A field experiment was conducted on a clayey Yellow Red Oxisol to evaluate the residual effect of the application of phosphorus and urban waste compost of the previous two years on the root production of carrot cv. Brasília. The soil of the previous experiment design used a factorial consisting of three levels of phosphorus (0; 400 and 800 kg ha-1), applied as triple superphosphate combined with five levels of urban waste compost (0; 20; 40; 60 and 80 t.ha-1), was arranged in randomized complete blocks with three replicates. Carrot plants were harvested 90 days after planting. After the harvest, a linear and quadratic effect for phosphorus and urban waste compost (p<0,01) was observed. The linear interaction P x quadratic urban compost was highly significant (p<0,01). The maximum root total production was 26.5 t.ha-1 corresponding to 18.5 t ha-1 of marketable yield, estimated by the calculated doses of 762.5 kg ha-1 of P2O5 and 53.2 t ha-1 of urban waste compost according to the function: Y(PROD) = 4.541143 + 4.0088 x 10-2 P2O5 + 2.50486 x 10-1 CLx - 2.5619 x 10-5 (P2O5)² - 1.9125 x 10-5 (CLx * P2O5) - 2.216 x 10-3 CLx² (R² = 0,96), where CLx = urban waste compost. Doses of urban waste compost applied to the soil, affected the values of pH, electric conductivity, and the available contents of Cu and Zn. Even under the highest levels of phosphorus and urban waste compost applied in the experiment, no phytotoxic effect on carrot plants was observed, and in the edible part, none of the elements reached the maximum tolerant limit for food, as established by the Brazilian legislation.
Daucus carota; urban waste; organic fertilizer; phosphate fertilizer; mineral nutrition; productivity; micronutrients; heavy metal
