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Urea as a source of nitrogen in physiology and initial growth of Guazuma ulmifolia Lam. (malvaceae)

Abstract

The aim of this study was to determine how Guazuma ulmifolia seedlings respond to nitrogen doses, with urea as a nitrogen source (N). The seedlings were cultivated in a completely randomized design, which were subjected to five doses (0, 50, 100, 150 and 200 mg dm-3) of N. At 120 days of cultivation, biometric, physiological, biomass accumulation, allometric ratios, Dickson's quality index (IQD), content, accumulation and N efficiency use (NUE) in the aerial part of the seedlings. The data were submitted to analysis of variance and regression. In addition, Pearson's correlation coefficient was also analyzed. The N doses significantly promoted (p≤0.05) the increase in the N content in the aerial part of the seedlings. On the other hand, there was a significant reduction in the N accumulation, of physiological variables, growth, biomass, IQD and NUE, which resulted in a negative correlation with the increasing N supply. Very high N doses, having as source the urea, were harmful to the seedlings of Guazuma ulmifolia. The doses between 20 and 38.8 mg dm-3 of N, in general, were those that promoted the best results.

Keywords:
Mutamba; Nitrogen fertilization; Physiological variables

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