DROUGHT-TOLERANT MAIZE GENOTYPES INVEST IN ROOT SYSTEM AND MAINTAIN HIGH HARVEST INDEX DURING WATER STRESS
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https://doi.org/10.18512/1980-6477/rbms.v15n3p450-460Keywords:
water stress, carbon partitioning, root/shoot ratio dry weight, gas exchanges, Zea mays.Abstract
ABSTRACT – Drought is considered the primary limitation to agriculture and, can reduce grain yield by up to 60% when occurs at pre-flowering in maize. In this context this research, aimed to understand the maize genotypes behavior to drought management and carbon partitioning between grain production and structures to maintain hydration when submitted to drought. Maize genotypes tolerant (DKB390 and P30F35) and sensitive (BRS1010 and 2B710) to drought were grown in a greenhouse using two water conditions: irrigated and stressed. Water deficit was imposed at pre-flowering and maintained for twelve days. Leaf water potential, gaseous exchange and male and female flowering interval were evaluated. At the end of the cycle, production components and root/shoot ratio dry weight were evaluated. Drought-tolerant genotypes used root system as a mechanism of tolerance to drought, which ensure greater efficiency in absorption and loss of water and, consequently, greater stomatal conductance during the drought, compared to the sensitive-genotypes. In addition, drought-tolerant genotypes showed greater stability in the source-sink relationship, exhibiting higher photosynthetic rate and harvest index.
Keywords: water stress, carbon partitioning; root/shoot ratio dry weight, gas exchanges, Zea mays.
GENÓTIPOS DE MILHO TOLERANTES À SECA INVESTEM EM SISTEMA RADICULARE MANTEM ALTO ÍNDICE DE COLHEITA DURANTE O ESTRESSE HÍDRICO
RESUMO- A seca é considerada restrição primária à agricultura, e no milho, quando ocorre no pré-florescimento, pode reduzir o rendimento de grãos em até 60%. Neste contexto, objetivou-se entender como genótipos de milho contrastantes para tolerância à seca, gerenciam o particionamento de carbono entre produção de grãos e estruturas de manutenção da hidratação durante a seca. Para isso, em casa de vegetação cultivaram-se genótipos de milho tolerantes (DKB390 e P30F35) e sensíveis (BRS1010 e 2B710) à seca, em duas condições hídricas: irrigado normal e déficit hídrico. No pré-florecimento foi imposto o déficit hídrico, que foi mantido por doze dias. Posteriormente avaliou-se o potencial hídrico foliar, trocas gasosas e intervalo de florescimento masculino e feminino. No final do ciclo, avaliaram-se os componentes de produção e a razão raiz/parte aérea. Constatou-se que, genótipos tolerantes utilizaram preferencialmente sistema radicular como um mecanismo de tolerância à seca, o que garantiu a esses genótipos, maior eficiência entre a absorção e perda de água e, consequentemente, maior condutância estomática durante a seca, em relação aos genótipos sensíveis. Além disso, os genótipos tolerantes apresentaram maior equilíbrio em suas relações fonte e dreno, exibindo maiores taxa fotossintética e índice de colheita.
Palavras-chave: estresse hídrico, particionamento de carbono, razão raiz/parte aérea, trocas gasosas, Zea mays.
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