The Virginia-Carolina (VC) region including Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina, is the most important peanut production region for the large seeded, virginia-type peanut in the United States.  In recent years, an increased frequency of heat and drought episodes with significant effects on peanut yield was observed in the VC region.  Because limited information is available on the mechanisms virginia-type peanut develops in response to heat and water stress, the present study evaluated several physiological and metabolic characteristics and their relationship with yield for eight cultivars and breeding lines.  Experiments were conducted under rainfed and irrigated field trials in 2011 and 2012, and in a growth chamber under optimum (30/25 "C) and high temperature (40/35 "C) conditions.  The long term goal of this study is to help development of more tolerant peanut cultivars to heat and drought in the VC region. Visible symptoms of water-deficit stress were observed in peanut during the field experiments in both years.  Significant (p d 0.05) variations for yield, membrane injury, chlorophyll fluorescence (Fv/Fm ratio), specific leaf area, SPAD chlorophyll content, and relative levels of polar and non-polar metabolites were observed in response to water regime, growth stage, and genotype in both years during the field studies.  Similarly each year, the Fv/Fm ratio, organic acids, and saturated fatty acids decreased in rainfed vs. irrigated plants, while the sugar and sugar alcohol relative levels increased.  Regardless the water regime, lower levels of saturated fatty acids and sugars, and higher levels of unsaturated fatty acids and sugar alcohols were associated (p < 0.05) with higher pod yield in field conditions.  Genotypes Phillips, SPT06-07, and N05006 showed potential tolerance and N04074FCT, CHAMPS, and Bailey susceptibility to water deficit in field studies.  Significant physiological and metabolic changes were also observed in response to heat stress under controlled conditions in peanut seedlings.  A general decrease in organic acid and saturated fatty acid levels and an increase in membrane injury, sugar, and unsaturated fatty acid levels were observed under both water deficit and heat stress conditions.  Overall, results from both experiments were suggestive of natural stress responses rather than adaptive mechanisms to water deficit and heat stress of the virginia-type genotypes used in this study. Among all genotypes, SPT 06-07 showed improved tolerance to both stresses.  Our results suggest that monitoring chlorophyll fluorescence and changes in the levels of selected metabolites can be used to screen new peanut lines for drought and heat stress tolerance. / Master of Science in Life Sciences

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Orientador: Miguel Angelo Mutton / Banca: Ignácio José de Godoy / Banca: Edson Lazarini. / Banca: José Frederico Centurion / Banca: Gil Miguel de Sousa Centurion / Resumo: No estado de São Paulo, o amendoim é cultivado principalmente na sucessão à cana-de-açúcar e pastagem, em duas regiões distintas quanto às condições edafoclimáticas. Atualmente, devido ao aumento das áreas com canaviais colhidos sem queima e dos sistemas de integração agricultura e pecuária, os produtores têm a oportunidade de adotarem manejos de solo conservacionistas. Considerando as peculiaridades morfo-fisiológicas da planta de amendoim, os objetivos desta pesquisa foram : estudar as características agronômicas e extração de nutrientes de duas cultivares de amendoim com hábitos de crescimento contrastantes em três manejos de solo sobre palhada de cana crua e pastagem, bem como avaliar os efeitos desses sistemas sobre alguns atributos químicos, físicos e microbiológicos do solo. Foram instalados 12 experimentos de campo, conduzidos de 1999/2000 até 2004/2005, na áreas experimentais da APTA (antigas estações do IAC e IZ), sendo 9 em Latossolo vermelho (Ribeirão Preto, 6 em cana crua e 3 em pastagem) e 3 em Argissolos, dos quais 2 (pastagem e cana crua) em Pindorama e 1 (pastagem) em Mirassol. Em delineamento experimental blocos casualizados os tratamentos foram arranjados em esquema de parcelas subdivididas, utilizando-se 4 repetições. As parcelas compreenderam os sistemas de manejo convencional (arado de aivecas + gradagens), cultivo mínimo (5 L.ha-1de glifosate + arado subsolador ASTMATIC 450®, Tatu Marchesan) e plantio direto (5 L.ha-1de glifosate). As sub-parcelas foram constituídas pelas cultivares IAC-Tatu ST (ereta) e IAC-Caiapó (rasteira)...(Resumo completo, clicar no acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: In Sao Paulo State, Brazil, peanut has been cultivated in rotation with sugarcane and pasture in two regions with different soil type and climate conditions. Nowadays, due to the increase of sugarcane area harvested without burning and the crop-livestock integration systems, the peanut growers have a great opportunity to plant in the conservation tillage, mainly in no-tillage system. Considering the specific morphological and physiological characteristic of peanut plant, the aims of this research were to study the agronomic characteristics and nutrient contents of two different peanut cultivars in three tillage systems in rotation with sugarcane and pasture, as well as their effects in some chemical, physical and microbiological soil attributes. Twelve field experiments were conducted from 1999/2000 to 2004/2005, at the followings places: Ribeirão Preto (Oxisoil), Pindorama (Ultisoil) and Mirassol (Ultisoil). Seven trials were installed on sugarcane straw and five in rotation with pasture, which were situated at APTA experimental station. Tillage treatments were arranged in split-plot randomized complete block design with four replications. The main plots were the tillage treatments (conventional, reduced and no-tillage) while the subplots were peanut cultivars (IACTatu ST and IAC-Caiapó). In the conventional tillage, soil was turned with a moldboard plow and disked. Reduced tillage was made with subsoiler shank (ASTMATIC 450 , Tatu Marchesan) after the herbicide application. In no-tillage systems, the sugarcane plant and pasture were killed with glyphosate (2.4 kg a.i.ha-1). Some agronomic characteristics (pod and kernels yield, percentage of sound mature kernels, plant density and dry matter of root in different layers), nodulation (number and dry matter) and nutrient contents (N,P, K, Ca, Mg, S, Cu, Mn, Zn) in plants were evaluated...(Complete abstract, acess undermentioned eletronic adress) / Doutor