Produção de mini-tubérculos de batata-semente em função de doses de nitrogênio aplicadas ao substrato

Abstract

The effects of nitrogen rates on minituber seed potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) was evaluated on cv. Monalisa, propagated in vitro. The experiment was conducted in a greenhouse. Two tissue culture propagated potato plantlets were planted in 3 L pots with substrate. Five N rates, 0; 50; 100; 200 and 400 mg kg-1 of N, as NH4NO3, were evaluated in randomized complete block design and five replications. The SPAD index in the fourth leaf (LQ) increased with the increase of N rates and decreased with the plant age. N-NO-3 content in the LQ dry matter, associated with the maximum minitubers yield was 0.015 dag kg-1. The maximum minituber dry matter, the maximum plant dry matter and maximum minituber yield were 25.74; 31.93 and 138.8 g pot-1, respectively, with 0 mg kg -1of N.