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<journal-id>1659-1321</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Agronomía Mesoamericana]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Agron. Mesoam]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1659-1321</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad de Costa Rica]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1659-13212024000100026</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.15517/am.2024.57493</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Crecimiento y absorción de nutrimentos del cultivo de pitahaya (Hylocereus costaricensis y H. monocanthus) de Costa Rica]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Growth and nutrients uptake of dragon fruit (Hylocereus costaricensis and H. monocanthus) cultivated in Costa Rica]]></article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Garbanzo-León]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Gabriel]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Vargas-Rojas]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Jorge Claudio]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Vega-Villalobos]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Edgar Vidal]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Costa Rica Escuela de Agronomía Centro de Investigaciones Agronómicas]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Sabanilla San José]]></addr-line>
<country>Costa Rica</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Costa Rica Sede Regional Guanacaste ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ Liberia]]></addr-line>
<country>Costa Rica</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Costa Rica Escuela de Agronomía ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Sabanilla San José]]></addr-line>
<country>Costa Rica</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2024</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2024</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>35</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
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<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1659-13212024000100026&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1659-13212024000100026&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1659-13212024000100026&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen  Introducción.  El cultivo de pitahaya (Hylocereus costaricensis y H. monocanthus) está en aumento en Costa Rica, pero carece de información técnica para su manejo, como necesidades nutricionales, momentos de fertilización y comportamiento del crecimiento. Objetivo. Cuantificar y modelar el crecimiento y la absorción de nutrimentos del cultivo de pitahaya (H. costaricensis y H. monocanthus) en condiciones del trópico estacional seco de Costa Rica. Materiales y métodos. La investigación se realizó durante los años 2017-2020, en Guanacaste, Costa Rica. Se muestrearon plantas a los 76, 165, 308, 450, 607, 903, 1249 y 1706 días después de siembra (DDS) y 205 frutas. Se cuantificó la materia seca y se calculó la absorción de N, P, Ca, Mg, K, S, Fe, Cu, Zn, Mn y B. Se ajustaron dos modelos logísticos para determinar la absorción de nutrientes y se calibraron regresiones lineales en fruta fresca. Resultados. Para una densidad de siembra de 3000 planta/ha los requerimientos nutricionales del cultivo por hectárea fueron: 137 kg N, 32 kg P, 327 kg K, 63 kg Mg, 32 kg S, 1,60 kg Zn y 0,21 kg B. El modelo logístico de mejor ajuste (RMSE = 0,09) estimó de forma precisa la absorción de N, P, Ca, S, Zn y B. El modelo de regresión lineal tuvo alta capacidad predictora (R2 &gt; 0,85) para los requerimientos de N, P, K, Mg y S en fruta. Conclusión. Los modelos logísticos tuvieron alta precisión para modelar de manera determinística la absorción de nutrientes en plantas de pitahaya. Además, se logró cuantificar y modelar de forma eficiente el comportamiento nutricional de las plantas en condiciones de trópico estacional seco de Costa Rica, lo que proporciona información esencial para los programas de fertilización del cultivo.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract  Introduction.  The cultivation of dragon fruit (Hylocereus costaricensis and H. monocanthus) is increasing in Costa Rica, but technical information for its management, such as nutritional requirements, fertilization timing, and growth behavior, is lacking. Objective. To quantify and model the growth and nutrient uptake of dragon fruit (H. costaricensis and H. monocanthus) under dry tropics conditions in Costa Rica. Materials and methods. The research was conducted from 2017 to 2020 in Guanacaste, Costa Rica. Plants were sampled at 76, 165, 308, 450, 607, 903, 1249, and 1706 days after planting (DAP) and 205 fruits were analyzed. Dry matter was quantified, and the uptake of N, P, Ca, Mg, K, S, Fe, Cu, Zn, Mn, and B was calculated. Two logistic models were fitted to determine nutrient uptake, and linear regressions were calibrated for fresh fruit. Results. For a planting density of 3000 plants/ha, the nutritional requirements per hectare were: 137 kg N, 32 kg P, 327 kg K, 63 kg Mg, 32 kg S, 1,60 kg Zn, and 0,21 kg B. The best-fitting logistic model (RMSE = 0.09) accurately estimated the uptake of N, P, Ca, S, Zn, and B. The linear regression model demonstrated high predictive capacity (R2 &gt; 0.85) for the nutrient requirements of N, P, K, Mg, and S in the fruit. Conclusion. Logistic models provided high precision in deterministically modeling nutrient uptake in dragon fruit plants. The study affectively quantified and modeled the nutritional behavior of the plants under Costa Rica&#8217;s dry tropical conditions, providing essential information for optimizing fertilization programs for the crop.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[manejo de nutrientes]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[nutrición de las plantas]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[modelos determinísticos]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[producción de biomasa]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[nutrient management]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[plant nutrition]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[deterministic models]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[biomass production]]></kwd>
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