The effects of nitrogen availability on growth and photosynthesis were followed in plants of sunflower (Helianthus annuus L., var. CATISSOL-01) grown in the greenhouse under natural photoperiod. The sunflower plants were grown in vermiculite under two contrasting nitrogen supply, with nitrogen supplied as ammonium nitrate. Higher nitrogen concentration resulted in higher shoot dry matter production per plant and the effect was apparent from 29 days after sowing (DAS). The difference in dry matter production was mainly attributed to the effect of nitrogen on leaf production and on individual leaf dry matter. The specific leaf weight (SLW) was not affected by the nitrogen supply. The photosynthetic CO 2 assimilation (A) of the target leaves was remarkably improved by high nitrogen nutrition. However, irrespective of nitrogen supply, the decline in photosynthetic CO 2 assimilation occurred before the end of leaf growth. Although nitrogen did not change significantly stomatal conductance (gs), high-N grown plants had lower intercellular CO 2 concentration (C i ) when compared with low-N grown plants. Transpiration rate (E) was increased in high-N grown plants only at the beginning of leaf growth. However, this not resulted in lower intrinsic water use efficiency (WUE).
In mature and young leaves of sunflower (Helianthus annuus L. cv. Catissol-01) plants grown in the greenhouse, photosynthetic rate, stomatal conductance, and transpiration rate declined during water stress independently of leaf age and recovered after 24-h rehydration. The intercellular CO 2 concentration, chlorophyll (Chl) content, and photochemical activity were not affected by water stress. However, non-photochemical quenching increased in mature stressed leaves. Rehydration recovered the levels of non-photochemical quenching and increased the F v /F m in young leaves. Drought did not alter the total Chl content. However, the accumulation of proline under drought was dependent on leaf age: higher content of proline was found in young leaves. After 24 h of rehydration the content of proline returned to the same contents as in control plants.Additional key words: chlorophyll; drought; intercellular CO 2 concentration; leaf water potential; non-photochemical quenching; photochemical activity; rehydration; stomatal conductance to water vapour; transpiration rate. ---The leaf water status and carbon uptake is under stomata control and stomata closure is one of the earliest responses to drought, resulting in protection of the plants against harmful dehydration but also inevitably results in reduction of CO 2 uptake for photosynthesis. The stomata control is important only under mild stress (Cornic 2000). However, metabolic inhibition of photosynthesis also takes place at mild water stress (Tezara et al. 1999) and it becomes more important as the water stress intensifies. Most of the studies in this area were done on mature leaves and the few available data comparing the effects of water stress on mature and young leaves indicate that the photosynthetic responses to water stress are strongly dependent on leaf age (David et al. 1998). In addition, there are indications that water stress accelerates leaf senescence (Olsson 1995).The accumulation of osmolyte compounds in the cells as a result of water stress is often associated with a possible mechanism to tolerate the harmful effect of water shortage. The contribution of sugars as an osmotic solute in expanded and partly expanded sunflower leaves was studied by Jones and Turner (1980). They found that contents of sugars did not change in fully expanded leaves. In opposition, the contents of soluble sugars in partly expanded leaves were reduced. In addition to sugars, some plants also accumulate other low molecular mass compounds, such as proline (Gzik 1996, Bajji et al. 2001. These osmolyte accumulations in plant cells might contribute, via lowering the cell osmotic potential, to maintaining several physiological processes, such as photosynthesis, stomatal conductance, and leaf expansion even under stressed conditions. The present experiment was designed to study the responses of photosynthesis to water stress in fully expanded and expanding leaves of sunflower plants. Additionally, the change in proline content and the ability of plants to recover from the water stres...
The effects and interaction of drought and UV-B radiation were studied in sunflower plants (Helianthus annuus L. var. Catissol-01), growing in a greenhouse under natural photoperiod conditions. The plants received approximately 1.7 W m(-2) (controls) or 8.6 W m(-2) (+UV-B) of UV-B radiation for 7 h per day. The UV-B and water stress treatments started 18 days after sowing. After a period of 12 days of stress, half of the water-stressed plants (including both UV-B irradiated or non-irradiated) were rehydrated. Both drought and UV-B radiation treatments resulted in lower shoot dry matter per plant, but there was no significant interaction between the two treatments. Water stress and UV-B radiation reduced photosynthesis, stomatal conductance and transpiration. However, the amplitude of the effects of both stressors was dependent on the interactions. This resulted in alleviation of the negative effect of drought on photosynthesis and transpiration by UV-B radiation as the water stress intensified. Intercelluar CO(2) concentration was initially reduced in all treatments compared to control plants but it increased with time. Photosynthetic pigments were not affected by UV-B radiation. Water stress reduced photosynthetic pigments only under high UV-B radiation. The decrease was more accentuated for chlorophyll a than for chlorophyll b. As a measure for the maximum efficiency of photosystem II in darkness F (v)/F (m) was used, which was not affected by drought stress but initially reduced by UV-B radiation. Independent of water supply, UV-B radiation increased the activity of pirogalol peroxidase and did not increase the level of malondialdehyde. On the other hand, water stress did not alter the activity of pirogalol peroxidase and caused membrane damage as assessed by lipid peroxidation. The application of UV-B radiation together with drought seemed to have a protective effect by lowering the intensity of lipid peroxidation caused by water stress. The content of proline was not affected by UV-B radiation but was increased by water stress under both low and high UV-B radiation. After 24 h of rehydration, most of the parameters analyzed recovered to the same level as the unstressed plants.
Avaliaram-se o crescimento vegetativo e a produção de cultivares novas e tradicionais de abacaxi na região de Bauru. As cultivares estudadas foram: 'Smooth Cayenne', 'Jupi', 'Imperial', 'Gold' e 'Gomo de Mel'. As mudas foram obtidas por cultura de tecidos pela empresa BIONOVA a partir de plantas-matrizes cedidas pela Embrapa Mandioca e Fruticultura Tropical e por produtores comerciais e passaram por um período de 100 dias de aclimatação em telado acondicionadas em tubetes. O plantio no campo foi realizado em canteiros revestidos com 'mulching' plástico preto em janeiro de 2007. O delineamento foi em blocos casualizados, com quatro repetições. Cada parcela apresentou 32 plantas, e o sistema de plantio foi em linhas duplas, no espaçamento 0,30 x 0,50 x 1,0 m. A avaliação dos tratamentos foi baseada na determinação do nível de crescimento vegetativo (massa e comprimento da folha 'D' e diâmetro do caule) e nas características físicas dos frutos. Os resultados obtidos foram submetidos à análise de variância e ao teste de Tukey, a 5% de probabilidade. Nas condições ambientais da região de Bauru (SP), e considerando o uso de mudas obtidas por cultura de tecidos, os resultados deste trabalho indicaram a superioridade das cultivares 'Gold', 'Smooth Cayenne' e 'Jupi' em relação a 'Imperial' e 'Gomo de Mel', com crescimento vegetativo maior e produção de frutos mais pesados.
O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar duas cultivares de trigo (Triticum aestivum L.) Anahuac e IAC-24, cultivadas em solo arenoso, sob três regimes de umidade do solo (-0,027 a -0,1 MPa; -0,027 a -0,045 MPa; e -0,027 MPa -- irrigação constante). Foram analisadas as variações nos níveis de prolina, da diamina (putrescina) e das poliaminas (espermina e espermidina) e o teor relativo de água (TRA) durante o perfilhamento, emborrachamento, floração e no enchimento dos grãos. Nas plantas submetidas a déficits hídricos foi verificada menor TRA e acúmulo de prolina e putrescina; em relação às poliaminas não foram observadas diferenças entre os tratamentos. Nos tratamentos sob déficit hídrico, a cultivar IAC-24 apresentou teores mais elevados de prolina e putrescina, o mesmo sendo verificado com a cultivar Anahuac quando submetida a tratamento sem déficit hídrico.
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