Fotossíntese e relações hídricas de espécies de Eucalyptus sp. submetidas a diferentes regimes hídricos

Abstract

The growing demand for forest products has led Brazilian reflorestation companies that work out reforestation with Eucalyptus to a search for higher productivity due to their use for cellulose, paper and chancoal. One of the most limiting factors for agricultural production is the water deficit, which inhibits several physiological process in plants. This work was aimed to study the effects of water deficit on the physiology of seedlings of four species Eucalyptus: E. citriodora, E. pellita, E. urograndis e E. grandis, looking for information about plants susceptibility at water deficit in the initial phase their of development with is a critical period for the installation of forest. The seedlings were exposed to three irrigation schemes, based on class A evaporation pan with replacement of 100, 50 and 25% of the water level, which were evaluated by gas exchange, chlorophyll fluorescence and content leaf water potential. It was observed that E. pellita and E.citrodora were more tolerant to level water imposed by the regime of 50% of replacement of the water depth. Meanwhile the regime with 25% effected the species so similar