The objetive of this work was to evaluate the effect of doses of N and K2O through irrigation water on the absorption of macronutrients by soursop cultivation. The study was conducted at the experimental field of Embrapa - North, in Teresina, in the State of Piauí, Brazil (5º 05' S, 42º and 48' W). The experimental design was completely randomized blocks with eleven treatments and four repetitions. The treatments consisted in the application of five doses of N (20, 120, 200, 280 and 380 kg ha-1 year-1) combined with five doses of K2O (30, 180, 300, 420 and 570 kg ha-1 year-1) in agreement with the model of experimental matrix Plan Plueba III, besides a treatment with dose zero of both nutrients. No deficiency of N, K, Mg, S, and P in the soursop leaves was found in any treatment. The doses of N did not provide significant effect on contents of macronutrients in the soursop leaves, as well as the interaction among the doses of this element and the doses of K2O. The doses of K2O influenced the content of macronutrients Ca, K and Mg in the soursop leaves.
Annona muricata; soursop fertilization; Plan Plueba III
