SUMMARYThe use of cultivars with a higher yield potential and the adoption of new technology have achieved high grain yields in common bean, which probably changed the demand for nutrients in this crop. However, there is almost no information about the periods of the cycle in which nutrients are most demanded at which quantities by the main cultivars. The objective of this study was to evaluate the macronutrient extraction and exportation by the common bean cultivars Pérola and IAC Alvorada, under different levels of NPK fertilization, on a dystroferric Red Nitosol, in Botucatu, São Paulo State, Brazil. The experiment was arranged in a randomized complete block (split plot) design with four replications. The plots consisted of six treatments based on a 2 x 3 factorial model, represented by two cultivars and three NPK levels (PD0 -'Pérola' without fertilization, PD1 -'Pérola' with 50 % of recommended fertilization, PD2 -'Pérola' with 100 % of recommended fertilization, AD0 -'IAC Alvorada' without fertilization, AD1 -'IAC Alvorada' with 50 % of recommended fertilization, and AD2 -'IAC Alvorada' with 100 % of recommended fertilization) and subplots sampled seven times during the cycle. At higher levels of NPK fertilization, the grain yield and macronutrient extraction and exportation of both cultivars were higher, but without statistical differences. Macronutrient absorption was higher in the treatments with 100 % of recommended NPK fertilization (average amounts per hectare: 140 kg N, 16.5 kg P, 120 kg K, 69 kg Ca, 17.9 kg Mg, and 16.3 kg S). Regardless of the treatment, the demand for N, P, K, Ca, and Mg was highest from 45 to 55 days after emergence (DAE), i.e., in the R 7 stage (pod formation), while the highest S absorption rates were concentrated between 55 and 65 DAE. More than 70 % of P, between 58 and 69 % of N, 40 and 52 %

How to cite: Fernandes AM, Soratto RP, Souza EFC, Job ALG. Nutrient uptake and removal by potato cultivars as affected by phosphate fertilization of soils with different levels of phosphorus availability. Rev Bras Cienc Solo. 2017;41:e0160288.

Potassium (K) is the most taken up and removed nutrient by potato (Solanum tuberosum L.), and has a great influence on tuber yield and quality. This study was performed to evaluate the effects of three rates (100, 200, and 400 kg K2O ha−1) and two timings of application of K (single application at planting furrow and split application of 50% at planting furrow plus 50% at hilling), as potassium chloride, as well as a control (without K application) on the plant nutrition and tuber yield and quality of potato ‘Agata’ grown in tropical clay soils. The split application of K fertilizer had little influence on plant nutrition and tuber yield and quality. The influence of K fertilization on increasing K and reducing Ca and Mg concentrations in the leaf was more significant in soil with low exchangeable K. In this soil, the maximum tuber yield (33.6 Mg ha−1; 107% higher than the control) was obtained with an estimated rate of 325 kg K2O ha−1, while in the soils with medium and high exchangeable K, the tuber yield was increased between 22 and 34% and only up to a rate of 200 kg K2O ha−1. The critical leaf K concentration to reach 95% of the maximum yield was 29.3 g K kg−1, but there was an extreme increase in the tuber yield even with K rates that provided leaf K concentrations above this limit. Potassium fertilization increased the firmness and reduced soluble solids and protein in tubers. Core Ideas K is the nutrient that is most taken up and removed by the potato crop. In clay soils, the splitting of K fertilization has little influence on potato tuber yield and quality. K fertilization increases tuber yield more, and up to higher rates in soil with low K concentration. K fertilization increases the tuber firmness, but reduces the soluble solids and protein concentration.

Potassium (K) supply affects the growth and tuber yield of potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) as well as the uptake and removal of certain nutrients. However, information on this is scarce or inconsistent. Thus, this study was undertaken to evaluate the dry matter (DM) accumulation and the uptake and removal of nutrients by potato 'Agata' as affected by K fertilizer management (rates and application timings) in tropical clay soils with varied K availability. In soils with low K availability, K fertilization increased (P ≤ 0.05) the biomass of potato plants without differences among management types; however, in soils with medium and high K availability, K fertilizer did not alter the plant DM accumulation. K fertilization increased (P ≤ 0.05) N, K, Ca, Mg, S, B, Mn, and Zn uptake and removal in the soil with low K availability, while in soils with medium and high K availability, K fertilization had less influence on the uptake and removal of nutrients, except that K uptake and removal increased (P ≤ 0.05) under K fertilization, evidencing luxury uptake. In the soil with medium K availability, K application reduced (P ≤ 0.05) Mg uptake by plants, but this effect was not observed in soils with high K availability. Mn uptake and removal increased (P ≤ 0.05) under K fertilization in soils with low and high K availability. The increases in the uptake and removal of almost all nutrients in response to K fertilization were related to the increase in plant DM accumulation, but changes in the concentrations of K and some other nutrients also contributed to their increased uptake and removal.

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