The effects of lime and some fertilizers on the stands of cassava fields were studied in the State of São Paulo. Three factorial experiments showed that lime scattered broadcast and ammonium sulphate used as top dressing did not influence the stands, whereas ordinary superphosphate as well as potassium chloride, which were applied in the furrows at planting time, significantly decreased them. In three other experiments in randomized blocks, the application of ordinary superphosphate plus potassium chloride in the planting furrows, completed with that of ammonium sulphate as top dressing, also reduced the stands, but these reductions were significant only in two cases.