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Macronutrients in watermelon plants fertilized with potassium and cattle manure

ABSTRACT Potassium is the nutrient required in greatest quantity by watermelon, especially during the production phase. Therefore, the aim of this experiment was to evaluate the effect of potassium and cattle manure doses on the nutritional composition of ‘Crimson Sweet’ watermelon plants. The treat...

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Published in:Revista brasileira de engenharia agrícola e ambiental 2016-09, Vol.20 (9), p.836-840
Main Authors: Nascimento, José A. M. do, Souto, Jacob S., Pereira, Walter E., Medeiros, Sherly A. da S., Cavalcante, Lourival F.
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Summary:ABSTRACT Potassium is the nutrient required in greatest quantity by watermelon, especially during the production phase. Therefore, the aim of this experiment was to evaluate the effect of potassium and cattle manure doses on the nutritional composition of ‘Crimson Sweet’ watermelon plants. The treatments were arranged in a randomized block design with three replicates and 21 plants per plot using a 3 × 5 + 1 factorial scheme, referring to three manure doses (0; 1,100 and 2,520 g hole-1), in order to increment the level of soil organic matter from 0.67 present in the soil to 3.0 and 6.0%, five potassium doses (0, 7.5, 15, 22.5 and 30 kg ha-1) in the form of potassium chloride and one additional treatment (without organic and mineral fertilization). At the beginning of fruiting, leaves were collected to evaluate the nutritional status of the plants in macronutrients. According to the results, cattle manure stimulates the absorption of macronutrients by watermelon; in soil with 3.0% of organic matter, the best results corresponded to the K2O dose of 15 kg ha-1 and, for 6.0%, between 11 and 13 kg ha-1. RESUMO O potássio é o nutriente mineral exigido em maior quantidade pela melancieira principalmente na fase de produção. Este trabalho objetivou avaliar o efeito de doses de potássio e esterco bovino na composição foliar de melancieira. Os tratamentos foram distribuídos em blocos ao acaso com três repetições e 21 plantas por parcela em arranjo fatorial 3 × 5 + 1, referentes às três doses de esterco bovino 0; 1.100 e 2.520 g cova-1), para elevar o teor de matéria orgânica de 0,67% que o solo possuía, para 3 e 6%, cinco doses de K2O (0; 7,5; 15; 22,5 e 30 kg ha-1) utilizando-se KCl como fonte e um tratamento adicional (sem adubação orgânica e mineral). No início da frutificação foram colhidas folhas para avaliação do estado nutricional das plantas em macronutrientes (N, P, K, Ca, Mg e S). O esterco bovino estimula a absorção de macronutrientes pela melancieira; no solo com 3% de matéria orgânica os melhores resultados corresponderam à dose de K2O de 15 kg ha-1 e para 6% entre 11 e 13 kg ha-1.
ISSN:1415-4366
1807-1929
1415-4366
DOI:10.1590/1807-1929/agriambi.v20n9p836-840