Use of cassava industry wastewater as a potassiun source on lettuce crop (Lactuca sativa L.) in greenhouse conditions - doi: 10.4025/actasciagron.v32i4.4819

Authors

  • Max Henrique Vieira dos Santos Universidade Federal de Alagoas Author
  • Afranio César de Araújo Universidade Federal de Alagoas] Author
  • Deon Moreno Ribeiro dos Santos Universidade Federal de Alagoas Author
  • Nadielan da Silva Lima Universidade Federal de Alagoas Author
  • Cícero Luiz Calazans de Lima Universidade Federal de Alagoas Author
  • Antônio Dias Santiago EMBRAPA/CPATC Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4025/actasciagron.v32i4.4819

Keywords:

Manihot esculenta, Lactuca sativa, potassium

Abstract

This work was conducted in 2006 at Embrapa/UEP/Rio Largo, located at the Delza Gitaí Campus – Agrarian Science Center Academic Unity – UFAL, aiming to evaluate the use of cassava industry wastewater as a potassium source on lettuce crop in different doses. The research was conducted in a plastic greenhouse, in randomized complete blocks with six treatments and six repetitions, being the treatments: 0, 100, 200, 300, 400 and 500 mL of cassava industry wastewater per 5 L vase. The lettuce cultivar Regina SF 3500 was used, and the harvest was performed 33 days after transplantation. Leaf area, fresh leaf mass, dry leaf mass, number of leaves, fresh stem mass and fresh root mass were evaluated. Cassava industry wastewater can be used as a source of potassium for lettuce depending on the applied dose.

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Author Biographies

  • Max Henrique Vieira dos Santos, Universidade Federal de Alagoas
    Centro de Ciências Agrárias, departamento de Fitossanidade e Fitotecnia, BR 104, Km 82, Rio Largo, AL. CEP 57000-000
  • Afranio César de Araújo, Universidade Federal de Alagoas]
    Centro de Ciências Agrárias, departamento de Fitossanidade e Fitotecnia, BR 104, Km 82, Rio Largo, AL. CEP 57000-000
  • Deon Moreno Ribeiro dos Santos, Universidade Federal de Alagoas
    Centro de Ciências Agrárias, departamento de Fitossanidade e Fitotecnia, BR 104, Km 82, Rio Largo, AL. CEP 57000-000
  • Nadielan da Silva Lima, Universidade Federal de Alagoas
    Centro de Ciências Agrárias, departamento de Fitossanidade e Fitotecnia, BR 104, Km 82, Rio Largo, AL. CEP 57000-000
  • Cícero Luiz Calazans de Lima, Universidade Federal de Alagoas
    Centro de Ciências Agrárias, departamento de Fitossanidade e Fitotecnia, BR 104, Km 82, Rio Largo, AL. CEP 57000-000
  • Antônio Dias Santiago, EMBRAPA/CPATC
    Embrapa Tabuleiros Costeiros

Published

2010-11-29

Issue

Section

Crop Production

How to Cite

Use of cassava industry wastewater as a potassiun source on lettuce crop (Lactuca sativa L.) in greenhouse conditions - doi: 10.4025/actasciagron.v32i4.4819. (2010). Acta Scientiarum. Agronomy, 32(4), 729-733. https://doi.org/10.4025/actasciagron.v32i4.4819

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