Sensitivity of yellow passion fruit to ultraviolet-B radiation
| Autor: | Inês Cechin, Valéria de Jesus Rocha, Terezinha de Fátima Fumis |
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| Jazyk: | English<br />Spanish; Castilian<br />Portuguese |
| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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| Zdroj: | Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira, Vol 47, Iss 10, Pp 1422-1427 (2012) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1678-3921 0100-204X |
| DOI: | 10.1590/S0100-204X2012001000002 |
| Popis: | The objective of this work was to evaluate the effects of UV-B radiation on the vegetative growth and on the gas exchange characteristics of passion fruit plants (Passiflora edulis) grown in greenhouse. The average unweighted UV-B radiation near the apex of the plants was 8 W m-2 for the UV-B treatment (high UV-B), and 0.8 W m-2 for the control plants (low UV-B). Plants were irradiated with UV-B for 7 hours per day, centered on solar noon, during 16 days. High UV-B radiation resulted in lower shoot dry matter accumulation per plant. The content of UV-B absorbing compounds and anthocyanins was increased in the plants exposed to high UV-B radiation, when compared with the control. UV-B radiation did not affect stomatal conductance or transpiration rate, but reduced photosynthesis and instantaneous water-use efficiency, and increased intercellular CO2 concentration. The accumulation of UV-B-absorbing compounds and anthocyanins did not effectively shield plants from supplementary UV-B radiation, since the growth and photosynthetic processes were significantly reduced. |
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