Fertilization is one of the factors that influence the production and fruit quality, thus the need to study the nitrogen effect applied before and after the floral induction in pineapple fruit characteristics is fundamental. The aim of this study was to evaluate the productivity, nutritional status and the quantitative and qualitative aspects of pineapple fruits 'Smooth Cayenne' subjected to nitrogen doses and splitting, grown in Guaraçai-SP. A randomized completely blocks design was carried out with four replications and sixteen treatments in a factorial scheme 4x4, with four doses of N: 7.5, 15, 22.5 and 30 g of N per plant, and four split doses: all the dose applied before floral induction, half the dose before floral induction and the other half after induction, 2 / 3 of the dose before induction and 1 / 3 of the dose after induction and the entire dose after floral induction. The total application of N after floral induction, regardless of the dose resulted in lower leaf N contents and leaf dimensions "D", featuring small fruit at the harvest, with lower maturation rates and higher acidity. To obtain pineapple fruits 'Smooth Cayenne', of bigger size and mass; higher TSS and lower acidity, the nitrogen fertilization can be applied in full dose before floral induction or split 2 / 3 before and 1 / 3 after this induction. Nitrogen fertilization has increased foliar concentrations of N, but had no effect on size, yield and fruit quality of pineapple cv. 'Smooth Cayenne'.
Soluble solids; titratable acidity; nitrogen fertilization
