Macronutrients accumulation and growth of pineapple cultivars submitted to aluminum stress

• Autor(a) principal: Mauro Franco Castro Mota
• Data de Publicação: 2016
• Outros Autores: Rodinei Facco Pegoraro, Paulo Sérgio Cardoso Batista, Valéria de Oliveira Pinto, Victor Martins Maia, Deivisson Ferreira da Silva
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UFMG
• Texto Completo: https://doi.org/10.1590/1807-1929/agriambi.v20n11p978-983; http://hdl.handle.net/1843/43192
• topic: Abacaxizeiro; Plantas - Efeito do alumínio; Testes de toxicidade

The objective was to determine the growth and accumulation of macronutrients of two pineapple cultivars submitted to different concentrations of aluminum (Al). For this, a study was conducted in plastic pots containing 4 L of nutrient solution, in a randomized block design, in a 2 x 5 factorial scheme, corresponding to two pineapple cultivars (‘IAC Fantástico’ and ‘Vitória’) and five Al concentrations (0, 21.6, 43.2, 64.8 and 86.4 mg of Al plant-1), with four replicates. The following variables were evaluated: root length, dry matter of root, stem and leaf, stem diameter, number of leaves, chlorophyll content and accumulation of macronutrients at 60 days after treatment. The cv. ‘Vitória’ showed a linear decrease in chlorophyll content, root dry matter, root length and accumulation of N, P, K, Ca and Mg in most plant components promoted by the increase of Al concentration in the nutrient solution. The cv. ‘IAC Fantástico’ had lower total dry matter, stem dry matter, stem diameter and accumulation of N, Ca and Mg. However, the evaluated characteristics were not influenced by the increase of Al concentration, showing greater tolerance of this cultivar to Al in nutrient solution.