The objective of this work was to study the influence of the zinc-phosphorus relationship on the growth, content and accumulation of nutrients in Brazilian walnut (Cordia goeldiana Huber). Samples of Dark-Red Latosol, 0 - 20 cm depth, from the campus of the Federal University of Lavras, with 1 mg P (Mehlich 1) and 0.9 mg Zn per dm³ soil. The experiment was arranged in a complete randomized factorial design 4 x 3, with 4 P doses (0; 150; 300 and 450 mg dm-3) and 3 Zn doses (0; 5 and 10 mg dm-3), with 4 repetitions. At 12 months after planting, plants were harvested, and dry matter of shoots, roots and leaves were ground separately for chemical analysis. Phosphorus application promoted increase in seedling growth and in the contents and accumulation of P in the different plant parts, but caused reduction in leaf zinc contents. The zinc-phosphorus interaction caused reduction in the zinc content in the roots, when in the presence of the different zinc doses. The zinc doses provided increases in both the level and content of zinc in the leaves and roots and reduced P contents in the leaves and shoots. The effect on the other macronutrients varied with the plant part.
Cordia goeldiana; phosphate fertilization; plant nutrition
