Agronomic performance of beet cultivars as a function of phosphorus fertilization

Desempenho agronômico de cultivares de beterraba em função da adubação com fósforo

ABSTRACT

The lack of phosphorus in soil affects the development and productivity of plants; however, in order for them to express the full potential, it is necessary to supply this nutrient. The objective of this study was to define adequate doses of phosphorus, which maximize the productivity and quality of four beet cultivars, and to identify among them the most efficient use of phosphorus. The experiment was carried out at the Rafael Fernandes Experimental Farm, of the Federal Rural Semi-Arid University, Mossoró, RN state, Brazil, from July to October 2016. The experimental design was a randomized block in a 4 x 4 factorial scheme with four repetitions, corresponding to four beet cultivars (Early Wonder, Fortuna, Kestrel and Cabernet) and four doses of phosphorus (0, 90, 180 and 270 kg ha^-1 of P₂O₅). The dose that maximized commercial productivity was 186 kg ha^-1 of P₂O₅ for the cultivars Early Wonder (21.71 t ha^-1) and Kestrel (22.59 t ha^-1), 180 kg ha^-1 of P₂O₅ for Carbenet (25.82 t ha^-1) and 183 kg ha^-1 of P₂O₅ for Fortuna (25.40 t ha^-1). The Cabernet and Fortuna cultivars were classified as not efficient but responsive, whereas Early Wonder and Kestrel were efficient but not responsive. Phosphorus did not influence content of soluble solids and percentage of white rings at the root.

Key words: Beta vulgaris L.; productivity; mineral nutrition; soluble solids

RESUMO

A carência do fósforo no solo afeta o desenvolvimento e a produtividade das plantas; no entanto, para que as mesmas expressem todo o potencial, faz-se necessário o fornecimento deste nutriente. Objetivou-se no trabalho definir doses adequadas de fósforo, que maximizem a produtividade e qualidade de quatro cultivares de beterraba, e identificar entre elas, a mais eficiente quanto ao uso de fósforo. O experimento foi realizado na Fazenda Experimental Rafael Fernandes, da Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Árido, Mossoró, RN, no período de julho a outubro de 2016. O delineamento utilizado foi em blocos casualizados, em esquema fatorial 4 x 4, com quatro repetições, correspondentes a quatro cultivares de beterraba (Early Wonder, Fortuna, Kestrel e Cabernet) e quatro doses de fósforo (0; 90; 180 e 270 kg ha^-1 de P₂O₅). A dose que maximizou a produtividade comercial foi 186 kg ha^-1 de P₂O₅ para as cultivares Early Wonder (21,71 t ha^-1) e Kestrel (22,59 t ha^-1), 180 kg ha^-1 de P₂O₅ para Cabernet (25,82 t ha^-1) e 183 kg ha^-1 de P₂O₅ para Fortuna (25,40 t ha^-1). As cultivares Cabernet e Fortuna foram classificadas como não eficientes, mas responsivas, enquanto que, Early Wonder e Kestrel foram eficientes, mas não responsivas. O fósforo não influenciou no teor de sólidos solúveis e percentagem de anéis brancos na raiz.

Palavras-chave: Beta vulgaris L.; produtividade; nutrição mineral; sólidos solúveis

Introduction

In Brazil, beet crop is among the ten most produced vegetables, and the main producing regions are located in the states of São Paulo, Minas Gerais and Rio Grande do Sul. In the Northeast region, the cultivation of this vegetable is reduced because higher temperatures tend to decrease pigmentation and consequently the quality of the product (Marques et al., 2010).

From the nutritional and fertilization points of view, beet is considered as a soil-depleting crop because all the material harvested (roots and shoots) is removed from the field (Sediyama et al., 2011). In a literature review on the beet crop, Trani et al. (2013) found that, for root production between 20 and 65 t ha^-1, the quantities of macronutrients extracted were 78 to 275 kg ha^-1 of N; 18 to 40 kg ha^-1 of P (41 to 92 kg ha^-1 of P₂O₅); 83 to 476 kg ha^-1 of K₂O (100 to 571 kg ha^-1 of K₂O); 20 to 74 kg ha^-1 of Ca and 27 to 62 kg ha^-1 of Mg.

Despite the lower extraction of P by beet plants, compared to the other macronutrients, P is the nutrient applied in largest amount. This fact is due to the low availability of P in tropical soils associated with its low mobility in soil and high affinity to iron and aluminum oxides (Novais et al., 2007), as well as the low efficiency of P acquisition and use by plants (Wang et al., 2010), which increases the need for its incorporation in fertilization programs. As for beet capacity of response to phosphate fertilization, studies are limited. However, Avalhães et al. (2009) and Fernandes et al. (2015) observed significant increments in the marketable yield of roots with addition of P.

This study aimed to define adequate doses of P, which maximize the yield and quality of four beet cultivars, and identify the most efficient of these cultivars with respect to P use.

Material and Methods

The experiment was conducted in the period from July to October 2016, at the Fazenda Experimental Rafael Fernandes of the Universidade Federal Rural do Semiárido, located in the district of Lagoinha, in the rural area of the municipality of Mossoró, RN state, Brazil (5° 3’ 37” S, 37° 23’ 50” W and approximate altitude of 72 m). During the experimental period, the weather of the region was monitored and the average temperature was 28.7 ºC, with average relative humidity of 65.3%.

The soil of the experimental area was classified as Ultisol. Chemical analysis in soil samples from the 0-20 cm layer revealed following mean values of the variables: pH (H₂O) = 5.6; EC = 0.05 dS m^-1; P = 2.0 mg dm^-3; K⁺ = 55.6 mg dm^-3; Na⁺ = 3.3 mg dm^-3; Ca²⁺ = 1.04 cmol_c dm^-3; Mg²⁺ = 0.581 mol_c dm^-3.

The experimental design was randomized blocks with 4 x 4 factorial scheme, with four repetitions, corresponding to four doses of phosphorus (0; 90; 180 and 270 kg ha^-1 of P₂O₅) and four beet cultivars (Early Wonder, Fortuna, Kestrel and Cabernet). The experimental unit was represented by a 3.00 x 1.20 m bed, containing four rows of plants spaced by

0.30 x 0.10 m, and the two central rows were used for evaluations, disregarding one plant at each end.

Soil tillage consisted of plowing and harrowing, followed by the raising of the beds. Fertilization was performed based on soil chemical analysis and on the recommendation for the crop, according to Cavalcanti et al. (2008), using 75 kg ha^-1 of K₂O, 54 kg ha^-1 of N, 4.0 kg ha^-1 of B and 9.0 kg ha^-1 of Zn, respectively in the forms of potassium chloride, urea, boric acid and zinc sulfate. Phosphorus was applied entirely at planting, at doses according to the treatments, in the form of triple superphosphate.

Topdressing fertilizations were carried out in two applications, at 25 and 45 days after planting (DAP), with 52.5 kg ha^-1 of N, in the form of ammonium sulfate and 57.5 kg ha^-1 of K₂O in the form of potassium chloride. At 50 days after sowing (DAS), 0.7 kg ha^-1 of Rexolin^® was applied as source of micronutrients (11.6% of K₂O, 1.28% of S, 0.86% of Mg, 2.1% of B, 0.36% of Cu, 2.66% of Fe, 2.48% of Mn, 0.036% of Mo and 3.38% of Zn).

Sowing was carried out manually, by placing three to four seed clusters per hole at approximately 2.0 cm depth, and thinning was performed 18 DAS, leaving only one plant per hole at 0.30 x 0.10 m spacing.

Irrigations were applied by a micro-sprinkler system, with daily applications (morning and afternoon), and the depths were determined according to the requirement of the crop, providing approximately 597 mm ha^-1. Cultivation practices were manual weeding three times and covering the tubers with soil, once at 40 DAS. Harvest was carried out at 80 DAS and the evaluated characteristics were:

-Leaf and root dry masses (g plant^-1): at harvest five plants were collected in the evaluation area, separated into leaves and roots, placed in paper bags and dried in a forced air circulation oven set at temperature of 65 ºC until constant weight.

-Classification of roots (%): performed based on the transverse diameter of the roots (RD), adapted according to the methodology of Horta et al. (2001), as: extra (RD from 4.0 to less than 5.0 cm); extra A (RD from 5.0 to less than 6.0 cm); extra AA (RD from 6.0 to less than 7.0 cm) and large (RD from 7.0 to less than 8.0 cm) and extremely large (RD greater than 8.0 cm), considering as waste all roots that were injured, cracked, bifurcated and with diameter smaller than 4.0 cm.

-Marketable yield of roots (t ha^-1): determined by summing the production of roots with diameter > 4.0 cm, with no cracks, bifurcations or mechanical injuries.

-Unmarketable yield of roots (t ha^-1): determined by summing the production of roots with diameter < 4.0 cm and/or showing cracks, bifurcations and mechanical injuries.

-Total yield of roots (t ha^-1): determined by summing the marketable and unmarketable yields.

-Classification of the cultivars for their efficiency and response to phosphate fertilization (Fageria & Kluthcouski, 1980). The response index (RI) was obtained by the difference between the yields with P₂O₅ application of 180 kg ha^-1 and without P, divided by the difference between P doses.

The classification of cultivars was performed by graphic representation on Cartesian plan. The X-axis shows the yield of roots obtained without P application, whereas the Y-axis shows the response index. The point of origin of the axes is the average yield of the cultivars without P application and the average response index. Efficient and responsive cultivars are represented in the first quadrant; non-efficient and responsive cultivars are shown in the second quadrant; non-efficient and non-responsive cultivars are shown in the third quadrant; and efficient and non-responsive cultivars are represented in the fourth quadrant.

-Percentage of white rings in the roots - RINGS (%): determined in 10 roots selected from the evaluation area to check for the absence or presence of white rings.

-Total soluble solids - TSS (ºBrix): juice was extracted from 10 tuberous roots plot^-1, which were chopped in domestic multi-processor and filtered in a funnel through filter paper. Reading was taken in a digital refractometer (Hanna, HI96800 model).

The data were subjected to analysis of variance and, when there was significant effect, means were compared by Tukey test at 0.05 probability level for the qualitative factor (cultivars) and regression analysis was conducted for the quantitative factor (doses), using the program Sisvar version 5.6 (Ferreira, 2011).

Results and Discussion

The interaction between cultivar and P doses was significant for leaf dry mass (LDM), root dry mass (RDM), total yield (TY) and marketable yield (MY). For unmarketable yield, none of the studied factors caused significant effect. In the classification of tuberous roots, only P doses caused a significant effect, except for the class large (LG), which also differed between cultivars. For soluble solids and percentage of white rings in the root, there were differences among the cultivars (Table 1).

Table 1
Summary of analysis of variance for the characteristics leaf dry mass (LDM), root dry mass (RDM), total yield (TY), marketable yield (MY), unmarketable yield (UY), roots classified as extremely large (XLG), large (LG), extra AA (EXAA), extra A (EXA), extra (EX) and waste (WST), white rings inside the root (RINGS) and total soluble solids (TSS)

S.V.	D.F.	Mean square
		LDM	RDM	TY	MY	UY	XLG	LG
Blocks	3	0.20ns	1.11ns	15.48ns	14.73ns	0.16ns	534.81ns	425.800ns
Cultivar (C)	3	14.95**	56.84 **	2.56ns	4.11ns	0.57ns	128.37ns	273.26**
Dose (D)	3	5.01**	138.06**	506.17**	487.38**	0.20ns	1902.77**	1703.08**
C x D	9	1.20**	18.66**	18.30**	18.48**	0.26ns	110.95ns	56.53ns
C.V (%)		14.47	8.29	12.89	12.80	160.01	54.21	24.91
		EXAA	EXA	EX	WST	RINGS	TSS
Blocks	3	7.74ns	33.96ns	656.65ns	2.91ns	278.52ns	9.75ns
Cultivar (C)	3	228.66ns	57.26ns	175.07ns	6.63ns	5570.18**	37.09**
Dose (D)	3	105.100ns	1193.84**	3641.96**	2.65ns	163.93ns	1.50ns
C x D	9	52.77ns	36.15ns	63.64ns	2.56ns	502.82ns	0.68ns
C.V (%)		50.22	56.66	116.09	180.36	28.06	11.95

• ** Significant at 0.01 probability (p < 0.01); * Significant at 0.05 probability (p < 0.05). ^ns Not significant; C.V - Coefficient of variation; S.V. - Source of variation; D.F. - Degrees of freedom

Leaf dry mass (LDM) increased with P application, showing maximum values of 6.0 g plant^-1 for the cultivar Early Wonder at P₂O₅ dose of 152 kg ha^-1, and 5.04 and 5.11 g plant^-1, respectively, for Cabernet and Kestrel, at P₂O₅ dose of 270 kg ha^-1. For Fortuna, no regression model was fitted and the average LDM was 3.23 g plant^-1 (Figure 1A).

Figure 1
Leaf dry mass (A) and root dry mass (B) of the beet cultivars Cabernet, Early Wonder, Fortuna and Kestrel as a function of phosphorus doses

The LDM of the cultivars Carbenet and Kestrel increased by 78 and 68% respectively, comparing the dose which led to maximum LDM (270 kg ha^-1 of P₂O₅) and the treatment without P application. For Early Wonder, such increment was 20% with addition of 152 kg ha^-1 of P₂O₅, compared to the absence of phosphate fertilization (Figure 1A).

In the treatment without P application, plants of all cultivars showed visual symptoms of deficiency. Initially, leaves exhibited a purplish red color and plants showed a reduced growth. There was also a reduction in root size and number of leaves per plant, compared to the other treatments. Alves et al. (2008), in a study with omission of P in the nutrient solution, observed similar symptoms to those found here, such as intense purplish color in beet leaves and stoppage of tuberous root growth.

The highest values of root dry mass (RDM) were obtained at P₂O₅ doses of 210 kg ha^-1 for Fortuna (12.27 g plant^-1) and of 270 kg ha^-1 for Carbenet (17.42 g plant^-1) and Kestrel (17.51 g plant^-1). For Early Wonder no model was fitted (Figure 1B). Tuberous root dry mass production was influenced by P doses in the study conducted by Oliveira et al. (2016) with the beet cultivar Early Wonder. Maximum production was obtained with the application of 385 kg ha^-1 of P₂O₅, which led to a 52% increase compared to the absence of phosphate fertilization.

In other vegetables, the responses were also positive for dry mass production due to phosphate fertilization, such as in carrot (Assunção et al., 2016), radish (Nunes et al., 2014) and potato (Luz et al., 2013; Fernandes et al., 2015).

The means of total yield of tuberous roots (TY) were significantly fitted to quadratic regression models for all beet cultivars. The doses which maximized TY in the cultivars Cabernet (26.32 t ha^-1), Early Wonder (22.25 t ha^-1), Fortuna (25.35 t ha^-1) and Kestrel (23.11 t ha^-1) were respectively 178, 196, 182 and 184 kg ha^-1 of P₂O₅ (Figure 2A). From these doses, there was a reduction of TY in all cultivars. Compared to the treatment without P application, the increments were respectively 219, 66, 149 and 57%, for Cabernet, Early Wonder, Fortuna and Kestrel.

Figure 2
Total yield (A) and marketable yield (B) of roots of the beet cultivars Cabernet, Early Wonder, Fortuna and Kestrel as a function of phosphorus doses

The evaluated cultivars responded to the doses of phosphate fertilizers close to those recommended for the beet crop in Pernambuco state (used as reference in this study), except for Fortuna, which was higher (196 kg ha^-1 of P₂O₅). For soils with P content < 11 mg dm^-3, the recommendation is 180 kg ha^-1 of P₂O₅ for a population of 333,333 plants ha^-1 and expected yield of 30 t ha^-1 (Cavalcanti et al., 2008).

Beet response to P application can be explained by the low P availability in the soil (2.0 mg dm^-3) used in this study, because the effects of phosphate fertilizations on crops are more accentuated in low-fertility soils (Novais et al., 2007). In soil with low P availability (P = 2.5 mg dm^-3), Oliveira et al. (2016) also obtained increments in beet root production as a function of P application, with maximum values in two experiments at P₂O₅ doses of 379 and 400 kg ha^-1.

In potato, a study conducted in soils with different initial values of P availability also demonstrated that, in soil with low P availability (P_resin = 14 mg dm^-3), the relative yield of tubers with the use of approximately 500 kg ha^-1 of P₂O₅ was about 76% higher than in the treatment without P application. However, in soils with intermediate (P_resin = 36 mg dm^-3) and high (P_resin = 70 mg dm^-3) P availability, tuber yields with phosphate fertilization were 30 and 18% higher than that in the control, respectively, but increased only at P₂O₅ doses of 250 and 125 kg ha^-1.

Thus, in soils with higher P availability, the beet crop response to phosphate fertilization is small and of lower magnitude, because it is directly related to the initial availability of P (Fernandes & Soratto, 2016).

Quadratic regression models were fitted to the means of marketable yield of tuberous roots (MY, Figure 2B) for all cultivars, as observed for TY. The doses which maximized MY in the cultivars Cabernet (25.82 t ha^-1), Early Wonder (21.71 t ha^-1), Fortuna (25.40 t ha^-1) and Kestrel (22.59 t ha^-1) were respectively 180, 186, 183 and 186 kg ha^-1 of P₂O₅ (Figure 2B). In relation to the treatment without P application, the increments were respectively 213, 65, 153 and 56%, for Cabernet, Early Wonder, Fortuna and Kestrel. The MY remained around the national average, which varies between 20 and 35 t ha^-1, according to Sediyama et al. (2011).

The use of the highest P dose (270 kg ha^-1 of P₂O₅) led to reductions of 17, 8, 14 and 7%, respectively, in the marketable yield of the beet cultivars Cabernet, Early Wonder, Fortuna and Kestrel, compared to the doses which maximized the MY (Figure 2B).

In the classification of the cultivars with respect to efficiency and response to phosphate fertilization, according to the methodology proposed by Fageria & Kluthcouski (1980), Cabernet and Fortuna were classified as non-efficient, but responsive, indicating that they produce little under conditions of low P levels in soil, but respond well to fertilization with this nutrient (Figure 3). Phosphate fertilization in these cultivars caused a significant increase in the yield of tuberous roots. Cabernet stood out with the lowest TY in the environment with low P content (treatment without application) and also the lowest TY of the present study in the same environment; however, the TY increased by 219% compared to the environment with application of 180 kg ha^-1 of P₂O₅. In the case of Fortuna, the increment was 149%.

Figure 3
Use efficiency and response to phosphorus application with respect to the yield of beet cultivars, according to the methodology of Fageria & Kluthcouski (1980)

The highest estimated percentages of roots classified as large (41.7%) and extremely large (33.7%) were respectively obtained at the P₂O₅ doses of 270 and 178 kg ha^-1 (Figures 4A and B). Phosphorus caused increase in the production of roots with diameter greater than 7 cm, considered in the market as those with best prices (Horta et al., 2001). Avalhães et al. (2009) and Oliveira et al. (2016) also obtained increase in beet root diameter with P application. Early Wonder was inferior to the other cultivars, despite not differing significantly from Cabernet (Table 2).

Figure 4
Percentage of beet roots classified as large (A), extremely large (B), extra (C) and extra A (D), as a function of phosphorus doses

Table 2
Mean values for percentages of large roots (LG), presence of rings (RINGS) and total soluble solids (TSS) in beet cultivars

Cultivar	LG	RINGS	TSS (°Brix)
	(%)
Cabernet	28.55 ab	32.81 b	12.28 a
Early Wonder	26.14 b	73.75 a	10.84 b
Fortuna	34.18 a	70.63 a	9.20 c
Kestrel	34.41 a	61.88 a	12.48 a

• Means followed by the same lowercase letter in the column do not differ statistically by Tukey test at p ≤ 0.05

The percentages of beet roots classified as Extra and Extra A decreased as P doses increased. In the absence of P application, the percentages were 33.89 and 26% for Extra and Extra A, respectively (Figures 4C and D). The Early Wonder cultivar produced a smaller percentage of large roots (LG), not statistically different from Carbenet. The highest values were for cultivars Kestrel and Fortuna, with percentages of 34.41 and 34.18%, respectively (Table 2).

The cultivar Cabernet had lower percentage of white rings in the tuberous root, whereas the others did not differ from one another (Table 2). It is a physiological disorder caused by high temperatures (25 to 30 ºC), which besides reducing the concentrations of pigments in the roots, especially betacyanin (red color), depreciates the quality of the product in the market (Puiatti & Finger, 2005). The period of highest incidence of this disorder is the summer, when it may affect 20 to 25% of the area.

The cultivars Cabernet and Kestrel had higher contents of total soluble solids than the others (Table 2). Sanches et al. (2008) observed no change of TSS in different beet crops, which showed a range between 8.18 and 10.03º Brix, as Coutinho (2016) found that a range from 7.80 to 9.05 ^oBrix, both lower than in the present study. Harrill (1998) stated that ^oBrix, as a measure of soluble solids content, varies directly with plant quality. For table beet, Harrill (1998) suggested a quality scale that assigned a Brix of 6, 8, 10, and 14 to poor, average, good, and excellent quality labels, respectively.

Conclusions

1. The P₂O₅ doses which maximized the marketable yield were 186 kg ha^-1 for the cultivars Early Wonder (21.71 t ha^-1) and Kestrel (22.59 t ha^-1), 180 kg ha^-1 for Cabernet (25.82 t ha^-1) and 183 kg ha^-1 for Fortuna (25.40 t ha^-1).

2. The cultivars Cabernet and Fortuna were classified as non-efficient, but responsive, to phosphate fertilization, whereas Early Wonder and Kestrel were classified as efficient but non-responsive.

3. Phosphorus did not influence the content of soluble solids and percentage of white rings in the tuberous roots of beet plants.

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Publication Dates

• Publication in this collection
  10 July 2019
• Date of issue
  July 2019

History

• Received
  02 May 2018
• Accepted
  13 May 2019
• Published
  04 June 2019