Parâmetros fisiológicos de laranjeiras com Huanglongbing

• Autor(a) principal: Saccini, Vanessa Aparecida Villanova [UNESP]
• Data de Publicação: 2013
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UNESP
• Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/11449/108438
• topic: Cítricos; Laranja - Doenças e pragas; Plantas - Transpiração; Fotossíntese; Nutrientes; Minerais na nutrição de plantas; Bacterias fitopatogenicas; Orange

The huanglongbing (HLB) is considered one of the most severe diseases of citrus. Since its discovery in Brazil in 2004, it has caused serious damage to the citrus production and industry in the country, making vulnerable this important sector of the Brazilian agribusiness. This disease is caused by phloemrestricted bacteria. Typical symptoms of plants are mottled, yellow branches, and small deformed fruits. Infected trees show phloem obstructions, which can also affect photosynthesis and water relations. The symptoms of HLB may be masked by other symptoms generated from some diseases, moreover, such symptoms can be confused with some mineral deficiencies. The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of HLB in the photosynthetic process, stomatal conductance, transpiration, water potential and mineral content of the flowers, leaves and branches on orange trees [Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck, 'Valencia'], to determine the physiological responses in plants infected by the disease. The treatments consisted of healthy plants, plants asymptomatic patients and symptomatic diseased plants. Gas exchange and water relations were measured in December/2011 and March/2012. To estimate the rate of carbon assimilation (A), stomatal conductance (gs) and transpiration (E) were selected leaves 8-9 months old, but was avoided leaves with severe symptoms in symptomatic plants, these measurements were performed 8:00 a.m., 12:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. The leaf water potential (Ψf) was observed during two day periods, at 6:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. Nutritional assessments were carried out for six leaves and branches, with intervals of 30 days each, and the flowers were evaluated only in November/2011. The results showed that A was not affected by the disease, but gs and E decreased in symptomatic and asymptomatic diseased plants, in the second evaluation. There was a reduction in Ψf at 2:00 p.m. Once ...