Uso de resíduo orgânico na produção de mandioca em transição agroecológica, no Projeto Pontal, Petrolina-PE

• Autor(a) principal: Silva, Alineaurea Florentino
• Data de Publicação: 2017
• Tipo de documento: Tese
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Biblioteca Digital de Teses e Dissertações da UFPB
• Texto Completo: https://repositorio.ufpb.br/jspui/handle/tede/9159
• topic: Unidades produtivas; Caracterização de resíduos orgânicos; Análise química; Fertilização do solo; Aspectos sociais; Productive units; Organic residues characterization; Chemical analysis; Soil fertilization; Social aspects; CIENCIAS BIOLOGICAS::ECOLOGIA

The soils of most of the rain-dependent areas farms of the semiarid region of the northeastern Brazil have low levels of elements such as nitrogen and phosphorus, hampering the achievement of results of production that allow the satisfactory maintenance of the agricultural activity in these areas. As a result, year after year the expected yields become increasingly rare and many farmers no longer believe in the viability of cultivation of some species, even those that have historically occupied spaces in these important properties, such as maize, beans and cassava. Cassava is a species of great importance in semi-arid environments, presenting great versatility in the production of fresh and processed foods and fodder. The use of organic residues from the properties for soil fertilization and improvement of growth of the vegetal species is one of the internationally recommended practices for a sustainable ecologically based agriculture. The objective of this work was to evaluate cassava (Manihot esculenta cranz) production and soil fertility with the use of organic residue in agroecological transition in the Pontal Project, Petrolina-PE. Semistructured interviews, soil collection, of residues and of the production in the communities were held in the communities Vira Beiju, Lajedo and Amargosa. The soil analyzes were carried out at Embrapa Semiarid and revealed the need for soil acidity correction (pH between 4,2 and 5,5) in all communities, addition of sources of phosphorus (P available< 3,8 mg.dm-3), organic matter (<5,5 g.kg-1) and zinc (< 6,95 mg.dm-3), especially in community Vira Beiju. Various activities that generate agricultural waste that can be used in local agriculture were identified, but in this study period (drought) only goat manure was found in greater quantity (5,0m3 per month), in all communities, being sold for obtaining income. Livestock production was one the most generating of waste, along with the crops, also mentioned as big generators of residues, by most of the interviewee (89%). The stable was the place with highest generation of residues in the property, during the study period (88.9 %). The response of the plant to the use of the tested residue (manure) or phosphorus application has been directly related to the soil type and hydric conditions during the plant cycle, being these conditions highly variable in this study in the three communities studied. The correction of the soil showed significant results when associated to the use of manure, being very promising to increase the yield of cassava in an agroecological transition system.