Cultivo em campo de Coffea arabica L. cv. Obatã a pleno sol x sombreamento parcial: avaliações bioquímicas, fisiológicas e nutricionais / Field growth of Coffea arabica L. cv. Obatã under full x partial shade: biochemical, physiological and nutritional evaluations

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DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2007

RESUMO

Plants of Arabian coffee with 4,5 years of age, had been compared from August to December growing under full sun and under natural shade conditions. The plants presented significant differences in growth terms and physiological and biochemical's aspects. The nitrogen supply in the October month provided a significant increase on levels of amino acid totals and the activity of nitrate redutase. The leaves of plants growing under natural shade presented greater fresh weight than full sun. The total protein levels abruptly decreased from the month 10 in all analyzed plants, time in coincidence with the beginning of filling up the grains. The increase on levels of total amino acids also was followed by an increase in the days of rain, the precipitation and also the global radiation. Didn't have significant effect with relation of localization of leaves (upper part X inferior part) within analyzed aspects. The nitrogen supply in month 10 did not modify the concentration of chlorophyll measured by chlorophyll meter SPAD, and chlorophyll total extracted did not change significantly until month 11 except in the sunny plants leaves of upper part that had a bigger synthesis in month 9. In month 12 had an increase on the levels of chlorophyll in all the treatments. The levels of foliar N had had positive correlation with the readings of chlorophyll analyzed by the SPAD, until month 11. We had also in the period of analyzes, a significant increase on the concentration of carotenoids from month 8, evidencing its photo protective effect. During this time also we had an increase in the global radiation in the period around 50%. The leaves in conditions of natural shade had presented greater dry weight that of full sun. The total protein levels abruptly decreased from the month 11 in all plants, time coincident with the beginning of the production/filling up of the grains. The Month 10 also had an increase in starch levels (except in leaves of third inferior of the sunny plants), decreasing in function of the filling up of the grains. Also an increased synthesis of reducing sugars was observed at the beginning and a decrease during the beginning of the formation of the grains. With regard to the nutrients in analyzed leaves, the manganese had a behavior significantly different in relation to others, where in leaves at the full sun the concentration of the element was 6 to 8 times higher than shaded leaves.

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amido açúcar redutor chlorophyll nitrate reductase café protein sombreamento nitrate starch sugars amino acids carbon aminoácidos shade coffea arabica cultivo de plantas proteínas

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