Nitrogen, after potassium, is the chemical element most required by banana crop. This work evaluated the effect of nitrogen and potassium fertilization on irrigated banana crop (Prata-Anã, AAB) yield. Five rates of N (0 , 200 , 400 , 800 and 1600 kg ha-1 year-1) and five rates of K2O (0; 200; 400; 800 and 1600 kg ha-1 year-1), in a (5x5) factorial design were studied. The data were obtained during three yield cycles (second, third and four cycles), on an eutrofic Red-Yellow latosol, sandy-clay, in the North of Minas Gerais State, Brazil. The content of Mn have increased in the leaves with the increased amount of N applied in the soil. The banana yield reduced with the rise of the Mn content in the leaves, on the second and third cycle. The maximum yield was obtained with the application of 962,5 kg of K2O ha-1year-1, on the fourth cycle. No interaction between N and K was found.
banana; nutrition; fertilization
