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INDUSTRIAL CROPS AND PRODUCTS
Volume 37, Issue 1, Pages 11-19Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2011.11.015
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Genetic correlation; Physiological parameters; Water stress; Breeding, Saccha rum spp.
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- Ministerio da Ciencia e Tecnologia (MCT)
- Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Alagoas (Fapeal)
- Coordenadoria de Aperfeicoamento de Pessoal de Nivel Superior (CAPES)
- Sugarcane Genetic Breeding Program (PMGCA/RIDESA/UFAL)
- Rede Nordeste de Biotecnologia (Renorbio) for all of Brazil
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Water deficit is among the main environmental factors limiting agricultural productivity of sugarcane in Northeast Brazil by affecting virtually every aspect of plant growth, with consequent reduction of the agro-industrial productivity of this crop. This study aimed to use path analysis to evaluate the physiological components of sugarcane under two water conditions, with photosynthesis as the basic variable, in order to obtain subsidies that can help the genetic breeding of this crop by selection of superior clones with drought tolerance. The experiment was carried out in a greenhouse with a completely randomized experimental design, 4 x 2 factorial arrangements (four sugarcane genotypes x two soil moisture regimes: control, with 80-100% available water and stressed, with 0-20% water available) and with four replications. Each plot consisted of one pot with 12 kg of substrate containing one plant. Treatments were maintained at a humidity close to field capacity with daily replacement of the evapotranspired water with a water supply for 66 days of cultivation for treatments under stress. Evaluations were conducted on the fourth day after severe water stress at 70 days of cultivation. Data from nine physiological variables were considered, with six of these being used in the model after exclusion of those that were contributing to multicollinearity. Variables used in path analysis were enough to explain the variation found in photosynthesis under both water conditions. Stomatal conductance, transpiration and the SPAD index should be considered as a priority in breeding programs for sugarcane aiming to get more productive and tolerant genotypes to water stress, and selection indexes should be used with due consideration of these variables to promote gains in photosynthesis. (c) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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