Ciência Rural (Jun 2015)

Aluminum accumulation in two Pfaffia glomerata genotypes and its growth effects

  • Joseila Maldaner,
  • Fernando Teixeira Nicoloso,
  • Luciane Almeri Tabaldi,
  • Denise Cargnelutti,
  • Etiane Caldeira Skrebsky,
  • Renata Rauber,
  • Jamile Fabbrin Gonçalves,
  • Liana Verônica Rossato

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1590/0103-8478cr20140439
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 45, no. 6
pp. 1013 – 1020

Abstract

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Aluminum (Al) toxicity is a limiting factor for crop production in acid soils, which cover approximately 60% of the Brazilian territory. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of Al on growth and tissue Al concentration of two Pfaffia glomerata accessions (BRA and JB/UFSM). Plantlets were grown in a hydroponic system with five Al concentrations (0, 50, 100, 150 and 200mg L-1) for 7 days. Most of the evaluated parameters presented significant interaction between both P. glomerata accessions and Al levels in nutrient solution and, in general, Al treatments negatively affected plant growth, especially roots. Moreover, BRA accession showed higher Al accumulation in its tissues than JB/UFSM and, consequently in BRA accession the growth was impaired substantially. Furthermore, the results suggest that, between P. glomerata accessions studied, BRA is less appropriated for medicinal uses when grown in soils with high Al levels, due to the higher accumulation of tissue Al content.

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