Resumo: Objetivou-se com este trabalho avaliar a capacidade máxima de adsorção de P em quatro tipos de solo e a sua correlação com características químicas e físicas do solo, bem como os níveis críticos de P no solo e na planta e a eficiência dos extratores Mehlich-1 e Resina de troca aniônica na quantificação do P disponível para plantas de mamoneira nos solos estudados. Foram utilizadas amostras de quatro solos de diferentes regiões do Nordeste, tendo apresentado variação de características químicas e físicas dentro de cada classe. Para avaliar a capacidade máxima de adsorção de P (CMAP), os valores de quantidade de P adsorvido ao solo e de concentração de P na solução de equilíbrio foram ajustados à isoterma de Langmuir e Freundlich. A capacidade máxima de adsorção de fósforo (CMAP) dos solos variou de 0,2793 mg g-1 a 0,3954 mg g-1 nos solos estudados, tendo sido o RY com maior teor de argila (330 g kg-1), o que adsorveu maior quantidade de P. A isoterma de Langmuir foi mais eficiente na determinação da CMAP dos solos estudados quando comparada à isoterma de Freundlich. Os valores encontrados para a CMAP dos solos são menores do que aos de outras regiões do país. Os valores de P-rem encontrados, apresentaram variação nos solos, tendo variado de 16,28 mg L-1 a 43,73 mg L-1, e o maior valor foi observado no TCo com 135,6 g kg-1 de argila. O extrator Melich-1 foi mais eficiente na extração de P para o TCo, o CXbe e CXve, em relação à Resina trocadora de íons, independentemente da dose aplicada.Os níveis críticos de P no solo para 90% da produção máxima variaram de 21,33 mg dm-3 a 416,64 mg dm-3 para o extrator Mehlich-1 e de 30,70 mg dm-3 a 177,51 mg dm-3 para a Resina de troca aniônica / Abstract: The objective of this study to evaluate the maximum asorption capacity of P in four soils and its correlation with chemical and physical characteristics of the soil as well as the critical levels of P is soil and plant efficiency and Mehlich-1 and Anion extractors Resin in the quantification of P available for the castor bean plants in the soils. Samples of four soils from different areas of the Northeast region of Brazil were used, and there was variation of chemical and physical characteristics within each class. In order to evaluate the maximum P adsorption capacity (MPAC), the values of the amount of P adsorbed to soil and P concentrations in the equilibrium solution were adjusted to the Freundlich and Langmuir isotherm. The maximum phosphorus adsorption capacity (MPAC) of the soils ranged from 0.2793 mg g-1 to 0.3954 mg g-1 in the studied soils, and the RY with the highes clay content (330 g kg-1), adsorbed the highes amount of P. The Langmuir isotherm was more efficient in determining the MPAC of the studied soils than the Freundlich isotherm. The values found for the MPAC of the soils are lower than those in other regions of the country. The P-rem values found showed variation in the soils. They ranged ranging from 16.28 mg L-1 to 43.73 mg L-1 and the highest value was found in the TCo with 135,6 g kg-1 clay. The Melich-1 extractor was more efficient at extracting P to TCo, to CXbe and to CXve than the ion exchange resin, regardless of the applied dose. The critical levels of P in soil to 90% of maximum yield ranged from 10.92 mg dm-3 to 369.63 mg dm-3 for the Mehlich-1 extractor and from 8.28 mg dm-3 to 125.86 mg dm-3 for the anion extractor resin / Orientador: Leonardo Theodoro Büll C / Coorientador: Napoleão Esberard de Macêdo Beltrão / Banca: Dirceu Maximino Fernandes / Banca: Rogério Peres Soratto / Banca: Francisco Maximino Fernandes / Banca: Juliano Corulli Corrêa / Doutor

Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:30:25Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2011-08-18Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T20:20:59Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 britoneto_jf_dr_botfca.pdf: 601088 bytes, checksum: b98ba0936e3fc6a04f3e9c968afc5eac (MD5) / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) / Objetivou-se com este trabalho avaliar a capacidade máxima de adsorção de P em quatro tipos de solo e a sua correlação com características químicas e físicas do solo, bem como os níveis críticos de P no solo e na planta e a eficiência dos extratores Mehlich-1 e Resina de troca aniônica na quantificação do P disponível para plantas de mamoneira nos solos estudados. Foram utilizadas amostras de quatro solos de diferentes regiões do Nordeste, tendo apresentado variação de características químicas e físicas dentro de cada classe. Para avaliar a capacidade máxima de adsorção de P (CMAP), os valores de quantidade de P adsorvido ao solo e de concentração de P na solução de equilíbrio foram ajustados à isoterma de Langmuir e Freundlich. A capacidade máxima de adsorção de fósforo (CMAP) dos solos variou de 0,2793 mg g-1 a 0,3954 mg g-1 nos solos estudados, tendo sido o RY com maior teor de argila (330 g kg-1), o que adsorveu maior quantidade de P. A isoterma de Langmuir foi mais eficiente na determinação da CMAP dos solos estudados quando comparada à isoterma de Freundlich. Os valores encontrados para a CMAP dos solos são menores do que aos de outras regiões do país. Os valores de P-rem encontrados, apresentaram variação nos solos, tendo variado de 16,28 mg L-1 a 43,73 mg L-1, e o maior valor foi observado no TCo com 135,6 g kg-1 de argila. O extrator Melich-1 foi mais eficiente na extração de P para o TCo, o CXbe e CXve, em relação à Resina trocadora de íons, independentemente da dose aplicada.Os níveis críticos de P no solo para 90% da produção máxima variaram de 21,33 mg dm-3 a 416,64 mg dm-3 para o extrator Mehlich-1 e de 30,70 mg dm-3 a 177,51 mg dm-3 para a Resina de troca aniônica / The objective of this study to evaluate the maximum asorption capacity of P in four soils and its correlation with chemical and physical characteristics of the soil as well as the critical levels of P is soil and plant efficiency and Mehlich-1 and Anion extractors Resin in the quantification of P available for the castor bean plants in the soils. Samples of four soils from different areas of the Northeast region of Brazil were used, and there was variation of chemical and physical characteristics within each class. In order to evaluate the maximum P adsorption capacity (MPAC), the values of the amount of P adsorbed to soil and P concentrations in the equilibrium solution were adjusted to the Freundlich and Langmuir isotherm. The maximum phosphorus adsorption capacity (MPAC) of the soils ranged from 0.2793 mg g-1 to 0.3954 mg g-1 in the studied soils, and the RY with the highes clay content (330 g kg-1), adsorbed the highes amount of P. The Langmuir isotherm was more efficient in determining the MPAC of the studied soils than the Freundlich isotherm. The values found for the MPAC of the soils are lower than those in other regions of the country. The P-rem values found showed variation in the soils. They ranged ranging from 16.28 mg L-1 to 43.73 mg L-1 and the highest value was found in the TCo with 135,6 g kg-1 clay. The Melich-1 extractor was more efficient at extracting P to TCo, to CXbe and to CXve than the ion exchange resin, regardless of the applied dose. The critical levels of P in soil to 90% of maximum yield ranged from 10.92 mg dm-3 to 369.63 mg dm-3 for the Mehlich-1 extractor and from 8.28 mg dm-3 to 125.86 mg dm-3 for the anion extractor resin

Phosphorus (P) pollution has been identified as the most significant agriculture-related threat to water quality impairment in Canada. One approach to reduce P pollution is to identify soils with high P loss potential and develop management strategies to minimize that risk. This thesis contributes towards greater understanding of short- and long- term P dynamics in soils to which different P sources had been applied (Chapters 3 and 4) and improvement in the P measurements for determining long-term P loss potential (Chapter 5). Chapter 3 evaluated immediate and residual effects of swine manure and fertilizer on soil P. Soils were sampled from Brookston clay loam in south-western Ontario, Canada which were treated with liquid (LM), solid (SM), composted (MC) manure and fertilizer, only in the corn phase. Soils were analyzed using a modified Hedley’s fractionation. All P sources influenced soil labile and moderately labile P in the year of application, while MC and SM showed significant residual impacts in the following year. Residual effects of MC and SM are beneficial for crops; however, there may be a P loss potential through leaching and runoff. Chapter 4 considered long-term effects of dairy manure slurry (DMS) and ammonium nitrate (AN) on soil P. Soils were sampled from south coastal region of BC, Canada, which were treated with DMS or AN at 50 or 100 kg NH4-N ha-1, and analyzed using a modified Hedley’s fractionation. DMS significantly increased labile and moderately stable P in surface soil, indicating short- and long-term impacts on P availability and loss potential. Chapter 5 analyzed a new test to predict long-term soil P loss potential. Soils were collected from four agro-ecological areas across Canada, and analyzed using Mehlich-3, Olsen, Resin strips (RMS), FeO-strips, and new procedures: various combinations of NaOH with and without EDTA, with four shaking periods. Statistically significant linear and quadratic relationships between the RMS and NaOH with EDTA-P indicated that the latter provide an efficient basis for predicting long-term soil P loss potential. A highly significant relationship between RMS-P and 0.025M NaOH with EDTA-P indicates this extractant was effective for measuring Total Releasable P. / Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Particulate P constitutes a significant portion of the total P found in surface runoff water. Water dispersed P-containing particles can travel long distances via surface runoff and reach water bodies causing decrease in water quality. The main objective of the study was to evaluate the potential facilitation of P transport by the water dispersed soil colloids (WDC) using three KY soils with a long-term record of poultry manure, and fertilizer P applications. Sequential fractionation for both whole soils and colloidal samples revealed that the WDC had a greater total and labile P content than the soil as a whole. Also, application of manure and fertilizer P seemed to decrease colloidal organic P fractions and increase the inorganic P fractions over the period of a growing season (May to September). Laboratory settling kinetics experiments were set up for the clay-colloidal fractions of the soils. It was shown that particulate P fractions paralleled WDC settling kinetics whereas dissolved P fractions remained in solution even after 36 hours. Field taken intact soil cores were leached with colloidal suspensions to test the effect of WDC on the vertical P movement. Results illustrated the preferential flow of particulate P though the macropores. When water was applied to the manure amended soil, dissolved P levels increased significantly over the control. WDC additions lowered dissolved P levels to the manure-amended columns, by sorbing to the WDC particles, but still greater than the dissolved P levels of the columns that had not been applied with manure.

Doctor of Philosophy / Department of Agronomy / Ganga M. Hettiarachchi / Although phosphorus (P) is an essential nutrient for the growth of plants, it is one of the most limiting nutrients in terms of availability as a high proportion of applied P rapidly transforms into insoluble forms with low solubility in soils. To further understand the fate of P applied to soils, two separate but related studies using three high P-fixing soil types each were used for which the objectives were to investigate the mobility, availability, and reaction products from two granular and one liquid P fertilizer alone or plus a fertilizer enhancement product. Energy dispersive spectroscopy showed a substantial amount of P remained in the granule following a 5-week incubation. At the end of the 35-day incubation period there was evidence that the fluid fertilizer was superior over the granular sources in terms of enhanced diffusion and extractability of P for three calcareous soils with varying levels of CaCO₃. Phosphorus x-ray absorption near-edge structure (XANES) spectroscopy results in conjunction with resin-extractable P indicated a strong negative correlation between Ca-P solids formed and P extractability, suggesting that degree of Ca-P formation limits P solubility. For the three acidic P-fixing soils the results were complex. In two out of three acid soils, liquid P treatments diffused farther from the application point than the granular treatments. Phosphorus XANES results suggested that Fe-P or Al-P interactions control the overall P solubility. Integration of pH, resin extractable-P and XANES results suggested the P retention mechanism was either dominated by adsorption or precipitation depending on soil pH. More acidic soil conditions favored precipitation. The objectives of the third study were to observe how long-term (14 years) addition of P with or without N influences the inorganic and organic P pools in a native grassland soil using sequential fractionation, XANES, and ³¹P-nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy. The overall results suggested that P and N fertilization and associated changes in plant productivity induced significant changes in soil P pools such as Ca-P, phytic acid, monoesters, and residual forms of P. The addition of P alone induced formation of inorganic P forms while the addition of P and N induced transformation of residual P forms into more labile and/or organic P forms.

There are no seeding rates established for organic production of field pea and lentil in Saskatchewan and organic producers must rely upon rates recommended for conventional production of these crops. These seeding rates may not be suitable for organic production as the two systems differ in the use of inputs and in pest management. The objectives of this study were to determine an optimal seeding rate for organic production of field pea and lentil in Saskatchewan considering a number of factors, including yield, weed suppression, soil nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) concentrations, soil water storage, colonization of crop roots by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF), plant P uptake, and profitability. A field experiment was conducted to determine the optimal seeding rates of field pea and lentil. Field pea seeding rates were 10, 25, 62, 156 and 250 plants m-2 and lentil seeding rates were 15, 38, 94, 235 and 375 plants m-2. Sites were established at Vonda, Vanscoy and Delisle, SK using a randomized complete block designs with summerfallow and green manure treatments included for each crop. Seed yield increased with increasing seeding rate for both crops, up to 1725 kg ha-1 for field pea and 1290 kg ha-1 for lentil. Weed biomass at physiological maturity decreased with increasing seeding rate for both crops. In field pea, weeds were reduced in weight by 68%, while lentil reduced weed biomass by 59% between the lowest and highest seeding rates. <p>Post-harvest soil phosphate-P levels did not change consistently between treatments, indicating that there was no trend in soil P concentration with seeding rate. Post-harvest soil inorganic N, however, was higher for the summerfallow and green manure treatments than for the seeding rate treatments in both crops. Inorganic N was higher at some sites for the highest two seeding rates in field pea. Soil water storage following harvest was not affected by treatment.<p>Colonization of crop roots by AMF increased for lentil with increasing seeding rate, but the same trend was not observed in field pea. A growth chamber experiment to study the rate of colonization of field pea between 10 and 50 d after emergence did not show any differences in AMF colonization between seeding rates. Colonization levels were high (70 to 85%) for both crops in both the field and growth chamber. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi colonization and seeding rate had no effect on plant P concentration for either field pea or lentil. Both crops became increasingly profitable as seeding rate increased. Field pea reached a maximum return at 200 plants m-2 and lentil return increased to the highest seeding rate of 375 plants m-2. Organic farmers should increase seeding rates of these crops to increase returns and provide better weed suppression.

There are no seeding rates established for organic production of field pea and lentil in Saskatchewan and organic producers must rely upon rates recommended for conventional production of these crops. These seeding rates may not be suitable for organic production as the two systems differ in the use of inputs and in pest management. The objectives of this study were to determine an optimal seeding rate for organic production of field pea and lentil in Saskatchewan considering a number of factors, including yield, weed suppression, soil nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) concentrations, soil water storage, colonization of crop roots by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF), plant P uptake, and profitability. A field experiment was conducted to determine the optimal seeding rates of field pea and lentil. Field pea seeding rates were 10, 25, 62, 156 and 250 plants m-2 and lentil seeding rates were 15, 38, 94, 235 and 375 plants m-2. Sites were established at Vonda, Vanscoy and Delisle, SK using a randomized complete block designs with summerfallow and green manure treatments included for each crop. Seed yield increased with increasing seeding rate for both crops, up to 1725 kg ha-1 for field pea and 1290 kg ha-1 for lentil. Weed biomass at physiological maturity decreased with increasing seeding rate for both crops. In field pea, weeds were reduced in weight by 68%, while lentil reduced weed biomass by 59% between the lowest and highest seeding rates. <p>Post-harvest soil phosphate-P levels did not change consistently between treatments, indicating that there was no trend in soil P concentration with seeding rate. Post-harvest soil inorganic N, however, was higher for the summerfallow and green manure treatments than for the seeding rate treatments in both crops. Inorganic N was higher at some sites for the highest two seeding rates in field pea. Soil water storage following harvest was not affected by treatment.<p>Colonization of crop roots by AMF increased for lentil with increasing seeding rate, but the same trend was not observed in field pea. A growth chamber experiment to study the rate of colonization of field pea between 10 and 50 d after emergence did not show any differences in AMF colonization between seeding rates. Colonization levels were high (70 to 85%) for both crops in both the field and growth chamber. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi colonization and seeding rate had no effect on plant P concentration for either field pea or lentil. Both crops became increasingly profitable as seeding rate increased. Field pea reached a maximum return at 200 plants m-2 and lentil return increased to the highest seeding rate of 375 plants m-2. Organic farmers should increase seeding rates of these crops to increase returns and provide better weed suppression.

Cowpea (Vigna ungiculata L. Walp) is a major food and fodder legume in poor countries, particularly Sub-Saharan Africa countries. It is generally produced in sandy, acid soils, deficient in phosphorus (P) which severely limits its production. Because processed phosphate fertilizers are expensive and poorly available to farmers, rock phosphate is viewed as a cheap alternative phosphate source. The present study evaluated 696 U.S Core Collection and IITA cowpea accessions for adaptation to low soil P environments and for response to rock phosphate application. Subsequently, organic acid exudation by selected cowpea genotypes as a mechanism for P acquisition from Fe-oxide and Ca bound P was investigated. A low P soil from Nacogdoches pine forest was used to grow plants. There were two P treatments: 0 and 300 mg P/kg of soil as Tahoua (Niger) rock phosphate. At harvest, plant height, shoot and root dry weights were determined and total biomass and shoot-to-root ratios were computed. Shoot P contents of 100 selected accessions were measured. Sixteen accessions reflecting the wide array of responses observed were selected for the organic acid study. Plants were grown in a growth chamber hydroponically with no P and +P nutrient solutions for 3 weeks. Organic acids were collected in a CaCl2-KCl solution. The nature and quantity of the collected organic acids was determined. Cowpea accessions were significantly different in their ability to adapt to Pdeficiency stress and to acquire P from rock phosphate. The parameters most effective in separating the accessions were shoot mass and total biomass. This data will be potentially useful in the selection of cowpea germplasm for (1) adaptation to West African soils of low P fertility, and (2) ability to utilize P from poorly soluble rock phosphate. The predominant organic acid exuded by cowpea roots was a tricarboxylic acid not yet identified. There was surprisingly more exudation of this acid under +P than under –P conditions. Exudation was more highly correlated to roots than to shoots.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:33:39Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2004-02-20Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T19:04:52Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 souza_wjo_dr_jabo.pdf: 436212 bytes, checksum: 09da9fc53726e0e85a186a79d29b73d2 (MD5) / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) / A área experimental foi instalada na Fazenda de Ensino e Pesquisa da Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias, UNESP, Campus de Jaboticabal, SP, localizada a uma altitude de 610m e com as seguintes coordenadas geográficas: 21°15'22 S e 48°15'18 W. O clima é do tipo Cwa, segundo a classificação de Köppen, isto é, subtropical, temperado, seco no inverno, com temperatura média máxima superior a 22°C. O experimento foi instalado com o objetivo de estudar o comportamento de diferentes doses de biossólidos aplicadas, comparadas à fertilização mineral, sobre formas de fósforo no solo, bem como distribuição do nutriente no perfil até a profundidade de 0,60m. Utilizou-se a cultura do milho nos anos agrícolas 1997/1998, 1998/1999 e 1999/2000, utilizando-se um solo latossolo vermelho distroférrico, em delineamento de blocos ao acaso, com quatro tratamentos e cinco repetições. Os tratamentos utilizados foram: sem qualquer tipo de fertilização (no ano agrícola 1997/98) e apenas com fertilização mineral (nos anos subseqüentes) (T); aplicação de 2,5 t ha-1 de biossólido (base seca) e complementação mineral de P e K, quando necessário (L1), aplicação de 5,0 t ha-1 de biossólido (base seca) e complementação mineral de P e K, quando necessário (L2), aplicação de 10 t ha-1 de biossólido (base seca) e complementação mineral de P e K, quando necessário (L3). Avaliou-se a distribuição do P total e P das frações substâncias humicas (P-SH), ácido fúlvico (P-AF), acido humico (P-AH) e humina (P-HN), P inorgânico, P orgânico, P Total(i+o), P extraível no perfil até a profundidade de 0,60m, bem como suas inter-relações... / This work was carried out in Experimental and Research Farm of FCAV - UNESP, Jaboticabal county, São Paulo State, located at 610m altitude and geographic coordinates: 21°15'22 S and 48°15'18 W. The climate is Cwa by Kopen classification, sub tropical, temperate dry winter, with average maximum temperature of 22°C. The experiment was carried out with the objective to study the comportment of different biossolid ratio applications, compared with mineral fertilization, on P forms and distribution in soil layers from surface to 0,60m. The Maize was utilized at tree years (1997/98, 1998/99 and 1999/00) using an Oxisol in randomized blocks, with four treatments and five replications, cultivating maize without mineral fertilization (1997/98) and only mineral fertilization in the following years (T); 2.5 t biosolid ha-1 (dry basis) (L1), 5 t biosolid ha-1 (dry basis) (L2), 10 t biosolid ha-1 (dry basis) (L3). The treatments with biosolid was amended with mineral fertilizer (P and K) whenever necessary. The area was prepared and biossolid was applied and then incorporated at 0,05-0,10m. Phosphorus in nitric percloric acid (PNP), humic substances fractions (P-SH), fulvic acid (P-AF), humic acid (P-AH), humin (P-HN), inorganic phosphorus (Pi), total phosphorus (total P), organic phosphorus (Po) and resin phosphorus (P res) was evaluated in 0-0.05m, 0.05-0.10m, 0.10-0.20m, 0.20-0.40m and 0.40-0.60m layers. Phosphatase activity was evaluated at 0-0.05m and 0.05-0.10m. The data showed that the application of 5 t ha-1 biosolid was the best treatment, considering the amound of total P and labile fractions (P-SH) and less labile fractions (P-AF) in the upper layers. Dose that showed the best total P and P-HN contents is 7 t ha-1; non labile P forms (P-AH) was detected bellow the 0.20m layers including when mineral fertilizer was applied... (Complete abstract, click eletronic address below)

Submitted by Claudia Rocha (claudia.rocha@udesc.br) on 2018-03-08T13:16:37Z No. of bitstreams: 1 PGCS17MA160.pdf: 827792 bytes, checksum: 4cb957be6baba07319d9834c442eced7 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-03-08T13:16:37Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 PGCS17MA160.pdf: 827792 bytes, checksum: 4cb957be6baba07319d9834c442eced7 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-02-21 / Capes / Pig production is one of the main agricultural activities in the State of Santa Catarina but it has as consequence a large production of pig slurry (PS), which needs adequate disposal. PS is used as fertilizer, mainly in pastures, but in the western region of Santa Catarina mostly of farms are located on steep slopes, which can negatively affect the performance of the pastures. In addition, the high amount of manure applied can provide an accumulation of phosphorus (P), in more labile fractions, especially in the topsoil layer, which is susceptible to run-off. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of soil slope and different PS rates on Tifton 85 yield, nutrient export by pasture and on the changes in soil phosphorus forms. Two experiments were conducted in the field, one in Rio do Sul (SC), in a soil with 22.5% clay and another in Campos Novos (SC), in a soil with 64.3% clay. In these sites, areas with different slopes were selected, being 15, 25 and 35% in the first site and 10, 20 and 30% in the second site. The experiments were cultivated with Tifton 85 in 4.25 m² plots, arranged in a randomized block design, with three replications. The total rate of PS applied was equivalent to 0, 99, 198 and 396 kg ha-1 year-1 of P2O5, divided into four applications. In five times, plant height, dry mass yield, and nutrient export were evaluated. The chemical fractionation of phosphorus was carried out in soil samples at 0-10 cm depth, before and after PS application. PS increased yield, plant growth and nutrient export by Tifton 85. The experiment in clayed soil showed higher natural soil fertility, with a lower increase in yield by PS than Sandy soil. The performance of the pasture was variable with declivity, but with different behavior between the two sites studied, still lacking the continuity of data collection and complimentary evaluations to establish cause-effect relationships. PS application mainly increased phosphorus in labile inorganic fractions in the soil / A produção de suínos é uma das principais atividades agropecuárias do Estado de Santa Catarina, mas tem como consequência a geração de grande quantidade de dejetos líquidos de suínos (DLS), que precisam de destinação adequada. Estes resíduos são utilizados como fertilizantes, principalmente em pastagens. Nas regiões de produção do estado os solos são declivosos, o que pode afetar negativamente o desempenho das pastagens. Além disso, a elevada quantidade de dejeto aplicada pode proporcionar um acúmulo de fósforo (P) em frações mais lábeis na camada superficial do solo, sendo passiveis de perdas devido as condições do relevo. O estudo teve como objetivo avaliar os efeitos da declividade do terreno e de diferentes doses de DLS no rendimento de Tifton 85, na exportação de nutrientes pela pastagem e na dinâmica de P no solo. Foram conduzidos dois experimentos a campo, sendo um em Rio do Sul (SC) em um solo com 22,5% de argila e outro em Campos Novos (SC) em um solo com 64,3% de argila. Nesses locais foram selecionadas áreas com diferentes declividades, sendo 15, 25 e 35% no primeiro local e 10, 20 e 30% no segundo local. Os experimentos foram cultivados com Tifton 85 em parcelas de 4,25 m², dispostas em delineamento em blocos casualizados, com três repetições. As doses totais de DLS aplicadas foram a 0, 99, 198 e 396 kg ha-1 ano-1 de P2O5, divididas em quatro aplicações. Em cinco épocas, foram avaliados altura de plantas, produtividade de massa seca e exportação de nutrientes pela parte aérea. Foi realizado o fracionamento químico do P em amostras de solo na camada de 0-10 cm, antes e após a aplicação dos dejetos. A aplicação de DLS incrementou o rendimento, o crescimento de plantas e a exportação de nutrientes pela pastagem de Tifton 85. O experimento em solo argiloso apresentou maior fertilidade natural do solo, com menor incremento de rendimento de forragem com o uso de DLS. Entretanto, o experimento instalado em solo arenoso apresentou menor fertilidade natural e maior incremento de rendimento de forragem com o uso de DLS. O desempenho da pastagem foi variável com a declividade, mas com comportamento distinto entre os dois locais estudados, carecendo ainda da continuidade da coleta de dados e avaliações complementares para estabelecer relações de causa-efeito para o comportamento observado. A aplicação de DLS incrementou principalmente as frações de P inorgânico mais lábeis do solo