A review of technology research supporting the Brazilian sugaralcohol sector shows that only sporadic studies with irrigated sugarcane have been developed to investigate nutritional requirements. In this context, the objective of this study was to quantify the capacity of extraction and export of N, P, K, Ca, and Mg as well as the nutritional requirement for the production of one ton of stalk per hectare (TCH) in the plant cane cycle of 11 sugarcane varieties (SP79-1011, RB813804, RB863129, RB872552, RB943365, […]

The great difficulty of incorporation of N fertilizers into the “green sugarcane” system causes concern and since urea is the most commonly used source, there is the risk of loosing NH3 through volatilization. For this reason, a field experiment was undertaken (in a Hapludox Typic) with the objective of evaluating the agronomic efficiency of ammonium chloride on stubble of the second ratoon (SP89 1115), as well as its residual effect on the subsequent cycle (third ratoon). The experimental design was randomized […]

The use of sewage sludge in Brazilian agriculture was regulated by the resolution no. 375 Conama, in 2006. However, there is a lack of research to adequate the mineral N and P fertilizer doses to be applied in agricultural fields treated with this residue. In a field experiment, the effects of application rates of sewage sludge and mineral N and P fertilizers on the productivity and technical characteristics of the cane-plant and first ratoon (residual effect) crops were evaluated. Four […]

The response to B in agricultural systems of sugar cane is still an unexplored issue; B application has however recently been widely publicized and used with a certain degree of frequency. The use of 10B-labeled fertilizers may further contribute to clarify this practice. With the objective of evaluating sugar cane use of B (10B) derived from fertilizer (boric acid), an experiment was conducted under field conditions in the 2005/2006 growing season. The experiment consisted of the installation of microplots (2 […]

The experiment was conducted with the sugar cane variety SP81 3250, in a commercial area of the sugar mill São Martinho (Pradópolis-SP), on a clay-texture Rhodic eutrustox. The experimental had a randomized block design with four replications. Bags containing straw enriched with 15N (1.07 % 15N atoms) equivalent to 9 t ha-1 dry matter were placed on the soil surface between the sugar cane plant rows in all treatments (0, 40, 80 and 120 kg ha-1 of N). After 14 […]

The 15N balance of N sources in the soil-plant system is of great value in studies of N transformation in different agroecosystems. In the sugarcane agroecosystem, the cane plant response to N fertilization for Brazilian conditions is not fully understood and the use of N fertilizer labeled with 15N can help clarify this issue. To evaluate the urea-N utilization by sugarcane at plant cane harvest, two experiments were developed with the variety SP81-3250, in commercial sugarcane fields. The experiments were […]

Knowledge about the proper management of not-burned sugar cane is still limited, particularly regarding nitrogen fertilization. A field experiment was carried out to evaluate sugar cane yield, the balance of 15N fertilizers in the soil-plant-residue system and ammonia loss by volatilization in sugarcane ratoon crop without straw burning prior to mechanical harvesting, comparing different locations of surface-applied nitrogen fertilizers. The sugar cane variety SP81-3250. Treatments were arranged in a complete randomized blocks, with four replicates. The treatments consisted of four […]

To verify if the use of phosphate fertilizer and polluted irrigation water increased the levels of heavy metals in soil, samples of one Yellow Podzolic and two Yellow Latosol soils treated with phosphate fertilizers since 1968, and a Cambisol irrigated with water from the Paraíba do Sul River since 1978, cultivated with sugarcane in Campos dos Goytacazes, RJ, were analysed for total contents of Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Mn, Ni, Pb and Zn. The results from the soils that received […]