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The use of organic fertilizers such as Bocashi, Compost and chicken manure, contribute to the improvement of the physical, chemical and biological properties of the soil through the incorporation of nutrients by regulating its water balance. The effect of organic fertilizers on the physical, chemical and biological properties of an agricultural soil in Purupampa Panao, Peru was evaluated. The work area was made up of an area of 596.25 m2 with characteristics of degraded soils. The methodology was composed of a completely randomized block design (DBCA) with four treatments: control 0 kg fertilizers, Bocashi 8,500 kg ha-1, Compost 8,500 kg ha-1, manure 8,500 kg ha-1, during the months January-December 2017. Four repetitions were performed, for a total of 16 experimental units. A slight effect of organic fertilizers with Bocashi 5.69 was observed in the hydrogen potential (pH); organic matter (MO) with Bocashi 3.96% and Compost 3.85%; nitrogen (N) with 0.17% chicken manure; phosphorus (P) with chicken manure 7.63 ppm, potassium (K) with Compost 66.19 ppm. Organic fertilizers, especially chicken manure and Bocashi, showed to improve the concentration of macronutrients in the soil, especially nitrogen, so the use of Bocashi is suggested to improve the levels of macronutrients in the soil by reducing its acidity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The regionalization studies of common bean genotypes are very important, having in to account the specific interaction between genotype and environment. The objective of this work was to determine the morphophysiological response of four commercial cultivars of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) in late planting season in two types of soil at Remedios municipality. The experiments were developed in La Granja Agropecuaria "Liberación de Remedios" whose soil is red ferralitic compacted and in the Agricultural Cooperative of Credits and Services "Celestino Gutiérrez" with a soft carbonated brown soil. The plant morphophysiological indicators evaluated were height. number of leafiets, leaf area, total fresh and dry mass. For the study an experimental random block design was used, consisting of four treatments (cultivars) and four replications. For each evaluation a random sample of 50 plants per plot was taken. All variables evaluated were significantly higher in soft carbonated brown soil. Notable differences were observed among soil types, mainly in the acidity of the soil, which could infiuence the morphophysiological response of the commercial cultivars studied. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The objective of this research was to characterize the mineral status of the soil and pasture in of the Andean Ecuadorian region, during the rainy and dry periods, three dairy farms were used as study cases investigated him three dairy farms of the El Carchi province. They determined the chemical indicators of the soil and the pasture, the descriptive statisticians were calculated themselves and It was used a multifactorial ANOVA to determine the main factors affecting them on them, comparing means with Bonferroni and Duncan test. The soil classified as acid lightly, 100 % of the samples presented elevated levels of organic matter, NH4+, Mg, Cu, Zn, Fe and Mn. The farm had a significant effect on the pH, Ca, Mg, K, Cu, Fe, Mg and P, and the climatic period on the organic matter, NH4+, S, Cu and P. Pasture presented deficiencies of Mg, Zn and Na, the other minerals were above the critical limits. The farm affected the Ca, P, Mg, Na and Mn, and the climatic period the levels of Ca, K, Cu y Zn. In conclusion, 100 % soil samples presented high OM, slight acidity, low levels of Ca and high concentrations of NH4+, S, Mg, Cu, Zn and Mn. In pastures, there were diagnosed deficiencies of P, Cu and Zn, and their concentrations differed among farms and the two climatic periods of the year. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Both soil phosphorus (P) and soil acidity are the key factors in soil fertility management and often limits crop production in subtropical agriculture. The objective of this study was to evaluate the response of lime and different P rates on sugarcane variety and their interactive effect on the sugar cane borer attack. A three factorial experiment containing, two sugarcane varieties i. e., (SP81-3250 and RB-956911); with and without application of agricultural lime (3.5 t ha-1) and four P rates i. e., (0, 20, 40 and 60 kg P2O5 ha-1) was carried out at the research field area of Federal University of Santa Maria, RS, Brazil during 2011-12. It assessed a) sugarcane stalk length, b) stem diameter; c) number of internodes, d) number of stalk ha-1, e) stalk yield, f) °Brix and g) Intensity of infestation Index. Results indicated that, the stalk yields of RB-956911 and SP81-3250 was 106.6 and 139.8 Mg ha-1, respectively. The °Brix was between 18.60% and 18.00%, respectively. The Intensity of infestation Index was 2.76% for the RB-956911 and 3.65% for the SP81-3250. The lime application showed significant results only on the borer attack. Phosphorus application increased the sugarcane yield from 105.9 Mg ha-1 to 136.5 Mg ha-1 with 60 kg of P2O5 ha-1. The application of phosphorus increased sugarcane productivity but it does not contribute which increase the borer attack. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]