Jiménez-Prado, Oliver G.

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Manejo de malezas, aplicación de gallinaza, y sus efectos en lombrices de tierra, propiedades físicas, químicas de suelo y rendimiento de banana ‘Grand Nain’ (Musa acuminata)
(2020-05-28) Jiménez-Prado, Oliver G.; Flores-Mangual, Mario L.; College of Agricultural Sciences; Robles-Vázquez, Wilfredo; Sánchez-de León, Yaniria; Department of Crops and Agro-Environmental Sciences; Kolterman, Duane A.
The objective was to determine the effects of chicken manure amendment and control of weeds with glyphosate on the soil and yield of Gran Nain (Musa acuminata) banana. The treatments were: CH (fertilization with 10-20-5-3 + glyphosate), CM (fertilization with 10-20-5-3 + mechanical management of weed plants), GH (application of 37.7 ton chicken manure / ha + fertilization with 0-0-60-5 + glyphosate) and GM (37.7 ton chicken manure/ha + mechanical handling). The following soil chemical properties were greater in treatments with chicken manure than in treatments without chicken manure: electrical conductivity, K, Bray P, NO₃-N, C total, Zn, Cu and B. However, Al decreased significantly in treatments with chicken manure. Erosion in herbicide treatments was greater than in those with mechanical control of weed plants, where no sediments nor runoff were obtained. Increase in earthworm population was found over time, but no treatment effect was detected. The treatments with chicken manure obtained greater yield of banana.