Effect of nitrogen and calcium on the initial grown of restinga species. / Efeito da adição de nitrogênio e cálcio no crescimento inicial de leguminosas arbóreas de restinga

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DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2009

RESUMO

The Restinga is one type of sand coastal ecosystems that are suffering with high anthropic impact and is important the consideration of any action related to the recovery and conservation of the last remaining areas. For that, is necessary to study the grown and the best conditions for seedling production of species that are native from these ecosystems. In this context, the present work had the objectives: 1- study the response of Senna appendiculata and Senna bicapsularis to different sources and amount of nitrogen. 2- study the response of S. appendiculata, Senna bicapsularis and Machaerium lanceolatum to lime and to a changes in the soil pH. The experiments were conduct under greenhouse conditions in pots filled with sand soil with low fertility. For the experiment with different sources and amount of nitrogen, seven treatments were applied: control (without nitrogen), NO3− (10 mg N/ plant), NO3− (20 mg N/plant), NH4+ (10 mg N/plant), NH4+ (20 mg N/plant), NO3NH4 (10mg N/plant) e NO3NH4 (20 mg N/plant). For the experiments with lime and soil pH, four treatments were applied: 0, 2. 4 and 6 t/ha of lime. For each experiment, the following measurement were made: shot and root dry weight, root length, plant height, soil pH, root/shoot ratio, collar diameter and relative growth rate (RGR was estimated only for S .pendula). The results suggest tendency for indicate that the preferential source of nitrogen for S. appendiculata was NH4+. However for S. pendula with the obtained results is not possible to describe the preferential source of nitrogen, although the grown was affected by the nitrogen applied. None of studied plants had the growth limited by acid soil conditions. Senna appendiculata showed preference for growing at low soil pH and the lime was not necessary for the promotion of plant grown. In this conditions if lime is applied can cause a decrease in plant grown. Lime applied showed no effect on the growth of M. lanceolatum.

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recursos florestais e engenharia florestal ammonium nitrate calagem. amônio liming. nitrato

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