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2017-05-01

Drought stress affects physiological parameters but not tuber yield in three Andean potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) cultivars

El estrés por sequía afecta los parámetros fisiológicos, pero no el rendimiento de los tubérculos en tres cultivares andinos de papa (Solanum tuberosum L.)

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https://doi.org/10.15446/agron.colomb.v35n2.65901

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carotenoid/chlorophyll ratio, electrolyte leakage, photoprotection, water deficit tolerance, leaf temperature (en)
radio carotenoides/clorofila, pérdida de electrolitos, fotoprotección, tolerancia al déficit hídrico, temperatura foliar (es)

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  • Loyla Rodríguez-Pérez Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
  • Carlos Eduardo Ñústez L. Universidad Nacional de Colombia - Sede Bogotá - Faculty of Agricultural Sciences
  • Liz Patricia Moreno F. Universidad Nacional de Colombia - Sede Bogotá - Faculty of Agricultural Sciences

This study evaluated the effect of water deficit on the physiological response and yield of three Andean potato cultivars. Leaf water potential (Ψw), soil matric potential (SMP), photosynthesis (A), stomatal conductance (gs), transpiration (E), intrinsic water use efficiency (WUEi), leaf temperature (LT), chlorophyll fluorescence parameters, chlorophyll (Chl), carotenoids (Car), electrolyte leakage (EL), growth and yield (Y). Parameters were determined in well-watered (WW) and drought-stressed (DS) plants. The three DS cultivars showed a decrease in leaf from the first day of treatment and reached values close to -2.00 MPa 4 days after treatment (DAT) for the Diacol Capiro (DC) cultivar, 5 DAT for the Pastusa Suprema (PS) cultivar and 6 DAT for the Esmeralda (Es) cultivar. The values of A, gsand E in the DS cultivars decreased from the first DAT. The LT reached the highest values when gs showed the lowest values for the three DS cultivars. WUEi was higher in Es under DS plants but lower in DC under DS. The PSII photochemical efficiency (Fv/Fm) showed values greater than 0.8 for all DS cultivars under DS, suggesting the absence of non-stomatal limitations for A. The Chl content increased in the Es cultivar under DS from 5 to 7 DAT compared to WW plants. Carotenoids (Ca) contents, the Car/Chl ratio, and EL increased in the three DS cultivars. There were no differences in yield and growth parameters between WW and DS cultivars. These results suggest that the three cultivars developed mechanisms to overcome the stress. One of these mechanisms could be the early synthesis of Car, which may maintain photosystem II function under water stress.

Este estudio evaluó los efectos del déficit hídrico sobre la respuesta fisiológica y el rendimiento de tres cultivares andinos de papa. Potencial hídrico foliar (Ψw), potencial mátrico del suelo (SMP), fotosíntesis (A), conductancia estomática (gs), transpiración (E), la eficiencia en el uso del agua intrínseca (WUEi), la temperatura de la hoja (LT), los parámetros de la fluorescencia de la clorofila (Chl), carotenoides (Car), pérdida de electrolitos (EL), parámetros de crecimiento y rendimiento (Y) en plantas bien irrigadas (WW) y sometidas a estrés por sequía (DS). Los tres cultivares DS mostraron una disminución de Ψw de la hoja desde el primer día de tratamiento y alcanzaron valores cercanos a -2,00 MPa a los 4 días después del tratamiento (DAT) para el cultivar Diacol Capiro (DC), a 5 DAT para el cultivar Pastusa Suprema (PS) y a los 6 DAT para el cultivar Esmeralda (Es). Los valores de A, gs y E en los cultivares bajo DS disminuyeron desde el primer DAT. La LT alcanzó los valores más altos cuando gs mostró los valores más bajos para los tres cultivares DS. WUEi fue más alta en las plantas de Es bajo DS, pero menor en DC bajo DS. La eficiencia fotoquímica PSII (Fv/Fm) presentó valores superiores a 0,8 para todos los cultivares bajo DS, lo que sugiere la ausencia de limitaciones no estomáticas para la A. El contenido de Chl aumentó en el cultivar Es bajo DS entre el 5 y 7 DAT en comparación con el de plantas WW. El contenido de Car, el radio Car/Chl, and EL incrementaron en los tres cultivares bajo DS. No hubo diferencias en los parámetros de rendimiento y crecimiento entre los cultivares WW y los sometidos a DS. Estos resultados sugieren que los tres cultivares desarrollaron mecanismos para superar el estrés. Uno de estos mecanismos podría ser la síntesis temprana de Car, que puede mantener la función del fotosistema II bajo estrés hídrico.

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Rodríguez-Pérez, L., Ñústez L., C. E., & Moreno F., L. P. (2017). Drought stress affects physiological parameters but not tuber yield in three Andean potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) cultivars. Agronomía Colombiana, 35(2), 158-170. https://doi.org/10.15446/agron.colomb.v35n2.65901

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