ABSTRACT. This study aimed to evaluate whether different fertilization strategies influence the morphogenic, structural, and production characteristics of Megathyrsus maximus cv. Mombaça. The experimental design adopted was a randomized block design with a 4 × 3 factorial scheme having five replications. The treatments were as per the following fertilization recommendations: 5th Approach Guide (5AP), Pará Guide (PG), Nutrient Replacement (RP), and the Michaelis and Menten adapted model (MM), applied for three days after application of the nitrogen (N) source following defoliation (days 0, 3, and 6). The interaction between factors affected the following variables: leaf appearance rate (LAR), leaf elongation rate (LER), and leaf senescence rate (LSR). The highest stem elongation rate (SER) was observed for the 5AP recommendation treatment with N application on day 0 (0.113 cm). The highest leaf area index (LAI; 5.33) and tiller population density (TPD; 421.5 tillers m-2) were observed for the 5AP recommendation. The 5AP recommendation with N application on day 0 and on the sixth day after defoliation, and the MM recommendation with fertilization on day 0 showed the best LAR and LER, as well as a greater number of cycles and greater absolute values of leaf blade dry mass.

ABSTRACT This work aims to evaluate the agronomic performance of crambe and juncea canola, sowed in the summer and winter season intervals with and without fungicide application. The cultivars used were FMS Brilhante and Terola 25A85 for crambe and juncea canola, respectively. The experimental design was randomized blocks in split plots, in which the plots were sowing dates 15th May (E1), 1st June (E2) and 15th June 2014 (E3), and the split plots with and without treatment of the aerial part with fungicide (trifloxystrobin 150 g L-1 + prothioconazole 175 g L-1). The evaluated variables were plant height, thousand seed weight, seed yield, oil content and oil yield. The sowing dates had had influence only on plant height for crambe, while juncea canola had a significant effect on plant height, seed yield and oil yield. The fungicide application gave higher seed yield for crambe and for juncea canola, higher thousand seed weight, seed yield and oil yield. With the production technologies adopted for the growth of these two brassicas, it is necessary to obtain higher yields of seeds and oil, to enable the commercial exploration in the interval between the summer and winter off-season in the Northern region of Paraná state, Brazil.

RESUMO: O Sistema Integrado de Diagnose e Recomendação (DRIS) é baseado no cálculo de um índice para cada nutriente. Para o cálculo das normas DRIS há a necessidade de um banco de dados contendo resultados de análise foliar e produtividade. No Estado do Pará não existem normas DRIS desenvolvidas para a cultura do coqueiro híbrido. O objetivo do trabalho foi desenvolver essas normas para a cultura do coqueiro híbrido. O trabalho foi realizado em área comercial de coqueiro no município de Moju (PA). O banco de dados foi formado por 134 amostras no período de 2001 a 2011. Foram obtidas a média, o desvio padrão, o coeficiente de variação e a variância das relações das concentrações dos nutrientes, além dos coeficientes de correlação entre a relação de cada par de nutrientes e a produtividade de frutos. As normas foram estabelecidas com base na população de alta produtividade. Das 110 relações 55 foram selecionadas para compor as referidas normas, utilizando dois critérios de seleção das relações entre os nutrientes. Os maiores valores de desvio padrão, variância e coeficiente de variação foram apresentados para os teores foliares dos micronutrientes, quais sejam: ferro, manganês e boro. Os nutrientes que apresentaram maiores percentagens de amostras com teores abaixo dos níveis adequados adotados foram o Mg e Ca, enquanto que as amostras com teores foliares acima ou iguais aos níveis adequados foram o Fe, Mn e Ca.

ABSTRACT: The Integrated Diagnosis and Recommendation (DRIS) is based on the calculation of an index for each nutrient. For the calculation of DRIS norms, there is a need a database containing the results of leaf analysis and yield. In Pará State, no DRIS norms developed for the cultivation of hybrid coconut. The objective was to develop DRIS norms for this culture. The aim was carried at the Socôco farm in Moju PA. The database consisted of 134 observations for the period 2001-2011. We obtained the mean, standard deviation, variance and coefficient of variation of the relationships of concentrations of nutrients, and the coefficients of correlation between the ratio of each pair of nutrients and fruit yield. DRIS norms were established based on the population of high productivity. Of the 110 relationships, 55 were selected to DRIS norms, using two selection criteria of relationships between nutrients. The highest values of standard deviation, variance and coefficient of variation were presented to the leaf levels of the micronutrients iron, manganese, and boron. While the nutrients showed higher percentages of samples with levels below the adequate levels used were Mg and Ca, and finally the nutrients in leaf samples presented above or equal to the adequate levels contents were Fe, Mn and Ca.

Os estudos de nutrição mineral do caquizeiro, no Brasil, de forma sistematizada, são inexistentes e bastante escassos, sendo encontrados alguns trabalhos no Japão, Nova Zelândia e Austrália. O objetivo deste trabalho foi estudar a nutrição mineral do caquizeiro cultivar Giombo, focalizando o estudo da variação da concentração de macronutrientes ao longo dos estádios de desenvolvimento nos órgãos que compõem os ramos frutíferos. O experimento foi conduzido em pomar comercial de caqui, cultivar Giombo, localizado no município de Faxina-PR. Os teores foliares de macronutrientes no estádio fenológico recomendado para avaliação do estado nutricional foram semelhantes aos da Austrália e do Japão e continham 20,30; 1,25; 30,55; 23,45; 3,85 e 3,05 g kg-1 de massa seca de N, P, K, Ca, Mg e S, respectivamente.

The studies of mineral nutrition of persimmon in Brazil, at a systematized form, are inexistent and quite scarce, but studies can be found in Japan, New Zealand and Australia. This work had the objective to study the mineral nutrition of persimmon, cv. Giombo, focusing on the variation of macronutrients concentration during the development stages of the organs that compose the reproductive branches. The experiment was conducted in a commercial orchard of persimmon, cv. Giombo, located in Faxinal, Paraná state, Brazil. The foliar levels of macronutrients, in the recommended phenological stage to evaluate the nutritional status, were similar to Australia and Japan and contained 20.30, 1.25, 30.55, 23.45, 3.05 and 3.85 g kg-1 of dry weight for N, P, K, Ca, Mg and S, respectively.