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| Author(s): |
Leonardo Nazário Silva dos Santos
Total Authors: 1
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| Document type: | Doctoral Thesis |
| Press: | Campinas, SP. |
| Institution: | Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Faculdade de Engenharia Agrícola |
| Defense date: | 2014-05-16 |
| Examining board members: |
Edson Eiji Matsura;
Tamara Maria Gomes;
Rubens Duarte Coelho;
Claudinei Fonseca Souza;
Roberto Testezlaf
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| Advisor: | Regina Celia de Matos Pires; Edson Eiji Matsura |
| Abstract | |
Irrigated agriculture is characterized by higher water consumption. In this context, the use of treated sewage effluent (TSE) as a water resource for irrigation can be an alternative in replacing freshwater, however it requires specific studies for adoption and as well as for sustainable use. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the TSE subsurface drip irrigation effect on a dystrophic Red Latossolo (Oxisol) physical properties, the effect on the moisture distribution in the soil profile, on the root system development, as well as on the yielding and quality of produced sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum L.). The experiment was carried out in Campinas-SP, Brazil, adopting a randomized block design in a 2x2x2+1 factorial, with five replications. Studied factors included: two depths of the dripline (0.2 to 0.4 m); two water qualities (treated sewage effluent ¿ TSE, and surface reservoir water ¿ SRW); nutritional supplementation by fertigation (with nutritional supplementation ¿ NS, and without nutritional supplementation - WNS); and no irrigation (NI). To evaluate the moisture in the soil profile it was used the technique named TDR (Time Domain Reflectometry); to evaluate root development was used the system known as minirhizotron; to determine soil physical properties it was employed disturbed and undisturbed samples; and productivity estimated by biometrics. The use of treated sewage effluent as a water resource for irrigation proved to be a sustainable option through the agronomic point of view, providing productivity increases and improvement of technological quality of sugarcane compared to treatment without irrigation. The installation of the dripline to 0.2 m depth provided of water in the region highest root development and reduced water losses by evaporation and deep percolation. The tested factors did not significantly alter the sodic-saline parameters, the physical properties of soil and root length of sugarcane (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 10/15382-8 - Application of sewage from a subsurface irrigation system in the culture of cane sugar |
| Grantee: | Leonardo Nazário Silva dos Santos |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate |