ABSTRACT Due to the high value of mohogany woods (Swietenia macrophylla King), this specie is one of the most explored in the Amazon region. That explains the reason why mahogany is almost extinct.The present work evaluates the effect of phosphated fertilization on the mahogany seedlings under the increased doses of phosphorus. The experiment happened in a greenhouse and the soil used to compose the substratum was a yellow oxisoil with a very argillaceous texture. The treatments were made by doses of P: 0, 25, 30, 75, 100, 150 and 200 kg.ha-1 of P. The experimental design consisted of four randomized blocks, for a total of 28 parcels. Each parcel was formed by 2 seedlings, cultived in bags with 4 dm³ of soil. It was noticed positive answers by seedlings cultivated species for all the biometric characters analyzed and, in the same way, for the contents of almost the analyzed nutrients. For the growth characteristics, 200 kg.ha-1 was the dose that provided the high growth for mohogany, on the interval of 90 days.
Mohogany; soil fertility; fertilizer; phosphurus
