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High phosphorus supply enhances leaf gas exchange and growth of young Arabica coffee plants under water deficit

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 August 2022

Miroslava Rakocevic Open the ORCID record for Miroslava Rakocevic [Opens in a new window] ,
Paulo Eduardo R. Marchiori ,
Fernando C. B. Zambrosi ,
Eduardo C. Machado ,
Aline de Holanda N. Maia  and
Rafael V. Ribeiro
Miroslava Rakocevic
Affiliation:
University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Institute of Biology, Department of Plant Biology, Laboratory of Crop Physiology, 13083-862, Campinas, SP, Brazil Embrapa Florestas, 83411-000, Colombo, PR, Brazil
Paulo Eduardo R. Marchiori
Affiliation:
Federal University of Lavras (UFLA), Department of Biology, P.O. Box 3037, 37200-000, Lavras, MG, Brazil
Fernando C. B. Zambrosi
Affiliation:
Agronomic Institute (IAC), Soils and Environmental Resources Center, P.O. Box 28, 13075-630, Campinas, SP, Brazil
Eduardo C. Machado
Affiliation:
Agronomic Institute (IAC), Center for Agricultural and Post-Harvest Biosystems, Laboratory of Plant Physiology ‘Coaracy M. Franco’, P.O. Box 28, 13075-630, Campinas, SP, Brazil
Aline de Holanda N. Maia
Affiliation:
Embrapa Meio Ambiente, 13820-000, Jaguariúna, SP, Brazil
Rafael V. Ribeiro*
Affiliation:
University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Institute of Biology, Department of Plant Biology, Laboratory of Crop Physiology, 13083-862, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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*Corresponding author: Email: rvr@unicamp.br
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Abstract

Drought is considered as the major environmental stress affecting coffee production, and high phosphorus (P) supply may alleviate the drought effects on crop metabolism. Here, we hypothesized that high P supply would mitigate the impacts of drought on Arabica coffee physiology, morphology, and biomass accumulation. Potted Arabica coffee plants were grown under two P levels: the recommended P fertilization (P), and twice the recommended fertilization (+P), and two water regimes: well-watered and water withholding for 32 days. Leaf, stem, and root P concentrations were increased under +P, with plants showing higher photosynthesis and growth than the ones receiving the recommended P dose. Higher plant growth under high P supply seems to upregulate leaf photosynthesis through the source–sink relationship. Under the water deficit, the reduction of leaf photosynthesis, stomatal conductance, transpiration, water use efficiency, carboxylation efficiency, chlorophyll content, number of plagiotropic branches, plant leaf area, and vegetative biomass production was similar comparing plants fertilized with the recommended P to those supplied with +P. However, Arabica coffee trees under high P supply and water deficit presented morphological and physiological traits similar to plants under well-watered and recommended P fertilization.

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BiomassChlorophyllPhotosynthesisStarchSucroseWater use efficiency
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Experimental Agriculture , Volume 58 , 2022 , e30
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