Given the scarcity of information in the literature and the importance of a proper management of organic waste in agriculture, this paper evaluated the effects of applying residues of the guava processing industry to an Ultisol, by evaluating changes in soil chemical properties, in the nutritional status of guava plants and fruit production. The residue rates applied in the orchard were established according to the residue N content and evaluated in a randomized block design with four replications, and the rates of the (ground) residue were: zero, 9, 18, 27 and 36 t ha-1 (dry weight). Three residue applications were made: in 2006, 2007 and 2008. The residue of the guava processing industry increased soil P concentration, and the guava plants showed increased leaf levels of N, Ca, Mg and Mn, and fruit production was positively and significantly affected in the third year of the experiment.
Psidium guajava; guava by-product; organic manuring; orchard
