In field experiments conducted in northern Virginia during 1998, oils reduced photosynthesis, fruit maturity, and crop yield. Three applications of a 1.5% (v/v) oil/water emulsion were made to Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon vine canopies at 6200 L/ha (Chardonnay) and 2440 L/ha (Cabernet Sauvignon). Net assimilation rate (NAR), soluble solids concentration (SSC), and berry size were reduced by oil treatments when compared to an untreated control. Also in 1998, a 1.5% (v/v) oil/water emulsion at 5550 L/ha and 4680 L/ha was applied to 23 wine grape cultivars. Eleven cultivars had significant foliar injury but injury was not related to reductions in fruit maturity. Experiments conducted in 1999 determined if reduced spray volumes or applications to only the fruit zone minimize reductions in NAR and SSC. Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon were treated with JMS Stylet oil (1.5%) using 5600 L/ha or 1870 L/ha applied to the whole canopy or 930 L/ha applied to the fruit zone. The NAR of 5600 L/ha treated Cabernet Sauvignon was significantly lower than the NAR of control and other oil treatments on three measurement dates. The NAR of Chardonnay in the 5600 L/ha treatment was significantly lower than the NAR of control treatments in three measurements. Cabernet Sauvignon SSC was reduced by the 5600 L/ha and 1870 L/ha treatments, relative to the water treated control, on three sample dates but not at harvest. The SSC of Chardonnay in the 5600 L/ha treatment was reduced at harvest as compared to all other treatments. The SSC of Chardonnay in the 1870 and 930 L/ha treatments was reduced relative to the water control. Low volumes of oil caused less reduction in NAR and SSC; however, there are concerns about the efficacy of oils used at low volumes due to poor coverage. / Master of Science

Orientadores: Ivany Ferraz Marques Valio, Sandra Maria Carmello-Guerreiro / Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Biologia / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-08T15:55:54Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Scarpa_FabianoMicheletto_D.pdf: 3535805 bytes, checksum: 848a8f1513a88f057d84df520b2f7e99 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2007 / Resumo: O Cerrado e a Mata Atlântica são ambientes contrastantes em relação aos fatores hídrico, nutricional e luminoso. Portanto, algumas características adaptativas são esperadas em termos do crescimento das plântulas e da morfologia e anatomia das folhas para cada ambiente. Neste trabalho, foi feito um estudo comparativo entre espécies do cerrado e da Mata Atlântica utilizando-se pares congenéricos, sendo cada par formado por uma espécie da Mata Atlântica e uma espécie do Cerrado. Estudou-se o crescimento de plântulas em 10 pares congenéricos pertencentes a 8 famílias, a morfologia funcional de folhas de indivíduos adultos em 14 pares pertencentes a 11 famílias e a anatomia foliar em 8 pares pertencentes a 7 famílias. Para os estudos de crescimento, foram avaliados os atributos: área foliar específica (AFE), razão de área foliar (RAF), razão de massa da raiz (RMR), razão de massa do caule (RMC), razão de massa das folhas (RMF), razão raiz/parte aérea (R/PA), taxa de crescimento relativo (TCR) e taxa de assimilação líquida (TAL). Para o estudo do efeito do estresse de luz no crescimento das plântulas, foi utilizado um par congenérico de espécies: Eriotheca candolleana (da mata atlântica) e Eriotheca gracilipes (do Cerrado). Foram utilizados dois níveis de irradiância: 50% e 2%. Para avaliação da morfologia funcional das folhas, folhas de indivíduos adultos das diferentes espécies estudadas os atributos suculência, AFE, espessura e largura foram avaliados. Nos estudos anatômicos, as imagens dos cortes transversais da lâmina foliar foram digitalizadas e analisadas através do programa ¿image pro-plus¿. Houve convergências de adaptações aos ambientes estudados para algumas características. Maiores valores de TCR foram em geral encontrados para espécies da Mata Atlântica, assim como maiores valores de AFE e RAF, que estão intimamente associados à interceptação de luz para o crescimento. Não houve relação entre investimento radicular e o ambiente de ocorrência das espécies. Verificou-se que as espécies do Cerrado apresentaram maior suculência e menor AFE. Os dados de AFE encontrados nas folhas adultas revelaram o mesmo padrão obtido para plântulas. Os cortes anatômicos evidenciaram uma espessura maior da lâmina foliar e do mesofilo e um parênquima mais compactado, de maneira geral, para as espécies do Cerrado. A porção laminar lignificada também apresenta uma área significativamente maior em folhas de plantas do Cerrado. Folhas mais espessas e lignificadas diminuem a interceptação de luz e reduzem assim as taxas de crescimento, o que é muito vantajoso em ambientes onde os recursos hídricos e os nutrientes são limitantes / Abstract: The Cerrado and the Atlantic Rainforest are contrasting environments in terms of water, light and nutrient availability. Thus some adaptive traits for seedling growth and leaf morphology and anatomy are expected for each habitat. In this work a comparative study was performed between the Cerrado and the Atlantic rainforest species using congeneric pairs .Each pair was composed by a species from the Cerrado and a species from the Atlantic Rainforest. Seedling growth was studied in 10 pairs from 8 families, mature leaf functional morphology was studied in 14 pairs from 11 families and leaf anatomy was studied in 8 pairs from 7 families. For seedling growth studies, specific leaf area (SLA), leaf area ratio (LAR), root mass ratio (RMR), stem mass ratio (SMR), leaf mass ratio (LMR), root/shoot ratio (R/S), relative growth rate (RGR) and net assimilation rate (NAR) were calculated. For the study of light stress effect on seedling growth it was used a congeneric pair of species: Eriotheca candolleana (from the Atlantic Rainforest) and Eriotheca gracilipes (from Cerrado). Two irradiance levels were performed (50% and 2%) For the evaluation of mature leaf functional morphology, succulence, SLA, leaf thickness and leaf width were measured. For the anatomy studies, images from leaf transversal cross section were digitalized and analised using the software image pro plus. There were adaptive convergences for some traits relative to the habitat. Higher RGR, SLA and LAR values were generally achieved for species from the Atlantic Rainforest. SLA and LAR are closely related to light interceptance for plant growth. It was not found an association between root investiment and species environment. It was observed that leaves of Cerrado species were more succulent and presented lower values of SLA. SLA data found in mature leaves showed the same pattern obtained for the seedlings. Cross sections of the leaves revealed higher lamina thickness and higher mesophyll thickness. A more condensed parenchyma was generally found for the Cerrado species. The lignified proportion of leaves was also higher in plants from the Cerrado. Thick and more lignified leaves decrease light interception and reduce growth rates. Such traits are of important adaptive value in environments where water and nutrients are limiting resources / Doutorado / Doutor em Biologia Vegetal