ABSTRACT Leaf analysis may identify nutrient deficiency or excess in plant tissue. The aim of this study was to determine reference values and generate nutritional diagnosis from the results of leaf analysis of the carrot crop (Daucus carota L.) by the methods of Critical Level, Sufficiency Range, Diagnosis and Recommendation Integrated System, and Compositional Nutrient Diagnosis. Contents of N, P, K, Ca, Mg, S, B, Cu, Fe, Mn, and Zn were determined in 210 carrot fields in the 2012 and […]

For rice, few studies use foliar analysis methods developed for local conditions of climate, soil or cultivars. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the methods of Compositional Nutrient Diagnosis and of Mathematical Chance to define nutritional standards for rice fields in Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil. Data of 356 irrigated rice fields for grain yield and foliar contents (N, P, K, Ca, Mg, S, B, Cu, Fe, Mn, Zn, and Mo) were used to calculate the sufficiency […]

Leaf analysis is the chemical evaluation of the nutritional status where the nutrient concentrations found in the tissue reflect the nutritional status of the plants. Thus, a correct interpretation of the results of leaf analysis is fundamental for an effective use of this tool. The purpose of this study was to propose and compare the method of Fertilization Response Likelihood (FRL) for interpretation of leaf analysis with that of the Diagnosis and Recommendation Integrated System (DRIS). The database consisted of […]

The relationships between nutrient contents and indices of the Diagnosis and Recommendation Integrated System (DRIS) are a useful basis to determine appropriate ranges for the interpretation of leaf nutrient contents. The purpose of this study was to establish Beaufils ranges from statistical models of the relationship between foliar concentrations and DRIS indices, generated by two systems of DRIS norms – the F value and natural logarithm transformation – and assess the nutritional status of cotton plants, based on these Beaufils […]

A striking characteristic of soils under savanna vegetation is the low natural fertility, as in soils in the Upper Paranaíba region – MG. This characteristic is aggravated by the use of low fertilizer quantities, which may cause nutritional imbalance in plants. The objective of this study was to evaluate the nutritional status of coffee plants in the Upper Paranaíba region – MG, using the integrated system for diagnose and recommendation (DRIS) to interpret leaf analyses and apply the fertilization response […]

Conilon coffee (Coffea canephora) is very important for the economy of the state of Espírito Santo and its organic cultivation is increasing. However, there is a lack of information on leaf reference values for this form of management, as well as a nutritional diagnosis. The objective of this study was to establish and compare reference patterns and to propose adequate values of leaf nutrient concentrations obtained on high yielding conilon coffee plantations, cultivated under organic or conventional systems, in the […]

Farm planning requires an assessment of the soil class. Research suggest that the Diagnosis and Recommendation Integrated System (DRIS) has the capacity to evaluate the nutritional status of coffee plantations, regardless of environmental conditions. Additionally, the use of DRIS could reduce the costs for farm planning. This study evaluated the relationship between the soil class and nutritional status of coffee plants (Coffea canephora Pierre) using the Critical Level (CL) and DRIS methods, based on two multivariate statistical methods (discriminant and […]

The present study was conducted to evaluate the nutritional status of sugarcane in Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, by means of sufficiency range and Diagnosis and Recommendation Integrated System (DRIS). Foliar samples were collected in commercial sugarcane fields to evaluate the N, P, K, Ca, Mg, S, Cu, Mn and Zn concentrations. These foliar contents were compared to: (a) sufficiency range described in the literature, (b) average foliar concentration from a high-yielding group cultivated in Campos dos Goytacazes […]

The aim of this study was to test the effect of three methods of estimating the DRIS indices on the nutritional status of eucalipt plantations, based on the grouping of these indices by the Nutrient Application Potential Response Method. Nutrient concentrations of tree leaf, branch, stembark and stemwood, determined in 1986 trees of Eucalyptus grandis x E. urophylla hybrids growing in the States of Espírito Santo and Bahia, Brazil, were evalued by the methods of Jones, Elwali and Gascho, and […]