Phenotypic plasticity of Neonotonia wightii and Pueraria phaseoloidesgrown under different light intensities

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Leonardo D.t. Santos¹  Leandro R. Da Cruz¹  Samuel A. Dos Santos¹  Bruno F. Sant'anna-santos¹  Izabela T. Dos Santos¹  Ariane M. De Oliveira¹  Rodrigo E. Barros¹  MÁrcia V. Santos¹  Rodrigo M. Faria¹ 

关键词: adaptation;    Fabaceae;    morphophysiology;    shading;    adaptação;    Fabaceae;    morfofisiologia;    sombreamento;   

DOI  :  10.1590/0001-3765201520140017

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Plants have the ability to undergo morphophysiological changes based on availability of light. The present study evaluated biomass accumulation, leaf morphoanatomy and physiology of Neonotonia wightii andPueraria phaseoloides grown in full sunlight, as well as in 30% and 50% shade. Two assays were performed, one for each species, using a randomized block design with 10 replicates. A higher accumulation of fresh mass in the shoot of the plants was observed for both species under cultivation in 50% shade, while no differences were detected between the full sunlight and 30% shade. N. wightii and P. phaseoloides showed increase in area and reduction in thickness leaf when cultivated in 50% shade. There were no changes in photosynthetic rate, stomatal conductance, water use efficiency and evapotranspiration of P. phaseoloidesplants because growth environment. However, the shade treatments caused alterations in physiological parameters of N. wightii. In both species, structural changes in the mesophyll occurred depending on the availability of light; however, the amount of leaf blade tissue remained unaltered. Despite the influence of light intensity variation on the morphophysiological plasticity ofN. wightiiand P. phaseoloides, no effects on biomass accumulation were observed in response to light.

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