Growth and physiology of ornamental sunflower under salinity in function of paclobutrazol application methods

ABSTRACT The ornamental sunflower has great importance in the floriculture sector due to the color and vitality of its flowers. However, the production and quality of flowers decrease under salt stress, which can be mitigated with paclobutrazol application. The objective of the present study was to...

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Published in:Revista brasileira de engenharia agrícola e ambiental 2021-12, Vol.25 (12), p.853-861
Main Authors: Guimarães, Rafaela F. B., Maia Júnior, Sebastião de O., Lima, Robson F. de, Souza, Allesson R. de, Andrade, Jailma R. de, Nascimento, Ronaldo do
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Language:eng ; por
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AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
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Summary:ABSTRACT The ornamental sunflower has great importance in the floriculture sector due to the color and vitality of its flowers. However, the production and quality of flowers decrease under salt stress, which can be mitigated with paclobutrazol application. The objective of the present study was to evaluate the effects of different application methods of paclobutrazol in ornamental sunflower ‘Sol Noturno’ irrigated with brackish waters. The experimental design was randomized blocks arranged in a 5 × 3 factorial scheme, corresponding to five electrical conductivities of irrigation water - ECw (0.4; 1.9; 3.4; 4.9, and 6.4 dS m-1) and three paclobutrazol application methods (foliar application, via soil and a control treatment - without paclobutrazol), with four replicates. The increase in salinity of irrigation water reduced gas exchange, photosystem II photochemical efficiency, SPAD index, plant height, and chapter diameter. The paclobutrazol application via soil or foliar increased stomatal conductance and transpiration by 21.09 and 17.80%, respectively, in comparison to plants without application, whereas photosynthesis and instantaneous carboxylation efficiency increased by 28.33 and 31.18% via soil and 14.40 and 16.12% via foliar, respectively. The paclobutrazol application, mainly via soil, favored ‘Sol Noturno’ sunflower plants under salt stress, increasing chlorophyll SPAD index and external chapter diameter, and keeping the number of the petals. RESUMO O girassol ornamental tem grande importância no setor de floricultura devido a cor e exuberância de suas flores. Porém, sua produção e qualidade das flores diminuem sob estresse salino, o qual pode ser atenuado com a aplicação de paclobutrazol. O objetivo foi avaliar os efeitos de diferentes métodos de aplicação de paclobutrazol em girassol ornamental ‘Sol Noturno’ irrigado com águas salobras. O delineamento experimental consistiu em blocos casualizados em esquema fatorial 5 × 3, correspondendo a cinco condutividades elétricas da água de irrigação - CEa (0,4; 1,9; 3,4; 4,9 e 6,4 dS m-1) e três métodos de aplicação de paclobutrazol (aplicação foliar, via solo e uma testemunha - sem paclobutrazol), com quatro repetições. O aumento da salinidade da água de irrigação reduziu as trocas gasosas, eficiência efetiva do fotossistema II, índice SPAD, altura de plantas e diâmetros do capítulo. A aplicação de paclobutrazol na folha e via solo aumentou a condutância estomática e a transpiração por 21,09 e 17,80%,
ISSN:1415-4366
1807-1929
1807-1929
DOI:10.1590/1807-1929/agriambi.v25n12p853-861