Nutrient Availability in Regolithic Neosoil under Agroecological System with Different Sources of Fertilization

Abstract

The Regolithic Neosol is the soil that predominates in the Agreste region of Paraiba, these are poorly developed young soils, with low nutrient adsorption power, low organic matter content and high base saturation. These soils are widely used by family farming in the region with the cultivation of subsistence crops and potatoes, thus making it necessary to add agricultural inputs in order to increase soil fertility and organic matter content. The objective was to evaluate the fertility of Neosols cultivated with potatoes submitted to organic and mineral inputs. Soil samples were collected from nine properties in the cities of Areial, Esperança, Montadas and Remígio. After carrying out the collections, the samples were submitted to soil analysis to obtain the levels of N, P, K+, Na+, Ca2+, Mg2+, H+ + Al3+, TOC and physical fractionation of OM. Data were submitted to the Tukey test at a 5% significance level. The pH of the soil had its levels elevated when fertilization with only manure was used, resulting in optimal conditions for the development of the potato crop. In general, the combined use of bovine manure + biofertilizer inputs proved to be effective in N input, maintaining Al3+ levels in the soil close to zero, making more Ca available to the plant and there was a higher OM input when this treatment was used. and treatment only with bovine manure. The combined use of manure + biofertilizer and the use of bovine manure alone were the best treatments for improving the fertility of Regolithic Neosols in the Agreste region of Paraiba.