ABSTRACT: The boundary line is a method frequently used to assess the nutritional status of plants when the relationship between the variables under analysis is influenced by other interacting factors. The objective of this study was to propose and test the boundary line model to estimate the nutrient sufficiency range and nutritional status of irrigated muskmelon. The lower and upper limits of the sufficiency range were calculated as a basis for assessment of the nutritional status of muskmelon. Leaf material […]

The common bean crop is of great importance for the State of Goiás, Brazil. However, information on its nutritional requirements is lacking for irrigated conditions. The aim of this study was to establish standard levels of leaf nutrients and assess the nutritional status of irrigated common bean in the Vale do Rio dos Bois region of the State of Goiás through the methods of sufficiency range (SR), compositional nutrient diagnosis (CND), and diagnosis and recommendation integrated system (DRIS), as well […]

There are several interpretation methods for foliar nutrient analysis, and the critical level or nutrient sufficient range described in the literature are the most commonly used. However, an inclusion of methods that determine the normal nutrient ranges for specific regions (sites) can increase the efficiency of interpretation. The objective of this study was to compare normal nutrient ranges for sugarcane cultivation, determined by the methods ChM (Mathematical Chance), DRIS (Integrated System of Diagnosis and Recommendation) and CND (Compositional Nutrient Diagnosis), […]

The use of nutritional diagnoses methods to define ideal and critical nutrient concentrations in plant tissues has proved promising, provided the limits are known. This study determined the normal nutrient ranges for an orange pear population, using the methods mathematical chance (MCh), Integrated Diagnosis and Recommendation (DRIS) and Compositional Nutrient Diagnosis (CND), in addition to the critical level by the reduced normal distribution method. The study was conducted in Bebedouro, São Paulo state, at the Experimental Station of Bebedouro. The […]

The productivity of cupuassu orchards in the Amazon region has been gradually declining, probably due to the reduction in soil fertility, calling for fertilization. In the absence of technical recommendations to calculate the nutrient demand of an orchard, the use of the Integrated Diagnosis and Recommendation (DRIS) may represent an alternative to fill this gap. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the diagnoses based on different formulas and criteria of interpretation of DRIS indices of cupuassu orchards. The […]

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 […]

Among the different methods of assessing the nutritional status of plants, DRIS and CND have the main purpose of ranking the limiting nutrients. This study aimed to develop DRIS and CND norms and compare the diagnoses of these methods in evaluations of cotton cash crops in the region of São Desidério, state of Bahia, Brazil. The database consisted of the total nutrient content of 65 whole leaf samples and seed cotton yield of plots with an average size of 120 […]

Irrigated plantations of dwarf coconut for the production of coconut water have expanded considerably in Brazil. Higher yields obtained under irrigation affect the amount of N and K required by dwarf coconut, influencing the relationships between yield and soil and leaf contents of these nutrients. An experiment was set up on an Ultissol in the Brazilian Northeast coastal tablelands, following a Pan Puebla III experimental matrix in a randomized block design. Ten combinations of urea and potassium chloride were weekly […]

A field experiment was conducted in Nova Porteirinha, MG, Brazil, in a dystrophic Red Yellow Latossol, to detect the response of the banana tree ‘Prata Anã’ to Zn doses through soil and critical Zn levels in soil and leaves. Four Zn doses were applied, corresponding to 0, 10, 20 and 40 kg ha-1 year-1 , using zinc sulfate as source. The treatments were arranged in a randomized block design, with three repetitions per block, totaling 36 experimental plots. The following traits were evaluated: […]

Grapevine nutrition is a fundamental factor for quality production. Often, for physiological mainly nutritional reasons, problems of reduced bud break occur, reflecting in grapevine productivity. This experiment was carried out to evaluate the effectiveness of the foliar formulation of macro and micronutrients, activated with polihexose in grapevine production, during two years, in a vineyard of the cv. Merlot grafted in the rootstock R110, formed in lira system, located in Monte Belo do Sul (RS), Brazil. Eleven treatments were used, consisting […]