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Phosphorus sources and application methods for Maize in Soil of the Cerrado region

Alvaro Vilela de Resende, Antonio Eduardo Furtini Neto, Vera Maria Carvalho Alves, Joel Augusto Muniz, Nilton Curi, Valdemar Faquin, [...]

01/Jun/2006

The efficient use of phosphate fertilizers in soils of the tropical region is still a challenge, mainly regarding long-term soil management. Based on the cumulative response of three successive maize cultivations, alternatives of phosphorus supply combining P sources and application methods were compared in a formerly fertilized Red Argisol. Treatments arranged in a 4 x 3 + 1 factorial scheme represented by four P sources (180 kg ha-1 P2O5) as triple superphosphate – TS, magnesium termophosphate – MT, Arad reactive rock phosphate – RP, and Araxá […]