CASTOR BEAN PRODUCTION AND CHEMICAL ATTRIBUTES OF SOIL IRRIGATED WITH WATER WITH VARIOUS CATIONIC COMPOSITIONS

• Published in: Caatinga Vol. 29; no. 1; pp. 54 - 65
• Main Authors: LIMA, GEOVANI SOARES DE, GHEYI, HANS RAJ, NOBRE, REGINALDO GOMES, XAVIER, DIEGO AZEVEDO, SOARES, LAURIANE ALMEIDA DOS ANJOS
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Portuguese
• Published: Mossoro Universidade Federal Rural do Semiárido 01.01.2016; Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Árido
• Subjects: AGRICULTURE, DAIRY & ANIMAL SCIENCE; AGRONOMY; Beans; Calcium; Calcium ions; Cations; Electrical conductivity; Electrical resistivity; FISHERIES; FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY; FORESTRY; Irrigation; Irrigation water; Leaching; Lysimeters; Magnesium; Natural resources; Potassium; Potassium salts; Ricinus communis; Salinity; Salinity effects; Salts; Seeds; Sodium; Soil chemistry; Soil water; Soils; VETERINARY SCIENCES; Water salinity; Water treatment; Productivity; Rendimento; Water quality; Salinity stress; Qualidade de água; Estresse salino; Ricinus communis L

This study aimed to evaluate the production of castor beans, cv. 'BRS Energia', in terms of soil chemical composition as a function of the cationic nature, and salinity levels, of the irrigation water. The experiment was carried out using lysimeters in a controlled environment at the Cente...