01994naa a2200193 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001910000240006024501130008426000090019752013740020665000190158065000170159965000210161665000190163770000200165670000170167677301070169311361752025-10-27       2025    bl uuuu     u00u1 u    #d1 aGUIMARAES, G. G. F.  aAgronomic Efficiency of Gypsum for Soil Conditioning and Yield in Banana Plantations.h[electronic resource]  c2025  aEvaluation was made of the use of gypsum as a soil conditioner and for banana crop nutrition and production. The trial was undertaken in established commercial banana orchards located in the municipality of Corup?? (Santa Catarina state, Brazil). Firstly, chemical characterization of the soil was performed and 3 t ha-1 of limestone was applied to the soil surface in the experimental area. The treatments employed five different doses of gypsum powder (0, 1, 2, 3, and 4 t ha-1) and one dose of granular gypsum (2 t ha-1), in plots that were organized in fully randomized blocks, with three replicates. For each treatment, the weights of the harvested banana bunches were measured during three consecutive cycles. Determinations were also made of soil and leaf chemistry parameters, for each treatment. The results showed that the limestone partially corrected the acidity only in the surface soil. Gypsum did not change the soil chemical parameters during the evaluation period. However, the calcium (Ca) content in the leaves increased in the second production cycle, after the application of gypsum, while the average weight of the harvested bunches also increased during the experiment. The application of agricultural gypsum led to an increase of the Ca concentration in the leaves of banana plants grown in acidic soil, resulting in short-term production gains.  abanani culture  aFruticulture  asoil conditioner  asoil fertility1 aBELTRAME, A. B.1 aTREVISAN, L.  tCommunications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis, Philadelphia, PAgv. 56, n. 11, p. 1614-1623, 2025.