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| Author(s): |
Gazola, Bruno
[1]
;
Fernandes, Adalton M.
[2]
;
Hellmeister, Gabriela
[1]
;
Abrami, Laura S.
[1]
;
Silva, Rudieli M.
[1]
;
Soratto, Rogerio P.
[1, 2]
Total Authors: 6
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| Affiliation: | [1] Sao Paulo State Univ UNESP, Coll Agr Sci, Ave Univ 3780, BR-18610034 Botucatu, SP - Brazil
[2] UNESP, Ctr Trop Roots & Starches CERAT, Ave Univ 3780, BR-18610034 Botucatu, SP - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 2
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| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | CROP & PASTURE SCIENCE; v. 73, n. 3, p. 285-299, 2022. |
| Web of Science Citations: | 0 |
| Abstract | |
Potassium (K) fertilisation at planting time may not be sufficient to achieve high cassava yields. Experiments were conducted over two growing periods using sweet cassava (SC) variety IAC 576-70 and bitter cassava (BC) variety IAC 13 aiming to evaluate the effects of K fertilisation rate (0-150 kg K/ha) and timing of application (one, two, or three) on leaf K concentration, yield components, and storage-root and starch yields. The SC and BC varieties were grown in a randomized block design in a 3 x 4 + 1 factorial scheme with four replications during growing periods of 10 and 20 months respectively. For SC, split application of K at planting plus 3 months after planting (MP) or at planting plus 1.5 and 3 MP was more effective at increasing the marketable root yield, with greater rainfall at the beginning of the growing period. Split application of K at planting plus 3 MP also reduced the cooking time and cooked root firmness. For BC, split application of K at planting plus 12 MP more effectively increased the storage-root and starch yields; however, root yield response to K fertilisation in the second growing period, with greater rain intensity during the initial crop stages, was greater than in the first growing period. In K-deficient soils, the optimal K application rate for SC marketable root yield varied from 79 to 111 kg/ha when K was applied after 1.5 MP, and linear responses to K application rate occurred when K was applied earlier. For BC, the optimal K application rate varied from 75 to 92 kg K/ha. Our data suggest that K application times should be different for cassava varieties with short and long growing periods. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 15/11683-7 - Potassium fertilization on sweet cassava |
| Grantee: | Gabriela Hellmeister |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation |