Grass production Tifton 85 and nutrient extraction with swine wastewater doses

Abstract

Swine wastewater (SW) is considered as a source of nutrients for agriculture. The quantities and frequencies
applied may vary according to the soil class, the nature and composition of the waste, the climatic conditions
and the cultivated plant species. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the effects of application of five
Swine wastewater doses (0, 500, 1000, 2000 and 2500 m³ ha-1
) in the production of components and grass
nutrient extraction Tifton 85 and changes in soil chemical properties after the end of the last application of
swine wastewater. To achieve these goals, we evaluated the quantities of extracted nutrients, density and
height of the pre-grazing grass, forage accumulation rate and carrying capacity. The experimental design was
a randomized block. The production of dry matter was 18159.80 kg ha-1
, and the average height of 85 Tifton
was 34.83 cm. The higher carrying capacity, 10 AU ha-1 was obtained with the dosage of 2500 m³ ha-1
. While,
the dose of 2000 m³ ha-1
supplied the nutritional needs of Tifton 85 in nitrogen, potassium, calcium,
magnesium, copper, iron, zinc and boron. The quantities of extracted nutrients (kg ha-1
) at grass Tifton 85
grazed were: N = 405.14; P = 57.77; K+
= 387.69; Ca2+ = 77.05; Mg2+ = 49.68; S-SO4-2
= 31.48; B = 0.33; Cu2+ =
0.20; Fe = 2.88; Mn2+ = 4.61; Zn2+ = 2.86. The application of increasing doses of SW promoted a linear increase
in grass production components Tifton 85, as well, promoted changes in soil chemical properties and
quantities of extracted nutrients.