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The species Heliocarpus popayanensis is used on floristic recomposition of degraded areas, wich’s soil might present hypoxy. Considering these aspects, this studies evaluates this species answers to flooding. Young plants were submitted to drained and flooded substract for 30 and 60 days, then flooded for 30 days and then drained for more 30 days. Main root and stem length, area and number of leaves, biomass and relative growth rate of roots, stems and leaves and the nutritional content of leaves were determined. Until 60 days of flooding there was a percentual reduction in biomass (38%), in RGR (77%) and in the area of leaves, including reduction in root and stem’s diameter (70%), and in the lignification of floematic cells. There was no anatomic alteration in leaves, but there was reduction of nutrients concentration (N, P, K, Fe, Cu, B). Therefore, young plants of the species Heliocarpus popayanensis survive to the flooding period considered above, probably due to anatomical and morphologic alterations. The rarity of this species in flooded area is probably related to other stages of the life cycle, such as seeds germination or competition with other species in the environment. (Heliocarpus popayanensis Kunth (Malvaceae) tolera a hipoxia do substrato?) A espécie Heliocarpus popayanensis é muito utilizada em recomposição florística de áreas degradadas, cujo solo pode apresentar hipoxia. Considerando esses aspectos, este trabalho visou avaliar resposta desta espécie ao alagamento. Indivíduos com 70 dias foram submetidos a substrato drenado(D) e alagado (A) por 30 e 60 dias e a alagado, 30 dias, e a drenado mais 30 dias (A/D). Foram determinados os comprimentos da raiz principal e do caule, a área foliar e o número de folhas, a biomassa e a taxa de crescimento relativo (TCR) de raízes, caules e folhas e o conteúdo nutricional das folhas. Até 60 dias de alagamento houve redução percentual média na biomassa (38%), na TCR (77%) e área foliar (24%), além de redução no diâmetro do caule e da raiz (70%) e na lignificação de células floemáticas. Nenhuma alteração anatômica ocorreu nas folhas, mas houve redução na concentração dos nutrientes N, P, K, Fe, Cu e B. Portanto, em condições experimentais, Heliocarpus popayanensis sobrevive a períodos de alagamento, provavelmente pelas alterações morfoanatômicas. A raridade desta espécie em área alagável deve estar relacionada com outras etapas do ciclo de vida, como germinação das sementes ou estabelecimento de plântulas e juvenis em competição com outras espécies.

Submitted by Vitor Silverio Rodrigues (vitorsrodrigues@reitoria.unesp.br) on 2014-05-27T11:22:23Z No. of bitstreams: 0Bitstream added on 2014-05-27T14:29:46Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 2-s2.0-35348845259.pdf: 635173 bytes, checksum: ad2fa111e31ef251f0e641595d6173e8 (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2014-05-27T11:22:23Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2007-01-01 Flooding effects in Lithraea molleoides plants were studied. Young plants were kept under drained and flooded soil over a period of 35 days. For growth and development analyses, the length and diameter of stem and main root and the dry weight of roots, stem, and leaves were measured. For anatomical studies, sections of fresh and fixed roots, stem bases and leaves were made using standard procedures in vegetal anatomy. The stress reduced the dry weight increment of plants without causing the death of roots or the abscission of leaves. In the stem base, flooding induced the hypertrophy of lenticels and the increase of intercellular space and reduction lower starch contents, in the cortex. Plants flooded displayed greater percentage of cortical intercellular space in the secondary roots and lower investment in secretory structure formation in the stem base. It can be suggested that flooding reduced the recourses allocation to growth. These recourses could be used in morphological alterations, such as hypertrophied lenticels and increase of intercellular spaces, that could contribute to plants survival during stress period, probably, due maintenance of aerobic respiration. Departemente de Biologia Animal e Vegetal Centro de Ciências Biológicas Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Cx. Postal 6001, Londrina, Paraná, 86051-970 Departemente de Ciências Biológicas Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho, Assis, São Paulo Departemente de Ciências Biológicas Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho, Assis, São Paulo