Influence of NPK fertilization on production and fruit quality of banana cv Pacovan

Abstract

This study was carried out on a Arenosol at Curu Experimental Farm, in Ceará state. The objective of this study was: demonstrate the viability of growing banana in a sandy soils and the influence of N P K fertilization over plant production and fruit quality. The trials were a combinations of N (0; 200; 400 and 600), P (0; 100; 200; 300 of P205) and K(0; 350; 700 and 1050 of K2O), in a randomized block of a factorial arrangement ¼(43),  with six replications. NPK fertilization did no influence total fruit production and quality on the first growing cycle. The fruit production on second growing cycle was linearly influenced by nitrogen while on the third only potassium had some effect over fruit production. Almost all quality parameters were affected by NPK fertilization.