Chemical analyses of nutrient contents in leaves is possible to indicate the plant nutritional state, where the results is compared with a standard. For results interpretation it is necessary the establishment standard values that are based on correlation studies between nutrient concentration in the leaves and crop development or yield. The objective of this work was to establish critical levels of macro and micronutrients in banana leaves, cultivar Pacovan, grown under irrigation in the Petrolina-PE/Juazeiro-BA region. In selected banana orchards 20 plants were chosen for further evaluations. Leaf sample were collected at flowering for chemical analyses and bunch weight determined. Evaluations were carried out during two production cycles. Descriptive statistical analysis was performed considering four extracts of bunch weight (< 10; > 10 and < 15; > 15 and < 20; > 20 kg), and plants that produced bunch 20 kg heavier express an ideal nutritional conditions. The nutrient levels determined for the banana cultivar Pacovan, grown under irrigation, in the Petrolina-Juazeiro region, were the following: 22-24 g of N/kg; 1,71,9 g of P/kg; 25-28 g of K/kg; 6,3-7,3 g of Ca/kg; 3,1-3,5 g of Mg/kg; 1,7-1,9 g of S/kg; 13-16 mg of B/kg; 6-7 mg of Cu/kg; 71-86 mg of Fe/kg; 315-398 mg of Mn/kg; and 12-14 mg of Zn/kg.
Musa sp; standard level; macronutrient; micronutrient; nutrition
