Fitodisponibilidade de metais pesados na cultura do milho (Zea mays) cultivado em solos com diferentes texturas, tratados com biossólido

Abstract

It has been increasingly encouraging technologies to promote increased agricultural productivity without serious environmental damage. Some researchers have considered the application of sewage sludge in agriculture as a sustainable alternative to recycling. While discussions on the disposal of biosolids, the effects on the environment and public health have been increasing in the international arena. There are few studies that to cover these aspects in tropical soils. The objective of this work was to determine the phytoavailability of heavy metals in corn treated with different doses (0, 10, 20, 40 and 60 t ha-1) of sludge, grown in two soils of different textures, LVd and LVe, witch or without NPK. The design was completely randomized in 5x2x2 factorial arrangement with four replications, totaling 80 units well experimental. We evaluated the chemical properties of soil, the chlorophyll, heavy metals, macronutrients content in plant tissue from corn, and biometrics variables of maize plants. All dates obtained experimentally in maize plant tissue were subjected to analysis of variance and means compared by Tukey test at 5% probability. The results showed that the application of biosolids did not provide phytotoxic levels of heavy metals in the plant, however, did not show potential replacement conventional NPK fertilizer. It was observed that the plants had higher income in the medium soil, expected behavior under conditions where the experiment took place, where nutrients are not suffering, and percolation are more available to the plant