Efeitos da temperatura ambiente na fotossíntese e no crescimento em plantas jovens de cana-de-açúcar

Abstract

The temperature is considered either as a limiting factor stimulating factor for photosynthesis. The reduction of photosynthetic potential, and consequently the growth of the plant can be linked to several physiological factors. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of temperature on photosynthesis and growth of the stem of cane sugar in its initial phase. The experiment was conducted at UNOESTE located in Presidente Prudente - SP, during the period November 2011 to April 2012 in climatic chambers with phytotron type constant control of temperature, photoperiod and irradiation. The experimental design was a completely randomized design (CRD), studying the early development of cane sugar in three temperature regimes: low temperature (19 ° C day and 13 ° C night), average temperatures (29 ° C day and 23 ° C night); high temperatures (33 ° C day and 27 ° C night) with eight replicates for each treatment. The plots consisted of plastic pots with a capacity of 12 kg of soil, containing a culm of cane sugar. Seedlings of cane sugar developed in a controlled environment for five months with daily irrigation and maintained under field capacity. Evaluations consisted of chlorophyll fluorescence, photosynthetic potential through the curve A / Ci, daily balancing of CO2, the height, diameter and stem dry matter. The regime of low temperatures was more harmful to the initial growth of cane sugar than the regime with high temperatures. Low temperatures negatively affected photosynthetic rates by reducing the efficiency of photosynthetic enzymes and damages caused by the photosynthetic apparatus, thereby reducing the initial growth of the stem of cane sugar. At low temperatures, the stalk of cane sugar had lower dry matter, and also less growth in height of stem.