Physiological responses of Theobroma cacao L. subjected to flooding for long periods

Teather Bruno Eustáquio Cirilo Silva
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Teacher Marlinda Rufina Jolomba Silva
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    Teather Bruno Eustáquio Cirilo Silva

    Federal University of Espírito Santo (UFES)

    OrcID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2840-2859

    Agricultural Engineer from the Federal University of Viçosa (2016). Master in Tropical Agriculture from the Federal University of Espírito Santo (CEUNES/UFES) (2020). Currently a PhD student in the Postgraduate Program in Biosystems at the Federal University of Southern Bahia (UFSB).

    Teacher Marlinda Rufina Jolomba Silva

    Federal University of Southern Bahia (UFBA)

    OrcID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9098-2479

    Graduated in Veterinary Medicine from Agostinho Neto University-Angola (2009). Master's degree in Animal Science from the Federal University of Viçosa-Minas Gerais (2015). Specialization in Equine Clinic and Surgery from the Faculty of Jaguariúna São Paulo (2017). Specialization in Improvement and Educational Design from the Federal Institute of Espírito Santo (IFES), Brazil (2020). She was a professor at the Agrarian Technical Institute of Waco-Kungo, Kwanza Sul-Angola from 2010 to 2013. She was a professor at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (FMV) of Huambo-Angola in the Department of Animal Production and responsible for the Water Quality Analysis Laboratory of the Aquaculture Course at FMV, José Eduardo dos Santos University (2017-2022). She is currently a doctoral student in the Postgraduate Program in Biosystems at the Federal University of Southern Bahia (UFSB). Member of the Technological Innovation and Precision Animal Production Research Group, working in the areas of research in Animal Nutrition and Aquaculture.


Keywords

Flooding
Phosynthetic yield
Fluorescence

Abstract

The aim of this study was to evaluate the physiological responses of cocoa plants (Theobroma cacao L.) subjected to water stress under flooding in different periods. The study was conducted in a greenhouse at the Capixaba Institute for Research, Technical Assistance and Rural Extension (INCAPER), located in Linhares-Es. The cultivars used for Theobroma cacao L. were cocoa varieties CCN 51 and TSH 1188, the first being used as a scion and the second as a rootstock. The experiment was carried out with cocoa seedlings under stress in a flooded environment, arranged in buckets and submerged in water, under different time conditions. Readings were taken at 0, 1, 2, 4 and 8 days of flooding. Measurements of net CO2 assimilation, stomatal conductance, transpiration and water use efficiency were performed, all using IRGA. The treatment 2 days after flooding did not differ from the control treatment (without flooding), while in the treatment 4 DAA there was a reduction in the net CO2 assimilation content. Plants flooded for 8 days showed lenticel growth, showing an attempt to alleviate environmental conditions. There was no interference by flooding in the PI and PII photosystems; the photosynthetic apparatus remained stable.

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