Cordia verbenacea is popularly known as ‘erva-baleeira’ and is a perennial medicinal plant with anti-inflammatory properties. The aim of this work was to evaluate the effects of chemical fertilization and liming on growth and nutrition of C. verbenacea, using the missing element technique. The experiment was conducted in greenhouse using 40 day old seedlings, which were cultivated into 5 dm3 pots. The treatments were: complete (fertilization with N, P, K, S, B, Cu, Fe, Zn and liming); complete without liming; complete missing each nutrient (N, P, K, S, B, Cu, Fe, Zn) and control (natural soil). Evaluation was done 120 days after transplanting. Liming and fertilization are essential for C. verbenacea growth, when cultivated in poor acid soils. For the soil employed in this experiment the nutrients N, K and B, as well as liming, gave best results for C. verbenacea growth and nutrition.
Cordia verbenacea; mineral nutrition; missing element
