Early selection of drought-tolerant Coffea arabica genotypes at the seedling stage using functional divergence

Authors

  • André Moraes Reis
  • Antônio Nazareno Guimarães Mendes
  • Juliana Costa de Rezende Abrahão
  • Meline de Oliveira Santos
  • Vânia Aparecida Silva

Abstract

The development of more drought-tolerant cultivars is essential for the maintenance of global agricultural production. This study aimed to perform an early selection of drought-tolerant Coffea arabica genotypes by evaluating their functional divergence using morphological, anatomical and physiological analyses. Seedlings of 14 genotypes were subjected to the drought stress imposed by irrigation for 18 days. Growth and anatomical parameters, leaf water potential and gas exchanges were measured. Under irrigated conditions and prolonged drought (18 days), the divergence among the genotypes was determined mainly by morphological traits, such as leaf area, stem diameter and, consequently, shoot dry mass. Under moderate drought (14 days), parameters such as water potential, cuticle thickness, stomatal density, number of xylem vessels and water-use efficiency were important for the divergence of the group with the highest ability to maintain its water status. The genotypes 1, 2, 4, 11 and 12 have characteristics that contributed to the maintenance of water status, such as greater cuticle thickness, stomatal density, smaller number of xylem vessels and phloem thickness, bigger root length and greater water-use efficiency. The functional divergence combining morphological, anatomical and physiological analyses in response to the moderate drought indicated the early selection of the genotypes 1, 2, 4, 11 and 12 as more drought tolerant during the seedling stage.

KEYWORDS: Coffee, water-use efficiency, leaf water potential.

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Published

2022-06-29

How to Cite

REIS, A. M.; MENDES, A. N. G. .; ABRAHÃO, J. C. de R. .; SANTOS, M. de O. .; SILVA, V. A. . Early selection of drought-tolerant Coffea arabica genotypes at the seedling stage using functional divergence: . Pesquisa Agropecuária Tropical [Agricultural Research in the Tropics], Goiânia, v. 52, p. e72412, 2022. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/pat/article/view/72412. Acesso em: 30 jun. 2024.

Issue

Vol. 52 (2022)

Section

Special Supplement: Climate Change in Agriculture

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