scholarly journals Anatomical and physiological characteristics of leaves from Eugenia dysenterica DC. can predict nutritional deficiency symptoms

Author(s):  
Layara Alexandre Bessa ◽  
Luciana Cristina Vitorino ◽  
Fabiano Guimarães Silva ◽  
Sebastião de Carvalho Vasconcelos Filho

Plants receiving insufficient concentrations of the different essential nutrients may respond symptomatically to this stress. However, when the first visible symptoms of nutritional deficiency appear, plants already exhibit significant changes in their structure. As seedlings of E. dysenterica are important for the recovery of degraded areas and as the fruits of this species are widely exploited commercially, we decided to evaluate whether the omission of nutrients may affect the leaf anatomical ultrastructure, dry matter production and the synthesis of photosynthetic pigments in this plant, in an attempt to use data of this nature to predict symptoms of nutritional deficiency in seedlings of this species. For this purpose, we grow seedlings in a hydroponic system, offering all nutrients and also omitting each nutrient individually. Thus, we evaluated the effect of the omission of each nutrient on the anatomical leaf structure, dry mass production and the synthesis of photosynthetic pigments. Seedlings that grew in the absence of Ca and Mn exhibited compromised spongy parenchyma and mesophyll development, while the omission of K and Mg increased the number of epidermal cells and stomata. Low dry mass production in E. dysenterica was related to the omission of S and Mn, while P, N and Fe deficiencies directly affected the synthesis of pigments. Thus, leaf anatomical and physiological data can predict nutritional deficiency conditions, enabling the user to diagnose the deficiency before the onset of symptoms in E. dysenterica seedlings. Our results may help investigators to understand the effects of nutritional omissions on other native Cerrado plants

2010 ◽  
Vol 39 (8) ◽  
pp. 1666-1675 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcio Mahmoud Megda ◽  
Francisco Antonio Monteiro

The objective of this work was to study morphogenic characteristics, and dry matter production of roots and shoots of marandu palisadegrass (Brachiaria brizantha cv. Marandu) submitted to combinations of nitrogen and potassium, in a nutritive solution, employing silica as substrate. The experiment was carried out in a greenhouse during the summer. It was used a 5² fractionated factorial scheme with 13 combinations of nitrogen and potassium, which were distributed in a randomized block design, with four replications. The nitrogen × potassium interaction was significant for the number of tillers and leaves, for leaf area, for shoots and root section dry mass, for total length and surface and specific length and surface in the roots. Production of aerial part dry mass positively correlated with the number of tillers and leaves and grass leaf area. Nitrogen rates modulated the root system development, and the root specific length and surface decreased when high rates of nitrogen and potassium were supllied. Nitrogen and potassium influence Marandu palisadegrass morphogenic characteristics, which are determinant for grass dry matter production.


Irriga ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 764-770
Author(s):  
ANA RAQUEL DE MELO ◽  
JOSÉ FLÁVIO FERREIRA DE SOUSA ◽  
CRISTIANE NUNES CONCEIÇÃO ◽  
MARIA ROSELANE ALVES OLIVEIRA

CONDITIONING OF SEEDLINGS OF PEPPERS (CAPSICUM ANNUM L.), INFLUENCED BY THE HYDROPONIC SYSTEM "FLOATING"     ANA RAQUEL PEREIRA DE MELO 1; JOSÉ FLÁVIO FERREIRA DE SOUSA2; CRISTIANE NUNES DA CONCEIÇÃO 3 E MARIA ROSELANE ALVES OLIVEIRA4   1 Engenheira Agrônoma, Instituto Federal do Maranhão - Campus Codó-MA, Rua do Poraquê S/N Codó Novo, Zona Rural, CEP: 65400000, Codó- MA, Brasil, [email protected]; 2 Engenheiro Agrônomo, Instituto Federal do Maranhão - Campus Codó-MA, Rua do Poraquê S/N Codó Novo, Zona Rural, CEP: 65400000, Codó- MA, Brasil, [email protected]; 3 Engenheira Agrônoma, Instituto Federal do Maranhão - Campus Codó-MA, Rua do Poraquê S/N Codó Novo, Zona Rural, CEP: 65400000, Codó- MA, Brasil, [email protected]; 4 Engenheira Agrônoma, Instituto Federal do Maranhão - Campus Codó-MA, Rua do Poraquê S/N Codó Novo, Zona Rural, CEP: 65400000, Codó- MA, Brasil, [email protected].     1 ABSTRACT   The aim of this research to assess the development of pepper seedlings under different nutritional conditions, under the influence of the "Floating" aiming system, a new production, alternative for larger producers’ safety in producing sustainably, ensuring the production of healthy food and income generation. The production of seedlings occurred in polyethylene plastic trays, where they were placed 2/seeds paprika cells of Yolo Wonder cultivar. After the emergence of seedlings was thinning. The experimental design was completely randomized design, containing 5 treatments with 4 replications. The treatments were T1-trays remained out of the "floating", receiving water irrigation 2 times a day; T2-trays of floating, remained out more irrigation the same solution of the "floating" 3 times a week, using 500 ml of solution per Pan; T3-were pans 12:00 are in "floating" and 12:00 am out; T4-trays remained throughout the period of the test in the "floating"; T5-trays remained throughout the period in the "floating", except in the last week. The solution was composed of soluble fertilizer, calcium nitrate, potassium chloride, Triple Superphosphate and Urea, and was changed every Ten days. The parameters analyzed were height of the plant; Root length; Fresh matter weight of shoot; Weight of fresh root matter; Dry matter weight of shoot; Root dry matter weight; Diameter of the stem. All parameters analyzed were submitted to analysis of variance and averages compared by Tukey test to 1% in the case of significance. The treatment proved to be more feasible was the T4, as this medium to larger variables introduced height, stem diameter, plant fresh mass aerial and aerial dry mass.   Keywords: Nutrient solution, production, safety, productive Alternative.     MELO, A. R. P.; SOUSA, J. F. F.; CONCEIÇÃO, C. N. E OLIVEIRA, M. R. A. CONDICIONAMENTO DE MUDAS DE PIMENTÃO (CAPSICUM ANNUM L.), INFLUENCIADAS PELO SISTEMA HIDROPÔNICO “FLOATING”           2 RESUMO   Objetivou-se com esta pesquisa avaliar o desenvolvimento de mudas de pimentão submetidas a diferentes condicionamentos nutricionais, sobre influência do sistema “Floating” visando, uma nova alternativa de produção, para propiciar aos produtores maior segurança em produzir sustentavelmente, para com isso garantir a produção de alimentos saudáveis e geração de renda. A produção de mudas ocorreu em bandejas de polietileno plástico, onde foram colocadas 2 sementes/célula de pimentão da cultivar Yolo Wonder. Após a emergência das plântulas, foi feito o desbaste. O delineamento experimental foi Inteiramente Casualizado, contendo 5 tratamentos com 4 repetições. Os tratamentos foram: T1- As bandejas permaneceram sempre fora do “floating”, recebendo irrigação de água 2 vezes ao dia; T2 – As bandejas permaneceram fora do floating, mais irrigação da mesma solução do “floating” 3 vezes por semana, usando 500 ml da solução por bandeja; T3 – As bandejas ficaram 24 h em “floating” e 24 h fora; T4 - As bandejas permaneceram todo o período do ensaio no "floating"; T5 - As bandejas permaneceram todo o período no "floating” ", exceto na última semana. A solução foi composta pelos fertilizantes solúveis, Nitrato de Cálcio, Cloreto de potássio, Superfosfato Triplo e Ureia, e foi trocada a cada Dez dias. Os parâmetros analisados foram: Altura da planta; Comprimento da raiz; Peso da matéria fresca da parte aérea; Peso da matéria fresca da raiz; Peso da matéria seca da parte aérea; Peso da matéria seca da raiz; Diâmetro do caule. Todos os parâmetros analisados foram submetidos à análise de variância e as médias comparadas pelo teste de Tukey a 1% no caso de significância. O tratamento que se mostrou mais viável foi o T4, pois este apresentou maiores médias para as variáveis altura da planta, diâmetro caulinar, massa fresca da parte aérea e massa seca da parte aérea.   Palavras-chave: Solução Nutritiva, Alternativa de Produção, Segurança produtiva.


2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 152 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daiane Conceição de Sousa ◽  
João Carlos Medeiros ◽  
Julian Junio de Jesus Lacerda ◽  
Jaqueline Dalla Rosa ◽  
Cácio Luiz Boechat ◽  
...  

The use of cover crops is an important strategy for soil management in the Brazilian Cerrado to improve no-tillage (NT) systems. For this, it is necessary know the potential of cover crop species for biomass production, nutrient cycling, and persistence of residues on the soil surface in soils and climatic conditions of this biome. Thus, the experiment was developed to evaluate the agronomic potential of cover crops cultivated on an Oxisol (Latossolo Amarelo) in the Cerrado of Piauí, Brazil. The experiment was conducted from January 2015 to July 2016. The experimental design was in randomized blocks with 11 treatments and four replicates. The treatments consisted of single and intercropped cover species. The evaluations were: dry mass production, nutritional composition of the plants, nutrient accumulation by dry mass produced and decomposition rate of the dry mass produced for each treatment. The higher dry matter production was obtained with Crotalaria juncea, Cajanus cajan (cv. IAC-Fava larga), Pennisetum glaucum and Brachiaria ruziziensis. The lower dry matter production was obtained with Mucuna aterrima, and mix of Crotalaria spectabilis + Pennisetum glaucum. The higher nutrients accumulation in the plants occurred for Cajanus cajan (cv. IAC-Fava larga), Crotalaria juncea and Crotalaria spectabilis. The cover plants studied presented good potential for soil conservation, due to the permanence of residues on the surface, except for Mucuna aterrima and Crotalaria spectabilis.


2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 134-137
Author(s):  
Eduardo Pradi Vendruscolo ◽  
Paulo Ricardo De Oliveira ◽  
Aliny Heloísa Alcântara Rodrigues ◽  
Sávio Rosa Correia ◽  
Luiz Fernandes Cardoso Campos ◽  
...  

The effects of application of Azospirillum brasilense and thiamine on chlorophyll concentration and forage mass of Urochloa decumbens were evaluated in a small plot experiment conducted in Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil. The treatments were applications of: A. brasilense (concentration of 10 mL/L); thiamine at 2 concentrations: 50 and 100 mg/L; combinations of A. brasilense and thiamine at the 2 concentrations; and a Control treatment (untreated grass). At the first harvest there was a trend for applying A. brasilense, either alone or in combination with thiamine, to increase the concentrations of chlorophyll, but differences were not always significant at P<0.05. Dry mass of forage from applying A. brasilense plus thiamine at 100 mg/L was greater than that for Control and thiamine at both concentrations. At the second harvest, chlorophyll concentrations were not affected by treatment (P>0.05), while dry matter production of forage from applying A. brasilense alone and thiamine at 100 mg/L was greater (P<0.05) than that of Control and thiamine at 50 mg/L. Larger-scale and longer-term studies to validate these preliminary findings are needed.


Irriga ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 92-100
Author(s):  
João de Jesus Guimarães ◽  
José Antonio Rodrigues de Souza ◽  
Débora Astoni Moreira ◽  
Ellen Lemes Silva ◽  
João Victor Costa ◽  
...  

UTILIZAÇÃO DE FORRAGEIRA NO TRATAMENTO DE ESGOTO DOMÉSTICO     JOÃO DE JESUS GUIMARÃES 1; JOSÉ ANTONIO RODRIGUES DE SOUZA 2; DÉBORA ASTONI MOREIRA3; ELLEN LEMES SILVA4; JOÃO VICTOR COSTA 5 E MARA LÚCIA CRUZ DE SOUZA6   Departamento de Engenharia Rural - Faculdade de Ciências Agronômicas – FCA – Unesp, Câmpus Botucatu, Avenida Universitária, 3780, CEP 18610-034, Altos do Paraíso, Botucatu-SP, Brasil, [email protected] Departamento de Engenharia Agrícola, Instituto Federal de Educação Ciência e Tecnologia Goiano-Campus Urutaí, Rodovia Geraldo Silva Nascimento Km 2,5, Zona Rural, Urutaí-GO, Brasil, [email protected] Departamento de Engenharia Agrícola, Instituto Federal de Educação Ciência e Tecnologia Goiano-Campus Urutaí, Rodovia Geraldo Silva Nascimento Km 2,5, Zona Rural, Urutaí-GO, Brasil, [email protected] Departamento de Recursos Naturais do Cerrado, Instituto Federal de Educação Ciência e Tecnologia Goiano-Campus Urutaí, Rodovia Geraldo Silva Nascimento Km 2,5, Zona Rural, Urutaí-GO, Brasil, [email protected] Instituto Federal de Educação Ciência e Tecnologia Goiano-Campus Urutaí, Rodovia Geraldo Silva Nascimento Km2.5, Zona Rural, Urutaí-GO, Brasil, [email protected] Departamento de Engenharia Rural - Faculdade de Ciências Agronômicas – FCA – Unesp, Câmpus Botucatu, Avenida Universitária, 3780, CEP 18610-034, Altos do Paraíso, Botucatu-SP, Brasil, [email protected]     RESUMO   A utilização de forrageiras como vegetação em sistema de tratamento do tipo wetland tem sido estudado como forma de associar harmonia paisagística, eficiência e aproveitamento agrícola, facilitando sua aceitação. Neste estudo, objetivou-se estudar a utilização do o capim tifton 85 (Cynodon sp.) em wetlands. Para isso, avaliou-se a produção de matéria seca quando submetido a diferentes tempos de detenção hidráulico. Os resultados permitiram concluir que o capim tifton 85 mostrou-se adequado à utilização em sistemas de tratamento do tipo wetland, sendo o tempo de detenção hidráulico de dois dias (referente a uma taxa de aplicação superficial de 110 kg ha-1 d-1 de DBO) proporcionou a maior produção de matéria seca e, por consequência, maior de remoção de nutrientes.   Palavras-chave: Cynodon spp., massa seca, sistema alagado construído, água residuária.     GUIMARÃES, J. J.1; SOUZA, J. A. R2; MOREIRA, D. A.3; SILVA, E. L.4; COSTA, J. V.5; SOUZA, M. L. C.6 FORAGE USE IN DOMESTIC SEWAGE TREATMENT     ABSTRACT   The use of forages as vegetation in a wetland system has been studied as a way of associating landscape harmony, efficiency and agricultural utilization, facilitating its acceptance. The objective of this study was to study the use of tifton 85 grass (Cynodon sp.) in wetland systems. For this, the dry matter production was evaluated when subjected to hydraulic retention times. The results allowed to conclude that tifton 85 grass was suitable for use in SAC treatment systems, with a two-day hydraulic retention time (referring to a surface application rate of 110 kg ha-1 d-1 of BOD) provided the highest dry matter yield and, consequently, higher nutrient removal.   Keywords: Cynodon spp., dry mass, wetlands, wastewater.


2020 ◽  
Vol 42 ◽  
pp. e48304
Author(s):  
Charles Barbosa dos Santos ◽  
Katia Aparecida de Pinho Costa ◽  
Wender Ferreira de Souza ◽  
Itamar Pereira de Oliveira ◽  
Daniel Augusto Alves Teixeira ◽  
...  

The objective of this study was to evaluate dry mass production, fermentative parameters and chemical and bromatological composition of sunflower silage and Paiaguas palisadegrass silage in monocropped and intercropping in different forage systems. The experimental design consisted of randomized blocks, with four replicates. The treatments consisted of silage forage systems: sunflower monocropped; Paiaguas palisadegrass monocropped; sunflower row-intercropped with Paiaguas palisadegrass; sunflower inter-row intercropped with Paiaguas palisadegrass; and sunflower oversown and intercropped with Paiaguas palisadegrass, totalizing 20 experimental silos. Sunflower and Paiaguas palisadegrass were harvested at 110 days after planting at 20 cm from the soil for silage, using brush cutter. The silos were opened after 53 days of fermentation. The rows and inter-row intercropped systems contributed to increase the mass production of the ensiled material. The monocropped sunflower silage had higher values of pH, ethereal extract and acid detergent fiber and lower values of titratable acidity and dry matter, crude protein, neutral detergent fiber and in vitro dry matter digestibility values. The silages of the sunflower intercropped with Paiaguas palisadegrass in forage systems of crop-livestock integration presented better fermentative and bromatological characteristics, guaranteeing an adequate fermentative process and nutritional quality. In this way, the intercropping of these two forages potentiates the production of silage for feeding of ruminants during the period of forage shortage.


2007 ◽  
Vol 87 (1) ◽  
pp. 99-103 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Lobit ◽  
L. López-Pérez ◽  
R. Cárdenas-Navarro ◽  
V. C. Castellanos-Morales ◽  
R. Ruiz-Corro

An experiment was carried out to study the effects of the proportion of ammonium (NH4+) and nitrate (NO3−) in the nutrient solution on avocado plants in a hydroponic system. Five treatments were applied, consisting of the following proportions of ammonium to nitrate ions in the solution: T0 = 0:4, T1 = 1:3, T2 = 2:2, T3 = 3:1 and T4 = 4:0 at a constant nitrogen concentration of 4 mM. After 4 months, the plants were harvested and fresh and dry matter accumulation, leaf area, and leaf nitrogen and carbon content were measured. An architectural description of the shoot (length, number of nodes and branching) was made. Dry matter of shoots and leaves all decreased with increasing NH4+ concentrations. In contrast, water content in aerial organs increased with NH4+ concentration. Nitrogen and carbon content and the relationship between dry matter production and leaf nitrogen were not significantly affected by the treatments. The architectural analysis showed that the shoots developed over time in one or two distinct growth units. While nitrogen form affected both growth units, the second one was more severely affected, showing decreased length, number of nodes, and branching when NH4+ concentration increased. Key words: Avocado, nitrogen, nitrate, ammonium, development


1988 ◽  
Vol 18 (10) ◽  
pp. 1234-1242 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. J. Livingston ◽  
T. A. Black

Container-grown 1-0 seedlings of Douglas-fir (Pseudotsugamenziesii (Mirb.) Franco), western hemlock (Tsugaheterophylla (Raf.) Sarg.), and Pacific silver fir (Abiesamabilis (Dougl.) Forbes) were spring planted on a south-facing high-elevation clearcut located on Mount Arrowsmith, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, and their growth and development was measured over three successive growing seasons. Treatments designed to modify seedling microclimate, including provision of shade cards, irrigation, and irrigation and shade cards combined, had a marked effect on the extent and type of growth in all species. Irrigated seedlings had the largest shoot dry masses and the highest shoot to root dry mass ratios. Shaded seedlings had larger shoots than untreated seedlings, which had the lowest shoot to root dry mass ratios. All seedlings showed a pronounced decline in seasonal growth 1 year after planting. Douglas-fir seedlings exhibited a high degree of drought tolerance; in the driest year there was only a 20% difference in total dry matter production between irrigated and nonirrigated seedlings. Western hemlock and Pacific silver fir seedlings, despite not being drought tolerant, expended water to achieve growth and thereby exposed themselves to desiccation. Measurements of growing-season seedling dry matter production were better related to estimates of growing-season transpiration, obtained by summing the products of seedling leaf area, hourly D/(RvT′), where D is vapour pressure deficit, Rv is the gas constant for water vapour, and T′ is the absolute air temperature, and stomatal conductance derived from a boundary-line analysis model, than to estimates of growing-season average total seedling canopy conductance, i.e., the average of the products of seedling leaf area and stomatal conductance.


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