It was determined fresh matter and the nutrients N, P, K, Ca, Mg, Zn, Fe and Mn accumulation in banana 'Mysore' fruits, from female cluster anthesis to ripening. The fruit mass increment was slower until 42nd day post-anthesis and became faster later. The maximum nutrient accumulation period coincided with that of the maximum fresh matter accumulation, that happened 112 days post-anthesis. The macronutrients exportation by fruits in the stage of fresh matter maximum accumulation, expressed in kg.t-1 of fresh fruit, was 3.61 to K, 0.98 to N, 0.27 to Mg, 0.19 to P, 0.12 to Ca. The micronutrients exportation, expressed in g.t-1 of fresh fruit, was 7.92 to Mn, 5.99 to Fe and 2.92 to Zn. In completely developed fruits, excepting for Ca, Mn and Zn, all nutrients accumulated more in the pulp than in the peel.
Musa spp.; macronutrients; micronutrients; peel; pulp
