Title:	Struvite potential as a slow-release fertilizer for phosphorus sustainable management in Brazilian agriculture.
Authors:	INACIO, C. de T. CAMPOS, D. V. B. de ANTES, F. G. MORES, R. KUNZ, A. BRUNETTO, G. NATALE, W. DE CONTI, L. WELTE, P. D. MARCHEZAN, C. MENEZES, J. F. S. DIAS, R. de C. ALVES, B. J. R.
Affiliation:	CAIO DE TEVES INACIO, CNPAB; DAVID VILAS BOAS DE CAMPOS, CNPS; FABIANE GOLDSCHMIDT ANTES, CNPSA; RUBIA MORES, UNIVERSIDADE DO CONTESTADO; AIRTON KUNZ, CNPSA; GUSTAVO BRUNETTO, UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE SANTA MARIA; WILLIAM NATALE, UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE SANTA MARIA; LESSANDRO DE CONTI, INSTITUTO FEDERAL DE EDUCAÇÃO, CIÊNCIA E TECNOLOGIA FARROUPILHA; PAOLA DAIANE WELTE, UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE SANTA MARIA; CARINA MARCHEZAN, UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE SANTA MARIA; JUNE FARIA SCHERRER MENEZES, UNIVERSIDADE DE RIO VERDE; RICARDO DE CASTRO DIAS, UNIVERSIDADE DE RIO VERDE; BRUNO JOSE RODRIGUES ALVES, CNPAB.
Date Issued:	2025
Citation:	Revista Brasileira de Ciência do Solo, v. 49, e0240127, 2025. Número especial 1.
Description:	Struvite is a slow-release P-fertilizer (5 % N, 12 % P, 10 % Mg), which could significantly reduce the Brazilian dependency on fertilizer imports. We found a large number of recent studies that show its predominant application for temperate and Mediterranean regions. However, its potential as a fertilizer and better use for subtropical and tropical regions, such as Brazilian agriculture, is still unknown. Therefore, the lack of studies on Brazilian soils is a barrier to a precise evaluation of struvite as a fertilizer for Brazil’s agricultural systems, especially for acidic Oxisols and no-till systems. Finally, struvite production from swine wastewater can expand in specific states in the South, Southeast, and Midwest of Brazil, where the swine production is concentrated. Struvite production technology might be easily adopted and affordable for medium- to large-scale confined swine operations, which could yield some 300,000 Mg of struvite per year.
NAL Thesaurus:	Swine Nutrient management Magnesium Nitrogen
ISSN:	1806-9657
Type of Material:	Artigo de periódico
Access:	openAccess
Appears in Collections:	Artigo em periódico indexado (CNPAB)