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da Silva MB, de Camargos LS, Teixeira Filho MCM, Souza LA, Coscione AR, Lavres J, Abreu-Junior CH, He Z, Zhao F, Jani AD, Capra GF, Nogueira TAR. Residual effects of composted sewage sludge on nitrogen cycling and plant metabolism in a no-till common bean-palisade grass-soybean rotation. Front Plant Sci 2023; 14:1281670. [PMID: 37929176 PMCID: PMC10622979 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1281670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2023] [Accepted: 10/02/2023] [Indexed: 11/07/2023]
Abstract
Introduction and aims In the context of increasing population and decreasing soil fertility, food security is one of humanity's greatest challenges. Large amounts of waste, such as sewage sludge, are produced annually, with their final disposal causing environmental pollution and hazards to human health. Sludge has high amounts of nitrogen (N), and, when safely recycled by applying it into the soil as composted sewage sludge (CSS), its residual effect may provide gradual N release to crops. A field study was conducted in the Brazilian Cerrado. The aims were to investigate the residual effect of successive applications of CSS as a source of N in the common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L. cv. BRS Estilo)-palisade grass (Urochloa brizantha (A.Rich.) R.D. Webster)-soybean (Glycine max L.) rotation under no-tillage. Additionally, N cycling was monitored through changes in N metabolism; the efficiency of biological N2 fixation (BNF) and its implications for plant nutrition, development, and productivity, was also assessed. Methods The experiment consisted of a randomized complete block design comparing four CSS rates (10, 15, 20, and 25 Mg ha-1, wet basis) to a control treatment (without adding mineral or organic fertilizer) over two crop years. Multiple plant and soil analyses (plant development and crop yield, Falker chlorophyll index (FCI), enzymatic, biochemical, 15N natural abundance, was evaluated, root and shoot N accumulation, etc.) were evaluated. Results and discussion Results showed that CSS: i) maintained adequate N levels for all crops, increasing their productivity; ii) promoted efficient BNF, due to the stability of ureide metabolism in plants and increased protein content; iii) increased the nitrate content and the nitrate reductase activity in soybean; iv) affected urease activity and ammonium content due to changes in the plant's urea metabolism; v) increased N accumulation in the aerial part of palisade grass. Composted sewage sludge can be used as an alternative source to meet crops' N requirements, promoting productivity gains and N cycling through forage and improving N metabolism.
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Affiliation(s)
- Mariana Bocchi da Silva
- Department of Plant Protection, Rural Engineering, and Soils, São Paulo State University, Ilha Solteira, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Plant Protection, Rural Engineering, and Soils, São Paulo State University, Ilha Solteira, SP, Brazil
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- Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia Goiano, Rio Verde, GO, Brazil
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- Center of Soils and Environmental Resources of the Campinas Agronomic Institute, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Center for Nuclear Energy in Agriculture, Universidade de São Paulo, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil
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- Indian River Research and Education Center, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Fort Pierce, FL, United States
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- Environment and Plant Protection Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Haikou, China
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- Department of Biology and Chemistry, California State University, Monterey Bay, Seaside, CA, United States
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- Dipartimento di Architettura, Design e Urbanistica, Università Degli Studi di Sassari, Sassari, Italy
- Desertification Research Centre, Università Degli Studi di Sassari, Sassari, Italy
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- Department of Plant Protection, Rural Engineering, and Soils, São Paulo State University, Ilha Solteira, SP, Brazil
- Department of Agricultural Sciences, School of Agricultural and Veterinarian Sciences, São Paulo State University, Jaboticabal, SP, Brazil
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Oliveira GSD, Jalal A, Prates AR, Teixeira Filho MCM, Alves RS, Silva LC, Nascimento REND, Silva PST, Arf O, Galindo FS, Oliveira FC, Abreu-Junior CH, Jani AD, Capra GF, Nogueira TAR. Common Bean Productivity and Micronutrients in the Soil-Plant System under Residual Applications of Composted Sewage Sludge. Plants (Basel) 2023; 12:plants12112153. [PMID: 37299132 DOI: 10.3390/plants12112153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2023] [Revised: 05/19/2023] [Accepted: 05/24/2023] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Composted sewage sludge (CSS) is an organic fertilizer that can be used as a source of micronutrients in agriculture. However, there are few studies with CSS to supply micronutrients for the bean crop. We aimed to evaluate micronutrient concentrations in the soil and their effects on nutrition, extraction, export, and grain yield in response to CSS residual application. The experiment was carried out in the field at Selvíria-MS, Brazil. The common bean cv. BRS Estilo was cultivated in two agricultural years (2017/18 and 2018/19). The experiment was designed in randomized blocks with four replications. Six different treatments were compared: (i) four increasing CSS rates, i.e., CSS5.0 (5.0 t ha-1 of applied CSS, wet basis), CSS7.5, CSS10.0, CSS12.5; (ii) a conventional mineral fertilizer (CF); (iii) a control (CT) without CSS and CF application. The available levels of B, Cu, Fe, Mn, and Zn were evaluated in soil samples collected in the 0-0.2 and 0.2-0.4 m soil surface horizons. The concentration, extraction, and export of micronutrients in the leaf and productivity of common beans were evaluated. The concentration of Cu, Fe, and Mn ranged from medium to high in soil. The available levels of B and Zn in the soil increased with the residual rates of CSS, which were statistically not different from the treatments with CF. The nutritional status of the common bean remained adequate. The common bean showed a higher requirement for micronutrients in the second year. The leaf concentration of B and Zn increased in the CSS7.5 and CSS10.0 treatments. There was a greater extraction of micronutrients in the second year. Productivity was not influenced by the treatments; however, it was higher than the Brazilian national average. Micronutrients exported to grains varied between growing years but were not influenced by treatments. We conclude that CSS can be used as an alternative source of micronutrients for common beans grown in winter.
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- Gabriela Souza de Oliveira
- Department of Plant Protection, Rural Engineering and Soils, São Paulo State University, Av. Brasil n◦ 56, Ilha Solteira 15385-000, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Plant Protection, Rural Engineering and Soils, São Paulo State University, Av. Brasil n◦ 56, Ilha Solteira 15385-000, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Plant Protection, Rural Engineering and Soils, São Paulo State University, Av. Brasil n◦ 56, Ilha Solteira 15385-000, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Plant Protection, Rural Engineering and Soils, São Paulo State University, Av. Brasil n◦ 56, Ilha Solteira 15385-000, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Agricultural Sciences, School of Agricultural and Veterinarian Sciences, São Paulo State University, Via de Prof Access Paulo Donato Castellane, s/n, Jaboticabal 14884-900, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Agricultural Sciences, School of Agricultural and Veterinarian Sciences, São Paulo State University, Via de Prof Access Paulo Donato Castellane, s/n, Jaboticabal 14884-900, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Agricultural Sciences, School of Agricultural and Veterinarian Sciences, São Paulo State University, Via de Prof Access Paulo Donato Castellane, s/n, Jaboticabal 14884-900, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Plant Technology, Food Technology and Partner Economics, São Paulo State University, Av. Brazil Sul n◦ 56, Ilha Solteira 15385-000, SP, Brazil
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- School of Agricultural and Technological Sciences, Sao Paulo State University, Rod. Captain João Ribeiro de Barros km 651, Dracena 17900-000, SP, Brazil
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- Center for Nuclear Energy in Agriculture, University of Sao Paulo, Av. Centenário n◦ 303, Piracicaba 13416-000, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Biology and Chemistry, California State University, Monterey Bay, Seaside, CA 93955, USA
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- Dipartimento di Architettura, Design e Urbanistica, Università degli Studi di Sassari, Polo Bionaturalistico, Via Piandanna n◦ 4, 07100 Sassari, Italy
- Desertification Research Centre, Università degli Studi di Sassari, Viale Italia n◦ 39, 07100 Sassari, Italy
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- Department of Plant Protection, Rural Engineering and Soils, São Paulo State University, Av. Brasil n◦ 56, Ilha Solteira 15385-000, SP, Brazil
- Department of Agricultural Sciences, School of Agricultural and Veterinarian Sciences, São Paulo State University, Via de Prof Access Paulo Donato Castellane, s/n, Jaboticabal 14884-900, SP, Brazil
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Abreu-Junior CH, Gruberger GAC, Cardoso PHS, Gonçalves PWB, Nogueira TAR, Capra GF, Jani AD. Soybean Seed Enrichment with Cobalt and Molybdenum as an Alternative to Conventional Seed Treatment. Plants (Basel) 2023; 12:1164. [PMID: 36904024 PMCID: PMC10007214 DOI: 10.3390/plants12051164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2023] [Revised: 02/23/2023] [Accepted: 02/24/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Biological nitrogen fixation in soybean is enhanced when seed is treated with cobalt (Co) and molybdenum (Mo) prior to planting. In this study, our objective was to verify if Co and Mo application during the reproductive phase of the crop increases seed Co and Mo concentration without adverse effects on seed quality. Two experiments were conducted. First, we investigated foliar and soil Co and Mo application under greenhouse conditions. Next, we validated the results obtained in the first study. The treatments for both experiments consisted of Co doses combined with Mo, and a control without Co and Mo application. The foliar application was more efficient in producing enriched Co and Mo seed; meanwhile, as Co doses increased so did Co and Mo concentrations in the seed. There were no adverse effects on nutrition, development, quality, and yield of parent plants and seed when these micronutrients were applied. The seed showed higher germination, vigor, and uniformity for the development of soybean seedlings. We concluded that the application of 20 g ha-1 Co and 800 g ha-1 Mo via foliar application at the reproductive stage of soybean increased germination rate and achieved the best growth and vigor index of enriched seed.
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- Cassio Hamilton Abreu-Junior
- Center of Nuclear Energy in Agriculture, Universidade de São Paulo, Av. Centenário 303, Piracicaba 13416-000, Brazil
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- Center of Nuclear Energy in Agriculture, Universidade de São Paulo, Av. Centenário 303, Piracicaba 13416-000, Brazil
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- School of Agricultural and Veterinarian Sciences, São Paulo State University, Via de Acesso Prof. Paulo Donato Castellane, s/n, Jaboticabal 14884-900, Brazil
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- School of Agricultural and Veterinarian Sciences, São Paulo State University, Via de Acesso Prof. Paulo Donato Castellane, s/n, Jaboticabal 14884-900, Brazil
- Department of Plant Health, Rural Engineering, and Soils, São Paulo State University, Av. Brasil n◦ 56, Ilha Solteira 15385-000, Brazil
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- Dipartimento di Architettura, Design e Urbanistica, Università degli Studi di Sassari, Polo Bionaturalistico, Via Piandanna n◦ 4, 07100 Sassari, Italy
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- Department of Biology and Chemistry, California State University, Monterey Bay, Seaside, CA 93955, USA
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Nogueira TAR, Muraoka T, Silveira LK, da Silva JS, Abreu-Junior CH, Lavres J, Martinelli AP, Teixeira Filho MCM, He Z, Jani AD, Ganga A, Capra GF. Comparing soil-to-plant cadmium (Cd) transfer and potential human intake among rice cultivars with different Cd tolerance levels grown in a tropical contaminated soil. Environ Monit Assess 2021; 194:20. [PMID: 34890002 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-021-09655-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2021] [Accepted: 11/27/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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With its accumulation in upland rice, cadmium (Cd) can easily enter the human food chain, which poses a global health threat considering nearly half of the human population depends on rice as a staple food source. A study was conducted to (1) evaluate Cd accumulation by rice cultivars, grown in Cd-polluted Tropical Oxisols, with different levels of Cd tolerance; (2) quantify Cd transfer from soil to rice shoots and grain; and (3) estimate daily Cd intake by humans. Three rice cultivars, characterized by low (Cateto Seda-CS), medium (BRSMG Talento-BT), and high (BRSMG Caravera-BC) Cd uptake capacity, were investigated. Rice cultivars were exposed to increasing soil Cd concentrations (0.0, 0.7, 1.3, 3.9, 7.8, and 11.7 mg kg-1). Analysis was performed on soil, shoots, and grain. Shoot biomass and grain yield decreased with increasing Cd supply, suggesting the following Cd tolerance: CS > BT > BC. Cadmium concentrations in shoots and grain increased when exposed to Cd. Only CS did not exceed the maximum Cd limit permitted in food (0.40 mg kg-1), when rates up to 1.3 mg kg-1 of Cd were applied to soil. Considering daily rice consumption levels in Brazil, Cd intake often exceeds maximum tolerable levels. Continuous monitoring of soil Cd concentrations is a pivotal step in avoiding hazards to humans. Such monitoring is important on a global scale since outside of Asia, Brazil is the leading rice-producing and rice-consuming country.
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- Thiago Assis Rodrigues Nogueira
- Department of Plant Protection, Rural Engineering, and Soils, School of Engineering, São Paulo State University, SP, 15385-000, Ilha Solteira, Brazil. .,School of Agricultural and Veterinarian Sciences, São Paulo State University, Via de acesso Prof. Paulo Donato Castellane, s/n, Jaboticabal, SP, 14884-900, Brazil.
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- Centre of Nuclear Energy in Agriculture, Universidade de São Paulo, Piracicaba, SP, 13416-000, Brazil
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- Centre of Nuclear Energy in Agriculture, Universidade de São Paulo, Piracicaba, SP, 13416-000, Brazil
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- Centre of Nuclear Energy in Agriculture, Universidade de São Paulo, Piracicaba, SP, 13416-000, Brazil
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- Indian River Research and Education Centre, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Fort Pierce, FL, 34945-3138, USA
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- Department of Biology and Chemistry, California State University, Monterey Bay, Seaside, CA, 93933, USA
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- Dipartimento Di Architettura, Design E Urbanistica, Università Degli Studi Di Sassari, 07100, Polo Bionaturalistico, Italy
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- Dipartimento Di Architettura, Design E Urbanistica, Università Degli Studi Di Sassari, 07100, Polo Bionaturalistico, Italy.,Desertification Research Centre, Università Degli Studi Di Sassari, 07100, Sassari, Italy
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