Adaptive leaf anatomical characteristics of Brachiaria ruziziensis (Poaceae) genotypes in different environments.

dc.contributorFABÍOLA CARVALHO SANTOS, UFLA; VÂNIA HELENA TECHIO, UFLA; ALINE SILVA FREITAS, UFLA; EVARISTO MAURO DE CASTRO, UFLA; LISETE CHAMA DAVIDE, UFLA; FAUSTO DE SOUZA SOBRINHO, CNPGL.
dc.creatorSANTOS, F. C.
dc.creatorTECHIO, V. H.
dc.creatorFREITAS, A. S.
dc.creatorCASTRO, E. M. de
dc.creatorDAVIDE, L. C.
dc.creatorSOUZA SOBRINHO, F. de
dc.date2024-01-31T14:33:00Z
dc.date2024-01-31T14:33:00Z
dc.date2014-02-07
dc.date2013
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T03:50:48Z
dc.descriptionStudies on morphological plasticity are extremely important to plant breeding seeking to optimize genotype interactions with their environments. The present study evaluated 38 genotypes of Brachiaria ruziziensis cultivated during the rainy (October to March) and dry (April to September) seasons and examined variations in their anatomical characteristics. Fully expanded leaves were collected and fixed in FAA70 (formaldehyde: acetic acid: ethyl alcohol) for 72h and subsequently stored in 70% alcohol. Median sections of leaf blades were examined and evaluated according to traditional plant anatomical procedures. Genotypes 15, 27, 40, 53, and 90 demonstrated interactions with the environment in five of the anatomical characteristics evaluated; genotypes 1 and 33 presented no plasticity in any of the characteristics examined. Except for the thickness of abaxial (ABT) and adaxial (ADT) epidermal surfaces, the genotypes showed different behaviors for all the other characteristics evaluated: mesophyll thickness (MT), xylem diameter (XD), distance between bundles (DB), number of bundles (NB), number of bulliform cells (NBC), sclerenchyma tissue area (%L), and bulliform cell area (ABC).
dc.identifierActa Scientiarum. Biological Sciences, v. 35, n. 4, p. 579-584, 2013.
dc.identifierhttp://www.alice.cnptia.embrapa.br/alice/handle/doc/979205
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/444743
dc.languageeng
dc.rightsopenAccess
dc.subjectMorphological plasticity
dc.subjectforage
dc.subjectplant anatomy
dc.subjectplant breeding
dc.titleAdaptive leaf anatomical characteristics of Brachiaria ruziziensis (Poaceae) genotypes in different environments.
dc.typeArtigo de periódico

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