Growth of Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit favored by organic waste in the Brazilian semiarid region

ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of sources and rates of organic waste and their interaction on the growth of Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit, in the Southeast region of Piauí State. The treatments consisted of two sources (Copernicia prunifera (Mill.) H.E. palm residue...

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Main Authors: Francisco H. C. Amaral, Júlio C. A. Nóbrega, Rafaela S. A. Nóbrega, José F. Lustosa Filho, Sarah P. do N. Amorim
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author Francisco H. C. Amaral
Júlio C. A. Nóbrega
Rafaela S. A. Nóbrega
José F. Lustosa Filho
Sarah P. do N. Amorim
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description ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of sources and rates of organic waste and their interaction on the growth of Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit, in the Southeast region of Piauí State. The treatments consisted of two sources (Copernicia prunifera (Mill.) H.E. palm residue and plant compound) and six organic waste rates. The study was conducted in the period of March-June 2011 and the following parameters were evaluated: stem diameter, height, number of leaves, shoot dry weight, root dry weight, total dry matter, root volume, shoot dry weight/root dry weight ratio, height/stem diameter ratio and the Dickson Quality Index. The Copernicia prunifera (Mill.) H.E. palm residue and plant compound showed a great potential to be used in the manufacture of substrates for the production of seedlings Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit, since their initial development was influenced by the sources and proportions of these organic residues and by the interaction between these treatments. The substrate containing 50% of plant compound produced better quality of plants of Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit in their initial development stage.
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spelling doaj-art-4996e49f8e8942aaa1e0e16dcd3d07e72025-08-20T02:25:55ZengUniversidade Federal de Campina GrandeRevista Brasileira de Engenharia Agrícola e Ambiental1807-192920761261710.1590/1807-1929/agriambi.v20n7p612-617S1415-43662016000700612Growth of Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit favored by organic waste in the Brazilian semiarid regionFrancisco H. C. AmaralJúlio C. A. NóbregaRafaela S. A. NóbregaJosé F. Lustosa FilhoSarah P. do N. AmorimABSTRACT The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of sources and rates of organic waste and their interaction on the growth of Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit, in the Southeast region of Piauí State. The treatments consisted of two sources (Copernicia prunifera (Mill.) H.E. palm residue and plant compound) and six organic waste rates. The study was conducted in the period of March-June 2011 and the following parameters were evaluated: stem diameter, height, number of leaves, shoot dry weight, root dry weight, total dry matter, root volume, shoot dry weight/root dry weight ratio, height/stem diameter ratio and the Dickson Quality Index. The Copernicia prunifera (Mill.) H.E. palm residue and plant compound showed a great potential to be used in the manufacture of substrates for the production of seedlings Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit, since their initial development was influenced by the sources and proportions of these organic residues and by the interaction between these treatments. The substrate containing 50% of plant compound produced better quality of plants of Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit in their initial development stage.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-43662016000700612&lng=en&tlng=ensubstratesseedling qualityrecovery of degraded áreas
spellingShingle Francisco H. C. Amaral
Júlio C. A. Nóbrega
Rafaela S. A. Nóbrega
José F. Lustosa Filho
Sarah P. do N. Amorim
Growth of Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit favored by organic waste in the Brazilian semiarid region
Revista Brasileira de Engenharia Agrícola e Ambiental
substrates
seedling quality
recovery of degraded áreas
title Growth of Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit favored by organic waste in the Brazilian semiarid region
title_full Growth of Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit favored by organic waste in the Brazilian semiarid region
title_fullStr Growth of Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit favored by organic waste in the Brazilian semiarid region
title_full_unstemmed Growth of Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit favored by organic waste in the Brazilian semiarid region
title_short Growth of Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit favored by organic waste in the Brazilian semiarid region
title_sort growth of leucaena leucocephala lam de wit favored by organic waste in the brazilian semiarid region
topic substrates
seedling quality
recovery of degraded áreas
url http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-43662016000700612&lng=en&tlng=en
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