Título:	Growth and nutrition of Selenicereus megalanthus in Ultisol subjected to liming.
Autoria:	EVANGELISTA, F. L. VIEIRA, I. G. GUIMARÃES, M. de A. NATALE, W. ZANUNCIO, J. C. TANIGUCHI, C. A. K. BARROSO, J. R. MAGALHÃES, R. B. CORRÊA, M. C. de M. MESQUITA, R. O.
Afiliação:	FRANCISCO LOPES EVANGELISTA, UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO CEARÁ; ISADORA GOMES VIEIRA, UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO CEARÁ; MARCELO DE ALMEIDA GUIMARÃES, UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO CEARÁ; WILLIAM NATALE, UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO CEARÁ; JOSÉ COLA ZANUNCIO, UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE VIÇOSA; CARLOS ALBERTO KENJI TANIGUCHI, CNPAT; JOSUÉ RODRIGUES BARROSO, UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO CEARÁ; RAFAELA BATISTA MAGALHÃES, UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO CEARÁ; MÁRCIO CLEBER DE MEDEIROS CORRÊA, UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO CEARÁ; ROSILENE OLIVEIRA MESQUITA, UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO CEARÁ.
Ano de publicação:	2026
Referência:	Pesquisa Agropecuária Tropical, v. 56, e84578, 2026.
Conteúdo:	Pitaya cultivation has been boosted around the world, but soil acidity can limit its development. This study aimed to evaluate the fertility of an Ultisol subjected to liming, as well as the growth and nutrition parameters of yellow pitaya (Selenicereus megalanthus) plants in the first year of cultivation. The experimental design was randomized blocks, with five treatments (0.00, 0.48, 0.96, 1.44, and 1.92 t ha-1 of limestone) and four replicates. Growth parameters such as total length, and number, diameter, and thickness of the cladodes, as well as the nutrient contents in the plants, were evaluated. The soil pH, calcium and magnesium concentrations, and base saturation increased with the limestone doses, whereas the potential acidity and exchangeable aluminum decreased. There was no difference among the treatments for the plant growth parameters and nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, sulfur, copper, manganese, zinc, and boron contents. The calcium and magnesium contents in the plants increased, whereas the iron content decreased with the doses of the corrective. Liming improved the soil fertility, but did not alter the growth parameters of yellow pitaya in the first year of cultivation. The calcium and magnesium contents were higher and the iron content was lower with 1.92 t ha-1 of limestone.
Thesagro:	Pitaya Calagem Acidez do Solo Fertilidade do Solo Nutrição Vegetal Calcário Cálcio Magnésio Alumínio
NAL Thesaurus:	Liming Liming materials Soil pH Soil fertility Plant nutrition Ultisols Base saturation Calcium Magnesium Aluminum Plant growth Exchangeable aluminum
Palavras-chave:	Hylocereus megalanthus Selenicereus megalanthus Argissolo Vermelho-Amarelo Pitaia amarela Calcário agrícola Correção da acidez do solo Saturação por bases Alumínio trocável Estado nutricional da pitaia Crescimento de cladódios Yellow pitaya Agricultural limestone Soil acidity correction Yellow pitaya nutritional status Cladode growth Soil acidity
ISSN:	1983-4063
Digital Object Identifier:	https://doi.org/10.1590/1983-40632026v5684578
Tipo do material:	Artigo de periódico
Acesso:	openAccess
Aparece nas coleções:	Artigo em periódico indexado (CNPAT)