Anticipation of leaf diagnosis in upland rice

Abstract

The objective of this work was to evaluate the possibility of anticipation of foliar sampling in upland rice, in order to enable nutritional diagnosis for timely intervention. One hundred and seven leaf samples were collected from genotype trials of Embrapa Rondônia, in the state of Rondônia, Brazil, in three sampling times: anticipated, at 30 and 40 days after sowing (DAS); and standard, at 65 DAS. Composition nutrient diagnosis (CND) norms were obtained for each evaluated time and used for diagnosis on all evaluation times, comparing the results from the potential response to fertilization under two or three nutritional sufficiency classes, and checking the degree of agreement between the diagnostics. The use of two sufficiency classes increases the possibility of anticipating sampling time for foliar diagnosis, which would enable timely nutritional diagnosis to correct or mitigate eventual nutritional deficiencies. The anticipation of foliar diagnosis in upland rice depends on the development of specific nutritional diagnosis norms for each sampling time.