ABSTRACT
Abstract Studies evaluating the influence of nutrients on plant anatomy are very important because nutritional deficiencies can alter the thickness and shape of certain tissues, compromising their functionality what can explain the reduction of productivity. The aim of this study was to characterize the anatomical changes in cherry tomato plants subjected to calcium (Ca) and magnesium (Mg) deficiencies. The experiment was conducted in nutrient solution and the plants subjected to three treatments: complete solution (Control), Ca restriction (1 mmol L-1 of Ca) and Mg omission (without Mg). The experimental design was completely randomized, with three repetitions. Sixty days after seedling transplanting leaves and stem were collected and submitted to anatomical evaluations. Ca or Mg deficiency promotes most evident anatomical changes in chlorophyllous and vascular tissues of the leaves, rather than in the stems. Leaves of 'Sindy' tomato plants with a concentration of 1.7 g kg-1 of Mg and visual symptoms of Mg deficiency present hyperplasia of both tissues, phloem and xylem. This deficiency also promotes increases in the thickness of mesophyll, spongy parenchyma and palisade parenchyma, and consequently of leaf thickness. The midrib of the leaves with a concentration of 10 g kg-1 of Ca, without visual symptoms of deficiency presented phloem hypertrophy and hyperplasia.
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Calcium/analysis , Solanum lycopersicum/chemistry , Plant Stems/chemistry , Plant Leaves/chemistry , Magnesium/analysis , Phloem/metabolism , Xylem/metabolismABSTRACT
Potassium has a great impact on plant growth. It regulates synthesis reactions and participates in the translocation of photoassimilates, cell elongation, and enzymatic reactions related to photosynthesis, respiration, synthesis of starches, proteins, and lignin. The objective of this study was to characterize the growth of cherry tomato in hydroponic system under increasing potassium doses. The experiment was arranged in a completely randomized design, with four replications. The treatments consisted of different doses of potassium (6, 8, 10 and 12 mmol L-1) evaluated at 26, 41, 56, 71, 86 and 101 DAT (daysafter transplanting). Accumulation of dry mass of leaves, stems, roots, flowers, and fruits; leaf area; number of flowers and fruits; length and volume of roots were determined at each evaluation time. The physiological indices studied were: relative growth rate, leaf area index and ratio, net assimilation rate, root-shoot ratio, and nutrient accumulation in leaves, stems, and roots. Potassiumdoses between 6 and 12 mmol L-1 had no influence on the growth of the cherry tomato. The relative growth rate has gradually decreased over the evaluation period. Accumulation of nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, calcium, magnesium, and sulfur in the leaves peaked at 101 DAT.
O potássio tem grande impacto no crescimento de plantas, regulando reações de síntese e participando na translocação de fotoassimilados, elongação celular e reações enzimáticas relacionadas à fotossíntese, respiração, síntese de amidos, proteínas e lignina. Assim, objetivou-se com este trabalho caracterizar o crescimento das plantas de tomateiro cereja em sistema hidropônico, sob doses crescentes de potássio. O delineamento experimental foi inteiramente casualizado, com quatro repetições. Os tratamentos consistiram das diferentes doses de potássio (6, 8, 10 e 12 mmol L-1) e das datas de coletas aos 26, 41, 56, 71, 86 e 101 DAT (dias após o transplantio). Em cada coleta determinou-se o acúmulo de massa seca de folhas, caules, raízes, inflorescências e frutos; área foliar; número de inflorescências e frutos; comprimento e volume radicular. Calcularam-se os índices fisiológicos: taxa de crescimento relativo, razão e índice de área foliar, taxa assimilatória líquida e razão raiz-parte aérea e acúmulo dos nutrientes nas folhas, caules e raízes. Doses de potássio entre 6 e 12 mmol L-1 não influenciaram o crescimento do tomateiro tipo cereja. A taxa de crescimento relativo reduziu-se gradativamente ao longo do período de avaliação. Os acúmulos de nitrogênio, fósforo, potássio, cálcio, magnésio e enxofre nas folhas foram máximos aos 101 DAT.