Abstract The baru (Dipteryx alata Vogel), is fruit tree displaying economic, environmental, industrial and food importance. The objective of this study was to adapt to the tetrazolium test methodology to baru seeds and evaluate the physiological quality of seeds stored for 12 months at 10 and 20 ºC, using X-ray images as a toll for detection damage throughout the storage period while also carrying out germination, emergence and electrical conductivity tests. Baru seeds remained viable for 12 months of storage, albeit with a small decrease in vigor after nine months. The applied tetrazolium test methodology was efficient in determining internal seed damage. The pre-soak time for the tetrazolium test and solution concentration was 24 hours and 0.05%. No changes in seed morphology and radiographic images were observed during the storage periods, regardless of the assessed temperature. The X-ray test enabled a precise visualization of internal baru seed structures.

ABSTRACT The objective of this study was to evaluate the responses of Raphanus sativus to the application of the herbicide tepraloxydim by analyzing photosynthetic and biometric characteristics of the plants. The experiment was conducted in a greenhouse and treatments were instituted when the plants had five expanded leaves. The herbicide tepraloxydim was applied at doses of 0, 75, 100, and 125 g of active ingredient per hectare (g a.i. ha-1). The herbicide dose of 125 g a.i. ha-1 led to a small decrease in the photosynthetic rate, water use efficiency, effective quantum yield of PSII, rate of electron transport, and the concentration of chloroplastidic pigments in the leaves of R. sativus. On the other hand, there was a small increase in CO2 concentration in the substomatal chamber. The number of branches, leaves, flowers, plant height and dry mass of the stem and flowers were reduced more prominently in response to herbicide doses than the photosynthetic characteristics. Therefore, treatment with tepraloxydim inhibits the growth and formation of the leaves, branches and flowers of R. sativus at the stage of development analyzed. However, doses of 75, and 100 g a.i. ha-1 neither compromise the photosynthetic apparatus nor the stability of cell membranes.

ABSTRACT This study investigated the effects of silicon (Si), acibenzolar-S-methyl (ASM), and potassium phosphite (Phi) on the potentiation of rice resistance to infection by Bipolaris oryzae. The treatments included the soil amended with Si (1.25 g of calcium silicate per kg of soil), spraying of plants with ASM (500 mg∙L–1), Phi (5 mL∙L–1), and distilled water (control) 24 h before inoculation with B. oryzae. The treatments Si supply and the spraying of ASM and Phi were effective in reducing the area under brown spot progress curve and the number of lesions per cm2 of leaf. Polyphenoloxidases activity was higher for plants supplied with Si. On plants sprayed with ASM, the activities of polyphenoloxidases, phenylalanine ammonia-lyases, chitinases, and β-1,3-glucanases increased. The spraying of plants with Phi did not increase the activities of the studied defense enzymes. Taken together, the results of this study indicated that brown spot symptoms can be greatly reduced with the use of Si, ASM, and Phi.

Este estudo objetivou determinar o efeito do ácido jasmônico (AJ), do Acibenzolar-S-Metil (ASM) e do silicato de cálcio (fonte de silício solúvel, Si) na potencialização da resistência da soja à ferrugem asiática (FA). A severidade da FA foi significativamente reduzida nas plantas pulverizadas com ASM ou supridas com Si em comparação com as plantas pulverizadas com água deionizada ou AJ. Para a atividade das quitinases (QUI), diferenças significativas entre plantas não inoculadas e inoculadas que foram pulverizadas com água destilada ou ASM ocorreram às 72 horas após a inoculação (hai); às 24 e 72 hai para plantas pulverizadas com AJ e às 141 hai quando supridas com Si. Para β-1,3-glucanases (GLU), diferenças significativas entre plantas inoculadas e não inoculadas que foram pulverizadas com água deionizada ocorreram às 24, 48 e 141 hai, mas não ocorreram até as 72 hai para plantas pulverizadas com ASM. Para fenilalanina amônia-liases (PAL), houve diferença significativa na atividade entre plantas inoculadas e não inoculadas somente para aquelas pulverizadas com ASM as 72 e 141 hai. Em conclusão, os sintomas da FA podem ser reduzidos em plantas pulverizadas com ASM ou em plantas supridas com Si, em parte, pela participação das enzimas de defesa estudadas.

This study aimed to determine the effect of jasmonic acid (JA), Acibenzolar-S-Methyl (ASM) and calcium silicate (a source of soluble silicon, Si), on the potentiation of soybean resistance to Asian soybean rust (ASR). The ASR severity was significantly reduced on plants sprayed with ASM or supplied with Si in comparison to plants sprayed with JA or deionized water. For chitinases (CHI), significant differences in activity between non-inoculated and inoculated plants sprayed with deionized water or with ASM occurred at 72 hours after inoculation (hai), at 24 and 72 hai when sprayed with JA and at 141 hai when supplied with Si. For β-1,3-glucanases (GLU), significant differences in activity between non-inoculated and inoculated plants sprayed with deionized water occurred at 24, 48 and 141 hai, but not until 72 for plants sprayed with ASM. For phenylalanine ammonia-lyases (PAL), significant differences in activity between non-inoculated and inoculated plants occurred only for plants sprayed with ASM at 72 and 141 hai. In conclusion, the ASR symptoms can be mild on plants sprayed with ASM or supplied with Si and that this amelioration likely involved the defense enzymes.

Esse estudo investigou o efeito do silício (Si) na resistência do algodoeiro à mancha de ramulária (Ramularia areola). Plantas de algodoeiro (cvs. NuOpal e BRS Buriti) foram cultivadas em solução nutritiva nas concentrações de 0 (-Si) e 2 mM Si L-1 (+Si) e aos 30 dias após emergência foram submetidas à inoculação com uma suspensão de conídios de R. areola. Avaliou-se o período de incubação (PI), o período latente (PL60), a severidade, o número de lesões (NL) por cm² de folha, o tamanho de lesão (TL), a concentração foliar de Si e as atividades das enzimas de defesa peroxidases (POX), polifenoloxidases (PFO), quitinases (QUI), β-1,3-glucanases (GLU) e fenilalanina amônia-liases (FAL). Os dados de severidade foram usados para calcular a área abaixo da curva do progresso da mancha de ramulária (AACPMR). A concentração foliar de Si aumentou em 64% nas plantas supridas com Si em relação às não supridas com esse elemento. Houve aumentos de 10% e 14,7%, respectivamente, para o PI e o PL60 nas plantas supridas com Si. Reduções de 38,6% e 62,4% para o NL e de 17,2% e 26,6% para o TL ocorrem, respectivamente, nas plantas das cvs. NuOpal e BRS Buriti supridas com Si. Houve redução de 35% na AACPMR para as plantas supridas com Si em relação às não supridas. A concentração de compostos fenólicos solúveis totais nas plantas das duas cultivares supridas com Si foi maior aos 21 dias após inoculação (dai) em relação às não supridas com esse elemento. A concentração dos derivados da lignina foi maior dos 15 aos 21 dai apenas para as plantas da cv. BRS Buriti supridas com Si. A atividade da POX foi maior nas plantas das duas cultivares supridas com Si em relação às não supridas com esse elemento dos 15 aos 21 dai. Paras as plantas da cv. NuOpal supridas com Si, as atividades da PFO, QUI, GLU e FAL aumentaram aos 18 dai. As atividades da PFO e da FAL nas plantas da cv. BRS Buriti não foram potencializadas pelo Si. Nas plantas da cv. BRS Buriti supridas com Si, houve aumento nas atividades da QUI e da GLU aos 21 dai em relação às não supridas com Si. Conclui-se que a resistência do algodoeiro à mancha de ramulária foi bioquimicamente potencializada pelo Si, principalmente para as plantas da cv. NuOpal consideradas suscetíveis à mancha de ramulária.

This study investigated the effect of silicon (Si) on cotton resistance to ramularia leaf spot (Ramularia areola). Plants of cotton (cvs. NuOpal and BRS Buriti) were grown in nutrient solution containing 0 (+Si) or 2 mM Si L-1 (-Si) and inoculated with a conidial suspension of R. areola at 30 days after emergence. The incubation period (IP), latent period (LP60), severity, number of lesions (NL) per cm² of leaf area, lesion size (LS), foliar Si concentration and the activities of defense enzymes peroxidases (POX), polyphenoloxidases (PPO), chitinases (CHI), β-1,3-glucanases (GLU), and phenylalanine ammonia-lyases (PAL) were evaluated. Data from severity were used to calculate the area under ramularia leaf spot progress curve (AURLSPC). Leaf Si concentration increased by 64% on plants supplied with Si compared to plants not supplied with this element. There were increases of 10 and 14.7% for IP and LP60, respectively, on plants supplied with Si. Reductions of 38.6 and 62.4% for NL and 17.2 and 26.6% for LS occurred, respectively, for plants from NuOpal and BRS Buriti cvs supplied with Si. AURLSPC was reduced by 35% for the +Si treatment compared to the -Si treatment. The concentration of total soluble phenolic compounds on plants of both cv. supplied with Si increased during the progress of ramularia, but the lowest values occurred for the -Si treatment until 18 days after inoculation (dai). The increase on the concentration of lignin derivatives was significant only for plants of cv. BRS Buriti infected by R. areola and supplied with Si. POX activity was higher on plants from the two cultivars supplied with Si compared to plants not supplied with this element. For plants of cv. NuOpal supplied with Si, PPO, CHI, GLU, and PAL activities increased until 18 dai, but the activities of PAL and PPO on plants of cv. BRS Buriti were not potentiated by Si. On plants from cv. BRS Buriti supplied with Si, there was increase on CHI and GLU activities at 21 dai compared to plants not supplied with Si. It can be concluded that cotton resistance to ramularia leaf spot was biochemically enhanced by Si, especially for plants of cv. NuOpal considered susceptible to ramularia leaf spot.