Efficiency in water and nutrient use in treated wastewater for three horticultural crops

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Productivity, macronutrients, sustainable agriculture

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Irrigated agriculture aims primarily at maximizing crop productivity. One way to achieve this goal is through the use of treated wastewater (TWW). The objectives of this study were to evaluate the productivity of lettuce, beet, and radish irrigated with wastewater treated by a septic tank system (SODIS + 125 mg.L-1 H2O2) (TWWS) and constructed wetlands (TWWCW); calculate the amounts of macronutrients nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), and potassium (K) supplied through irrigation; and assess the effect of irrigation with TWWS and TWWCW on water use efficiency. The experiment was conducted in field conditions at the Faculty of Agronomic Sciences - UNESP, Botucatu, SP. Lettuce and beet productivity was higher when cultivated with TWWCW compared to TWWS. For radish, productivity was higher with TWWS compared to TWWCW. Regarding nutrient input from TWWS and TWWCW, they partially met the nutritional needs of the vegetables. For lettuce and radish, the highest Water Use Efficiency – Irrigation (WUEI) and Water Use Efficiency – Irrigation + Precipitation (WUEIP) values were obtained through irrigation with TWWS. In beet, the highest WUEI and WUEIP values were obtained through irrigation with TWWCW.

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Roberta Daniela Silva Santos, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)-Faculdade de Ciências Agronômicas (FCA)

PhD in Agronomy - Irrigation and Drainage from UNESP. She holds a degree in Agricultural and Environmental Engineering from the Federal University of Vale do São Francisco - UNIVASF, a master's degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering, in the area of ​​Water Resources and Sanitary Engineering, from the Federal University of Campina Grande - UFCG and a specialization in Occupational Safety Engineering, from the Iguaçu University - UNIG. She is currently a Substitute Professor at the Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Roraima - IFRR. She has experience in the Agricultural and Environmental area with emphasis on Irrigated Agriculture, Water Reuse in Agriculture, Environmental Sanitation, Effluent Treatment, Integrated Management System, Environmental Management System and Solid Waste.

Kevim Muniz Ventura, Instituto Federal Catarinense (IFC) - Campus Abelardo Luz, Santa Catarina, Brasil

Agricultural Engineer graduated from the Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC) and PhD in Agronomy, specializing in Irrigation and Drainage, from the Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). He has experience in developing extraction methods for determining pollutants in water bodies and analyzing the physicochemical characteristics of colonial wines in Santa Catarina. He worked with subsurface drip systems for sugar cane and hydroponics using recycled water in the cultivation of ornamental plants. At the Department of Rural Engineering of the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences at UNESP-Botucatu, he contributed to the development and evaluation of a vertical system of irrigated production and water reuse in agriculture. Developed and validated an application for managing the application of fertilizers, associated with the use of wastewater in irrigation. He completed his post-doctorate at Embrapa Cerrados, where he worked with irrigation management tools. He is currently a professor of the Agricultural Technician course at the Federal Institute of Amazonas.

Marcello Henryque Costa de Souza, Instituto Federal de Roraima (IFRR) - Campus Novo Paraíso

He holds a degree in Agricultural and Environmental Engineering from the Federal University of Vale do São Francisco (2013), a master's degree in Agricultural Engineering from the Federal University of Vale do São Francisco (2016) and a PhD in Agronomy (Irrigation and Drainage) from the São Paulo State University Júlio de Mesquita Filho (2020). He is currently a professor of basic, technical and technological education at the Federal Institute of Roraima and Director of the Technical Department (DETEC) of the Novo Paraíso Campus. He has experience in the area of ​​Agricultural Engineering, with an emphasis on Agricultural Engineering, working mainly on the following topics: application efficiency, water use, agricultural planning, supervision management and uniformity coefficient.

Rodrigo Máximo Sanchéz Román, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)-Faculdade de Ciências Agronômicas (FCA)

He holds a degree in Irrigation and Drainage Engineering from the Instituto Superior de Ciencias Agropecuarias de La Habana (1984), a master's degree in Agricultural Engineering from Texas AM University (1990), a PhD in Agricultural Engineering from the Federal University of Viçosa (2006) and a post-doctorate at the Luiz de Queiroz School of Agriculture (ESALQ/USP; 2008-2010). Full Professor (UNESP, 2023) in Integrated Water Resources Management using systemic methods. CNPq Research Productivity Scholarship - Level 2. Member of SBEA, ASCE, ASABE and SDS. Reviewer of the journals: Transactions da ASABE, Ecological Modeling, Water Resources Management, J. Water Sanitation and Development, Agricultural Water Management, IRRIGA and Agricultural Engineering. He has experience in Agricultural Engineering, with emphasis on Irrigation and Drainage (wastewater reuse in agriculture, SODIS, modeling, water resources, system dynamics, sugarcane and irrigation). PhD Professor at the Department of Rural Engineering at the São Paulo State University Júlio de Mesquita Filho - UNESP - Botucatu Campus. Member of the Board of the Agricultural Engineering Course (2018-2020; 2020-2022); Coordinator of the Postgraduate Course in Agricultural Engineering at FCA / UNESP-Botucatu (2021-ongoing). Editor-in-Chief of the Irriga Journal.

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2024-12-29

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Silva Santos, R. D., Muniz Ventura, K., Henryque Costa de Souza, M., & Máximo Sanchéz Román, R. (2024). Efficiency in water and nutrient use in treated wastewater for three horticultural crops. Geama Journal - Environmental Sciences, 10(3), 4–12. Retrieved from https://journals.ufrpe.br/index.php/geama/article/view/7216

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