The experiment was carried out in a greenhouse at Embrapa Arroz e Feijão station, with the objective of evaluating the extraction of macronutrients by the phytomass of Brachiaria brizantha cv. 'Xaraés'. The experimental design was randomized blocks in a factorial scheme 4 x 4 (four rates of nitrogen aplication: 0; 25, 50 e 100mg dm-3, and four rates of potassium aplication: 0; 25, 50 e 100mg dm-3), with three repetitions. Three cuttings were performed with 30-day intervals, where the forage plant was cut at a height of 5cm from soil. All the nutrients underwent significant variations as related with the doses of N e K applied. In general, the most marked effect on the extraction of macronutrients was provided by the K rates. The decreasing order of macronutrient extration for capim-Xaraés, considering maximum extration of each nutrient, was: N = K > Ca > P > S. However, one suggests studies of these nutrients, in field conditions, in order to get more information on this forage plant so that the handling strategies one becomes more efficient.
Potassium chloride; urea; dry matter; mineral nutrition
