Growing Pereskia aculeata under intermittent irrigation according to levels of matric potential reduction

Pereskia aculeata Mill., popularly known in Brazil as “Ora-pro-nobis”, is an unconventional edible vegetable. Taking into account its potential for agronomic cultivation, this study aimed to evaluate the growth response of this plant under intermittent drought through controlled reductions in the su...

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Veröffentlicht in:Pesquisa agropecuária tropical 2015-03, Vol.45 (1), p.1-8
Hauptverfasser: Queiroz, Carla Regina Amorim dos Anjos, Andrade, Reginaldo Rodrigues de, Morais, Sérgio Antônio Lemos de, Pavani, Luiz Carlos
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Zusammenfassung:Pereskia aculeata Mill., popularly known in Brazil as “Ora-pro-nobis”, is an unconventional edible vegetable. Taking into account its potential for agronomic cultivation, this study aimed to evaluate the growth response of this plant under intermittent drought through controlled reductions in the substrate matric potential, in a greenhouse. Treatments consisted of adding to the pots a volume of water to raise the matric potential to -5 kPa, according to the water retention curve in the substrate, whenever the mean substrate matric potential reached values between -10 kPa and -70 kPa, depending on the treatment. At 140 days after transplanting, leaf area and dry mass of leaves, stems and roots were determined. The intermittent reduction of the matric potential in the root zone of “Ora-pro-nobis” affected less the dry mass accumulation in leaves (reduction of 21.4%) than in stems (reduction of 48.1%) and roots (reduction of 63.7%), and that is interesting because leaves are the main commercial product of this plant. The treatment also modified the proportionality of dry mass allocation among plant parts and reduced the photosynthetic efficiency of leaves, fact evidenced by the linear increase of the specific leaf area (0.63 cm2 g-1kPa-1) and leaf area ratio (0.39 cm-2 g-1kPa-1), although not affecting directly the leaf area. “Ora-pro-nobis” (Pereskia aculeata Mill.) é uma hortaliça não convencional, no Brasil. Levando-se em conta seu potencial para o cultivo agronômico, objetivou-se avaliar a resposta dessa planta ao défice hídrico intermitente por redução controlada no potencial matricial do substrato, em casa-de-vegetação. Os tratamentos consistiram na aplicação de volumes de água aos vasos, calculados para elevar o potencial mátrico a -5 kPa, com base na curva de retenção de água do substrato, toda vez que a média do potencial mátrico atingisse de -10 kPa a -70 kPa, dependendo do tratamento. Aos 140 dias após o transplantio, foram avaliadas a área foliar e as massas secas de folhas, caules e raízes. A redução intermitente do potencial mátrico na zona radicular de “Ora-pro-nobis” afetou menos a acumulação de massa seca nas folhas (redução de 21,4%) do que nos caules (redução de 48,1%) e nas raízes (redução de 63,7%), o que é interessante, já que as folhas são o principal produto comercial dessa planta. O tratamento também modificou a proporcionalidade de alocação de massa seca entre as partes da planta e reduziu a eficiência fotossintética das folhas, evid
ISSN:1983-4063
1983-4063
DOI:10.1590/1983-40632015v4527210