VERMICOMPOST APPLICATION IMPROVING SEMIARID-GROWN CORN GREEN EAR AND GRAIN YIELDS

Intensive corn farming quickly depletes soil organic matter in the nutrient-poor soils of the Brazilian semiarid region. Application of vermicompost, an excellent organic fertilizer, could help solve that problem. This study evaluated the effect of applying Eisenia fetida vermicompost in the seeding...

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Main Authors: PAULO SÉRGIO LIMA E SILVA, PAULO IGOR BARBOSA E SILVA, VIANNEY REINALDO DE OLIVEIRA, FÁBIO HENRIQUE TAVARES DE OLIVEIRA, LUCAS RAMOS DA COSTA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Árido 2017-01-01
Series:Revista Caatinga
Online Access:http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=237154407002