Os efeitos de NPK na produção do feijoeiro foram estudados através de um experimento fatorial 3³, disposto em blocos incompletos segundo o modelo de confundimento W de Yates. Este experimento foi conduzido dois anos no mesmo local, sendo as seguintes as doses dos nutrientes: nitrogênio (0, 20 e 40 kg/ha de N),fósforo (0, 50 e 100 kg/ha de P(2)0(5)) e potássio (0, 20 e 40 kg/ha de k(2)0) os quais tiveram como fontes uréia, superfosfato triplo e cloreto de potássio, respectivamente. Todas as parcelas receberam uma adubação uniforme com enxofre e micronutrientes, nas seguintes doses e fontes: 60 kg/ha de S como sulfato de cálcio, 4 kg/ha de Zn como sulfato de zinco, 4 kg/ha de cobre como sulfato de cobre, 1 kg/ha de B como borax como borax e 0,2 kg/ha de Mo como molibdato de sódio. Os resultados obtidos permitiram concluir que: a) o fósforo causou aumentos altamente significativos na produção do feijoeiro, nos dois anos de condução do ensaio; b) não foram observados efeitos significativos do nitrogênio, potássio, enxofre e da mistura de micronutrientes na produção do feijoeiro.
The effects of NPK on the yield of bean was studied by means of a 3³ factorial experiment In an incomplete block design according to Yates confounded W model. The experiment was conducted in the same site for two subsequent years. Rates of nutrient utilized were as follows: nitrogen (0, 20 and 40 kg/ha of N) , phosphorus (0, 50 and 100 kg/ha of P(2)0(5)) and potassium (0, 20 and 40 kg/ha of K(2)0) applied as urea, triple superphosphate and potassium chloride, respectively. All plots received an uniform application of 60 kg/ha of S as calcium sulfate, 4 kg/ha of Zn as zinc sulfate, 4 kg/ /ha of Cu as copper sulfate, 1 kg/ha of B as borax and 0,2 kg/ha of Mo as sodium molibdate. A number of extratreatments was planted with the main field trial to study the effect of sulfur and micronutrients. The same rates indicated above were used. Treatments were as follows: check, complete minus S, complete minus micro and complete (NPK S micro). These treatments were analysed as a randomized block experiment. The results obtained led to the following conclusions: a) yield of common beans was significantly affected by the application of phosphorus in the two years the field experiment was planted; b) no significant effects on the yield of beans were detected for nitrogen, potassium, sulfur and the composite mixture of micronutrients.