ABSTRACT Studies in the past decades have focused on how tuber yield of potato grown on different types of soil is affected by phosphate fertilizer rates. However, little is known about the effects of phosphorus availability in the soil and of phosphate fertilization on nutrient uptake and removal by the main potato cultivars currently grown in Brazil. Thus, in this study we investigated the influence of P fertilization rates on dry matter (DM) yield and nutrient uptake and removal in […]

High rates of phosphate fertilizers are applied to potato (Solanum tuberosum L.), which may cause antagonistic interactions with other nutrients and limit crop yields when over-supplied. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the influence of phosphorus (P) levels in nutrient solution on P use efficiency, nutritional status and dry matter (DM) accumulation and partitioning of potato plants cv. Ágata. The experiment was carried out in a greenhouse, arranged in a completely randomized block design with four replications. Treatments […]

The determination of nutrient absorption during the growth cycle is essential to determine the periods in which these elements are most required and the correct amounts that should be provided for potato, but for most cultivars used in Brazil the information is extremely scarce. The objective of this study was to evaluate absorption and exportation of the macronutrients N, P, K, Ca, Mg, and S by the potato cultivars Ágata, Asterix, Atlantic, Markies, and Mondial. The experiment was conducted in […]

More productive potato cultivars possibly require larger quantities of micronutrients, but in Brazil there is little information on extraction and exportation of micronutrients by the commonly used potato cultivars. The objective of this study was to evaluate extraction and exportation of micronutrients by the potato cultivars Ágata, Asterix, Atlantic, Markies, and Mondial. The experiment was conducted in Itaí, São Paulo State, Brazil, in the 2008 winter growing season on an Oxisol. Plots consisted of the five potato cultivars and subplots […]

The N content of the sandy soils in the semi-arid region of Paraíba State cultivated with potato (Solanum tuberosum) is low. Annual applications of farm manure (FM) and mineral N, determined on an empirical basis, have led to accumulation and/or loss of soil nutrients. Thus, the objective of this study was to determine the efficiency of ammonium sulphate (15N) combined with FM applied to potato as well as the residual effects on subsequent millet. A field experiment on an Alfisol […]

Ca and Mg silicate application can ameliorate soil acidity and increase Ca, Mg, P, and Si availability to plants. Although Si is not an essential nutrient, its application is beneficial for plant growth and development, mainly under stress conditions. This study aimed to evaluate potato nutrition, yield and quality of tuber in a soil amended with limestone and silicate, under two soil moisture conditions. The treatments consisted of dolomitic limestone or Ca and Mg silicate application, at rates calculated to […]

Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) is an important cash crop in the semi-arid region of Paraíba, Brazil. However, potato productivity is limited by low soil fertility and the limited and highly variable precipitation pattern of this region. Animal manure is the main nutrient source for soil fertility amelioration, but farm manure available is usually not enough to fertilize crops. A cover crop could decrease the demand for animal manure. The characteristics of Crotalaria (Crotalaria juncea L.) recommend it as green manure. […]