Title:	Nitrogen fertilization increased grass litter decomposition in a tropical agroforestry system.
Authors:	SOUSA, M. K. de C. R. de MUNIZ, L. C. APOLINÁRIO, V. X. de O. COSTA, J. B. HERRERA-ÂNGULO, A. M. DUBEUX JÚNIOR, J. C. B. REIS, V. R. R. FIGUEIREDO, T. S. SOUZA, R. A. CORRÊA, E. G. COELHO, J. J.
Affiliation:	MARIA KAROLINE DE CARVALHO RODRIGUES DE SOUSA, UEMA LUCIANO CAVALCANTE MUNIZ, UEMA VALÉRIA XAVIER DE OLIVEIRA APOLINÁRIO, UEMA JOAQUIM BEZERRA COSTA, CPACP ANA MARÍA HERRERA ÂNGULO, Universidad Nacional Experimental del Táchira, Venezuela JOSÉ CARLOS BATISTA DUBEUX JÚNIOR, University of Florida VICTOR ROBERTO RIBEIRO REIS, UEMA THAÍS SANTOS FIGUEIREDO, UEMA RAABE ALVES SOUZA, UEMA ERIKA GONÇALVES CORRÊA, UEMA JANERSON JOSÉ COELHO, UEMA.
Date Issued:	2024
Citation:	Agroforest Systems, 2024.
Pages:	14 p.
Description:	Litter decomposition and livestock excreta are two important sources for replenishing nutrients in the soil of the pastures, and their decomposition rates are afected by their quality, management practices, forage productivity, and biotic and abiotic factors. The objective of this research was to assess the efects of escalating levels of N fertilization (0, 100, 200, and 400 kg N ha−1 yr−1) on litter and fecal decomposition in an agroforestry system comprising palisadegrass [Urochloa brizantha (Hochst. Ex A.Rich.) Stapf. cv. Marandu] intercropped with hybrid eucalyptus trees [Eucalyptus urophylla×Eucalyptus tereticornis], in a two-year feld trial. The experiment was set in a randomized complete block design with four treatments and three repetitions. Litter (0, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, and 256 days) and cattle excrement samples (0, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, and 128 days) were incubated on the ground. For forage litter samples, the interaction between N fertilization×year was observed for the decomposition rate (k) of DM (P=0.0014) and OM (P=0.0094). The greatest litter OM disappearance was observed at 400 kg N fertilization ha−1 year−1 (651 g kg−1 DM at 256 days). The interaction between nitrogen fertilizer rate×incubation time, or the isolated efect of the treatment was not observed on fecal decomposition (P>0.05). Higher levels of N fertilization associated with the rainy period resulted in faster decomposition of palisadegrass litter, however, it did not show to have a strong infuence on the excreta decomposition in this agroforestry system.
Thesagro:	Adubação
NAL Thesaurus:	Forage Eucalyptus Trees
Keywords:	Agrosilvopastoral systems Fertilization Nutrient cycling Decomposição fecal
DOI:	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10457-024-00968-x
Type of Material:	Artigo de periódico
Access:	openAccess
Appears in Collections:	Artigo em periódico indexado (CPACP)