Concentracoes relativas otimas de fósforo e enxofre na adubacao do cafeeiro num latossolo vermelho-escuro de Machado, MG

To study the P-S equilibria in coffee (Coffea arabica L.) fertilization (Catuaí cultivar) in a Dark-Red Latosol, "cerrado" phase, at Machado, MG, Brazil, a field experiment was carried out with the treatments selected according to "Richard's cut method". The cut value (0.8, 0.4 and 0.2) were defined as a function of the soil P and S maximum adsorptions. In each cut, four equilibria were studied. The sources of P ad S were concentrated superphosphate and gypsum. The treatment effects were evaluated in the second and third years after planting. The plant height and the stem and top diameter, in the second year after planting showed the application of S as necessary only in the presence of high levels of P (cout 0.8). In the yielding phase (third year after planting) the results showed that for the low levels of P applied the soil S was enough. On the other hand, for high levels of P (cuts 0.4 and 0.8), the application of both P and S was necesary. Considering yield, for the cut 0.4, the optimum equilibrium was observed with the applications of 70 g of P205 and 4 g of S per planting hole, and for the cut 0.8, with 135 and 9 g, respectively. The results indicate that P is more required than S during the growth phase of coffee. With the plant growth and with the increase in the rate of P applied per plant, the S requirement becomes more important

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Main Authors: 42155 Alvarez Venegas, V.H., 74537 Guimaraes, P.T.G., 69058 Freire, F.M.
Format: biblioteca
Published: Abr
Subjects:COFFEA ARABICA, FERTILIZANTES FOSFATADOS, AZUFRE, ABSORCION DE SUBSTANCIAS NUTRITIVAS, ETAPAS DE DESARROLLO DE LA PLANTA, MINAS GERAIS, BRASIL, ALTURA, TALLO, SUELOS, CATUAI,
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