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- Title
Biofertilizers in horticultural crops.
- Authors
Ferreira Cavalcante, Lourival; Coelho Bezerra, Francisco Thiago; de Luna Souto, Antônio Gustavo; Ferreira Bezerra, Marlene Alexandrina; Soares de Lima, Geovani; Gheyi, Hans Raj; da Silva Ferreira, Jorge F.; Zunete Beckmann-Cavalcante, Márkilla
- Abstract
Bovine manure biofertilizers can exert physical, chemical, and biological effects on the soil and the phytoprotective, physiological, and productive actions in horticultural crops. The literature review was performed to compile information on the production, uses, and effects of bovine manure biofertilizers on soil properties and plants. Biofertilizers are produced by organic components, minerals, and inoculants. Among the organic sources, the bovine manure is the most used. The fermentation of the bovine manure in water constitutes the Vairo biofertilizer, the most employed in Brazilian horticulture. With the chemical enrichment of this preparation came the Supermagro, Agrobio, and Agrobom biofertilizers. In the soil, it can act in the improvement of soil fertility, physical properties, and in the diversity and abundance of the biota. Also, it can act in control of pests and diseases, leaf composition concerning macro and micronutrients, and in the production and postharvest quality of horticultural crops. Therefore, this review describes the preparation, chemical composition, and utilization of bovine manure biofertilizers in both soil and plants, offering perspectives of research on the formulations, application, and effects of these inputs on horticultural species.
- Subjects
CATTLE manure; HORTICULTURAL crops; BIOFERTILIZERS; SOIL fertility; PEST control; MANURES; COMPOSITION of leaves; CROP quality
- Publication
Comunicata Scientiae, 2019, Vol 10, Issue 4, p415
- ISSN
2176-9079
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.14295/CS.v10i4.3058