High copper content in vineyard soils promotes modifications in photosynthetic parameters and morphological changes in the root system of "Red Niagara" plantlets.

High copper (Cu) soil contents, due to the continuous vineyard application of Cu fungicides throughout the years, may impair the growth of the shoot and modify the structure of the root system. The current study aimed to investigate the threshold levels of available Cu in the soil causing toxicity effects in young grapevine plants of ‘Red Niagara’ cultivated in clay soils. Grapevine plantlets were cultivated in pots containing vineyard devoted soils with increasing contents of available Cu (25, 80, 100 and 165 mg kg?1 ), for 53 days. Photosynthesis and transpiration rates, and the quantum yield of photosystem II (Fv/Fm) were evaluated during the cultivation period. At the end of the experiment, the plant nutrient and leaf chlorophyll were determined, along with the anatomical analysis of the root system structure and plant dry matter determination. Higher levels of available Cu in the soil increased the apoplastic, symplastic and total fraction of the metal in the roots, reducing the other nutrients, especially in the shoots. Photosynthesis, transpiration rates and Fv/Fm were also reduced. Higher levels of Cu led to anatomical changes in the roots, that increased diameter, number of layers in the cortex, vascular cylinder and total root areas. It also resulted in reduced dry matter production by grapevines. Keywords: Available Cu Net photosynthesis Maximum quantum yield Root diameter Vitis labrusca L

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Main Authors:	AMBROSINI, V. G., ROSA, D. J., MELO, G. W. B. de, ZALAMENA, J., CELLA, C., SIMÃO, D. G., SILVA, L. S. da, SANTOS, H. P. dos, TOSELLI, M., TIECHER, T. L., BRUNETTO, G.
Other Authors:	Vítor Gabriel Ambrosini, Departamento de Solos, Faculdade de Agronomia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul (RS), Brazil; Daniel José Rosa, Departamento de Fitotecnia, Centro de Ciências Agrárias, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC), Florianópolis, Santa Catarina (SC), Brazil; GEORGE WELLINGTON BASTOS DE MELO, CNPUV; Jovani Zalamena, Centro Nacional de Pesquisa de Uva e Vinho, Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (Embrapa), Bento Gonçalves, RS, Brazil; Cesar Cella, Departamento de Solos, Centro de Ciências Rurais, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), Santa Maria, RS, Brazil; Daniela Guimarães Simão, Departamento de Biologia, Centro de Ciências Naturais e Exatas, UFSM, RS, Brazil; Leandro Souza da Silva, Departamento de Solos, Centro de Ciências Rurais, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), Santa Maria, RS, Brazil; HENRIQUE PESSOA DOS SANTOS, CNPUV; Moreno Toselli, Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie, Università di Bologna, Bologna, Italy; Tadeu Luis Tiecher, Instituto Federal Farroupilha (IFFar), Campus Alegrete, Alegrete, Brazil; Gustavo Brunetto, Departamento de Solos, Centro de Ciências Rurais, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), Santa Maria, RS, Brazil.
Format:	Artigo de periódico biblioteca
Language:	English eng
Published:	2019-01-09
Subjects:	Available Cu, Net photosynthesis, Maximum quantum yield, Root diameter, Vitis labrusca L, High copper, ‘Red Niagara’ plantlets., Vineyard soils, Root systems,
Online Access:	http://www.alice.cnptia.embrapa.br/alice/handle/doc/1103407
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