Potassium application to the cover crop prior to cotton planting as a fertilization strategy in sandy soils

Abstract Urochloa grasses are used as cover crops in tropical cropping systems under no-till to improve nutrient cycling. We hypothesized that potassium (K) applied to ruzigrass (Urochloa ruziziensis) grown before cotton in a sandy soil could be timely cycled and ensure nutrition, yield and quality...

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Main Authors: Fábio Rafael Echer, Vinicius José Souza Peres, Ciro Antonio Rosolem
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-11-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-77354-x