Inorganic Fertilization at High N Rate Increased Olive Yield of a Rainfed Orchard but Reduced Soil Organic Matter in Comparison to Three Organic Amendments

Strategies for waste valorisation from domestic and agro-industrial activities must be pursued, and its use as a soil amendment is an interesting possibility. In this four-year study, the effect of applying municipal solid waste (MSW), farmyard manure (FYM), bottom wood ash supplemented with nitroge...

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Autores principales: João I. Lopes, Alexandre Gonçalves, Cátia Brito, Sandra Martins, Luís Pinto, José Moutinho-Pereira, Soraia Raimundo, Margarida Arrobas, Manuel Ângelo Rodrigues, Carlos M. Correia
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:c6c5def0bb6a496390100a9bd58d44142021-11-25T16:05:09ZInorganic Fertilization at High N Rate Increased Olive Yield of a Rainfed Orchard but Reduced Soil Organic Matter in Comparison to Three Organic Amendments10.3390/agronomy111121722073-4395https://doaj.org/article/c6c5def0bb6a496390100a9bd58d44142021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/11/11/2172https://doaj.org/toc/2073-4395Strategies for waste valorisation from domestic and agro-industrial activities must be pursued, and its use as a soil amendment is an interesting possibility. In this four-year study, the effect of applying municipal solid waste (MSW), farmyard manure (FYM), bottom wood ash supplemented with nitrogen (Ash + N), the inorganic fertilization common in the region (50 kg ha<sup>−1</sup> N, P<sub>2</sub>O<sub>5</sub> and K<sub>2</sub>O) (Control) and this inorganic fertilization supplemented with 70 kg N ha<sup>−1</sup> (High N) was assessed in a rainfed olive grove planted in a shallow soil with low organic matter and managed with conventional tillage. The High N treatment significantly increased olive yield in comparison to the other treatments (165% more than MSW), and soil available N proved to be the main driver for tree productivity. MSW and FYM increased soil organic matter, as well as the levels of phosphorus and cation exchange capacity, leaving good indications for future production cycles, although during the four years of the study these treatments provided little N to the trees. The High N treatment significantly reduced soil organic matter (63% less than MSW). The result was attributed in part to the soil management system that did not allow the development of herbaceous vegetation, but also to an effect known as “added N interaction”, in which the excess of inorganic N in the soil might have contributed to accelerate the mineralization of native soil organic matter, an aspect that compromises the sustainability of this fertilization strategy. Although MSW and wood ash are sometimes associated with risks of environmental contamination with heavy metals, in this study the levels of heavy metals in soils and in plant tissues were not of concern.João I. LopesAlexandre GonçalvesCátia BritoSandra MartinsLuís PintoJosé Moutinho-PereiraSoraia RaimundoMargarida ArrobasManuel Ângelo RodriguesCarlos M. CorreiaMDPI AGarticlebottom wood ashcircular economyfarmyard manuremunicipal soil waste<i>Olea europaea</i>organic manureAgricultureSENAgronomy, Vol 11, Iss 2172, p 2172 (2021)
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topic bottom wood ash
circular economy
farmyard manure
municipal soil waste
<i>Olea europaea</i>
organic manure
Agriculture
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spellingShingle bottom wood ash
circular economy
farmyard manure
municipal soil waste
<i>Olea europaea</i>
organic manure
Agriculture
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João I. Lopes
Alexandre Gonçalves
Cátia Brito
Sandra Martins
Luís Pinto
José Moutinho-Pereira
Soraia Raimundo
Margarida Arrobas
Manuel Ângelo Rodrigues
Carlos M. Correia
Inorganic Fertilization at High N Rate Increased Olive Yield of a Rainfed Orchard but Reduced Soil Organic Matter in Comparison to Three Organic Amendments
description Strategies for waste valorisation from domestic and agro-industrial activities must be pursued, and its use as a soil amendment is an interesting possibility. In this four-year study, the effect of applying municipal solid waste (MSW), farmyard manure (FYM), bottom wood ash supplemented with nitrogen (Ash + N), the inorganic fertilization common in the region (50 kg ha<sup>−1</sup> N, P<sub>2</sub>O<sub>5</sub> and K<sub>2</sub>O) (Control) and this inorganic fertilization supplemented with 70 kg N ha<sup>−1</sup> (High N) was assessed in a rainfed olive grove planted in a shallow soil with low organic matter and managed with conventional tillage. The High N treatment significantly increased olive yield in comparison to the other treatments (165% more than MSW), and soil available N proved to be the main driver for tree productivity. MSW and FYM increased soil organic matter, as well as the levels of phosphorus and cation exchange capacity, leaving good indications for future production cycles, although during the four years of the study these treatments provided little N to the trees. The High N treatment significantly reduced soil organic matter (63% less than MSW). The result was attributed in part to the soil management system that did not allow the development of herbaceous vegetation, but also to an effect known as “added N interaction”, in which the excess of inorganic N in the soil might have contributed to accelerate the mineralization of native soil organic matter, an aspect that compromises the sustainability of this fertilization strategy. Although MSW and wood ash are sometimes associated with risks of environmental contamination with heavy metals, in this study the levels of heavy metals in soils and in plant tissues were not of concern.
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author João I. Lopes
Alexandre Gonçalves
Cátia Brito
Sandra Martins
Luís Pinto
José Moutinho-Pereira
Soraia Raimundo
Margarida Arrobas
Manuel Ângelo Rodrigues
Carlos M. Correia
author_facet João I. Lopes
Alexandre Gonçalves
Cátia Brito
Sandra Martins
Luís Pinto
José Moutinho-Pereira
Soraia Raimundo
Margarida Arrobas
Manuel Ângelo Rodrigues
Carlos M. Correia
author_sort João I. Lopes
title Inorganic Fertilization at High N Rate Increased Olive Yield of a Rainfed Orchard but Reduced Soil Organic Matter in Comparison to Three Organic Amendments
title_short Inorganic Fertilization at High N Rate Increased Olive Yield of a Rainfed Orchard but Reduced Soil Organic Matter in Comparison to Three Organic Amendments
title_full Inorganic Fertilization at High N Rate Increased Olive Yield of a Rainfed Orchard but Reduced Soil Organic Matter in Comparison to Three Organic Amendments
title_fullStr Inorganic Fertilization at High N Rate Increased Olive Yield of a Rainfed Orchard but Reduced Soil Organic Matter in Comparison to Three Organic Amendments
title_full_unstemmed Inorganic Fertilization at High N Rate Increased Olive Yield of a Rainfed Orchard but Reduced Soil Organic Matter in Comparison to Three Organic Amendments
title_sort inorganic fertilization at high n rate increased olive yield of a rainfed orchard but reduced soil organic matter in comparison to three organic amendments
publisher MDPI AG
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/c6c5def0bb6a496390100a9bd58d4414
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