Composted Sewage Sludge Application in a Sugarcane Seedling Nursery: Crop Nutritional Status, Productivity, and Technological Quality Implications

Composted sewage sludge (CSS) contains large amounts of organic matter and nutrients can be used as an fertilizer to improve growth, yield, quality sugarcane. However, there is a lack information regarding the impact CSS application on sugarcane seedling performance in nursery environments. A field study was conducted using randomized complete block design evaluate development, nutritional status, productivity, technological seedlings after with or without mineral fertilizer. Morphological variables (stem height, diameter, number, well leaf area), attributes (total recoverable sugar: ATR; quantity sucrose juice: Pol; Brix: percentage (weight/weight) soluble solids contained juice; TAH: tons sugar per hectare), productivity were evaluated. Treatments did not influence morphological except for TAH but positively alter status productivity. The rates 5.0 7.5 Mg ha−1 fertilizers (MF) provided greatest increase crop Our results indicate that sustainable management option nurseries, resulting greater at lower fertilization rates.