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Nutrients absorption by (Passiflora edulis f. flavicarpa Deg) fruits

In order to obtain basic information on the absorption of macro and micronutrients, passion fruits were sampled from a fertilized plantation every 10 day from the begining of the fruit formation until the age of 80 days. The data presented in tables shown: 1 - the growth of the fruit was very intensive during the first 60 days; 2 - the concentration in N, P, Ca, S, B and M n decreased with the age of the fruit; 3 - the fruit presented at the harvest time: N - 350 mg; K - 350 mg; S - 30 mg; P - 29 mg; Mg - 19 mg; Ca - 19 mg; Zn - 1.290 ug; Mn - 268 ug; B - 194 ug; Cu -72 ug.


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