2.1. Experiment design and set up
The soil for the experiment was collected at 0–20 cm depth
in the experimental field of the Paranaense University—UNIPAR,
Umuarama city, Paraná State, at coordinates S 23◦ 46 11.34 and
WO 53◦ 16 41.78 and at 391-m heightfrom sea level. A soil sample
was subjected to chemical characterization at “Solo Fétil” laboratory
(Table 1).