In semi-arid tropical climate, the use of plant growth regulators in fruit trees allows the vegetative growth control, so necessary to the assignment of the production and the increase of the fertility of the buds. These substances influence several physiological processes related to the mineral absorption, for example: membrane condutance and metabolic use of ions. The objective of this work was to evaluate vegetative growth, stem dry mater, N, P, K, Ca and Mg content in the stem and petiole and panicle production in response to plant growth regulators in grape "Itália". Three vegetative cycles were evaluated and five treatments (control, chlormequat - 1500 mg L-1; daminozide - 3000 mg L-1; uniconazole - 30 mg L-1 and mepiquat chloride - 300 mg L-1). The plants were sprayed at 35 and 70 days after pruning. It was observed an effect of Chlormequat and Uniconazole on nutrient content and fertile buds formation when applied in successive cycles. The Daminozide inhibited plant growth, but it did not alter nutrient content and panicles production.
Nutrients absorption; chlormequat; daminozide; uniconazole; mepiquat chloride
