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  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
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Cotton Heat Stress

Brown, Paul 02 1900 (has links)
10 pp. / Upland cotton is vulnerable to heat stress during the summer monsoon season in the low desert of Arizona. The primary impact of heat stress is a reduction in fruit retention which can reduce overall lint yields, delay crop maturity and reduce lint quality. This bulletin provides a general overview of cotton heat stress as it pertains to Arizona production systems.
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Cold temperature and boron deficiency induced sterility in spring wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)

Subedi, Kalidas January 1998 (has links)
No description available.
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GRAM genes and abscisic acid (ABA) metabolism in the reproductive development of Arabidopsis thaliana

Baron, Kevin 06 1900 (has links)
Abscisic acid (ABA) is a key plant hormone regulating agronomically important processes including seed maturation and dormancy, stomatal opening and closure, along with the transcriptional and physiological response of plants to abiotic and biotic stresses. The current study sought to functionally characterize members of an ABA-responsive gene family encoding GRAM (Glucosyltransferases, Rab-like GTPase activators and Myotubularins) domain proteins in Arabidopsis thaliana. Utilizing reverse genetics loss- and gain-of-function lines associated with GEM-RELATED 5 (GER5) were obtained, which displayed several defects in reproductive development. Gene expression profiling, RNA in situ hybridization and immunohistochemical techniques were utilized to evaluate GER5 and two closely related GRAM genes, GEM-RELATED 1 (GER1) and GLABRA2 EXPRESSION MODULATOR (GEM) in reproductive structures. Microarray profiling of seeds from ger5-2 mutants and wild-type plants revealed transcriptional changes in carbohydrate metabolism, hormone signaling and catabolic processes accompanied seed development defects of ger5-2 mutants. Seed germination assays further revealed ger5-2 mutants exhibited reduced sensitivity to ABA. In assessing GER5, GER1 and GEM as putative ABA-response genes, a second study evaluated the expression of GRAM, AuTophaGy-related (ATG), and ABA-response genes in source and sink organs exposed to abiotic stress or within mutant backgrounds deficient in sugar signaling. Monodansylcadaverine (MDC) staining was also utilized to localize autophagosomes or autophagic bodies within vegetative or reproductive organs during plant development, or in response to carbon starvation or abiotic stress. In a third study transcriptional differences in ABA metabolism, transport and homeostasis were examined within reproductive organs (cauline leaves, inflorescence meristem, developing siliques) exposed to cold and heat stress. This study revealed reproductive organs are characterized by unique patterns of ABA metabolism which differ from tissues typically associated with classical ABA responses. Together, these studies indicate GER5, an uncharacterized ABA-responsive GRAM domain gene, plays a novel role in the reproductive development of plants and that ABA metabolism and signaling are uniquely regulated in reproductive organs.
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GRAM genes and abscisic acid (ABA) metabolism in the reproductive development of Arabidopsis thaliana

Baron, Kevin 06 1900 (has links)
Abscisic acid (ABA) is a key plant hormone regulating agronomically important processes including seed maturation and dormancy, stomatal opening and closure, along with the transcriptional and physiological response of plants to abiotic and biotic stresses. The current study sought to functionally characterize members of an ABA-responsive gene family encoding GRAM (Glucosyltransferases, Rab-like GTPase activators and Myotubularins) domain proteins in Arabidopsis thaliana. Utilizing reverse genetics loss- and gain-of-function lines associated with GEM-RELATED 5 (GER5) were obtained, which displayed several defects in reproductive development. Gene expression profiling, RNA in situ hybridization and immunohistochemical techniques were utilized to evaluate GER5 and two closely related GRAM genes, GEM-RELATED 1 (GER1) and GLABRA2 EXPRESSION MODULATOR (GEM) in reproductive structures. Microarray profiling of seeds from ger5-2 mutants and wild-type plants revealed transcriptional changes in carbohydrate metabolism, hormone signaling and catabolic processes accompanied seed development defects of ger5-2 mutants. Seed germination assays further revealed ger5-2 mutants exhibited reduced sensitivity to ABA. In assessing GER5, GER1 and GEM as putative ABA-response genes, a second study evaluated the expression of GRAM, AuTophaGy-related (ATG), and ABA-response genes in source and sink organs exposed to abiotic stress or within mutant backgrounds deficient in sugar signaling. Monodansylcadaverine (MDC) staining was also utilized to localize autophagosomes or autophagic bodies within vegetative or reproductive organs during plant development, or in response to carbon starvation or abiotic stress. In a third study transcriptional differences in ABA metabolism, transport and homeostasis were examined within reproductive organs (cauline leaves, inflorescence meristem, developing siliques) exposed to cold and heat stress. This study revealed reproductive organs are characterized by unique patterns of ABA metabolism which differ from tissues typically associated with classical ABA responses. Together, these studies indicate GER5, an uncharacterized ABA-responsive GRAM domain gene, plays a novel role in the reproductive development of plants and that ABA metabolism and signaling are uniquely regulated in reproductive organs.
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Estudo da função do gene leafy (LFY) em duas especies de Passiflora / Role of the Leafy (LFY) gene in two species of Passiflora

Cutri, Lucas, 1983- 02 September 2009 (has links)
Orientador: Marcelo Carnier Dornelas / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Biologia / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-12T18:50:55Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Cutri_Lucas_M.pdf: 1586936 bytes, checksum: 89c34c442b82fc8e799842fa98af8efe (MD5) Previous issue date: 2009 / Resumo: O gene LEAFY (LFY) específico de plantas, além de atuar na transição do meristema vegetativo para o reprodutivo, parece regular também a transição do desenvolvimento de produtos do meristema apical tão diversos quanto: folhasgavinhas; flores-gavinhas e inflorescências-flores solitárias, além de diminuir drasticamente o tempo necessário para que a planta passe da fase vegetativa para a fase reprodutiva. O gênero Passiflora é um candidato em potencial para o estudo da evolução da função biológica do gene LFY, por conter todas as estruturas morfológicas em que o referido gene atua. Neste estudo, foram analisadas duas espécies divergentes de Passiflora: Passiflora edulis var flavicarpa e Passiflora suberosa. O desenvolvimento reprodutivo de ambas foi caracterizado com o uso de microscopia óptica e de microscopia eletrônica de varredura. Análises moleculares da função do gene LFY também foram executadas nestas duas espécies. Isolou-se, via PCR, fragmentos potencialmente correspondentes a homólogos do referido gene em P. edulis e em P. suberosa. Estas seqüências gênicas, denominadas respectivamente PeLFY e PsLFY foram utilizadas em análises filogenéticas. O padrão de expressão de ambos os genes foi investigado em experimentos de RTPCR e hibridização in situ em diferentes tecidos durante o desenvolvimento das espécies de Passiflora estudadas Adicionalmente, foram obtidas plantas transgênicas de P. suberosa, contendo uma construção de superexpressão do gene LFY de Arabidopsis / Abstract: The LEAFY (LFY) gene is plant-specific, and besides playing a role in the transition of the vegetative to the reproductive meristems, it seems to regulate the development of different products of the shoot apical meristem (SAM) as leaves-tendrils, flowerstendrils, solitary flowers-inflorescences. It is also responsible for decreasing substantially the time needed for the transition from the vegetative to the reproductive phase. The genus Passiflora is a good model for the study of the evolution of the biologic function of the LFY gene, because it has all morphological structures in which this gene acts. In this study, two distinct species: Passiflora edulis var. flavicarpa and Passiflora suberosa had their reproductive development analyzed by optical microscopy and scanning electron microscopy. Molecular analyzes of LFY functions were also performed in both species. Fragments corresponding to homologs of the LFY gene were cloned from P. edulis and P. suberosa by PCR. These fragments were named PeLFY and PsLFY, respectively and were used in filogenetic analyzes. The expression patterns of these genes were investigated by RT-PCR and in situ hybridization in different tissues of the studied Passiflora species. Additionally, transgenic lines of P. suberosa were obtained that contained a construction that promoted the overexpression of the Arabidopsis LFY gene / Mestrado / Mestre em Biologia Vegetal
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Fitotoxidez do óleo essencial de Heterothalamus psiadioides LESS sobre Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) HEYNH

Lazarotto, Diana Carla January 2014 (has links)
O arbusto Heterothalamus psiadioides Less. (Asteraceae) ocorre no sul do Brasil e no Uruguai, se estabelecendo frequentemente em formações densas. Esse padrão de estabelecimento pode estar relacionado a efeitos alelopáticos dos voláteis liberados por essa planta. Portanto, este trabalho objetivou investigar os efeitos do óleo essencial de H. psiadioides sobre a germinação, crescimento inicial, enraizamento adventício e desenvolvimento vegetativo e reprodutivo de Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh., planta-alvo desse estudo. Além disso, a caracterização química do óleo essencial foi realizada. Para avaliar efeitos sobre a germinação e o crescimento inicial, sementes e plântulas de A. thaliana foram expostas aos voláteis de H. psiadioides, cuja composição química foi analisada através de cromatografia em fase gasosa associada à espectrometria de massas. Para avaliar efeitos sobre o enraizamento adventício, plântulas de A. thaliana tiveram suas raízes primárias cortadas, gerando microestacas que foram expostas aos voláteis. Além disso, tratamentos para recuperação dos efeitos causados pelos voláteis foram utilizados – com adição de auxina, citocinina e antioxidante ao meio de cultura. No experimento que testou os efeitos dos voláteis sobre o desenvolvimento reprodutivo e vegetativo da planta-alvo, as plantas foram expostas aos voláteis dentro de câmaras de vidro. Após a exposição e quando as plantas senesceram, parâmetros vegetativos e reprodutivos foram avaliados. A germinação e o crescimento inicial da planta-alvo foram afetados negativamente pelos voláteis de H. psiadioides. Da mesma forma, o enraizamento adventício das plantas foi afetado. Microestacas da planta-alvo expostas aos voláteis demoraram mais tempo para enraizar, desenvolveram menos raízes e essas eram mais curtas do que as microestacas controle. Estresse oxidativo foi detectado nas microestacas expostas aos voláteis; além disso, hormônios e antioxidante não reverteram os efeitos fisiológicos negativos causados pelos mesmos. A avaliação do desenvolvimento vegetativo e reprodutivo das plantas expostas aos voláteis nas câmaras de vidro permitiu detectar efeitos negativos dos voláteis apenas em um parâmetro relacionado ao crescimento, que foi mensurado logo após o período de exposição. Nenhum outro parâmetro diferiu significativamente entre plantas expostas aos voláteis e não expostas. Esses resultados indicam que apesar dos drásticos efeitos demonstrados pelos voláteis sobre sementes e plântulas, efeitos pouco relevantes foram encontrados para o desenvolvimento vegetativo e reprodutivo. Portanto, possivelmente o potencial alelopático de H. psiadioides pode ser menor do que o esperado, já que plantas juvenis a adultas são capazes de recuperar-se dos efeitos dos voláteis dessa planta. / The shrub Heterothalamus psiadioides Less. (Asteraceae) occurs in Southern Brazil and Uruguay, where it often establishes in dense populations. This pattern of establishment may be related to allelopathic effects of the volatiles released by this plant. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the effects of the volatile essential oil of H. psiadioides on germination, early growth, adventitious rooting and vegetative and reproductive development of Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh., the target plant of this study. Furthermore, the chemical characterization of the essential oil was performed. To assess effects on germination and early growth, seeds and seedlings of A. thaliana were exposed to H. psiadioides volatiles, which had the chemical composition analyzed by gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry. To evaluate effects on adventitious rooting, seedlings of A. thaliana had the primary roots excised, generating microcuttings that were exposed to the volatiles. Moreover, treatments to recovery the effects caused by the volatiles were used – with addition of auxin, cytokinin and antioxidant in the culture medium. In the experiment that tested the effects of the volatiles on the vegetative and reproductive development of the target plant, plants were exposed to the volatiles inside of glass chambers. After the exposition and at senescence, vegetative and reproductive parameters were evaluated. The germination and early growth were negatively affected by the volatiles. Adventitious rooting was similarly affected. Microcuttings of the target plant exposed to the volatiles were slower to root, less developed and had shorter roots in relation to control microcuttings. Oxidative damage was detected in the microcuttings exposed to the volatiles; furthermore hormones and antioxidant did not revert negative physiological effects caused by the oil. The evaluation of vegetative and reproductive development of plants exposed to the volatiles inside of glass chambers allowed to detect negative effects just in a parameter measured immediately after removal plants from the chambers. Other parameters did not differ between plants exposed to the volatiles and plants not exposed. These results indicate that despite of drastic effects showed by the volatiles on seeds and seedlings, effects of little relevance were found in vegetative and reproductive development. Therefore, it is possible that allelopathic potential of H. psiadioides may be lower than expected, since juvenile and adult plants are able to recover from the effects of the plant volatiles.
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Fitotoxidez do óleo essencial de Heterothalamus psiadioides LESS sobre Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) HEYNH

Lazarotto, Diana Carla January 2014 (has links)
O arbusto Heterothalamus psiadioides Less. (Asteraceae) ocorre no sul do Brasil e no Uruguai, se estabelecendo frequentemente em formações densas. Esse padrão de estabelecimento pode estar relacionado a efeitos alelopáticos dos voláteis liberados por essa planta. Portanto, este trabalho objetivou investigar os efeitos do óleo essencial de H. psiadioides sobre a germinação, crescimento inicial, enraizamento adventício e desenvolvimento vegetativo e reprodutivo de Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh., planta-alvo desse estudo. Além disso, a caracterização química do óleo essencial foi realizada. Para avaliar efeitos sobre a germinação e o crescimento inicial, sementes e plântulas de A. thaliana foram expostas aos voláteis de H. psiadioides, cuja composição química foi analisada através de cromatografia em fase gasosa associada à espectrometria de massas. Para avaliar efeitos sobre o enraizamento adventício, plântulas de A. thaliana tiveram suas raízes primárias cortadas, gerando microestacas que foram expostas aos voláteis. Além disso, tratamentos para recuperação dos efeitos causados pelos voláteis foram utilizados – com adição de auxina, citocinina e antioxidante ao meio de cultura. No experimento que testou os efeitos dos voláteis sobre o desenvolvimento reprodutivo e vegetativo da planta-alvo, as plantas foram expostas aos voláteis dentro de câmaras de vidro. Após a exposição e quando as plantas senesceram, parâmetros vegetativos e reprodutivos foram avaliados. A germinação e o crescimento inicial da planta-alvo foram afetados negativamente pelos voláteis de H. psiadioides. Da mesma forma, o enraizamento adventício das plantas foi afetado. Microestacas da planta-alvo expostas aos voláteis demoraram mais tempo para enraizar, desenvolveram menos raízes e essas eram mais curtas do que as microestacas controle. Estresse oxidativo foi detectado nas microestacas expostas aos voláteis; além disso, hormônios e antioxidante não reverteram os efeitos fisiológicos negativos causados pelos mesmos. A avaliação do desenvolvimento vegetativo e reprodutivo das plantas expostas aos voláteis nas câmaras de vidro permitiu detectar efeitos negativos dos voláteis apenas em um parâmetro relacionado ao crescimento, que foi mensurado logo após o período de exposição. Nenhum outro parâmetro diferiu significativamente entre plantas expostas aos voláteis e não expostas. Esses resultados indicam que apesar dos drásticos efeitos demonstrados pelos voláteis sobre sementes e plântulas, efeitos pouco relevantes foram encontrados para o desenvolvimento vegetativo e reprodutivo. Portanto, possivelmente o potencial alelopático de H. psiadioides pode ser menor do que o esperado, já que plantas juvenis a adultas são capazes de recuperar-se dos efeitos dos voláteis dessa planta. / The shrub Heterothalamus psiadioides Less. (Asteraceae) occurs in Southern Brazil and Uruguay, where it often establishes in dense populations. This pattern of establishment may be related to allelopathic effects of the volatiles released by this plant. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the effects of the volatile essential oil of H. psiadioides on germination, early growth, adventitious rooting and vegetative and reproductive development of Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh., the target plant of this study. Furthermore, the chemical characterization of the essential oil was performed. To assess effects on germination and early growth, seeds and seedlings of A. thaliana were exposed to H. psiadioides volatiles, which had the chemical composition analyzed by gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry. To evaluate effects on adventitious rooting, seedlings of A. thaliana had the primary roots excised, generating microcuttings that were exposed to the volatiles. Moreover, treatments to recovery the effects caused by the volatiles were used – with addition of auxin, cytokinin and antioxidant in the culture medium. In the experiment that tested the effects of the volatiles on the vegetative and reproductive development of the target plant, plants were exposed to the volatiles inside of glass chambers. After the exposition and at senescence, vegetative and reproductive parameters were evaluated. The germination and early growth were negatively affected by the volatiles. Adventitious rooting was similarly affected. Microcuttings of the target plant exposed to the volatiles were slower to root, less developed and had shorter roots in relation to control microcuttings. Oxidative damage was detected in the microcuttings exposed to the volatiles; furthermore hormones and antioxidant did not revert negative physiological effects caused by the oil. The evaluation of vegetative and reproductive development of plants exposed to the volatiles inside of glass chambers allowed to detect negative effects just in a parameter measured immediately after removal plants from the chambers. Other parameters did not differ between plants exposed to the volatiles and plants not exposed. These results indicate that despite of drastic effects showed by the volatiles on seeds and seedlings, effects of little relevance were found in vegetative and reproductive development. Therefore, it is possible that allelopathic potential of H. psiadioides may be lower than expected, since juvenile and adult plants are able to recover from the effects of the plant volatiles.
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Fitotoxidez do óleo essencial de Heterothalamus psiadioides LESS sobre Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) HEYNH

Lazarotto, Diana Carla January 2014 (has links)
O arbusto Heterothalamus psiadioides Less. (Asteraceae) ocorre no sul do Brasil e no Uruguai, se estabelecendo frequentemente em formações densas. Esse padrão de estabelecimento pode estar relacionado a efeitos alelopáticos dos voláteis liberados por essa planta. Portanto, este trabalho objetivou investigar os efeitos do óleo essencial de H. psiadioides sobre a germinação, crescimento inicial, enraizamento adventício e desenvolvimento vegetativo e reprodutivo de Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh., planta-alvo desse estudo. Além disso, a caracterização química do óleo essencial foi realizada. Para avaliar efeitos sobre a germinação e o crescimento inicial, sementes e plântulas de A. thaliana foram expostas aos voláteis de H. psiadioides, cuja composição química foi analisada através de cromatografia em fase gasosa associada à espectrometria de massas. Para avaliar efeitos sobre o enraizamento adventício, plântulas de A. thaliana tiveram suas raízes primárias cortadas, gerando microestacas que foram expostas aos voláteis. Além disso, tratamentos para recuperação dos efeitos causados pelos voláteis foram utilizados – com adição de auxina, citocinina e antioxidante ao meio de cultura. No experimento que testou os efeitos dos voláteis sobre o desenvolvimento reprodutivo e vegetativo da planta-alvo, as plantas foram expostas aos voláteis dentro de câmaras de vidro. Após a exposição e quando as plantas senesceram, parâmetros vegetativos e reprodutivos foram avaliados. A germinação e o crescimento inicial da planta-alvo foram afetados negativamente pelos voláteis de H. psiadioides. Da mesma forma, o enraizamento adventício das plantas foi afetado. Microestacas da planta-alvo expostas aos voláteis demoraram mais tempo para enraizar, desenvolveram menos raízes e essas eram mais curtas do que as microestacas controle. Estresse oxidativo foi detectado nas microestacas expostas aos voláteis; além disso, hormônios e antioxidante não reverteram os efeitos fisiológicos negativos causados pelos mesmos. A avaliação do desenvolvimento vegetativo e reprodutivo das plantas expostas aos voláteis nas câmaras de vidro permitiu detectar efeitos negativos dos voláteis apenas em um parâmetro relacionado ao crescimento, que foi mensurado logo após o período de exposição. Nenhum outro parâmetro diferiu significativamente entre plantas expostas aos voláteis e não expostas. Esses resultados indicam que apesar dos drásticos efeitos demonstrados pelos voláteis sobre sementes e plântulas, efeitos pouco relevantes foram encontrados para o desenvolvimento vegetativo e reprodutivo. Portanto, possivelmente o potencial alelopático de H. psiadioides pode ser menor do que o esperado, já que plantas juvenis a adultas são capazes de recuperar-se dos efeitos dos voláteis dessa planta. / The shrub Heterothalamus psiadioides Less. (Asteraceae) occurs in Southern Brazil and Uruguay, where it often establishes in dense populations. This pattern of establishment may be related to allelopathic effects of the volatiles released by this plant. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the effects of the volatile essential oil of H. psiadioides on germination, early growth, adventitious rooting and vegetative and reproductive development of Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh., the target plant of this study. Furthermore, the chemical characterization of the essential oil was performed. To assess effects on germination and early growth, seeds and seedlings of A. thaliana were exposed to H. psiadioides volatiles, which had the chemical composition analyzed by gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry. To evaluate effects on adventitious rooting, seedlings of A. thaliana had the primary roots excised, generating microcuttings that were exposed to the volatiles. Moreover, treatments to recovery the effects caused by the volatiles were used – with addition of auxin, cytokinin and antioxidant in the culture medium. In the experiment that tested the effects of the volatiles on the vegetative and reproductive development of the target plant, plants were exposed to the volatiles inside of glass chambers. After the exposition and at senescence, vegetative and reproductive parameters were evaluated. The germination and early growth were negatively affected by the volatiles. Adventitious rooting was similarly affected. Microcuttings of the target plant exposed to the volatiles were slower to root, less developed and had shorter roots in relation to control microcuttings. Oxidative damage was detected in the microcuttings exposed to the volatiles; furthermore hormones and antioxidant did not revert negative physiological effects caused by the oil. The evaluation of vegetative and reproductive development of plants exposed to the volatiles inside of glass chambers allowed to detect negative effects just in a parameter measured immediately after removal plants from the chambers. Other parameters did not differ between plants exposed to the volatiles and plants not exposed. These results indicate that despite of drastic effects showed by the volatiles on seeds and seedlings, effects of little relevance were found in vegetative and reproductive development. Therefore, it is possible that allelopathic potential of H. psiadioides may be lower than expected, since juvenile and adult plants are able to recover from the effects of the plant volatiles.
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Variação sazonal de amido em tecidos de reserva do cafeeiro arábica na fase reprodutiva / Seasonal variation of starch in reserve tissues of arabica coffee in the reproductive stage

Chaves Filho, Jales Teixeira 14 April 2008 (has links)
O café é a mais importante mercadoria no comércio agrícola internacional, representando uma significante fonte de renda para diversos países, incluindo o Brasil. A formação de gemas florais é um importante processo fisiológico em plantas superiores e o período de florescimento é influenciado pelas condições ambientais. Em Coffea arabica L. estudos tem demonstrado que os tecidos dos ramos e do caule são locais de armazenamento de carboidratos de reserva. Entretanto, muito pouco é conhecido sobre a relação existente entre o acúmulo de amido nos tecidos de reserva e o desenvolvimento reprodutivo nesta espécie. O objetivo deste presente estudo foi investigar a variação sazonal do amido nos tecidos de armazenamento de Coffea arabica L cultivar Catuaí vermelho e a relação com a iniciação e desenvolvimento de gemas florais. Este trabalho foi conduzido em condições de campo, utilizando plantas adultas crescendo na Fazenda Areão, o centro experimental da Escola Superior de Agricultura \"Luiz de Queiroz\"-ESALQ. Ramos laterais (plagiotrópicos), caule principal e raízes laterais foram coletados para determinar os locais de armazenamento nas plantas, bem como para caracterizar a variação sazonal de amido em diferentes estágios fenológicos da planta. Lâminas de secções transversais foram preparadas e então submetidas às observações histológicas. Ramos plagiotrópicos que apresentaram gemas florais e ramos sem gemas foram igualmente analisados para determinar a presença ou ausência de amido nos tecidos. Adicionalmente, o amido foi quantificado em tais ramos para determinar a relação entre o nível de carboidratos e o desenvolvimento de gemas. Os resultados indicaram que os ramos laterais, caule principal e raízes são potencialmente locais de armazenamento de reserva. As gemas florais foram observadas em ramos contendo amido acumulado nos tecidos, sugerindo que o desenvolvimento de gemas no cafeeiro arábico é influenciado pela presença deste polissacarídeo. A concentração média de amido nos ramos contendo gemas foi de 42,85 mg.g-1 de matéria seca ou de 9,10 mg.g-1 para ramos sem gemas, indicando a influência dos carboidratos de reserva sobre o ciclo reprodutivo em Coffea arabica. Ramos contendo poucos frutos demonstraram amido nos tecidos de armazenamento e botões florais desenvolvidos, em oposição aos ramos com muitos frutos, mostrando uma clara relação entre tecidos fonte-dreno e a fase reprodutiva no cafeeiro. / Coffee is the most important commodity in the international agricultural trade, representing a significant source of income to several countries, including Brazil. Flower bud formation is one important physiological process for higher plants, and flowering time is influenced by environmental conditions. In Coffea arabica L. studies have demonstrated that tissues of branches and stems are storage sites for reserve carbohydrates. However, little is known about the relationship between starch accumulation and reproductive development in coffee species. The general objective of the current study was to investigate the seasonal variation of starch in the storage tissues of Coffea arabica L. cultivar Red Catuaí and its relation with flower bud initiation and development. This work was carried out in field conditions, using adult plants growing in Areão Farm, the experimental center of Escola Superior de Agricultura \"Luiz de Queiroz\"-ESALQ. Biological samples of plagiotropic branches, main stem, and lateral roots were collected to determinate the storage sites in plant as well as to characterized the seasonal variations of starch in the different phenological stages of plants. Slides of transversal sections of samples were prepared for histological observation. Plagiotropic branches that showed floral buds and branches without buds were even analyzed to determine the presence or absence of starch in tissues. Additionally, starch was quantified in branches to determinate the relation between carbohydrate concentration and bud development. The results indicated that lateral branches, main stem, and roots were potentially reserves sites. The flower buds were only observed in those branches with higher concentrations of starch, as showed by histological preps. This observation suggested that floral bud development in arabica coffe is influenced by the presence of starch reserve. The mean concentration of starch was 42,85 mg.g-1 or 9,10 mg.g-1 dry weight in branches possessing floral buds was to branches without floral buds, respectively. Branches having few fruits showed starch in storage tissues and larger floral buds, opposed to branches with several fruits, showing a clear relationship between source-sink and reproductive phase in coffee plants.
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Variação sazonal de amido em tecidos de reserva do cafeeiro arábica na fase reprodutiva / Seasonal variation of starch in reserve tissues of arabica coffee in the reproductive stage

Jales Teixeira Chaves Filho 14 April 2008 (has links)
O café é a mais importante mercadoria no comércio agrícola internacional, representando uma significante fonte de renda para diversos países, incluindo o Brasil. A formação de gemas florais é um importante processo fisiológico em plantas superiores e o período de florescimento é influenciado pelas condições ambientais. Em Coffea arabica L. estudos tem demonstrado que os tecidos dos ramos e do caule são locais de armazenamento de carboidratos de reserva. Entretanto, muito pouco é conhecido sobre a relação existente entre o acúmulo de amido nos tecidos de reserva e o desenvolvimento reprodutivo nesta espécie. O objetivo deste presente estudo foi investigar a variação sazonal do amido nos tecidos de armazenamento de Coffea arabica L cultivar Catuaí vermelho e a relação com a iniciação e desenvolvimento de gemas florais. Este trabalho foi conduzido em condições de campo, utilizando plantas adultas crescendo na Fazenda Areão, o centro experimental da Escola Superior de Agricultura \"Luiz de Queiroz\"-ESALQ. Ramos laterais (plagiotrópicos), caule principal e raízes laterais foram coletados para determinar os locais de armazenamento nas plantas, bem como para caracterizar a variação sazonal de amido em diferentes estágios fenológicos da planta. Lâminas de secções transversais foram preparadas e então submetidas às observações histológicas. Ramos plagiotrópicos que apresentaram gemas florais e ramos sem gemas foram igualmente analisados para determinar a presença ou ausência de amido nos tecidos. Adicionalmente, o amido foi quantificado em tais ramos para determinar a relação entre o nível de carboidratos e o desenvolvimento de gemas. Os resultados indicaram que os ramos laterais, caule principal e raízes são potencialmente locais de armazenamento de reserva. As gemas florais foram observadas em ramos contendo amido acumulado nos tecidos, sugerindo que o desenvolvimento de gemas no cafeeiro arábico é influenciado pela presença deste polissacarídeo. A concentração média de amido nos ramos contendo gemas foi de 42,85 mg.g-1 de matéria seca ou de 9,10 mg.g-1 para ramos sem gemas, indicando a influência dos carboidratos de reserva sobre o ciclo reprodutivo em Coffea arabica. Ramos contendo poucos frutos demonstraram amido nos tecidos de armazenamento e botões florais desenvolvidos, em oposição aos ramos com muitos frutos, mostrando uma clara relação entre tecidos fonte-dreno e a fase reprodutiva no cafeeiro. / Coffee is the most important commodity in the international agricultural trade, representing a significant source of income to several countries, including Brazil. Flower bud formation is one important physiological process for higher plants, and flowering time is influenced by environmental conditions. In Coffea arabica L. studies have demonstrated that tissues of branches and stems are storage sites for reserve carbohydrates. However, little is known about the relationship between starch accumulation and reproductive development in coffee species. The general objective of the current study was to investigate the seasonal variation of starch in the storage tissues of Coffea arabica L. cultivar Red Catuaí and its relation with flower bud initiation and development. This work was carried out in field conditions, using adult plants growing in Areão Farm, the experimental center of Escola Superior de Agricultura \"Luiz de Queiroz\"-ESALQ. Biological samples of plagiotropic branches, main stem, and lateral roots were collected to determinate the storage sites in plant as well as to characterized the seasonal variations of starch in the different phenological stages of plants. Slides of transversal sections of samples were prepared for histological observation. Plagiotropic branches that showed floral buds and branches without buds were even analyzed to determine the presence or absence of starch in tissues. Additionally, starch was quantified in branches to determinate the relation between carbohydrate concentration and bud development. The results indicated that lateral branches, main stem, and roots were potentially reserves sites. The flower buds were only observed in those branches with higher concentrations of starch, as showed by histological preps. This observation suggested that floral bud development in arabica coffe is influenced by the presence of starch reserve. The mean concentration of starch was 42,85 mg.g-1 or 9,10 mg.g-1 dry weight in branches possessing floral buds was to branches without floral buds, respectively. Branches having few fruits showed starch in storage tissues and larger floral buds, opposed to branches with several fruits, showing a clear relationship between source-sink and reproductive phase in coffee plants.

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