçosa (1982) and PhD in Soil Science and Plant Nutrition by Superior School of Agriculture Luiz de Queiroz (1993). She is currently a researcher at Embrapa Cassava and Fruitculture. She has experience in Agronomy, with emphasis on Soil Fertility and Fertilization, acting on the following topics:. Musa spp, soil management, fertigation and organic production

Bruno Laecio da Silva Pereira, Federal University of Recôncavo da Bahia/Post Graduate Program in Agricultural Engineering

Agronomist graduated from the Federal University of Recôncavo da Bahia (2010), master's degree in agronomy science at the Federal University of Ceara (2012), Doctoral student of Post Graduate Program in Agricultural Engineering of the Federal University of Recôncavo da Bahia. He has experience in agronomy, with emphasis on plant nutrition, soil physics and plant production

Marcos Sousa Campos, Federal University of Recôncavo da Bahia/Post Graduate Program in Agricultural Engineering

Possui graduação em Engenharia Agronômica pela Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Árido (2011) e mestrado em Irrigação e Drenagem pela UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL RURAL DO SEMI-ÁRIDO (2013). Atualmente é Doutorando em Engenharia Agrícola no programa de pós-graduação em Engenharia Agrícola Mestrado e Doutorado "Agricultura Irrigada e Recursos Hídricos" da UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO RECÔNCAVO DA BAHIA. atuando principalmente nos seguintes temas: Modelos matemáticos, dinâmica de íons no solo, fertirrigação.

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Published

2017-01-06

How to Cite

MELO, D. M. de; COELHO, E. F.; BORGES, A. L.; PEREIRA, B. L. da S.; CAMPOS, M. S. Agronomic performance and soil chemical attributes in a banana tree orchard fertigated with humic substances. Pesquisa Agropecuária Tropical [Agricultural Research in the Tropics], Goiânia, v. 46, n. 4, p. 421–428, 2017. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/pat/article/view/42222. Acesso em: 7 jul. 2024.

Issue

v. 46, n. 4, Oct./Dec. 2016

Section

Research Article

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