Title:	Effect of castor cake and elephant grass composting on edaphic fauna
Authors:	SCORIZA, R. N. BIANCHI, M. de O. CORREIA, M. E. F. LEAL, M. A. de A.
Affiliation:	RAFAEL NOGUEIRA SCORIZA, UFRRJ; MIRIAM DE OLIVEIRA BIANCHI, UFRRJ; MARIA ELIZABETH FERNANDES CORREIA, CNPAB; MARCO ANTONIO DE ALMEIDA LEAL, CNPAB.
Date Issued:	2016
Citation:	Ciência Rural, Epub, 11 jul., 2016
Description:	Elephant grass and castor cake when combined can make a promising organic fertilizer. However, castor cake contains potentially toxic chemicals, such as ricin and ricinine. To test potential effects of these chemicals, compost piles of elephant grass ( Pennisetum purpureum Schum.) with castor cake were prepared with different C:N ratios (T1 = 40, T2 = 30, T3 = 20; T4 = 30 [control, elephant grass + crotalaria]) to evaluate colonization by edaphic fauna and any suppressive effects of castor cake. Soil organisms were collected with Berlese-Tullgren funnels. There were temporal differences between the treatments, and the epigeous fauna was mainly represented by members of the Acari and Entomobryomorpha. Elapsed time is the major factor in determining the composition of the epigeous fauna community associated with composting, indicating that castor cake has no suppressive effect.
Thesagro:	Composto Orgânico
NAL Thesaurus:	Plant residues
Keywords:	Resíduo vegetal Fauna do solo Organic compound
ISSN:	1678-4596
Type of Material:	Artigo de periódico
Access:	openAccess
Appears in Collections:	Artigo em periódico indexado (CNPAB)