ABSTRACT Cashew tree (Anacardium occidentale L.) is a fruit species widely cultivated in Brazil, but the interest in evaluating this plant nutritional status is very recent, to the point there is still no defined diagnostic leaf. This study aimed to define the leaves that reflect the nutritional status of dwarf cashews. Leaf samples were collected from a productive orchard established with four dwarf cashew clones: ‘CCP 76’, ‘BRS 189’, ‘BRS 226’, and ‘BRS 265’. Leaf sampling was performed over four […]

ABSTRACT Increasing soybean yield in the MATOPIBA region can be attributed to fertility management, which is crucial to achieving maximum agronomic efficiency. Therefore, the proper management begins with the assessment of plant nutrition. This study aimed to evaluate soybean nutritional status in western Bahia using the Diagnosis and Recommendation Integrated System (DRIS). Database comprised 153 samples from commercial fields located in the research area. To carry out the evaluation using the DRIS method, the database contained information on nutritional levels […]

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 […]

DRIS, an Diagnosis and Recommendation Integrated System, is a tool to evaluate the nutritional status of plants. Different DRIS formulas have been proposed to improve the efficiency of the crop nutrition diagnoses. The objective of this study was to compare the nutritional diagnosis of the formulas of Beaufils (1973), of Jones (1981) and of Elwali and Gascho (1984), based on the degree of agreement in commercial orchards of Theobrama grandiflorum trees. Leaf samples of 5 to 18 year-old cupuaçu trees […]

The chemical analysis of plant tissue is an efficient method to assess the nutritional status. This study aimed to characterize the spatial variability of plant nutrients and soybean yield in an experimental area (120 x 160 m, totaling 1.92 ha) of a Rhodic Hapludox under no tillage for two years. Soybean leaf and grain yield were sampled at 63 points in a regular 20 m grid. Plant nutrient contents (N, P, K, Ca, Mg, Cu, Fe, Mn, and Zn) were determined analyzing the 3rd leaf […]

Both N excess and deficiency may affect cotton yield and quality. It would therefore be useful to base the N management fertilization on the monitoring of the nutritional status. This study investigated the correlations among the following determination methods of the N nutritional status of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L., var. Latifolia): chlorophyll readings (SPAD-502®, Minolta), specific-ion nitrate meter (Nitrate Meter C-141, Horiba-Cardy®), and laboratory analysis (conventional foliar diagnosis). Samples were taken weekly from two weeks before flowering to the fifth […]

In view of the high cost of fertilizers and the importance of mineral nutrition on the technology level used by rice producers for yields in southern Brazil, the use of evaluation techniques of the nutritional status, such as foliar diagnosis has become essential. Among the methods for nutritional plant diagnosis, the Diagnosis and Recommendation Integrated System (DRIS) stands out, which is based on the concept of nutrient balance. The objective of this study was to establish a DRIS reference norm […]

Several studies pointed out the promising use of nutritional diagnosis methods for the determination of optimum nutrient contents and critical levels in plant tissues. Thus, the objective of this study was to compare the optimum nutrient content for soybean, estimated by the Mathematical Chance (ChM), Diagnosis and Recommendation Integrated System (DRIS) and Compositional Nutrient Diagnosis (CND) methods. The optimum nutrient contents estimated by DRIS and CND where identical to the mean content in the reference population. Apart from the nutrients […]

The purpose of this study was to evaluate soil and plant responses to a continuous supply of NPK fertilizers on rubber trees [Hevea brasiliensis (Willd. ex Adr. de Juss.) Müell. Arg.], clone RRIM 600. The experiment was conducted on a Red-Yellow Podzolic Latosol sand/medium texture at Avaí, State of São Paulo, Brazil. A fractionated factorial experiment 1/2 (4 x 4 x 4) was used, with doses of 0, 40, 80 and 120 kg ha-1 of N, P2O5 and K2O, applied […]

Vegetative soil cover between citrus tree rows in sand soils originated from Caiuá sandstone geological formation in the northwest of the state of Parana, Brazil is a management practice required to protect soil from erosion. A field experiment was set up in 1993 in a citrus orchard with pear orange on rangpur lime rootstock located at Alto Paraná. Six types of soil management were evaluated in the 1995/1996 season and the following was determined: fruit yields (total weight and number), […]