Variation of soil fertility in different sampling positions of an peach orchard irrigated

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https://doi.org/10.20873/v2n1_2023_3

Abstract

Soil analyzes that seek to optimize and rationalize the use of synthetic fertilizers in areas of irrigated fruit are necessary considering the impacts that these fertilizations may cause to the environment if managed poorly. Thus, the objective was to evaluate soil fertility at different sampling points in a peach orchard with and without irrigation. The experiment was installed in an Argissolo under a four-year-old peach orchard. The soil sampling was realized in the orchard with and without irrigation, in the soil layers 0 to 5 cm and 10 to 15 cm, and in the different orchard positions (in the region of passage of the machinery wheels, in the line and between the planting lines and below the peach tree), in December 2009. It was found that the peach orchard has variability in nutrient contents, either by fertilization or by different management in the positions of the orchard. In general, there is no stratification of fertility between soil layers. The highest levels of nutrients are usually found in the planting line and below the peach tree, due to fertilization being carried out in these regions, while the acidity of the soil is higher. Irrigation had little influence on soil fertility.

Published

2023-08-31

How to Cite

Sanches Suzuki, L. E. A., Reisser Júnior, C., Carvalho Miola, E. C., Rostirolla, P., Strieder, G., Saldanha Scherer, V., & Santos Silva Terra, V. (2023). Variation of soil fertility in different sampling positions of an peach orchard irrigated. DESAFIOS - Revista Interdisciplinar Da Universidade Federal Do Tocantins, 10(2). https://doi.org/10.20873/v2n1_2023_3