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I. de Jesus Matos Viégas et al.
10.4236/ajps.2018.95078 1015 American Journal of Plant Sciences
1. Introduction
The Amazon region presents favorable edaphoclimatic conditions for develop-
ment of production systems with tropical fruits, among the species of economic
interest the mangosteen (
Garcinia mangostana
L.) has been highlighted, due to
interest of national and international consumer markets. Belonging to Clusia-
ceae family, native to Southeast Asia, the mangosteen has been considered by
many as “fruit queen” by its incomparable flavor and aroma, cultivated in tropi-
cal countries of Africa, Central America, South America and the United States.
In Brazil it was introduced in Bahia State (year 1935) and later in Pará State (year
1942) [1]. In Pará state, mangosteen is concentrated in Santa Isabel do Pará, Be-
nevides, Castanhal, Marituba, Santo Antônio do Tauá, and Tomé-Açu city, be-
ing a large part consortium with other fruit species such as açaí, cupuassu, ba-
nana, and orange [2].
The mangosteen fruit has a high pharmacological potential, the bark of fruit
when sectioned develops a substance similar to resin, rich in pectin and with
high combinations of polyphenols contents [3]. Fruit pericarp is one of major
sources of xanthones [4], showing antioxidant [5], antibacterial, antifungal,
anti-inflammatory [6], and antileukemic activity [7] [8].
The high pharmacological and economic potential of mangosteen fruit has
promoted the conquest of new frontiers, providing the need for further studies
in several areas that constitute the productive chain, among which those are re-
lated to nutritional aspects. Information on nutritional requirements of plants is
important to know the actual demand of each nutrient, determining the correct
amounts of fertilizers to be applied.
Thus, the missing element technique provides information related to nutritional
disorders, excess and deficiencies, in decreased vegetative development and crop
yield, detected by visual symptoms of deficiency, more pronounced in the leaves.
The development of a database with photographs and detailed descriptions of
symptoms in nutritional deficiencies specific to plant species contributes to suc-
cessful evaluation of technician or farmer. Although there is a description in li-
terature of symptoms of nutrient deficiency, the expression of nutritional dis-
orders varies interspecies and intraspecies [9], as well as symptoms of nutritional
deficiency in plants can be confused with symptoms developed by biotic or abi-
otic stress [10].
Depending on plant species, the symptoms of nutritional deficiencies are
shown with some peculiarities [11]. To use the diagnosis by visual method is ne-
cessary the reliability that problem is occurring due by deficiency or excess of
nutrients, since the incidence of pests and diseases, among others, in which pro-
vides difficulty in diagnosis because it promotes similar symptoms as nutritional.
In cases of nutritional disorder, the symptoms usually show on leaves of disper-
sion, symmetry, and gradient characteristics [12] [13].
In mangosteen culture, the studies developed do not contemplate the symp-
toms of macronutrients and micronutrients and description of evolution of
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