B, Cu and Zn fertilization and forest residues management in eucalyptus plantations

• Grant number: 18/07294-3
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate
• Start date: June 01, 2018
• End date: May 31, 2021
• Field of knowledge: Agronomical Sciences - Forestry Resources and Forestry Engineering - Forestry
• Principal Investigator: José Leonardo de Moraes Gonçalves
• Grantee: Liamara Santos Masullo
• Host Institution: Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz (ESALQ). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Piracicaba , SP, Brazil

Abstract

The reduction of profitability in the Brazilian forest industry is a challenge to ensure competitiveness of the sector in the international market. Between 2003 and 2013, pulpwood production costs increased 93%, requiring technological improvement in the use of agricultural inputs, water and energy. The use of forest residues as an alternative energy source has increased, compromising the sustainability of forest soils. In 2016, the residues in the forestry activity amounted to roughly 30 million tons, comprising leaves, branches, bark and litter. Since 1980's, maintenance of residues in the field is defended, as they favor chemical, biological and physical quality of soils and reduce nutrients exportation with harvest. Nutrition with micronutrients is poorly understood in eucalyptus plantations and the application of fertilizers is carried out empirically and preventively, which reduces efficiency. This study aims to evaluate the effects of removal and maintenance of forest residues associated with omission and application of B, Cu and Zn on these nutrient dynamics in the soil-plant system in eucalyptus plantations. For that purpose, two trials will be conducted, the first in the field at the Experimental Station of Forestry Sciences of Itatinga (ESALQ/USP) and the second in a greenhouse at the Center for Nuclear Energy in Agriculture of the University of São Paulo (CENA/USP). The results will be used to understand the main functions of B, Cu and Zn in eucalyptus plantations, as well as clarify aspects related the effectiveness of micronutrient fertilization and the importance of keeping forest residues on the soil. (AU)

Scientific publications

(6)

(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

MASULLO, LIAMARA SANTOS; FERRAZ, ALEXANDRE DE VICENTE; TERTULINO ROCHA, JOSE HENRIQUE; VALDO, GABRIEL DE CASTILHO; DE AVILA, PATRICIA ANDRESSA; FLORENTINO, ANTONIO LEITE; SILVA FLORIANO DE TOLEDO, FABIO HENRIQUE; FERRACCIU ALLEONI, LUIS REYNALDO; DE MORAES GONCALVES, JOSE LEONARDO. Soil Cu and Zn pools and their availability in response to forest residue management and micronutrient fertilization in a Eucalyptus grandis plantatio. FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT, v. 506, FEB 15 2022. (18/07294-3)

MASULLO, LIAMARA SANTOS; DERISSO, VITORIA DUARTE; MANARIM, GISLENE ROBERTA; DE VICENTE FERRAZ, ALEXANDRE; ROCHA, JOSE HENRIQUE TERTULINO; DE AVILA, PATRICIA ANDRESSA; FLORENTINO, ANTONIO LEITE; DE AGUIAR, CLAUDIO LIMA; LAVRES, JOSE; DE MORAES GONCALVES, JOSE LEONARDO. Modulation of structural carbohydrates, phenol compounds and lignin content in Eucalyptus urophylla cuttings grown under boron, copper and zinc induced-deficiency. NEW FORESTS, v. 53, n. 2, p. 16-pg., 2021-06-08. (18/07294-3)

MASULLO, LIAMARA SANTOS; FERRAZ, ALEXANDRE DE VICENTE; DE MORAES GONCALVES, JOSE LEONARDO; ARANHA CAMARGO, LUIS EDUARDO; DE AVILA, PATRICIA ANDRESSA; DRAGO, JOSE RENATO; ESTEVES, OSCAR; DOS SANTOS DIAS, CARLOS TADEU. Relationship between forest residue management and micronutrient fertilization with eucalyptus rust severity in Eucalyptus grandis plantations. FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT, v. 475, NOV 1 2020. (18/07294-3)

MASULLO, LIAMARA SANTOS; DERISSO, VITORIA DUARTE; MANARIM, GISLENE ROBERTA; DE VICENTE FERRAZ, ALEXANDRE; ROCHA, JOSE HENRIQUE TERTULINO; DE AVILA, PATRICIA ANDRESSA; FLORENTINO, ANTONIO LEITE; DE AGUIAR, CLAUDIO LIMA; LAVRES, JOSE; DE MORAES GONCALVES, JOSE LEONARDO. odulation of structural carbohydrates, phenol compounds and lignin content in Eucalyptus urophylla cuttings grown under boron, copper and zinc induced-deficienc. NEW FORESTS, v. 53, n. 2, JUN 2021. (18/07294-3)

FLORENTINO, ANTONIO LEITE; MASULLO, LIAMARA SANTOS; FERRAZ, ALEXANDRE DE VICENTE; MATEUS, NIKOLAS DE SOUZA; ROSSIT MONTELEONE, RAFAEL CASALE; BUCH PASTORIZA, LUCAS BOFF; TERTULINO ROCHA, JOSE HENRIQUE; FERRACCIU ALLEONI, LUIS REYNALDO; LAVRES, JOSE; DE MORAES GONCALVES, JOSE LEONARDO. Nutritional status of Eucalyptus plantation and chemical attributes of a Ferralsol amended with lime and copper plus zinc. FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT, v. 502, DEC 15 2021. (18/07294-3)

FLORENTINO, ANTONIO L.; FERRAZ, V, ALEXANDRE; CARVALHO, MARCIA E. A.; MATEUS, NIKOLAS S.; MASULLO, LIAMARA S.; MONTELEONE, RAFAEL C. R.; GAZIOLA, SALETE A.; AZEVEDO, RICARDO A.; LAVRES, JOSE; GONCALVES, JOSE L. M.. Wood production and nutritional and antioxidant status of field-grown Eucalyptus under a differential supply of lime and copper plus zinc. INDUSTRIAL CROPS AND PRODUCTS, v. 175, JAN 2022. (18/07294-3)

Academic Publications

(References retrieved automatically from State of São Paulo Research Institutions)

MASULLO, Liamara Santos. Fertilization with B, Cu and Zn associated with forest residue management in eucalyptus plantations. 2022. Doctoral Thesis - Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz (ESALA/BC) Piracicaba.