Controle hormonal do déficit hídrico em tomateiro / Hormonal control of drought in tomato

O déficit hídrico é um dos principais fatores limitantes da produção agrícola. Por isso, as plantas têm desenvolvido mecanismos de sobrevivência e aclimatação à condição de déficit hídrico, por exemplo, o fechamento estomático que visa minimizar a perda de água pela planta. Com efeito, as respostas das plantas ao déficit hídrico são controladas diretamente pelo balanço hormonal. Assim,o objetivo do presente estudo foi avaliar como diferentes mutantes hormonais de tomateiro respondem à condição de déficit hídrico. Foram utilizados cinco genótipos de tomateiro, o cultivar Micro-Tom (MT), tipo selvagem, os mutantes Never ripe (Nr), com baixa sensibilidade ao etileno, diageotropica(dgt), com baixa sensibilidade à auxina, e os transgênicos L19 (com elevada biossíntese de giberelina) e SL (com baixa biossíntese de estrigolactonas). As plantas foram cultivadas em vasos de polietileno com capacidade para 350 mL preenchidos com substrato comercial. Durante o desenvolvimento, todas as plantas foram diariamente irrigadas até o início do déficit hídrico, 37 dias após a semeadura (DAS). A fim de induzir o déficit hídrico, a irrigação foi suspensa em parte das plantas porum período de sete dias. Plantas-controle foram irrigadas continuamente. Depois de sete dias nas respectivas condições (irrigada e déficit hídrico), as plantas foram colhidas para a realização das análises de crescimento, conteúdo relativo de água (CRA) eextravasamento de eletrólitos. Como esperado, plantas de L19 exibiram maior altura de plantas, enquanto plantas de SL apresentaram maior acúmulo de massa fresca e seca da parte aérea em condição controle. Em condição de déficit hídrico, observou-se redução de massa fresca e altura de plantas em todos os genótipos avaliados. Enquanto que apenas plantas de MT e SL não sofreram redução de massa seca da parte aérea em função da restrição hídrica. Quanto ao CRA, apenas plantas de L19 não apresentaram redução sob condição de déficit hídrico.

Drought stress is one of the main limiting factors of crop production. For this reason, plants have developed mechanisms of survival and acclimatization to the drought condition, for instance, the stomatal closure to minimize the loss of water by the plant. In effect, the plant's responses to water deficit are directly controlled by the hormonal balance. Thus, the present study aimed to evaluate how different tomato hormonal mutants respond to drought stress. Five tomato genotypes were used, the cultivar Micro-Tom (MT), wild-type, the mutantsNever ripe(Nr), with low sensitivity to ethylene,diageotropica(dgt), with low sensitivity to auxin, and the transgenic L19 (with high biosynthesis of gibberellin) and SL (with low biosynthesis of strigolactones). Plants were grown in polyethylene pots with 350 mL filled with commercial substrate. During development, all plants were irrigated daily until the beginning of the drought stress, 37 days after sowing (DAS). Then, irrigation was suspended in part of the plants for seven days to induce drought. Control plants were irrigated continuously. After seven days in the respective conditions (irrigated and drought stress), the plants were harvested to analyze the growth, relative water content (RWC), and electrolyte leakage. As expected, L19 plants exhibited higher height, while SL plants showed greater fresh and dry shoot weight accumulation in control conditions. In drought stress conditions, a reduction in fresh weight and plant height was observed in all evaluated genotypes. In contrast, only MT and SL plants did not suffer a reduction in dry mass of the aerial part due to water restriction. As for the CRA, only L19 plants did not show a reduction under water deficit conditions.

Controle hormonal do déficit hídrico em tomateiro / Hormonal control of drought in tomato

O déficit hídrico é um dos principais fatores limitantes da produção agrícola. Por isso, as plantas têm desenvolvido mecanismos de sobrevivência e aclimatação à condição de déficit hídrico, por exemplo, o fechamento estomático que visa minimizar a perda de água pela planta. Com efeito, as respostas das plantas ao déficit hídrico são controladas diretamente pelo balanço hormonal. Assim,o objetivo do presente estudo foi avaliar como diferentes mutantes hormonais de tomateiro respondem à condição de déficit hídrico. Foram utilizados cinco genótipos de tomateiro, o cultivar Micro-Tom (MT), tipo selvagem, os mutantes Never ripe (Nr), com baixa sensibilidade ao etileno, diageotropica(dgt), com baixa sensibilidade à auxina, e os transgênicos L19 (com elevada biossíntese de giberelina) e SL (com baixa biossíntese de estrigolactonas). As plantas foram cultivadas em vasos de polietileno com capacidade para 350 mL preenchidos com substrato comercial. Durante o desenvolvimento, todas as plantas foram diariamente irrigadas até o início do déficit hídrico, 37 dias após a semeadura (DAS). A fim de induzir o déficit hídrico, a irrigação foi suspensa em parte das plantas porum período de sete dias. Plantas-controle foram irrigadas continuamente. Depois de sete dias nas respectivas condições (irrigada e déficit hídrico), as plantas foram colhidas para a realização das análises de crescimento, conteúdo relativo de água (CRA) eextravasamento de eletrólitos. Como esperado, plantas de L19 exibiram maior altura de plantas, enquanto plantas de SL apresentaram maior acúmulo de massa fresca e seca da parte aérea em condição controle. Em condição de déficit hídrico, observou-se redução de massa fresca e altura de plantas em todos os genótipos avaliados. Enquanto que apenas plantas de MT e SL não sofreram redução de massa seca da parte aérea em função da restrição hídrica. Quanto ao CRA, apenas plantas de L19 não apresentaram redução sob condição de déficit hídrico.(AU)

Drought stress is one of the main limiting factors of crop production. For this reason, plants have developed mechanisms of survival and acclimatization to the drought condition, for instance, the stomatal closure to minimize the loss of water by the plant. In effect, the plant's responses to water deficit are directly controlled by the hormonal balance. Thus, the present study aimed to evaluate how different tomato hormonal mutants respond to drought stress. Five tomato genotypes were used, the cultivar Micro-Tom (MT), wild-type, the mutantsNever ripe(Nr), with low sensitivity to ethylene,diageotropica(dgt), with low sensitivity to auxin, and the transgenic L19 (with high biosynthesis of gibberellin) and SL (with low biosynthesis of strigolactones). Plants were grown in polyethylene pots with 350 mL filled with commercial substrate. During development, all plants were irrigated daily until the beginning of the drought stress, 37 days after sowing (DAS). Then, irrigation was suspended in part of the plants for seven days to induce drought. Control plants were irrigated continuously. After seven days in the respective conditions (irrigated and drought stress), the plants were harvested to analyze the growth, relative water content (RWC), and electrolyte leakage. As expected, L19 plants exhibited higher height, while SL plants showed greater fresh and dry shoot weight accumulation in control conditions. In drought stress conditions, a reduction in fresh weight and plant height was observed in all evaluated genotypes. In contrast, only MT and SL plants did not suffer a reduction in dry mass of the aerial part due to water restriction. As for the CRA, only L19 plants did not show a reduction under water deficit conditions.(AU)

Effects of flooding stress in Micro-Tom tomato plants transformed with different levels of mitochondrial sHSP23.6 / Efeitos do estresse por alagamento em plantas de tomateiro ‘Micro-Tom transformada com diferentes níveis de sHSP23.6 mitocondrial

Soil flooding is an environmental stressor for crops that can affect physiological performance and reduce crop yields. Abiotic stressors cause changes in protein synthesis, modifying the levels of a series of proteins, especially the heat shock proteins (HSP), and these proteins can help protect the plants against abiotic stress. The objective of this study was to verify if tomato plants cv. Micro-Tom from different genotypes with varying expression levels of MT-sHSP23.6 (mitochondrial small heat shock proteins) have different responses physiological to flooding. Plants from three genotypes (untransformed, MT-sHSP23.6 sense expression levels and MT-sHSP23.6 antisense expression levels) were cultivated under controlled conditions. After 50 days, the plants were flooded for 14 days. After this period half of the plants from each genotype were allowed to recover. Chlorophyll fluorescence, gas exchange, chlorophyll index, leaf area and dry matter were evaluated. Flood stress affected the photosynthetic electron transport chain, which is related to inactivation of the oxygen-evolving complex, loss of connectivity among units in photosystem II, oxidation-reduction of the plastoquinone pool and activity of photosystem I. The genotype with MT-sHSP23.6 sense expression levels was less sensitive to stress from flooding.(AU)

O alagamento do solo é um estressor ambiental para as culturas e pode afetar o desempenho fisiológico e reduzir a produtividade das culturas. Estresses abióticos causam mudanças na síntese de proteínas, modificando os níveis de uma série de proteínas, em especial as proteínas de choque térmico (HSP) e essas proteínas são conhecidas por proteger as plantas contra estresses abióticos. O objetivo deste estudo foi verificar se as plantas do tomateiro cv. Micro-Tom de distintos genótipos com diferentes níveis de expressão da MT-sHSP23.6 (proteínas mitocondriais de choque térmico com pequena massa molecular), têm diferentes respostas fisiológicas ao alagamento. As plantas de três genótipos (não-transformado, transformado com orientação antisense e transformado com orientação sense para MT-sHSP23.6) foram cultivadas sob condições controladas. Após 50 dias as plantas foram alagadas durante 14 dias. Após esse período as plantas de cada genótipo foram recuperadas. Foram avaliados fluorescência da clorofila, trocas gasosas, índice de clorofila, área foliar e massa seca. O estresse por alagamento afetou a cadeia de transporte de elétrons da fotossíntese, que está relacionado à inativação do complexo de evolução do oxigênio, perda da conectividade entre as unidades do fotossistema II, de oxidação e redução do pool de plastoquinona e atividade do fotossistema I. O genótipo com orientação sense MT-sHSP23.6 foi menos sensível ao estresse por alagamento.(AU)

Plant proton pumps as markers of biostimulant action

A standard protocol to evaluate the effects of biostimulants on plant physiology is still lacking. The proton pumps present in the vacuolar and plasma membranes are the primary agents responsible for the regulation of the electrochemical gradient that energizes the nutrient uptake system and acid growth mechanism of plant cells. In this study, two of these enzymes were characterized as biochemical markers of biostimulant activity. A simple and fast protocol based on the degree of root acidification using a pH sensitive dye and the Micro-Tom tomato as a plant model is proposed as an efficient methodology to prove the efficacy of biostimulants that are claimed to improve nutrient acquisition and root growth. The results agree with the data from more conventional, expensive and time-consuming proton pump assays. A direct correlation was found between plasmalemma proton-adenosine triphosphatase (H+-ATPase) activation and the amount of rhizosphere acidification observed in the bromocresol gel. Moreover, roots of the diageotropica (dgt) Micro-Tom plants, defective in auxin responses, barely acidify bromocresol purple gel even in the presence of indole-3-acetic acid (IAA, 1 M). The biostimulant TEA (vermicompost water extract, 25 %) enhances proton extrusion by 40 % in wild type (WT) plants, but no effect was induced in dgt plants. These results reinforce the notion that the class of biostimulant known as humic substances stimulates plant proton pumps and promotes root growth by exerting an auxin-like bioactivity and establish the usefulness of an economically and technically feasible assay to certify this kind of biostimulant.

Plant proton pumps as markers of biostimulant action

A standard protocol to evaluate the effects of biostimulants on plant physiology is still lacking. The proton pumps present in the vacuolar and plasma membranes are the primary agents responsible for the regulation of the electrochemical gradient that energizes the nutrient uptake system and acid growth mechanism of plant cells. In this study, two of these enzymes were characterized as biochemical markers of biostimulant activity. A simple and fast protocol based on the degree of root acidification using a pH sensitive dye and the Micro-Tom tomato as a plant model is proposed as an efficient methodology to prove the efficacy of biostimulants that are claimed to improve nutrient acquisition and root growth. The results agree with the data from more conventional, expensive and time-consuming proton pump assays. A direct correlation was found between plasmalemma proton-adenosine triphosphatase (H+-ATPase) activation and the amount of rhizosphere acidification observed in the bromocresol gel. Moreover, roots of the diageotropica (dgt) Micro-Tom plants, defective in auxin responses, barely acidify bromocresol purple gel even in the presence of indole-3-acetic acid (IAA, 1 M). The biostimulant TEA (vermicompost water extract, 25 %) enhances proton extrusion by 40 % in wild type (WT) plants, but no effect was induced in dgt plants. These results reinforce the notion that the class of biostimulant known as humic substances stimulates plant proton pumps and promotes root growth by exerting an auxin-like bioactivity and establish the usefulness of an economically and technically feasible assay to certify this kind of biostimulant.(AU)

Análise de crescimento e partição de assimilados em plantas de tomateiro cv. Micro-Tom submetidas ao nitrogênio e piraclostrobina / Growth analysis partitioning of assimilate in tomato plants cv. Micro-Tom submitted to nitrogen and pyraclostrobin

Este trabalho objetivou analisar comparativamente o crescimento e a partição de assimilados em plantas de tomateiro cv. Micro-Tom submetidas ao nitrogênio e piraclostrobina. Esta substância favorece o desenvolvimento de cloroplastos e a síntese de clorofila. Plantas de tomateiro foram submetidas aos tratamentos: T1, solução nutritiva completa sem piraclostrobina; T2, solução nutritiva completa + piraclostrobina; T3, solução nutritiva ½ força de N sem piraclostrobina e T4, solução nutritiva ½ força de N + piraclostrobina. As plantas foram coletadas a intervalos regulares de sete dias após o transplante ao longo do ciclo de cultivo, sendo determinados a massa seca e a área foliar. A partir dos dados primários, foi aplicada a análise de crescimento, sendo calculados a massa seca total (Wt), as taxas instantâneas de produção de matéria seca (Ct), crescimento relativo (Rw) e assimilatória líquida (Ea), a área foliar (Af), as taxas de produção (Ca) e de crescimento relativo de área foliar (Ra), as razões de área foliar (Fa) e de massa foliar (Fw), a área foliar específica (Sa), a partição de matéria seca entre órgãos e o número (Nfr) e massa fresca de frutos (Wfr). Plantas de T1 apresentaram maior Wt, Ct e Wfr em relação àquelas dos demais tratamentos. Entretanto, plantas de T2 apresentaram similar Nfr à plantas de T1, sendo superiores às demais. Além disso, alocaram em relação à matéria seca total e ao final do ciclo, maior porcentagem de matéria seca nos frutos comparativamente a plantas de T3 e T4. A associação entre nitrogênio e piraclostrobina altera o crescimento e a partição de assimilados em plantas de tomateiro cv. Micro-Tom, sendo que àquelas submetidas à ½ dose de nitrogênio apresentam maior massa seca total e menor porcentagem final de matéria seca total em frutos, comparativamente, àquelas submetidas à associação ½ dose de nitrogênio e a piraclostrobina.(AU)

This work aimed at comparing the growth and partitioning of assimilate in tomato plants cv. Micro-Tom subjected to nitrogen and pyraclostrobin. This substance favors the development of chloroplasts and the synthesis of chlorophyll. Tomato plants were submitted to the treatments: T1, complete nutrient solution without pyraclostrobin, T2, complete nutrient solution + pyraclostrobin, T3, ½ strength nutrient solution without N pyraclostrobin and T4, ½ strength nutrient solution N + pyraclostrobin. Plants were collected at regular intervals of seven days after transplantation throughout the crop cycle, with dry mass and leaf area being determined. From the primary data, growth analysis was carried out to calculate total dry matter (Wt), the instantaneous rates of dry matter production (Ct), relative growth (Rw) e net assimilation (Ea), leaf area (Af), production rates (Ca) and relative growth of leaf area index (Ra) and leaf weight (Fw) specific leaf area (Sa) the dry matter partitioning between organs and number (Nfr) and fresh fruit weight (Wfr). Plants of T1 showed higher Wt, Ct and Wfr compared to those of other treatments. However, the T2 plants exhibited similar Nfr to T1 plants, being superior to others. Also allocated on the total dry matter and at the end of the cycle, a higher percentage of dry matter in the seafood compared to T3 and T4 plants. Also they allocated relative to the total dry matter and at the end of the cycle, a higher percentage in fruits of plants to T3 and T4. The association between nitrogen and pyraclostrobin changes the growth and assimilated partition on tomato plants cv. Micro Tom, and those submitted to ½ dose of nitrogen have a higher total dry matter and less final percentage of total dry matter in fruits , comparatively to those submitted to the association ½ dose of nitrogen and pyraclostrobin.(AU)

Compostos fenólicos e capacidade antioxidante em frutos de tomateiros mutantes fotomorfogenéticos / Phenolic compounds and antioxidant capacity in fruits of photomorphogenic mutant tomato

Compostos fenólicos e capacidade antioxidante são mecanismos de defesa das plantas aos danos do estresse oxidativo. Os compostos fenólicos são sintetizados pela via dos fenilpropanoides, cuja enzima chave, fenilalanina amônia liase, é influenciada pela luz e ação de fotorreceptores, como o fitocromo. O objetivo do presente trabalho é avaliar a concentração de compostos fenólicos e a capacidade antioxidante de frutos de microtomateiro selvagem, cultivar "Micro-Tom" (MT), e seus mutantes fotomorfogenéticos high pigment 1 (hp1), super-responsivo a eventos mediados por luz e aurea (au), deficiente quantitativo em fitocromos. Vinte frutos maduros de cada genótipo (MT, hp1 e au) foram utilizados para as análises, realizadas em triplicata. Para quantificação dos compostos fenólicos totais, foi utilizado o método de Folin-Ciocalteu e a capacidade antioxidante foi realizada pelos métodos Ferric Reducing Antioxidant Power (FRAP) e 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH). Os frutos do mutante hp1 apresentaram maiores conteúdos de compostos fenólicos totais e também maior capacidade antioxidante em relação à cultivar selvagem ("MT") e ao mutante au, o qual não diferiu significativamente da cultivar "MT".(AU)

Phenolic compounds and antioxidant capacity are defense mechanisms of plants against the oxidative stress damage. Phenolic compounds are synthesized through the phenylpropanoid pathway, where the enzyme phenylalanine-ammonia-lyase plays a key role and it is influenced by light and photoreceptors such as phytochromes. The present research aims to evaluate the phenolic compounds content and antioxidant capacity of the wild "Micro-Tom" (MT) cultivar tomato fruits and its photomorphogenic mutant tomato plants high pigment 1 (hp1), super responsive to events mediated by light, and aurea (au), quantitative phytochrome deficient. Twenty mature fruits of each genotype ("MT", hp1, au) were used in triplicate for analyses. To quantify the total phenolic compounds the Folin-Ciocalteu method was used and the antioxidant capacity was analyzed by Ferric Reducing Antioxidant Power (FRAP) and 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) methods. The hp1 mutant presented the highest total phenolic compounds content and higher antioxidant capacity than wild cultivar ("MT") and au mutant, which did not differ significantly from "MT" cultivar.(AU)

Interspecific xenia and metaxenia in seeds and fruits of tomato

Xenia, the transmission of traits from the pollinizer to the female's tissues, is a phenomenon hitherto unknown in tomatoes. Here, we describe xenia effects on the seeds and fruits of Solanum lycopersicum, the tomato, elicited by S. galapagense. The wild tomatoes, such as S. galapagense, have highly pilose fruit surface and minute seeds, unlike the domesticated species. Crossings between S. galapagense (pollinizer) and two large-seeded, glabrous cultivars of S. lycopersicum (females) tested the former's ability to raise the trichome density and trichome-to-1000-cell ratio and to reduce the seed weight in the latter's fruits. Selfed fruits of the two cultivars, Micro-Tom and Pusa Ruby, were compared to the crossed fruits. The pollen of S. galapagense was able to raise pilosity and to reduce seed weight in the crossed fruits of both cultivars, but with different magnitudes: seed reduction was more intense in Pusa Ruby, while pilosity increase was greater in Micro-Tom, both of which characterize xenia. Pilosity increase is not completely dependent on variation in epidermal cell density, which displayed no xenia effect. The difference between the maternal cultivars in the magnitude of pilosity increase may be due to the higher dilution of a putative male chemical signal (either hormone or RNA) in the larger fruits of Pusa Ruby. However, one cannot use the signal diffusion hypothesis to explain the xenia effects on seed weight.(AU)

Interspecific xenia and metaxenia in seeds and fruits of tomato

Xenia, the transmission of traits from the pollinizer to the female's tissues, is a phenomenon hitherto unknown in tomatoes. Here, we describe xenia effects on the seeds and fruits of Solanum lycopersicum, the tomato, elicited by S. galapagense. The wild tomatoes, such as S. galapagense, have highly pilose fruit surface and minute seeds, unlike the domesticated species. Crossings between S. galapagense (pollinizer) and two large-seeded, glabrous cultivars of S. lycopersicum (females) tested the former's ability to raise the trichome density and trichome-to-1000-cell ratio and to reduce the seed weight in the latter's fruits. Selfed fruits of the two cultivars, Micro-Tom and Pusa Ruby, were compared to the crossed fruits. The pollen of S. galapagense was able to raise pilosity and to reduce seed weight in the crossed fruits of both cultivars, but with different magnitudes: seed reduction was more intense in Pusa Ruby, while pilosity increase was greater in Micro-Tom, both of which characterize xenia. Pilosity increase is not completely dependent on variation in epidermal cell density, which displayed no xenia effect. The difference between the maternal cultivars in the magnitude of pilosity increase may be due to the higher dilution of a putative male chemical signal (either hormone or RNA) in the larger fruits of Pusa Ruby. However, one cannot use the signal diffusion hypothesis to explain the xenia effects on seed weight.

Reduced arbuscular mycorrhizal colonization in tomato ethylene mutants

Plant hormones are likely key regulators of arbuscular mycorrhizae (AM) development. However, their roles in AM are not well known. Here mutants in five hormone classes introgressed in a single tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. Syn Solanum lycopersicum L.) background (cv. Micro-Tom) were used to determine their effects on AM development and the expression of defense-related genes (chitinases and b-1,3-glucanases) in roots. Under low P conditions, mutant epinastic (epi) and Never ripe (Nr), ethylene overproducer and low sensitivity, respectively, had the intraradical colonization by Glomus clarum highly inhibited, as compared to the control Micro-Tom (MT). No significant alterations in fungal colonization were observed in mutants affecting other hormone classes. Under low P conditions, the steady state levels of transcripts encoding a class I basic chitinase (chi9) were higher in mycorrhizal epi and Nr mutant roots as compared to MT controls. In contrast the steady state levels of a class III acidic b-1,3-glucanase (TomPR-Q'a) transcripts in mycorrhizal epi mutant roots were significantly lower than in mycorrhizal MT roots. Root colonization in epi mutants was accompanied by several alterations in fungal morphology, as compared to root colonization in MT controls. The data suggest that ethylene may play an important role in controlling intraradical arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal growth.

Os hormônios vegetais são possíveis reguladores chave do desenvolvimento de micorrizas arbusculares (MAS). Contudo, seus papéis em MA são pouco conhecidos. No presente estudo, foram utilizados mutantes em cinco classes hormonais introgredidos em uma única cultivar (cv. Micro-Tom) de tomateiro (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. Syn Solanum lycopersicum L.) para determinar seus efeitos no desenvolvimento de MA e expressão de genes relacionados à defesa (quitinases e b-1,3-glucanases) em raízes. Sob condição de baixo P, os mutantes epinastic (epi) e Never ripe (Nr), os quais são super produtores e pouco sensíveis a etileno, respectivamente, tiveram a colonização intra-radicular por Glomus clarum inibida quando comparada com o controle Micro-Tom (MT). Não se observou alterações significativas na colonização fúngica nos mutantes afetando outras classes hormonais. Sob condição de baixo P, o nível de transcritos codificando uma quitinase básica de classe I (chi9) foi mais elevado em raízes micorrizadas dos mutantes epi e Nr, quando comparado com o controle MT. Em contraste, o nível de transcritos de uma b-1,3-glucanase ácida da classe III (TomPR-Q'a) em raízes micorrizadas do mutante epi foi significativamente menor que em raízes micorrizadas de MT. A colonização de raízes no mutante epi foi acompanhada por várias alterações na morfologia fúngica, quando comparada com o controle MT. Os resultados sugerem que o etileno pode desempenhar um importante papel controlando o crescimento fúngico intra-radicular nas MAS.

Reduced arbuscular mycorrhizal colonization in tomato ethylene mutants

Plant hormones are likely key regulators of arbuscular mycorrhizae (AM) development. However, their roles in AM are not well known. Here mutants in five hormone classes introgressed in a single tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. Syn Solanum lycopersicum L.) background (cv. Micro-Tom) were used to determine their effects on AM development and the expression of defense-related genes (chitinases and b-1,3-glucanases) in roots. Under low P conditions, mutant epinastic (epi) and Never ripe (Nr), ethylene overproducer and low sensitivity, respectively, had the intraradical colonization by Glomus clarum highly inhibited, as compared to the control Micro-Tom (MT). No significant alterations in fungal colonization were observed in mutants affecting other hormone classes. Under low P conditions, the steady state levels of transcripts encoding a class I basic chitinase (chi9) were higher in mycorrhizal epi and Nr mutant roots as compared to MT controls. In contrast the steady state levels of a class III acidic b-1,3-glucanase (TomPR-Q'a) transcripts in mycorrhizal epi mutant roots were significantly lower than in mycorrhizal MT roots. Root colonization in epi mutants was accompanied by several alterations in fungal morphology, as compared to root colonization in MT controls. The data suggest that ethylene may play an important role in controlling intraradical arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal growth.

Os hormônios vegetais são possíveis reguladores chave do desenvolvimento de micorrizas arbusculares (MAS). Contudo, seus papéis em MA são pouco conhecidos. No presente estudo, foram utilizados mutantes em cinco classes hormonais introgredidos em uma única cultivar (cv. Micro-Tom) de tomateiro (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. Syn Solanum lycopersicum L.) para determinar seus efeitos no desenvolvimento de MA e expressão de genes relacionados à defesa (quitinases e b-1,3-glucanases) em raízes. Sob condição de baixo P, os mutantes epinastic (epi) e Never ripe (Nr), os quais são super produtores e pouco sensíveis a etileno, respectivamente, tiveram a colonização intra-radicular por Glomus clarum inibida quando comparada com o controle Micro-Tom (MT). Não se observou alterações significativas na colonização fúngica nos mutantes afetando outras classes hormonais. Sob condição de baixo P, o nível de transcritos codificando uma quitinase básica de classe I (chi9) foi mais elevado em raízes micorrizadas dos mutantes epi e Nr, quando comparado com o controle MT. Em contraste, o nível de transcritos de uma b-1,3-glucanase ácida da classe III (TomPR-Q'a) em raízes micorrizadas do mutante epi foi significativamente menor que em raízes micorrizadas de MT. A colonização de raízes no mutante epi foi acompanhada por várias alterações na morfologia fúngica, quando comparada com o controle MT. Os resultados sugerem que o etileno pode desempenhar um importante papel controlando o crescimento fúngico intra-radicular nas MAS.

Análise de crescimento e partição de assimilados em plantas de tomateiro cv. Micro-Tom submetidas ao nitrogênio e piraclostrobina / Growth analysis partitioning of assimilate in tomato plants cv. Micro-Tom submitted to nitrogen and pyraclostrobin

Este trabalho objetivou analisar comparativamente o crescimento e a partição de assimilados em plantas de tomateiro cv. Micro-Tom submetidas ao nitrogênio e piraclostrobina. Esta substância favorece o desenvolvimento de cloroplastos e a síntese de clorofila. Plantas de tomateiro foram submetidas aos tratamentos: T1, solução nutritiva completa sem piraclostrobina; T2, solução nutritiva completa + piraclostrobina; T3, solução nutritiva ½ força de N sem piraclostrobina e T4, solução nutritiva ½ força de N + piraclostrobina. As plantas foram coletadas a intervalos regulares de sete dias após o transplante ao longo do ciclo de cultivo, sendo determinados a massa seca e a área foliar. A partir dos dados primários, foi aplicada a análise de crescimento, sendo calculados a massa seca total (Wt), as taxas instantâneas de produção de matéria seca (Ct), crescimento relativo (Rw) e assimilatória líquida (Ea), a área foliar (Af), as taxas de produção (Ca) e de crescimento relativo de área foliar (Ra), as razões de área foliar (Fa) e de massa foliar (Fw), a área foliar específica (Sa), a partição de matéria seca entre órgãos e o número (Nfr) e massa fresca de frutos (Wfr). Plantas de T1 apresentaram maior Wt, Ct e Wfr em relação àquelas dos demais tratamentos. Entretanto, plantas de T2 apresentaram similar Nfr à plantas de T1, sendo superiores às demais. Além disso, alocaram em relação à matéria seca total e ao final do ciclo, maior porcentagem de matéria seca nos frutos comparativamente a plantas de T3 e T4. A associação entre nitrogênio e piraclostrobina altera o crescimento e a partição de assimilados em plantas de tomateiro cv. Micro-Tom, sendo que àquelas submetidas à ½ dose de nitrogênio apresentam maior massa seca total e menor porcentagem final de matéria seca total em frutos, comparativamente, àquelas submetidas à associação ½ dose de nitrogênio e a piraclostrobina.

This work aimed at comparing the growth and partitioning of assimilate in tomato plants cv. Micro-Tom subjected to nitrogen and pyraclostrobin. This substance favors the development of chloroplasts and the synthesis of chlorophyll. Tomato plants were submitted to the treatments: T1, complete nutrient solution without pyraclostrobin, T2, complete nutrient solution + pyraclostrobin, T3, ½ strength nutrient solution without N pyraclostrobin and T4, ½ strength nutrient solution N + pyraclostrobin. Plants were collected at regular intervals of seven days after transplantation throughout the crop cycle, with dry mass and leaf area being determined. From the primary data, growth analysis was carried out to calculate total dry matter (Wt), the instantaneous rates of dry matter production (Ct), relative growth (Rw) e net assimilation (Ea), leaf area (Af), production rates (Ca) and relative growth of leaf area index (Ra) and leaf weight (Fw) specific leaf area (Sa) the dry matter partitioning between organs and number (Nfr) and fresh fruit weight (Wfr). Plants of T1 showed higher Wt, Ct and Wfr compared to those of other treatments. However, the T2 plants exhibited similar Nfr to T1 plants, being superior to others. Also allocated on the total dry matter and at the end of the cycle, a higher percentage of dry matter in the seafood compared to T3 and T4 plants. Also they allocated relative to the total dry matter and at the end of the cycle, a higher percentage in fruits of plants to T3 and T4. The association between nitrogen and pyraclostrobin changes the growth and assimilated partition on tomato plants cv. Micro – Tom, and those submitted to ½ dose of nitrogen have a higher total dry matter and less final percentage of total dry matter in fruits , comparatively to those submitted to the association ½ dose of nitrogen and pyraclostrobin.