Productive and morphogenetic responses of buffel grass at different air temperatures and CO2 concentrations

Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia

Chaves, Agnaldo Rodrigues de Melo¹  Angelotti, Francislene¹  Santos, Roberta Machado²  Voltolini, Tadeu Vinhas¹  Aidar, Saulo de Tarso¹ 

[1] Embrapa Semiárido, Petrolina, Brasil;Universidade Federal de Feira de Santana, Feira de Santana, Brasil

关键词: carbon dioxide;    Cenchrus ciliaris;    climate changeIntroductionHuman activities have been identified as major determinants of climate changes;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S1516-35982014000800002

学科分类：兽医学

来源: Universidade Federal de Vicosa

【 摘 要 】

The objective of the present trial was to evaluate the productive and morphogenetic characteristics of buffel grass subjected to different air temperatures and CO2 concentrations. Three cultivars of buffel grass (Biloela, Aridus and West Australian) were compared. Cultivars were grown in growth chambers at three temperatures (day/night): 26/20, 29/23, and 32/26 °C, combined with two concentrations of CO2: 370 and 550 µmol mol-1. The experimental design was completely randomized, in a 3 × 3 × 2 factorial arrangement with three replications. There were interactions between buffel grass cultivars and air temperatures on leaf elongation rate (LER), leaf appearance rate (LAR), leaf lifespan (LL) and senescence rate (SR), whereas cultivars vs. carbon dioxide concentration affected forage mass (FM), root mass (RM), shoot/root ratio, LL and SR. Leaf elongation rate and SR were higher as the air temperature was raised. Increasing air temperature also promoted an increase in LAR, except for West Australian. High CO2 concentration provided greater SR of plants, except for Biloela. Cultivar West Australian had higher FM in relation to Biloela and Aridus when the CO2 concentration was increased to 550 µmol mol-1. West Australian was the only cultivar that responded with more forage mass when it was exposed to higher carbon dioxide concentrations, whereas Aridus had depression in forage mass. The increase in air temperatures affects morphogenetic responses of buffel grass, accelerating its vegetative development without increasing forage mass. Elevated carbon dioxide concentration changes productive responses of buffel grass.

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