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 […]

ABSTRACT: Visual symptoms of Zn deficiency, induced by excessive P applications, have been observed in commercial orchid nurseries. The supply of other metallic micronutrients, such as Fe and Mn, may also be inadequate in the plant due to high application rates of P. The aim of this study was to investigate this interaction in the nutrition of Phalaenopsis plants. Experimental treatments consisted of three P rates (0.0, 0.5, and 1.0 g L-1) and three Zn rates (0.00, 0.35, and 0.70 […]

ABSTRACT Univariate methods for diagnosing nutritional status such as the sufficiency range and the critical level for garlic crops are very susceptible to the effects of dilution and accumulation of nutrients. Therefore, this study aimed to establish bivariate and multivariate norms for this crop using the Diagnosis and Recommendation Integrated System (DRIS) and Nutritional Composition Diagnosis (CND), respectively. The criteria used were nutritional status and the sufficiency range, and then the diagnoses were compared. The study was performed in the […]

Farmers must carefully choose the cultivar to be grown for a successful carrot crop. The yield potential of the cultivar may influence nutrient demand and should be known to plan for fertilization application. The aim of this study was to evaluate the cultivar effect on carrot yield and on the nutrient content and quantities allocated to leaves and roots. Three experiments were set up in two crop seasons in Rio Paranaíba, MG, Brazil. In the first season, typical summer, 10 […]

The Diagnosis and Recommendation Integrated System (DRIS) can improve interpretations of leaf analysis to determine the nutrient status. Diagnoses by this method require DRIS norms, which are however not known for oil content of soybean seeds. The aims of this study were to establish and test the DRIS method for oil content of soybean seed (maturity group II cultivars). Soybean leaves (207 samples) in the full flowering stage were analyzed for macro and micro-nutrients, and the DRIS was applied to […]

The application of gypsum can make Al unavailable to plants and provide soil nutrients, improving conditions for high crop yields. This study evaluated the chemical characteristics of Red Latosol, with or without exchangeable Al as influenced by gypsum rates (0, 1000, 2000, 3000, 4000, and 5000 kg ha-1) applied to the soil surface, and the effect of gypsum on mineral nutrition and wheat and soybean yields under no-tillage. Gypsum was applied to the surface six months after liming. Six and […]

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 […]

The nutritional demand of pineapple plants is higher than for other crops and IT depends on cultivar, fruit weight, production destination and planting density and cultivation system. However, the variation in these factors is not always taken into account in fertilization tables. The purpose of this study was to propose a fertilizer and lime recommendation system for pineapple designated FERTCALC-Abacaxi, based on systematization and modeling of literature data and the current knowledge concerning fertilization and mineral nutrition of the crop. […]

Fertilizer recommendations for agricultural crops in Brazil are based on tables that relate indexes of nutrient availability in the soil with the required dose of the nutrient. This study presents an alternative for lime and fertilizer recommendations for soybean, called SIRSo. This lime and fertilizer recommendation system for soybean considers the nutritional balance, i.e., recommendations are based on the difference between plant nutrient requirement and the nutrient supply from the soil through organic residues, fertilizers and liming. The system further […]

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 […]