“…Elevated phosphorus doses reduce the sugarapple growth, probably due to ionic toxicity, what results in the degradation of the cellular membranes and leaf necrosis. However, the addition of phosphate fertilization presented different results from the ones hereof, in comparison with Psidium guajava (Nachtigal et al 1994), Manilkara zapota (Mendonça et al 2006) and Passiflora edulis , and significant dry matter, shoot and total length increases thereof.…”