Ecophysiology parameters of four Brazilian Atlantic Forest species under shade and drought stress |
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Authors: | Bruna D Souza Bruno M Rodrigues Laurício Endres Mauro Guida Santos |
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Institution: | 1.Laboratório de Ecofisiologia Vegetal, Departamento de Botanica,Universidade Federal de Pernambuco,Recife,Brazil;2.Laboratório de Fisiologia Vegetal, Centro de Ciências Agrárias,Universidade Federal de Alagoas,Maceió,Brazil |
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Abstract: | The Brazilian Atlantic Forest has experienced a reduction in its original area since the discovery of Brazil. Over the last
30 years, studies and techniques for forest recovery have advanced. Establishing a self-sustainable reforested area with adequate
biodiversity is the main parameter for any reforestation program. Thus, knowledge of the ecophysiological behavior of the
species to be used is crucial. Our hypothesis is that certain tools are efficient in determining the ecophysiological characterization
of native species within different functional groups. Filling group plants show fast growth, intense gas exchange, present
mechanisms of water deficit tolerance and show high efficiency in radiation capture, so they are first planted in a reforestation
area. While plants pertaining to the diversity group do not exhibit these characteristics, thus are plants after the establishment
of the first group of species. To test this hypothesis, two experiments were installed using young plants of four species
native to the Atlantic Forest, grown in 9-L pots. Leaf water potential, gas exchange, chlorophyll fluorescence and certain
biochemical parameters of leaf metabolism were evaluated. In the first experiment, plants were maintained under two forms
of light availability for 15 days, full light (control) and shaded (shade). The species Inga sp. and Brosimum guianensis presented the most contrasting responses on day 15, principally in the variables leaf water potential, gas exchange, leaf
soluble sugar content,
F\textv¢ /F\textm¢ F_{\text{v}}^{\prime } /F_{\text{m}}^{\prime } and F
v/F
m. In the second experiment, plants were divided into two groups: a well-hydrated group (control) and one that underwent irrigation
suspension for 7 days (drought); measurements were performed on day 8 of drought. Again, Inga sp. and Brosimum guianensis plants showed responses characterizing them as pertaining to distinct functional groups for the experimental parameters previously
described. Thus, Inga sp. was classified as pertaining to the filling group and B. guianensis to the diversity group. The performance of the species Cinnamomum zeylancium and Tapirira guianensis under the conditions studied suggests that these are intermediate species with potential for use as filling group species. |
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