NPK fertilization on initial growth of physic nut seedlings in Quartzarenic Neossol

Revista Brasileira de Ciência do Solo

Luiz Arnaldo Fernandes¹  Paulo Henrique Grazziotti²  Enilson de Barros Silva²  Patrícia Teixeira de Souza² 

[1] Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais;Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri;

关键词: adubação mineral;    Jatropha curcas;    oleaginosa;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0100-06832011000200025

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Balanced fertilization is important for plant growth. There is little information on physic nut (Jatropha curcas L.) and tests with the fertilization of the species are very recent. This study evaluated the initial growth of physic nut seedlings in response to NPK rates to Quartzarenic Neossol in a greenhouse and estimated P and K critical soil levels and N, P and K in shoot dry matter after 120 days of evaluation. The treatments were arranged in a randomized, fractional factorial design (4 x 4 x 4)½, totalizing 32 treatments with three replicates, 96 experimental plots and N rates (0, 75, 150 and 300 mg dm-3) as urea; P rates (0, 45, 90 and 180 mg dm-3) as triple superphosphate and K rates (0, 50, 100 and 200 mg dm-3) as potassium chloride. After 120 days, the plants were harvested and some variables evaluated: plant height, stem diameter, shoot and root dry weight, macro and micronutrient levels in plant shoots, and soil chemical properties. The physic nut seedlings responded to NPK fertilizer in the initial growth phase; the response to N was negative. The recommended P and K rates were 25 and 67 mg dm-3, respectively. The critical levels, corresponding to the recommended P rate were 13 and 74 mg dm-3 for K in soil (Mehlich-1). The N, P and K levels in the shoot dry matter of physic nut were 37.4, 2.1 and 35.7 g kg-1, respectively.

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