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USE OF YIELD AND TOTAL SOLUBLE SOLIDS/TOTAL TITRATABLE ACIDITY RATIO IN ORANGE ON GROUP DEFINITION FOR STANDARD DRIS

UTILIZAÇÃO DA PRODUTIVIDADE E A RELAÇÃO SÓLIDOS SOLÚVEIS TOTAIS/ACIDEZ TOTAL TITULÁVEL EM LARANJA NA DEFINIÇÃO DO GRUPO-PADRÃO PARA NORMA DRIS

ABSTRACT

The nutritional quality of orange influences directly on its juice quality. Therefore, the DRIS (Diagnosis and Recommendation Integrated System) allows the verification of nutrients balance in plants as well as determine if its growth is associated or not to nutritionals restrictions. Thus, this research applied the total soluble solids/total titratable acidity to identify the standard group and to define the DRIS. The experiment was carried out in an orange orchard (1 ha) of the Monte Parnaso variety, in Southern Brazil. Twenty trees were geo-referenced, aiming to collect samples for foliar analysis and quantify fruits quality parameters. Therefore, it was possible to observe that total soluble solids/total titratable acidity presented the best ratio with the nutritional balance index, when compared to yield. Hence, it presents the best response when choosing standard group for DRIS calculations.

Index terms
chemical properties of fruits; Citrus sinensis; plant nutrition

RESUMO

A qualidade nutricional da laranja influencia diretamente na qualidade do suco. Desta forma, o DRIS (sistema integrado de diagnose e recomendação) permite identificar o balanço dos nutrientes numa planta, determinar se o crescimento da mesma está sujeito à limitação de natureza nutricional ou não nutricional. Assim, o objetivo foi utilizar a relação sólidos solúveis totais/acidez total titulável (SST/ATT) para a identificação do grupo-padrão (grupo com melhor qualidade e produtividade) e definição do DRIS. Para isso, o experimento foi conduzido em um pomar de laranjeiras (1 ha) da variedade Monte Parnaso, localizado em Nova Laranjeiras-PR. Vinte árvores foram georreferenciadas, visando a coletar amostras para a realização da análise foliar e quantificação dos parâmetros de qualidade dos frutos. Após a determinação dos parâmetros, os resultados da análise foliar foram avaliados e comparados, utilizando os critérios da norma DRIS. Assim, foi possível observar que a relação SST/ATT apresentou melhor relação com o IBN (índice de balanço nutricional), quando comparado à produtividade e, desta forma, apresenta melhor resposta na escolha do grupo-padrão para o cálculo do DRIS.

Termos para indexação
propriedades químicas dos frutos; nutrição de plantas; Citrus sinensis

INTRODUCTION

Processed or in natura quality of citrus fruits has been important due to its need to meet the quality minimum requirements to trade these products, such as allowable tolerance to the types of changes, injuries and defects in fruit, juice percentage, minimum content of total soluble solids (TSS), total soluble solids/total titratable acidity ratio (TSS/TTA) and consumer demand. However, fruits quality is associated to factors as: soil, plant and fruit, so, diagnostic techniques are applied in attempt to improve the efficiency of identification and control of limiting nutritional factors.

In this context, the criteria used to interpret results include: critical level, nutritional sufficiency ranges and DRIS. It allows identifying the nutrient balance in plant and determining if its grow is submitted to nutritional or non-nutritional restriction.

However, according to Nachtigall e Dechen (2006) NACHTIGALL, G.R.; DECHEN, A.R. Seasonality of nutrients in leaves and fruits of apple trees. Scientia Agrícola, Piracicaba, v.63, n.5, p.493-501, 2006. , the success and efficiency of this technique depend on the selection of the reference or standard group, which is directly associated to the orchard’s yield.

The reference or standard group consists of the adequate elements set for crop: yield, quality and orchard health, based on crop environment and its restrictions. This ideal condition is then used to obtain statistical parameters used in DRIS standard.

The best condition or standard group is compared to the other plants in an attempt to increase quality and yield of the whole orchard.

Santana et al. (2008) SANTANA, J.G.; MOZENA, L.W.; NAVES, R.V.; CUNHA, P.P. Normas DRIS para interpretação de análises de folha e solo, em laranjeira pêra, na região central de Goiás. Pesquisa Agropecuária Tropical, Goiânia, v.38, n.2, p.109-117, 2008. stated that DRIS standards were different according to each place.

Consequently, the authors highlighted the importance of developing regional standards, instead of their universalization, to implement that for apply this method. Hence, local DRIS standards determination was also obtained for other crops with good results for coffee (FARNEZI et al., 2009 FARNEZI, M.M.; SILVA, E.B.; GUIMARÃES, P.T.G. Diagnose nutricional de cafeeiros da região do Alto Jequitinhonha (Mg): normas DRIS e faixas críticas de nutrientes. Revista Brasileira de Ciência do Solo, Viçosa, MG, v.33, n.1, p.969-978, 2009. ; ), PARTELLIET al., 2006 PARTELLI, F.L.; VIEIRA, H.D.; MARTINS, M.A. Nutritional diagnosis of the organic conilon coffee trees (Coffeacanephora Pierre ex Froehn): suffiency range approach for leaves and soil. Coffee Science, Lavras, v.1, n.1, p.43-49, 2006. soybean (URANO et al., 2007 URANO, E.O.M.; KURIHARA, C.H.; MAEDA, S.; VITORINO, A.C.T.; GONÇALVES, M.C.; MARCHETTI, M.E. Determinação de teores ótimos de nutrientes em soja pelos métodos chance matemática, sistema integrado de diagnose e recomendação e diagnose da composição nutricional. Revista Brasileira de Ciência do Solo, Viçosa, MG, v.31, n.1, p.63-72, 2007. ), cotton (SERRA et al., 2010 SERRA, A.P.; MARCHETTI, M.E.; VITORINO, A.C.T.; NOVELINO, J.O.; CAMACHO, M.A. Determinação de faixas normais de nutrientes no algodoeiro pelos métodos CHM, CND e DRIS. Revista Brasileira de Ciência do Solo, Viçosa, MG, v.34, n.1, p.105-113, 2010. ), rice (GUINDANI et al., 2009 GUINDANI, R.H.P.. ANGHINONI, I.; NACHTIGALL, G.R. DRIS na avaliação do estado nutricional do arroz irrigado por inundação. Revista Brasileira de Ciência do Solo, Campinas, v.22, n.1, p.109-118, 2009. ), cupuassu (WADT et al., 2012 WADT, P.G.S.; DIAS, J.R.M.; PEREZ, D.V.; LEMOS, C. de O. Interpretação de índices dris para a cultura do cupuaçu. Revista Brasileira de Ciência do Solo, Viçosa, MG, v.36, n.1, p.125-135, 2012. ), besides orange cv. Pera (SANTANA et al., 2008 SANTANA, J.G.; MOZENA, L.W.; NAVES, R.V.; CUNHA, P.P. Normas DRIS para interpretação de análises de folha e solo, em laranjeira pêra, na região central de Goiás. Pesquisa Agropecuária Tropical, Goiânia, v.38, n.2, p.109-117, 2008. ), grape (TEIXEIRA et al., 2015 TEIXEIRA, L.A.J.; TECCHIO, M.A.; MOURA, M.F.; TERRA, M.M.; PIRES, E.J.P. Normas DRIS E níveis críticos de nutrientes para videira ‘Niagara Rosada’ cultivada na região de Jundiaí-SP. Revista Brasileira de Fruticultura, Jaboticabal, v.37, n.1, p.247-255, 2015. ).

Nachtigall e Dechen (2006) NACHTIGALL, G.R.; DECHEN, A.R. Seasonality of nutrients in leaves and fruits of apple trees. Scientia Agrícola, Piracicaba, v.63, n.5, p.493-501, 2006. , , and Fernandes et al. (2011) FERNANDES, A.R.; REIS, I.N.R.S.; NORONHA, N.C. Estado nutricional de pomares de laranjeira submetidos a diferentes manejos do solo. Revista de Ciências Agrárias, Fortaleza, v.53, n.1, p.52-58, 2011. ;Dias et al. (2013) DIAS, J.R.M.; WADT, P.G.S.; TUCCI, C.A.F; SANTOS, J.Z.L.; SILVA, S.V. da. Normas DRIS multivariadas para avaliação do estado nutricional de laranjeira ‘Pera’ no estado do Amazonas. Revista Ciência Agronômica, Fortaleza, v.44, n.2, p. 251-259, 2013. have established successfully DRIS standard for orange crop. They showed the importance of DRIS system adoption in areas according to the analyses of available nutrients to plants. However, it seems that the definition of standard population in DRIS establishment has been done only for yield.

Thus, besides the traditional method of standard group performed based on yield (BEAUFILS, 1973), a new classification will be presented in this paper by using features of fruit quality and yield. Firstly, the division according to TSS/TTA ratio is performed and later, the group of the best TSS/TTA ratio is divided into two groups due to the sample average yield.

Therefore, this work aims at using and comparing the total soluble solids/total titratable acidity ratio to identify the standard group with the traditional DRIS method, using only yield.

MATERIAL AND METHODS

The trial was carried out in Nova Laranjeiras, county from Midwestern Paraná region, Brazil, whose geographical coordinates are 25° 22’ 58’’ S and 52º 34’ 27’’ W and 713 m average altitude. The soil is classified as typical distroferric Hapludox (EMBRAPA, 2006 EMBRAPA. Sistema brasileiro de classificação de solos. 2.ed. Rio de Janeiro: Centro Nacional de Pesquisa de Solos, 2006. 306p. ). The orchard of Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck, Mount Parnassus variety grafted on Poncirus trifoliata (L.) Raf., was cropped in a 1 ha area.

The orchard was set in August, 2005 with seedlings from the Southern Brazil. There were 396 trees, separated by 6 x 4 m (Figure 1).The fertilization of each pit was performed using P (40 g pit-1 P2O5), limestone (200 g pit-1) and 04-30-10 N-P2O5-K2O (200 g pit-1). From these trees, a regular grid was build, where 14 sampling units were chosen plus six others were randomly selected, totaling 20 sampling units.

The sampling units, associated with area outline, were georeferenced by a GPS Trimble Geo Explorer XT 2005 with post processing, using the WGS 84 Datum.

Yield was evaluated from July to August in 2009 and 2010. All the collected fruits were weighed in each sampling unit on a precision scale (0.01 g). At the end of the harvest, ten fruits were separated from each tree from the sampling grid aiming at determining their physical and chemical properties. The analyses of physical and chemical properties of fruits were obtained at the Quality Control of Agricultural Products Laboratory, campus of UNIOESTE. The same fruits selected underwent quantification of total soluble solids (TSS) and titratable total acidity (TTA), each analysis was obtained in triplicate.

The TSS determination from the juice was performed by direct reading in an Abbe refractometer (ºBrix) according to the method No. 315/IV (IAL, 2008 IAL - Instituto Adolfo Lutz. Métodos químicos e físicos para análise de alimentos. São Paulo: IMESP, 2008. 1002 p. ). The TTA determination, measured as % citric acid, was determined by titration with 0.1 N sodium hydroxide solution and phenolphthalein indicator, method No. 310/IV (IAL, 2008 IAL - Instituto Adolfo Lutz. Métodos químicos e físicos para análise de alimentos. São Paulo: IMESP, 2008. 1002 p. ).

In the field, leaf sampling was performed according to Malavolta (2006) MALAVOLTA, E. Manual de nutrição mineral de plantas. São Paulo: Agronômica Ceres, 2006. 638 p. . Leaves were collected at fruiting branches with 2-4 cm in length, considered the 3rd or 4th leaf from the fruit. The analytical determination of macro and micronutrients of leaves and soil was carried out in the Chemical and Environmental Analyses Laboratory at UNIOESTE, campus of Marechal Cândido Rondon /PR/Brazil.The results were compared with the interpretation ranges of macro and micronutrients concentrations in citrus leaves collected in branches with fruits (DECHEN et. al, 2004 DECHEN, A.R.; CASTRO, P.R. NACHTIGALL, G.R. Pragas e doenças em citros: fisiologia e nutrição mineral. Visão Agrícola: Citros, Piracicaba, v.1, n.2, p.100-107, 2004. ).

The traditional method of standard group classification used the classification through yield (BEAUFILS, 1973 BEAUFILS, E.R. Diagnosis and recommendation integrated system (DRIS). A general scheme for experimentation and calibration based on principles developed from research in plant nutrition. Pietermeritzburg: University of Natal, 1973. 132p. (Soil Science Bulletin, 1) ). A new classification was suggested using fruit quality characteristics and yield, in which at first, the division into three groups depending on the TSS/TTA ratio (groups 1, 2 and 3). Subsequently, the group with the best TSS/TTA ratio (> 67º percentile, group 3) was divided into two groups (groups 4 and 5) depending on the sample average yield of group 3 (µ). Thus, the standard group was represented by group 5 (yield > µ).

The both classification methods were used to calculate the DRIS indices, in order to compare them. The calculation procedure followed the methodologies proposed by Beaufils (1973) BEAUFILS, E.R. Diagnosis and recommendation integrated system (DRIS). A general scheme for experimentation and calibration based on principles developed from research in plant nutrition. Pietermeritzburg: University of Natal, 1973. 132p. (Soil Science Bulletin, 1) and Jones (1981) JONES, C.A. Proposed modifications of the diagnosis and recommendation integrated system (DRIS) for interpreting plant analysis. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis, Philadelphia, v.12, n.8, p.785-794, 1981. , being determined by Equation 1.

1 I D X = i = 1 m f Y X - i = 1 n f X Y m + n

where: IDx: DRIS Index for X nutrient; Y/X: the ratio between the concentrations of two nutrients, Y and X, in a leaf sample; X/Y: the quotient between the concentrations of two nutrients, X and Y, in a leaf sample; m: number of functions whose X factor is in the denominator of Standard ratio; n: number of functions whose X factor is in the numerator of the Standard ratio.

According to Jones (1981, Equation 2) method, the functions of nutrients ratios were obtained, due to its advantages (MOURÃO FILHO et al., 2002 MOURÃO FILHO, F.A.A.; AZEVEDO, J.C.; NICK, J.A. Funções e ordem da razão dos nutrientes no estabelecimento de normas DRIS em laranjeiras ‘Valência’. Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira, Brasília, DF, v.37, n.2, p.185-192, 2002. ). Moreover, Dias et. al (2011) DIAS, J.R.M.; WADT, P.G.S.; PEREZ, D.V.; SILVA, L.M.DA; LEMOS, C. de O. DRIS formulas for evaluation of nutritional status of cupuaçu trees. Revista Brasileira de Ciência do Solo, Viçosa, MG, v.35, n.6, p.2083-2091, 2011. studied the use of DRIS formulas and evaluated the nutritional status of cupuaçu trees. The authors reported that they resulted in similar diagnoses, with degree of agreement greater than 90% for N, P, K, Ca and Mg as nutrients Equation 2.

2 f Y X = Y X - y x × σ s

where: f (Y/X) = function calculated according to Y and X nutrients ratio; Y/X = ratio between nutrient concentrations of sample; y/x = ratio between nutrient concentrations in the standard population; s = standard deviation of y/x ratio; k = sensitivity constant (in this work was used 1).

It was shown in Figure 2 the organization chart of steps for DRIS and average nutrient balance (NBIa) indices calculation. The nutrient balance index average (NBIa) was calculated for each sampling unit from the absolute values of indices determined for the sample divided by the number of nutrients that took part in its calculation (Equation 3).

3 N B I a = I D X 1 + I D X 2 + + I D X n n

where: NBIa = nutrient balance index average After obtaining NBIa, it was calculated the exploratory data analysis. The normal distribution of probability was verified by Anderson-Darling and Kolmogorov-Smirnov tests. The coefficient of variation (CV) was considered low when CV = 10%; medium, 10% < CV = 20%; high, 20% < CV = 30% and very high, CV > 30% (PIMENTEL-GOMES;GARCIA, 2002 PIMENTEL-GOMES, F.; GARCIA, C.H. Estatística aplicada a experimentos agronômicos e florestais. Piracicaba: FEALQ, 2002. 307p. ).

RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

The yield values (Table 1) ranged from 2.04 to 11.70 kg tree-1 in 2009 and from 5.52 to 32.94 kg tree-1 in 2010. The difference observed between harvests may be associated to drought in flowering and fruiting months (AULER et al., 2009 AULER, A.P.M.; FIORI-TUTIDA, A.C.G.; SCHOLZ, M.B. dos S. Qualidade industrial e maturação de frutos de laranjeira "valência" sobre seis porta-enxertos. Revista Brasileira de Fruticultura, Jaboticabal, v.31, n.4, p.1158-1167, 2009. ), i.e., in the end of 2008 and beginning of 2009, respectively (SIMEPAR, 2009 SIMEPAR. Dados meteorológicos da região de Laranjeiras do Sul/PR. Curitiba: Instituto Tecnológico, 2009. Disponível em: http://www.simepar.br. Acesso em: 25 set. 2009.
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Fruits were smaller in 2010 than the ones harvested in 2009. Differently from Lopes (2010) LOPES, F.A. Adubação em doses variadas em citros. 2010. 79 f. Dissertação (Mestrado em Ciências) - Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz, Universidade de São Paulo, Piracicaba, 2010. , this trial did not record high TTA for the smallest fruits. However, they showed increased TSS/TTA, which may be due to TSS decrease in 2010.

The CV for yield in these two studied years was considered very high (CV> 30%), therefore, it corresponded to heterogeneous data. The CVs were classified as low for fruits weight in 2010, TSS in 2009 and 2010, and TSS/TTA in 2009, since, they were less than 10%, representing homogeneous data. The CVs for fruits weight (2009) and TTA (2009 and 2010) showed values ranging from 10 to 20% with medium homogeneity. Besides, all these variables showed normality.

The fruits average weights were 323 g and 310 g per fruit for 2009 and 2010, respectively. These fruits weights were considered available for orange in natura trading (DOMINGUES et al., 2003 DOMINGUES, E.T.; TULMANN NETO, A.; TEÓFILO SOBRINHO, J.; MATTOS JÚNIOR, D.; POMPEU JÚNIOR, J.; FIGUEIREDO, J.O. Seleção de variedades de laranja quanto à qualidade do fruto e período de maturação. Laranja, Cordeirópolis, v.24, n.2, 2003, p.471-490, 2003. ). Koller et al. (2006) KOLLER, O.C.; SCHÄFER, G.; SARTORI, I.A.; LIMA, J.G. Produção da laranjeira-de-umbigo ‘monte parnaso’ com incisão anelar de ramos e uso de reguladores vegetais. Revista Brasileira de Fruticultura, Jaboticabal, v.28, n.3, p.425-429, 2006. evaluated Monte Parnaso orange fruits grafted on Poncirus trifoliata (L.) Raf. and recorded 348 g as fruit average weight in the agricultural year 2001-2002.

According to Chitarra e Chitarra (2005) CHITARRA, M.I.F.; CHITARRA, A.B. Pós-colheita de frutas e hortaliças: fisiologia e manuseio. Lavras: UFLA, 2005. 785 p. , the minimum fruit TSS content was considered mature at 9%. In this trial, it was recorded averages from 7.36% to 7.84% in 2009 and 2010, respectively. The fruit TSS content was low in both evaluation years. Higher TSS values (8.55% to 10.82%) were recorded by Reis et al. (2008) REIS, B.KOLLER, O.C; SCHWARZ, S.F.;THEISEN, S.SARTORI, I.A.; NICHELE, F.S.;LORSCHEILER, R.;PETRY, H.B. Produção de frutos e incidência de cancro cítrico em laranjeiras "Monte Parnaso" enxertadas sobre sete porta-enxertos. Ciência Rural, Santa Maria, v.38, n.3, p.672-678, 2008. when they evaluated the influence of seven rootstocks on fruit yield and attack citrus canker to the tree crown on Monte Parnaso Orange tree. However, Koller et al. (2006) KOLLER, O.C.; SCHÄFER, G.; SARTORI, I.A.; LIMA, J.G. Produção da laranjeira-de-umbigo ‘monte parnaso’ com incisão anelar de ramos e uso de reguladores vegetais. Revista Brasileira de Fruticultura, Jaboticabal, v.28, n.3, p.425-429, 2006. obtained similar results of this experiment for the same variety.

It was found that with the increased yield in 2010, there was also increased TSS/TTA, showing that the values are approaching those expected for fresh consumption. However, the market every year demands for juices with higher values of TSS/TTA.

The leaf analysis (Table 2) showed that the N content ranged from 22.75 to 46.38 g kg-1, being considered adequate in 2009 and in excess in 2010 (DECHEN et. al, 2004 DECHEN, A.R.; CASTRO, P.R. NACHTIGALL, G.R. Pragas e doenças em citros: fisiologia e nutrição mineral. Visão Agrícola: Citros, Piracicaba, v.1, n.2, p.100-107, 2004. ). The P content ranged from low to high for the both years of evaluation, ranging from 0.62 to 2.30 g kg-1.

Contents of potassium were high in 2009 and 2010 (DECHEN et. al, 2004 DECHEN, A.R.; CASTRO, P.R. NACHTIGALL, G.R. Pragas e doenças em citros: fisiologia e nutrição mineral. Visão Agrícola: Citros, Piracicaba, v.1, n.2, p.100-107, 2004. ) in most sampled plants, ranging from 6.3 to 24.0 g kg-1. As an important component in sugar production in plants, K can influence acidity and TSS in fruits. Thus, high K contents, according to Quaggio et al. (2006) QUAGGIO, J.A.; MATTOS JR, D.; CANTARELLA, H. Fruit yield and quality of seweet oranges affected by nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium fertilization in tropical soils. Fruits, Paris, v.61, n.5, p.293-302, 2006. , increase acidity and decrease TSS. This behavior was also observed in this trial. In 2009, there were high K contents, which contributed on TTA increase and TTS decrease.

Calcium contents ranged from 14.8 to 42.3 g kg-1, considered low to adequate, while Mg contents ranged from 0.10 to 2.60 g kg-1, but they were considered low (DECHEN et. al, 2004 DECHEN, A.R.; CASTRO, P.R. NACHTIGALL, G.R. Pragas e doenças em citros: fisiologia e nutrição mineral. Visão Agrícola: Citros, Piracicaba, v.1, n.2, p.100-107, 2004. ).

Quaggio et al. (2006) QUAGGIO, J.A.; MATTOS JR, D.; CANTARELLA, H. Fruit yield and quality of seweet oranges affected by nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium fertilization in tropical soils. Fruits, Paris, v.61, n.5, p.293-302, 2006. reported that excessive K can determine decrease of orange yield caused by nutritional imbalance, since it is related to Ca and Mg decrease. This answer was also observed in this study.

Despite Ca has been considered low in 2009, its contents were higher when compared to 2010 and also produced larger fruits. Dechen et al. (2004) DECHEN, A.R.; CASTRO, P.R. NACHTIGALL, G.R. Pragas e doenças em citros: fisiologia e nutrição mineral. Visão Agrícola: Citros, Piracicaba, v.1, n.2, p.100-107, 2004. reported that low Ca contents may be associated to small and deformed fruits.

Copper contents were considered adequate to high in 2009 and 2010 (DECHEN et. al, 2004 DECHEN, A.R.; CASTRO, P.R. NACHTIGALL, G.R. Pragas e doenças em citros: fisiologia e nutrição mineral. Visão Agrícola: Citros, Piracicaba, v.1, n.2, p.100-107, 2004. ) with contents ranging from 7 to 165 mg kg-1. It may be associated to copper application to control fungal diseases. Dechen et al. (2004) DECHEN, A.R.; CASTRO, P.R. NACHTIGALL, G.R. Pragas e doenças em citros: fisiologia e nutrição mineral. Visão Agrícola: Citros, Piracicaba, v.1, n.2, p.100-107, 2004. also registered very high copper contents and attributed it to copper application as a fungicide.

The iron contents ranged from 192 to 910 mg kg-1 in 2009 (from adequate to very high, DECHEN et. al, 2004) DECHEN, A.R.; CASTRO, P.R. NACHTIGALL, G.R. Pragas e doenças em citros: fisiologia e nutrição mineral. Visão Agrícola: Citros, Piracicaba, v.1, n.2, p.100-107, 2004. and from 16 to 78 mg kg-1 (low to adequate). This may be associated to excess of phosphorus fertilization, which can quickly increase Fe content in orange leaves when it is not correctly managed.

Manganese contents ranged from 46 to 93 mg kg-1 in 2009 (adequate, DECHEN et. al, 2004 DECHEN, A.R.; CASTRO, P.R. NACHTIGALL, G.R. Pragas e doenças em citros: fisiologia e nutrição mineral. Visão Agrícola: Citros, Piracicaba, v.1, n.2, p.100-107, 2004. ) and from 9 to 53 mg kg-1 (from low to adequate). The low Mn content can be associated to a non-efficient source of Mn supplier from the applied fertilizer.

Even though the trees analyzed belong to a small area (1 ha), there was high variability for Cu, Fe, Mn and Zn concentrations during these two studied years, and also high variability for P and K in 2010. For the other studied nutrients, variability could be considered adequate, with CV values considered homogeneous (until 10%) and with averaged homogeneity (from 10 to 20%) (PIMENTEL-GOMES e GARCIA, 2002 PIMENTEL-GOMES, F.; GARCIA, C.H. Estatística aplicada a experimentos agronômicos e florestais. Piracicaba: FEALQ, 2002. 307p. ).

The weighted mean for a nutrient uptake compared to accumulation rates of all other nutrients in numbers of standard deviation (DRIS) was obtained using foliar analysis in 2009 and 2010 (Table 3). Thus, the DRIS indices (ID) and the order of nutrients requirement in leaves collected at fruiting branches, in 2009, indicate that limiting nutrients were IDCa, IDMg, IDZn and IDMn (Table 3). Although, the limiting nutrients were IDK, IDP, IDMn and IDZn in 2010. There was also an evolution of each DRIS index in each sample (from 1 to 20) in both periods (2009 and 2010). It was observed that the largest amplitudes were obtained with indices IDCu (from -13.33 to 49.98) and IDMg (from -39.41 to 23.23) for 2009 and IDCu (from -20.55 to 44.30) and IDN (from -10.36 to 44.30) for 2010.

Both macronutrients and micronutrients ranged from negative to positive for studied years.

There was a limitation in some trees, but, the DRIS indices tended to zero value, i.e. to a nutritional balance.

The results of macronutrients analyses showed that the equilibrium only exists when concentration of all nutrients is adequate in the area.

This is difficult to happen when working on data of which external factors cannot be controlled, showing the importance of continuous and specific evaluations in cropped areas.

The use of yield in choosing the best data sets for reference population in the calculation of DRIS index provided a questioning to the use of this parameter only. Thus, in addition to yield, it was verified the relationship between TSS/TTA (property linked to the fruit quality) and the NBI with the purpose of analyzing the association between these variables.

When only yield data are chosen as the best sets for the reference population in order to determine DRIS, there is a doubt, since fruit quality is not considered as a parameter. Therefore, it was also recorded TSS/TTA ratio (property associated to fruit quality) and NBI to be used on DRIS determination in this study. Thus, regression equations were carried out (Figure 3 and Table 4), and although coefficients of determination were low, the highest adjustment values were observed between TSS/TTA ratio and NBI. Mourão Filho et al. (2002) MOURÃO FILHO, F.A.A.; AZEVEDO, J.C.; NICK, J.A. Funções e ordem da razão dos nutrientes no estabelecimento de normas DRIS em laranjeiras ‘Valência’. Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira, Brasília, DF, v.37, n.2, p.185-192, 2002. also recorded low coefficients of determination between orange yield and NBI.

Reinforcing this result, the Pearson linear coefficients showed the best results when TSS/TTA ratio was used on choosing the standard population (Table 4); however, they were classified as medium (from 0.4 to 0.6) for TSS/TTA x NBI and low (from 0.2 to 0.4) for the other variables. Therefore, the TSS/ TTA ratio can be used to define a reference population for standard DRIS and, it may present the best results, since it has best ratio with NBI.

FIGURE 1
Location of sampling units in the experimental area. Nova Laranjeira-PR. Brazil, 2008.
FIGURE 2
Organization chart of steps for DRIS and average nutrient balance (NBIa) indices calculation.
FIGURE 3
Yield values (kg tree-1) and NBI (nutritional balance indexes) ratio; and TSS/TTA (total soluble solids/total titrable acidity) and NBI ratio for Monte Parnaso orange fruits sampling carried out in 2009 and 2010 in Nova Laranjeiras/PR.
TABLE 1
Descriptive analysis of physical and chemical properties of Monte Parnaso fruit orange tree for harvests in 2009 and 2010 - Nova Laranjeiras/PR
TABLE 2
Chemical properties of leaves and orange fruits of Monte Parnaso variety in Nova Laranjeiras / PR for 2009 and 2010 years.
TABLE 3
Summary of DRIS indices in leaves collected in branch with fruits (January) of Monte Parnaso orange fruits - Nova Laranjeiras/PR, in 2009 and 2010.
TABLE 4
Regression equations for the average nutrient balance index (NBIa) and Pearson coefficient of linear correlation regarding yield and TSS/TTA of Monte Parnaso orange fruits - Nova Laranjeiras/PR, in 2009 and 2010.

CONCLUSION

DRIS standards for Monte Parnaso orange variety pointed out some nutritional disorders associated to possible deficiencies and excesses of nutrients, consequently its use is important on this diagnosis.

The TSS/TTA showed the best ratio with NBI (nutrient balance index) when compared to yield. The TSS/TTA showed the best answer on standard population choice regarding DRIS calculation.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The authors acknowledge the support received from the Western Paraná State University, the Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES), the Araucária Foundation (Fundação Araucária), and the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq). They are also grateful to Mrs. Luiz Augusto Konopatzki and Adolar Konopatzki - owners of Santa Maria Farm and, the laboratory of chemical and environmental analyses UNIOESTE/campus Marechal Cândido Rondon.

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Publication Dates

  • Publication in this collection
    2017

History

  • Received
    28 Jan 2016
  • Accepted
    24 Aug 2016
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