Six experiments were carried out in the main sugarcane regions of the State of São Paulo, Brazil, in order to study sugarcane response to liming and potassium and its interactions. The treatments consisted of four rates of liming and tree rates of potassium, setup in factorial experiments, summing up twelve treatments, with four replications, organized in randomized block design. In four sites, the experiments were conducted during the first season and in two others, the ratoons were also evaluated. Four sites were cropped with the variety SP70-1143 and in the others, the varieties SP71-6163 and SP71-1406 were planted. Despite the high soil acidity in all sites, the response of sugarcane to liming was significant only in two sites, showing high tolerance of planted varieties to soil acidity conditions. The sugarcane response to potassium was linear in seven out of the 10 evaluated seasons. Significant interactions between liming and potassium were not observed in any studied site.
sugarcane; liming; potassium fertilization
