Citation Information

  • Title : Effects of organic manure and compost sources on corn and common bean production in organic farming system under no-till management.; Efeitos de fontes de esterco e composto organico na producao de milho e feijao no sistema organico sob plantio direto.
  • Source : Agropecuaria Catarinense
  • Publisher : Empresa Catarinense de Pesquisa Agropecuaria S.A., Departamento de Informacao e Documentacao (EMPASC)
  • Volume : 24
  • Issue : 2
  • Year : 2011
  • Document Type : Journal Article
  • Language : English
  • Authors:
    • Scherer, E. E.
  • Climates: Humid subtropical (Cwa, Cfa).
  • Cropping Systems: Maize. No-till cropping systems. Organic farming systems.
  • Countries: Brazil.

Summary

Organic agriculture in no-till system requires a new set of producer skills especially in the area of soil fertility and fertilizer use. In a field experiment in organic system in Chapeco, SC, Southern Brazil, the effect of different organic fertilizers (poultry dry litter, swine deep litter, swine composted manure, cattle composted manure and liquid swine manure) on the corn and common been yields was investigated. The organic fertilizers were scattered on the soil surface in the no-till system on the day of the sowing of common bean and corn. The solid manure was applied at 5 and 10 t/ha, dry weight, and the liquid manure at 30 and 60 m 3/ha for common beans and corn, respectively. A completely randomized block experimental design with six replications was used. The utilization of solid and liquid organic manure increased the grain yield of both cultures in all six years. Common beans and corn grain average yield with organic fertilizers use was 30% and 54% greater than yield without fertilizer, respectively. Solid swine manure and organic compost had a better performance on common bean grain yield, and liquid swine manure on corn yield.

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