Source: Universidade Estadual de Mato Grosso do Sul submitted to NRP
ORGANOMINERAL FERTILIZERS: A SUSTAINABLE FERTILITY OPTION FOR FARMERS?
Sponsoring Institution
Agricultural Research Service/USDA
Project Status
ACTIVE
Funding Source
USDA INHOUSE
Reporting Frequency
Annual
Accession No.
0441558
Grant No.
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Cumulative Award Amt.
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Proposal No.
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Multistate No.
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Project Start Date
Jun 1, 2022
Project End Date
May 31, 2027
Grant Year
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Program Code
[(N/A)]- (N/A)
Recipient Organization
Universidade Estadual de Mato Grosso do Sul
P.O. Box 351
University City of Dourados,null 79804-970
Performing Department
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Non Technical Summary
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Animal Health Component
40%
Research Effort Categories
Basic
40%
Applied
40%
Developmental
20%
Classification

Knowledge Area (KA)Subject of Investigation (SOI)Field of Science (FOS)Percent
2051699107050%
1022499106025%
1020799106025%
Knowledge Area
102 - Soil, Plant, Water, Nutrient Relationships; 205 - Plant Management Systems;

Subject Of Investigation
1699 - Pasture and forage crops, general/other; 0799 - Rangelands and grasslands, general; 2499 - Plant research, general;

Field Of Science
1060 - Biology (whole systems); 1070 - Ecology;
Goals / Objectives
The objective of the study is to evaluate the efficiency of organomineral fertilizers on the production of crops and soil quality in cropping systems of the U.S. and Brazil.
Project Methods
This study will be conducted at the USDA-ARS Grazinglands Research Laboratory in El Reno, Oklahoma and farms near UEMS in Mundo Novo, MS, Brazil. The experiment will comprise of four plots within an area of 1 acre. Five treatments will be performed: a) control treatment (without fertilization), b) fertilization with synthetic fertilizer, c) fertilization with organomineral fertilizer based on poultry litter, d) fertilization with organomineral fertilizer based on cattle manure, and e) fertilization alternated annually with organomineral and synthetic fertilizer. Crops will be sown using standard practices for each country. Each treatment will have three replications. Soil samples will be collected before the experiment implementation to get the initial soil characterization. During crop development, leaf samples will be collected to study the nutritional balance of crops. Crop yield will be evaluated in each season. After the harvest of each crop, plant and soil samples will be collected to evaluate chemical characteristics, nitrogen fate, and carbon sequestration.