Purpose: Concerns over the quantity of available freshwater for agriculture have triggered the development of technologies intended to increase efficiency of water use, especially with regard to irrigation. A new technique ...

The objective of this study was to evaluate potassium doses in the production of sweet pepper, 'Gaston' cultivar, and effects on soil solution extract, using extractors. The research was installed in the greenhouse of the ...

Sugarcane vinasse has been widely used as a soil fertilizer in the Brazilian sucro-alcohol industry for recycling potassium and water. However, the potential negative effects from long-term soil fertirrigation represent a ...

This paper reports the characterization of the polluting potential of sugarcane vinasse, the main wastewater from ethanol production. Compositional data from vinasse samples collected from sugarcane biorefineries were used ...

Wastewater reuse from fertirrigation has become a new strategy for sustainable crop production, especially because there is a need to save fresh water. It can also reduce fertilizer costs and environmental pollution. This ...

Vinasse, produced by several countries as a by-product of agricultural activity, has different alternatives for its reuse, mainly fertirrigation. Several monocultures, such as sugar cane and orange crops, produce this ...