Origins and dispersal of the sweet potato and bottle gourd in Oceania :|bimplications for prehistoric human mobility : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Plant Biology at Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand

A cultura do porongo ou cabaça [Lagenaria siceraria (Mol.) Standl] é importante para a agricultura familiar em várias regiões do Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil, porque sua rentabilidade, que viabiliza a pequena propriedade, e propicia empregos no campo, no processamento e na comercialização da cuia e artesanatos derivados. A pesquisa foi realizada com a finalidade de estudar a morfologia, fenologia e biologia floral do porongueiro, como base para outras pesquisas, e, também, para subsidiar o manejo da cultura. No experimento sobre densidade de plantas (6.666, 3.333, 2.222 e 1.666 plantas ha-1) avaliou-se a produtividade e a qualidade da cuia, assim como realizou os estudos sobre a fenologia e morfologia. A biologia floral foi estudada em casa de vegetação. Identificou as fases fenológicas e a duração das mesmas em graus-dia acumulados. A relação área foliar por fruto foi muito alta, e a taxa de fecundação baixa; e a cor pardo-escura do pedicelo do fruto serviu como indicador do ponto de colheita. A polinização das flores dependeu de agente biótico. A produtividade aumentou com a densidade de plantas, sem, no entanto, ficar estabelecido a população máxima. Os atributos morfológicos de qualidade da cuia não variaram com a densidade de plantas, no intervalo da pesquisa. / The cultivation of the bottle gourd [Lagenaria siceraria (Mol.) Standl] is an important crop for the familiar farming of several regions of Rio Grande does Sul, states Brazil. Due to profitability enables the small property, and also provides jobs in the field, in the processing and marketing of the gourd and derivative handicrafts. The research was conducted in order to study the morphology, phenology and floral biology of the bottle gourd plant, as a basis for further researches, and also to subsidize the crop management. The experiment of the plants density (6.666, 3.333, 2.222 and 1.666 plants ha-1), in which was evaluated productivity and the quality of the gourd, as well as studies conducted on the phenology and morphology. The floral biology was studied in a greenhouse. Identified phenological phases and the duration of the same in degree-days. The relative leaf area per fruit was very high, and low fertilization rate, and the dark-brown color of the fruit pedicel served as an indicator of harvest time. The pollination of flowers depended on biotic agent. The productivity of the gourd increased with the density of the plants, without establishing the maximum population. The morphological attributes of quality of the gourd did not varied with the plants density, in the interval of the research.

A cultura do porongo ou cabaça [Lagenaria siceraria (Mol.) Standl] é importante para a agricultura familiar em várias regiões do Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil, porque sua rentabilidade, que viabiliza a pequena propriedade, e propicia empregos no campo, no processamento e na comercialização da cuia e artesanatos derivados. A pesquisa foi realizada com a finalidade de estudar a morfologia, fenologia e biologia floral do porongueiro, como base para outras pesquisas, e, também, para subsidiar o manejo da cultura. No experimento sobre densidade de plantas (6.666, 3.333, 2.222 e 1.666 plantas ha-1) avaliou-se a produtividade e a qualidade da cuia, assim como realizou os estudos sobre a fenologia e morfologia. A biologia floral foi estudada em casa de vegetação. Identificou as fases fenológicas e a duração das mesmas em graus-dia acumulados. A relação área foliar por fruto foi muito alta, e a taxa de fecundação baixa; e a cor pardo-escura do pedicelo do fruto serviu como indicador do ponto de colheita. A polinização das flores dependeu de agente biótico. A produtividade aumentou com a densidade de plantas, sem, no entanto, ficar estabelecido a população máxima. Os atributos morfológicos de qualidade da cuia não variaram com a densidade de plantas, no intervalo da pesquisa. / The cultivation of the bottle gourd [Lagenaria siceraria (Mol.) Standl] is an important crop for the familiar farming of several regions of Rio Grande does Sul, states Brazil. Due to profitability enables the small property, and also provides jobs in the field, in the processing and marketing of the gourd and derivative handicrafts. The research was conducted in order to study the morphology, phenology and floral biology of the bottle gourd plant, as a basis for further researches, and also to subsidize the crop management. The experiment of the plants density (6.666, 3.333, 2.222 and 1.666 plants ha-1), in which was evaluated productivity and the quality of the gourd, as well as studies conducted on the phenology and morphology. The floral biology was studied in a greenhouse. Identified phenological phases and the duration of the same in degree-days. The relative leaf area per fruit was very high, and low fertilization rate, and the dark-brown color of the fruit pedicel served as an indicator of harvest time. The pollination of flowers depended on biotic agent. The productivity of the gourd increased with the density of the plants, without establishing the maximum population. The morphological attributes of quality of the gourd did not varied with the plants density, in the interval of the research.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-08-20T13:59:11Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 dissertacao_tiago_zanatta_aumonde.pdf: 573942 bytes, checksum: 3c1ab4ac502409888cd80ead135d58f4 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010-03-02 / The work was carried in the field between 2008 and 2009 at the Federal University of Pelotas and aimed to evaluate the mini watermelon cultivar Smile ® grafted and ungrafted. In the seedling stage were evalueted the survival rates and lignification. The rootstocks that provided the best results were transplanted to the field with ungrafted plants and where analyzed the growth, dry matter partitioning, production and fruit quality. The access Irai and C314, in the seedling stage, provided the best results. In the field, plants ungrafted obtained more accumulation total of dry matter, produticon rate of dry matter, relative growth rate, net assimilation rate, relative growth rate of leaf area, leaf area ratio and leaf weight. But, the specific leaf area was higher in grafted plants. Allied to this, the maximum plant height was 1.5 meters to 49 days after transplanting (DAT) in grafted plants and 42 DAT in ungrafted. The leaf dry matter (Wf) were increased. Regarding Wf, increased to 70 DAT in grafted plants (52.91 g m-2) and to 63 DAT in ungrafted (71.55 g m-2). Concomitantly, the number of leaves increased to 63 DAT. Regarding the dry matter of stem (Wc), the maximum was 6.56 g m-2 in grafted plants and 7.85 g m-2 in ungrafted, at 70 DAT. The dry matter of fruit (Wfr) started to compose the total dry matter from 42 DAT and was growing by the end of the cycle (70 DAT). For the grafted plant, Wfr maximum was 47.29 g m-2 and to ungrafted plants was 57.20 g m-2. The growth rate of leaf (Cf) increased until the end of the cycle with the Cf of 1.31 g m-2 d-1. Already, in ungrafted the Cf maximum was of 1.92 g m-2 d-1, at 49 DAT. The production rate of dry matter of stem (Cc) in the grafted watermelon was the maximum of 0.72 g m-2 d-1 (70 DAT), and grafted plants was 0.48 g m-2 d-1 (56 DAT). The growth rate maximum of fruit (Cf) was 3.66 g m-2 d-1 (70 DAT), in grafted plants. Already, the Cf in grafted plants was 2.97 g m-2d-1 (56 DAT). Grafted plants produced less than ungrafted, however, provided the best color of pulp and higher amount of phenols in the fruits did not differ in other variables when compared to ungrafted showing the potential of this material as a rootstock for hybrid mini watermelon Smile®. / O trabalho foi realizado a campo entre no período de 2008 a 2009 na Universidade Federal de Pelotas e objetivou avaliar a cultivar de mini melancia Smile® na condição enxertada e não enxertada (pé-franco). Na fase de muda foram avaliados os índices de pega e lignificação. O porta-enxerto que proporcionou os melhores resultados foi transplantado para o campo juntamente com pé-franco onde foram analisados o crescimento, a partição de matéria seca, a produção e a qualidade dos frutos. Na fase de muda, os acessos Irai e C314 proporcionaram os melhores resultados. Na fase de campo, pé-franco obteve maior acumulo de matéria seca total, taxa de produção de matéria seca, taxa de crescimento relativo, taxa assimilatória líquida, taxa de crescimento relativo de área foliar, razão de área foliar e razão de massa foliar. Entretanto, a área foliar específica foi superior em plantas enxertadas. Aliado a isso, altura a altura máxima foi de 1,5 metros aos 49 dias após o transplante (DAT) em plantas enxertadas e aos 42 DAT em pé-franco. A matéria seca foliar (Wf) sempre foi crescente. No que tange a Wf, foi crescente até os 70 DAT em plantas enxertadas (52,91 g m-2) e até os 63 DAT em pé-franco (71,55 g m-2). Concomitantemente, o número de folhas aumentou até os 63 DAT. No que concerne a matéria seca de caule (Wc), o máximo foi de 6,56 g m-2 em plantas enxertadas e de 7,85 g m-2 em pé-franco, aos 70 DAT . A matéria seca dos frutos (Wfr) iniciou a compor a matéria seca total a partir dos 42 DAT e foi crescente até o final do ciclo de cultivo (70 DAT). Para planta enxertada o Wfr máximo foi de 47,29 g m-2 e para pé-franco foi de 57,20 g m-2. A taxa de crescimento de folha (Cf) foi crescente durante todo o ciclo com o Cf máximo de 1,31 g m-2 d-1. Já, em pé-franco o Cf máximo foi de 2,16 g m-2 d-1, aproximadamente aos 42 DAT. Quanto a taxa de produção de matéria seca de caule (Cc), em melancia enxertada o Cc máximo foi de 0,72 g m-2 d-1 (70 DAT) e, em pé-franco o Cc máximo foi de 0,48 g m-2 d-1 (56 DAT). A taxa de crescimento máxima de fruto (Cfr) em planta enxertada foi de 3,66 g m-2 d-1 (70 DAT). Já, a Cfr pé-franco foi de 2,97 g m-2d-1 (56 DAT). Plantas enxertadas produziram menos do que pé-franco, entretanto, proporcionaram melhor coloração de polpa e maior quantidade de fenóis totais nos frutos, não diferindo nas demais variáveis analisadas quando comparadas ao pé-franco mostrando a potencialidade desse material como porta-enxerto para o híbrido de mini melancia Smile®.

Mr Clarke used molecular genetic techniques to determine the origins of the sweet potato (kumara) and the bottle gourd in Oceania. Both are thought to have been introduced into Oceania by Polynesian voyagers who collected them from South America about 1,000 years ago (the word kumara is used by indigenous South Americans). Using new and improved DNA techniques, Mr Clarke analysed several hundred varieties of sweet potato and about 40 varieties of bottle gourd. The results are consistent with a pre-European introduction of these crops into Polynesia from South America, and have revealed something about their dispersal patterns within Polynesia, including New Zealand.

Mr Clarke used molecular genetic techniques to determine the origins of the sweet potato (kumara) and the bottle gourd in Oceania. Both are thought to have been introduced into Oceania by Polynesian voyagers who collected them from South America about 1,000 years ago (the word kumara is used by indigenous South Americans). Using new and improved DNA techniques, Mr Clarke analysed several hundred varieties of sweet potato and about 40 varieties of bottle gourd. The results are consistent with a pre-European introduction of these crops into Polynesia from South America, and have revealed something about their dispersal patterns within Polynesia, including New Zealand.

Mr Clarke used molecular genetic techniques to determine the origins of the sweet potato (kumara) and the bottle gourd in Oceania. Both are thought to have been introduced into Oceania by Polynesian voyagers who collected them from South America about 1,000 years ago (the word kumara is used by indigenous South Americans). Using new and improved DNA techniques, Mr Clarke analysed several hundred varieties of sweet potato and about 40 varieties of bottle gourd. The results are consistent with a pre-European introduction of these crops into Polynesia from South America, and have revealed something about their dispersal patterns within Polynesia, including New Zealand.