ABSTRACT Phosphorus (P) is one of the most important nutrients for plant growth. In cassava, P promotes plant growth and alters the synthesis and accumulation of starch in the storage roots. This study aimed to understand the dynamics of the accumulation and distribution of biomass, P, and starch in cassava plants fertilized with or without P during long growth cycles. A randomized block design with a split-plot scheme and four replicates was used. Plots were represented by the application of […]

A cassava crop is often exposed to more than one period of water deficit during the growing season. The objective of this study was to verify if there is a difference in the FTSW (fraction of transpirable soil water) threshold for transpiration and leaf growth in cassava plants subjected to one or two periods of water deficit. Two experiments with cassava (Fepagro RS 13 cultivar) were conducted. Treatments were four soil water regimes subdivided into two periods, period 1 (P1) […]